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         n 1: battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the
               plate of a vacuum tube

English Dictionary: bawdry	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bather n a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" Synonym(s): swimmer, natator, bather a person who takes a bath
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batter n (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter, hitter, slugger, batsman] a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking v strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: buffet, knock about, batter] strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" Synonym(s): clobber, baste, batter make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" Synonym(s): dinge, batter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
battery n group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series Synonym(s): battery, electric battery a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests" a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores Synonym(s): battery, stamp battery the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" Synonym(s): barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact Synonym(s): battery, assault and battery
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bawdry n lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" Synonym(s): bawdry, bawdy
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bay tree n small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors Synonym(s): true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis
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bead tree n small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots Synonym(s): bead tree, jumby bean, jumby tree, Ormosia monosperma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beater n a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter an implement for beating
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bedder n an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed Synonym(s): bedder, bedding plant
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bee eater n colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
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beta ray n radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay [syn: beta radiation, beta ray, electron radiation]
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betray v reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" Synonym(s): betray, bewray deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" Synonym(s): betray, sell disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis" Synonym(s): fail, betray be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" Synonym(s): cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" Synonym(s): denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" Synonym(s): deceive, betray, lead astray Antonym(s): undeceive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
better adv comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." Synonym(s): better, best adj (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" Antonym(s): worse (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" Antonym(s): worse, worsened (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" Synonym(s): better(p), best(p) more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" n something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better" someone who bets Synonym(s): bettor, better, wagerer, punter a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" v surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" Synonym(s): better, break to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" Synonym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate Antonym(s): aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen get better; "The weather improved toward evening" Synonym(s): better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate Antonym(s): decline, worsen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bettor n someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter]
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bidder n someone who makes an offer someone who makes a bid at cards
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biter n someone who bites
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bitter adv extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" Synonym(s): piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter adj marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" Synonym(s): acrimonious, bitter very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" Synonym(s): acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter" causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" Synonym(s): biting, bitter n English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth Synonym(s): bitter, bitterness the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste Synonym(s): bitterness, bitter v make bitter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bo tree n fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists Synonym(s): pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, sacred fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boater n a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat] someone who drives or rides in a boat Synonym(s): boatman, boater, waterman
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body hair n short hair growing over a person's body
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bother n an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" Synonym(s): fuss, trouble, bother, hassle something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" Synonym(s): annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass v take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" Synonym(s): trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" Synonym(s): annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." Synonym(s): trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers" make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" make confused or perplexed or puzzled
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boudoir n a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
butter n an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head v spread butter on; "butter bread"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buttery adj unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments" Synonym(s): buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake" n a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: pantry, larder, buttery] a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Badder \Bad"der\, compar. of {Bad}, a. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bahadur \[d8]Baha"dur\ d8Bahaudur \[d8]Bahau"dur\, n. [Written also {bahawder}.] [Hind. bah[be]dur hero, champion.] A title of respect or honor given to European officers in East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the natives, to distinguished officials and other important personages.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baiter \Bait"er\, n. One who baits; a tormentor.
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Bather \Bath"er\, n. One who bathes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batter \Bat"ter\, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure, bature, a beating. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour, eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery. --King. 2. Paste of clay or loam. --Holland. 3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[acr]t"t[etil]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered} (-t[etil]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. {Abate}, {Bate} to abate.] 1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart. 2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. [bd]Each battered jade.[b8] --Pope. 3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batter \Bat"ter\, n. A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope. {Batter rule}, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batter \Bat"ter\, v. i. (Arch.) To slope gently backward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batter \Bat"ter\, n. One who wields a bat; a batsman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plunge \Plunge\, n. 1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge. 2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.] She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her husband's murder or accuse her son. --Sir P. Sidney. And with thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows? --Addison. 3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse. 4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation. [Cant] {Plunge bath}, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath in which the bather can wholly immerse himself. {Plunge}, [or] {plunging}, {battery} (Elec.), a voltaic battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into, or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Battery \Bat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him. 3. (Mil.) (a) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense. (b) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field. (c) A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns. {Barbette battery}. See {Barbette}. {Battery d'enfilade}, or {Enfilading battery}, one that sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a work. {Battery en [82]charpe}, one that plays obliquely. {Battery gun}, a gun capable of firing a number, of shots simultaneously or successively without stopping to load. {Battery wagon}, a wagon employed to transport the tools and materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the battery. {In battery}, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over a parapet in readiness for firing. {Masked battery}, a battery artificially concealed until required to open upon the enemy. {Out of battery}, or {From battery}, withdrawn, as a gun, to a position for loading. 4. (Elec.) (a) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously. (b) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity. Note: In the trough battery, copper and zinc plates, connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect is exhibited when wires connected with the two end-plates are brought together. In Daniell's battery, the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A modification of this is the common gravity battery, so called from the automatic action of the two fluids, which are separated by their specific gravities. In Grove's battery, platinum is the metal used with zinc; two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell surrounded by the other. In Bunsen's or the carbon battery, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the platinum of Grove's. In Leclanch[82]'s battery, the elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride, and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a porous cell. A secondary battery is a battery which usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and is then capable of giving a current of itself for a time, owing to chemical changes produced by the charging current. A storage battery is a kind of secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator. 5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc. 6. (Metallurgy) A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals. --Knight. 7. The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down. 8. (Baseball) The pitcher and catcher together.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plunge \Plunge\, n. 1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge. 2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.] She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her husband's murder or accuse her son. --Sir P. Sidney. And with thou not reach out a friendly arm, To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows? --Addison. 3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse. 4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation. [Cant] {Plunge bath}, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath in which the bather can wholly immerse himself. {Plunge}, [or] {plunging}, {battery} (Elec.), a voltaic battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into, or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Battery \Bat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr. battre. See {Batter}, v. t.] 1. The act of battering or beating. 2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his person or held by him. 3. (Mil.) (a) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for attack or defense. (b) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field. (c) A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns. {Barbette battery}. See {Barbette}. {Battery d'enfilade}, or {Enfilading battery}, one that sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a work. {Battery en [82]charpe}, one that plays obliquely. {Battery gun}, a gun capable of firing a number, of shots simultaneously or successively without stopping to load. {Battery wagon}, a wagon employed to transport the tools and materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the battery. {In battery}, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over a parapet in readiness for firing. {Masked battery}, a battery artificially concealed until required to open upon the enemy. {Out of battery}, or {From battery}, withdrawn, as a gun, to a position for loading. 4. (Elec.) (a) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected that they may be charged and discharged simultaneously. (b) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity. Note: In the trough battery, copper and zinc plates, connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect is exhibited when wires connected with the two end-plates are brought together. In Daniell's battery, the metals are zinc and copper, the former in dilute sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of zinc, the latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of copper. A modification of this is the common gravity battery, so called from the automatic action of the two fluids, which are separated by their specific gravities. In Grove's battery, platinum is the metal used with zinc; two fluids are used, one of them in a porous cell surrounded by the other. In Bunsen's or the carbon battery, the carbon of gas coke is substituted for the platinum of Grove's. In Leclanch[82]'s battery, the elements are zinc in a solution of ammonium chloride, and gas carbon surrounded with manganese dioxide in a porous cell. A secondary battery is a battery which usually has the two plates of the same kind, generally of lead, in dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when traversed by an electric current, becomes charged, and is then capable of giving a current of itself for a time, owing to chemical changes produced by the charging current. A storage battery is a kind of secondary battery used for accumulating and storing the energy of electrical charges or currents, usually by means of chemical work done by them; an accumulator. 5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc. 6. (Metallurgy) A series of stamps operated by one motive power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals. --Knight. 7. The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and down. 8. (Baseball) The pitcher and catcher together.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bawdry \Bawd"ry\, n. [OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie, boldness, joy. See {Bawd}.] 1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust. 2. Illicit intercourse; fornication. --Shak. 3. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. [bd]The pert style of the pit bawdry.[b8] --Steele.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bay tree \Bay" tree`\ A species of laurel. ({Laurus nobilis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bayadere \Ba`ya*dere"\, n. [F., from Pg. bailadeira a female dancer, bailar to dance.] A female dancer in the East Indies. [Written also {bajadere}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Margosa \Mar*go"sa\, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.) A large tree of genus {Melia} ({M. Azadirachta}) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The {M. Azedarach} is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as {Pride of India}, {Pride of China}, or {bead tree}. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic. The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies. --Sir S. Baker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azedarach \Azed"arach\, n. [F. az[82]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [be]z[be]ddirakht noble tree.] 1. (Bot.) A handsome Asiatic tree ({Melia azedarach}), common in the southern United States; -- called also, {Pride of India}, {Pride of China}, and {Bead tree}. 2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bead \Bead\, n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. [?] to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar to count. See {Bid}, in to bid beads, and {Bide}.] 1. A prayer. [Obs.] 2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the phrases to tell beads, to at one's beads, to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer. 3. Any small globular body; as, (a) A bubble in spirits. (b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. [bd]Cold beads of midnight dew.[b8] --Wordsworth. (c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim). (d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments. (e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax bead; the iron bead, etc. {Bead and butt} (Carp.), framing in which the panels are flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges. --Knight. {Beat mold}, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads. [Written also {bead mould}.] {Bead tool}, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to make beads or beading. {Bead tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Melia}, the best known species of which ({M. azedarach}), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Margosa \Mar*go"sa\, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.) A large tree of genus {Melia} ({M. Azadirachta}) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The {M. Azedarach} is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as {Pride of India}, {Pride of China}, or {bead tree}. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic. The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies. --Sir S. Baker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azedarach \Azed"arach\, n. [F. az[82]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [be]z[be]ddirakht noble tree.] 1. (Bot.) A handsome Asiatic tree ({Melia azedarach}), common in the southern United States; -- called also, {Pride of India}, {Pride of China}, and {Bead tree}. 2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bead \Bead\, n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. [?] to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar to count. See {Bid}, in to bid beads, and {Bide}.] 1. A prayer. [Obs.] 2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the phrases to tell beads, to at one's beads, to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer. 3. Any small globular body; as, (a) A bubble in spirits. (b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. [bd]Cold beads of midnight dew.[b8] --Wordsworth. (c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim). (d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments. (e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax bead; the iron bead, etc. {Bead and butt} (Carp.), framing in which the panels are flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges. --Knight. {Beat mold}, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads. [Written also {bead mould}.] {Bead tool}, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to make beads or beading. {Bead tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Melia}, the best known species of which ({M. azedarach}), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beater \Beat"er\ (b[emac]t"[etil]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, beats. 2. A person who beats up game for the hunters. --Black.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biddery ware \Bid"der*y ware`\ [From Beder or Bidar a town in India.] A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened. [Spelt also bidry, {bidree}, {bedery}, {beder}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biddery ware \Bid"der*y ware`\ [From Beder or Bidar a town in India.] A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened. [Spelt also bidry, {bidree}, {bedery}, {beder}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bedewer \Be*dew"er\, n. One who, or that which, bedews.
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Bee-eater \Bee"-eat`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A bird of the genus {Merops}, that feeds on bees. The European species ({M. apiaster}) is remarkable for its brilliant colors. (b) An African bird of the genus {Rhinopomastes}.
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Behither \Be*hith"er\, prep. On this side of. [Obs.] Two miles behither Clifden. --Evelyn.
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Betray \Betray"\ (b[esl]tr[amac]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrayed} (-tr[amac]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Betraying}.] [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be- + OF. tra[8b]r to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See {Traitor}.] 1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city. Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. --Matt. xvii. 22. 2. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause. But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me. --Johnson. 3. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. --Macaulay. 4. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally. Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance. --T. Watts. 5. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin. Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors. --T. Watts. 6. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon. 7. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed. All the names in the country betray great antiquity. --Bryant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Better \Bet"ter\, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot, and prob. to Skr. bhadra excellent. See {Boot} advantage, and cf. {Best}, {Batful}.] 1. Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air. Could make the worse appear The better reason. --Milton. 2. Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness, acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect. To obey is better than sacrifice. --1 Sam. xv. 22. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. --Ps. cxviii. 9. 3. Greater in amount; larger; more. 4. Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the patient is better. 5. More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject. {All the better}. See under {All}, adv. {Better half}, an expression used to designate one's wife. My dear, my better half (said he), I find I must now leave thee. --Sir P. Sidney. {To be better off}, to be in a better condition. {Had better}. (See under {Had}). Note: The phrase had better, followed by an infinitive without to, is idiomatic. The earliest form of construction was [bd]were better[b8] with a dative; as, [bd]Him were better go beside.[b8] (--Gower.) i. e., It would be better for him, etc. At length the nominative (I, he, they, etc.) supplanted the dative and had took the place of were. Thus we have the construction now used. By all that's holy, he had better starve Than but once think this place becomes thee not. --Shak.
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Better \Bet"ter\, v. i. To become better; to improve. --Carlyle.
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Better \Bet"ter\, n. One who bets or lays a wager.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Better \Bet"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bettered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bettering}.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better. See {Better}, a.] 1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of. Love betters what is best. --Wordsworth. He thought to better his circumstances. --Thackeray. 2. To improve the condition of, morally, physically, financially, socially, or otherwise. The constant effort of every man to better himself. --Macaulay. 3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel. The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be bettered. --Hooker. 4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of. [Obs.] Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton. Syn: To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct; emend; reform; advance; promote.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Better \Bet"ter\, n. 1. Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy. 2. One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural. Their betters would hardly be found. --Hooker. {For the better}, in the way of improvement; so as to produce improvement. [bd]If I have altered him anywhere for the better.[b8] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Better \Bet"ter\, adv.; compar. of {Well}. 1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits. I could have better spared a better man. --Shak. 2. More correctly or thoroughly. The better to understand the extent of our knowledge. --Locke. 3. In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one better than another. Never was monarch better feared, and loved. --Shak. 4. More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better. [Colloq.] {To think better of} (any one), to have a more favorable opinion of any one. {To think better of} (an opinion, resolution, etc.), to reconsider and alter one's decision.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Good \Good\, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[omac]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[omac]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[omac][edh]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth. g[omac]ds; prob. orig., fitting, belonging together, and akin to E. gather. [root]29 Cf. {Gather}.] 1. Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. --Gen. i. 31. Good company, good wine, good welcome. --Shak. 2. Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions. In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works. --Tit. ii. 7. 3. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto. The men were very good unto us. --1 Sam. xxv. 15. 4. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for. All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit. --Collier. 5. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at. He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor. --Shak. Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else. --South. 6. Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit. My reasons are both good and weighty. --Shak. My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond. --Shak. 7. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth. Love no man in good earnest. --Shak. 8. Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc. 9. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete. Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over. --Luke vi. 38. 10. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc. A good name is better than precious ointment. --Eccl. vii. 1. {As good as}. See under {As}. {For good}, [or] {For good and all}, completely and finally; fully; truly. The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all. --L'Estrange. {Good breeding}, polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education. Distinguished by good humor and good breeding. --Macaulay. {Good cheap}, literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap. {Good consideration} (Law). (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. --Blackstone. (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract. {Good fellow}, a person of companionable qualities. [Familiar] {Good folk}, {or Good people}, fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. [Colloq. Eng. & Scot.] {Good for nothing}. (a) Of no value; useless; worthless. (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person. My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing. --Ld. Lytton. {Good Friday}, the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion. {Good humor}, [or] {Good-humor}, a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind. {Good nature}, [or] {Good-nature}, habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor. The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character. --Macaulay. The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics. --Hawthorne. {Good people}. See {Good folk} (above). {Good speed}, good luck; good success; godspeed; -- an old form of wishing success. See {Speed}. {Good turn}, an act of kidness; a favor. {Good will}. (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling. (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination. The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place. --Lord Eldon. {In good time}. (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late. (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time. {To hold good}, to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good. {To make good}, to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate. Each word made good and true. --Shak. Of no power to make his wishes good. --Shak. I . . . would by combat make her good. --Shak. Convenient numbers to make good the city. --Shak. {To think good}, to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper. If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. --Zech. xi. 12. Note: Good, in the sense of wishing well, is much used in greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night, good evening, good morning, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bettor \Bet"tor\, n. One who bets; a better. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bidder \Bid"der\, n. [AS. biddere. ] One who bids or offers a price. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biddery ware \Bid"der*y ware`\ [From Beder or Bidar a town in India.] A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened. [Spelt also bidry, {bidree}, {bedery}, {beder}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biter \Bit"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish. [bd]Great barkers are no biters.[b8] --Camden. 2. One who cheats; a sharper. [Colloq.] --Spectator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bitter \Bit"ter\, v. t. To make bitter. --Wolcott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts. {Bitter end}, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts, and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bitter \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See {Colocynth}. {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp. {C. amara}. {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}. {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however calamitous. Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. Any substance that is bitter. See {Bitters}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bo tree \Bo" tree`\ (Bot.) The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha. The sacred bo tree of the Buddhists ({Ficus religiosa}), which is planted close to every temple, and attracts almost as much veneration as the status of the god himself. . . . It differs from the banyan ({Ficus Indica}) by sending down no roots from its branches. --Tennent.
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Boottree \Boot"tree`\, n. [Boot + tree wood, timber.] An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven. The pretty boots trimly stretched on boottrees. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bother \Both"er\, n. One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble; as, to be in a bother.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bother \Both"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bothered} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bothering}.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I vex.] To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See {Pother}. Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation mildly imprecatory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bother \Both"er\, v. i. To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome. Without bothering about it. --H. James.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butter \But"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttered} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Buttering}.] 1. To cover or spread with butter. I know what's what. I know on which side My bread is buttered. --Ford. 2. To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game. [Cant] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butter \But"ter\ (b[ucr]t"t[etil]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS. butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox, cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf. {Cow}.] 1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning. 2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter. {Butter and eggs} (Bot.), a name given to several plants having flowers of two shades of yellow, as {Narcissus incomparabilis}, and in the United States to the toadflax ({Linaria vulgaris}). {Butter boat}, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table. {Butter flower}, the buttercup, a yellow flower. {Butter print}, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also {butter stamp}. --Locke. {Butter tooth}, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw. {Butter tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Bassia}, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the {B. butyracea}; that of Africa is the Shea tree ({B. Parkii}). See {Shea tree}. {Butter trier}, a tool used in sampling butter. {Butter wife}, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also {butter woman}. [Obs. or Archaic]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butter \Butt"er\, n. One who, or that which, butts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buttery \But"ter*y\, a. Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buttery \But"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Butteries}. [OE. botery, botry; cf. LL. botaria wine vessel; also OE. botelerie, fr. F. bouteillerie, fr. boutellie bottle. Not derived from butter. See {Bottle} a hollow vessel, {Butt} a cask.] 1. An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other provisions are kept. All that need a cool and fresh temper, as cellars, pantries, and butteries, to the north. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. A room in some English colleges where liquors, fruit, and refreshments are kept for sale to the students. And the major Oxford kept the buttery bar. --E. Hall. 3. A cellar in which butts of wine are kept. --Weale. {Buttery hatch}, a half door between the buttery or kitchen and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions were passed. --Wright.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bader, IL Zip code(s): 62624
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
botwar The epic struggle of {bots} vying for dominance. Botwars are generally (and quite inappropriately) carried out on {talk} systems, typically {IRC}, where botwar crossfire (such as {pingflood}ing) absorbs scarce server resources and obstructs human conversation. The wisdom of experience indicates that {Core Wars}, not {talk} systems, are the appropriate venue for aggressive bots and their {botmasters}. Compare {penis war}. (1997-04-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
B-tree A multi-way {balanced tree}. The "B" in B-tree has never been officially defined. It could stand for "balanced" or "Bayer", after one of the original designers of the algorithms and structure. A B-tree is _not_ (necessarily?) a "{binary tree}". A B+-tree (as used by {IBM}'s {VSAM}) is a B-tree where the leaves are also linked sequentially, thus allowing both fast {random access} and sequential access to data. [Knuth's Art of Computer Programming]. [Example algorithm?] (2000-01-10)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bay tree named only in Ps. 37:35, Authorized Version. The Hebrew word so rendered is _ereh_, which simply means "native born", i.e., a tree not transplanted, but growing on its native soil, and therefore luxuriantly. If the psalmist intended by this word to denote any particular tree, it may have been the evergreen bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), which is a native of Palestine. Instead of "like a green bay tree" in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version has, "like a green tree in its native soil."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bether dissection or separation, certain mountains mentioned in Cant. 2:17; probably near Lebanon.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bitter Bitterness is symbolical of affliction, misery, and servitude (Ex. 1:14; Ruth 1:20; Jer. 9:15). The Chaldeans are called the "bitter and hasty nation" (Hab. 1:6). The "gall of bitterness" expresses a state of great wickedness (Acts 8:23). A "root of bitterness" is a wicked person or a dangerous sin (Heb. 12:15). The Passover was to be eaten with "bitter herbs" (Ex. 12:8; Num. 9:11). The kind of herbs so designated is not known. Probably they were any bitter herbs obtainable at the place and time when the Passover was celebrated. They represented the severity of the servitude under which the people groaned; and have been regarded also as typical of the sufferings of Christ.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Butter (Heb. hemah), curdled milk (Gen. 18:8; Judg. 5:25; 2 Sam. 17:29), or butter in the form of the skim of hot milk or cream, called by the Arabs kaimak, a semi-fluid (Job 20:17; 29:6; Deut. 32:14). The words of Prov. 30:33 have been rendered by some "the pressure [not churning] of milk bringeth forth cheese."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bether, division, or in the trial