B.C.
         adv 1: before the Christian era; used following dates before the
                  supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {BC},
                  {B.C.}, {before Christ}]

English Dictionary: bbs	by the DICT Development Group
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B.C.E. adv of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians; "in 200 BCE" Synonym(s): BCE, B.C.E.
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baas n South African term for `boss'
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bacca n an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry Synonym(s): simple fruit, bacca
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baccy n leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion Synonym(s): tobacco, baccy
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Bach n German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750) Synonym(s): Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ" v lead a bachelor's existence Synonym(s): bachelor, bach
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back adv in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house" at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" Synonym(s): back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards Antonym(s): forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep" in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" Synonym(s): back, backward Antonym(s): ahead, forward in reply; "he wrote back three days later" in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher" adj related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" Antonym(s): front(a) located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass" Synonym(s): back(a), hind(a), hinder(a) of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine" n the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" Synonym(s): back, dorsum the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" Synonym(s): rear, back Antonym(s): front the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" Synonym(s): back, rear Antonym(s): front (football) a person who plays in the backfield the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" Synonym(s): spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding" Synonym(s): binding, book binding, cover, back the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back" a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" Synonym(s): back, backrest (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage v be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" Synonym(s): back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree" give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" Synonym(s): second, back, endorse, indorse cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot" Antonym(s): advance, bring forward support financial backing for; "back this enterprise" be in back of; "My garage backs their yard" Antonym(s): face, front, look place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" Synonym(s): bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed" Antonym(s): veer establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" Synonym(s): back, back up strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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back away v make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" Synonym(s): retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
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back saw n a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge Synonym(s): backsaw, back saw
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backhoe n an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
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backsaw n a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge Synonym(s): backsaw, back saw
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bag n a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer" a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" Synonym(s): base, bag a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" Synonym(s): bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" Synonym(s): bag, bagful a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" Synonym(s): bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" Synonym(s): bag, old bag mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) Synonym(s): udder, bag an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" Synonym(s): cup of tea, bag, dish v capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" hang loosely, like an empty bag bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge Synonym(s): bulge, bag take unlawfully Synonym(s): pocket, bag put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"
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baggy adj not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather" Synonym(s): baggy, loose-fitting, sloppy
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Bahasa n the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia Synonym(s): Indonesian, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa
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Baic n the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan Synonym(s): Bai, Baic
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baisa n 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman [syn: baiza, baisa]
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baiza n 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman [syn: baiza, baisa]
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baize n a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables
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bake v cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake" heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" Synonym(s): broil, bake be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun; "The town was broiling in the sun"; "the tourists were baking in the heat" Synonym(s): bake, broil
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Baku n a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production Synonym(s): Baku, capital of Azerbaijan
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base adj serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" Synonym(s): basal, base of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" Synonym(s): base, baseborn, humble, lowly (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal" not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" Synonym(s): base, immoral having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" Synonym(s): base, mean, meanspirited illegitimate Synonym(s): base, baseborn debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage" n installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" Synonym(s): base, base of operations lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" Synonym(s): foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" Synonym(s): base, bag the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain" (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull" a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" Synonym(s): floor, base the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" Synonym(s): basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" Synonym(s): base, pedestal, stand a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) Synonym(s): nucleotide, base any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" Synonym(s): base, alkali the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle" the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" Synonym(s): basis, base (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" Synonym(s): base, radix the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end Synonym(s): base, home a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries Synonym(s): al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Base (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" Synonym(s): root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" Synonym(s): infrastructure, base the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base" a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector v use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" Synonym(s): establish, base, ground, found situate as a center of operations; "we will base this project in the new lab" use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes Synonym(s): free-base, base
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bash n a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" Synonym(s): knock, bash, bang, smash, belt an uproarious party Synonym(s): bash, do, brawl v hit hard [syn: sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash]
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Basia n the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq Synonym(s): Basra, Basia
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bask v derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" Synonym(s): enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
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Basque n a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language
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bass adj having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" Synonym(s): bass, deep n the lowest part of the musical range the lowest part in polyphonic music Synonym(s): bass, bass part an adult male singer with the lowest voice Synonym(s): bass, basso the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae Synonym(s): sea bass, bass any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) Synonym(s): freshwater bass, bass the lowest adult male singing voice Synonym(s): bass, bass voice, basso the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
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Bassia n summer cypress [syn: Bassia, genus Bassia, Kochia, genus Kochia]
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basso n an adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: bass, basso] the lowest adult male singing voice Synonym(s): bass, bass voice, basso
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Bauhaus n a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
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Bayes n English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761) Synonym(s): Bayes, Thomas Bayes
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bbs n a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest Synonym(s): bulletin board system, bulletin board, electronic bulletin board, bbs
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BC adv before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" Synonym(s): BC, B.C., before Christ
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BCE adv of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians; "in 200 BCE" Synonym(s): BCE, B.C.E.
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beach n an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake v land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"
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beak n beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) horny projecting mouth of a bird Synonym(s): beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures informal terms for the nose Synonym(s): beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz v hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: peck, pick, beak]
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beck n a beckoning gesture
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bee house n a shed containing a number of beehives [syn: apiary, {bee house}]
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beech n any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions Synonym(s): beech, beech tree wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles Synonym(s): beech, beechwood
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beg v call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" Synonym(s): beg, implore, pray make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" Synonym(s): solicit, beg, tap ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"
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beige adj of a light greyish-brown color n a very light brown Synonym(s): beige, ecru
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Besseya n genus of North American spring wildflowers [syn: Besseya, genus Besseya]
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Bhaga n Hindu god of wealth and love
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bias adj slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold" n a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation Synonym(s): bias, prejudice, preconception a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric Synonym(s): diagonal, bias v influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours" cause to be biased Synonym(s): bias, predetermine
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big adv extremely well; "his performance went over big" in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" Synonym(s): boastfully, vauntingly, big, large on a grand scale; "think big" Antonym(s): small in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office" adj above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" Synonym(s): large, big Antonym(s): little, small significant; "graduation was a big day in his life" very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" Synonym(s): bad, big loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds" conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" Synonym(s): big, large, prominent prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor" Synonym(s): big(a), heavy(a) exhibiting self-importance; "big talk" Synonym(s): boastful, braggart(a), bragging(a), braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" Synonym(s): big, swelled, vainglorious (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" Synonym(s): adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup marked by intense physical force; "a big wind" generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" Synonym(s): big, large, magnanimous given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" Synonym(s): big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" Synonym(s): big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)
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big H n street names for heroin [syn: big H, hell dust, {nose drops}, smack, thunder, skag, scag]
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bigeye n red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales
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bijou n a small and delicately worked piece
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bike n a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame [syn: motorcycle, bike] a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals Synonym(s): bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle v ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel]
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bio-assay n appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard Synonym(s): bioassay, bio-assay
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bioassay n appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard Synonym(s): bioassay, bio-assay v subject to a bio-assay
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Bioko n an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
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bise n a dry cold north wind in southeastern France [syn: bise, bize]
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bisque n a thick cream soup made from shellfish
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Bissau n the capital of Guinea-Bissau [syn: Bissau, {capital of Guinea-Bissau}]
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biz n your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" Synonym(s): game, biz
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bize n a dry cold north wind in southeastern France [syn: bise, bize]
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BJA n the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse Synonym(s): Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA
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BJS n the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers Synonym(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics, BJS
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Bk n a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium Synonym(s): berkelium, Bk, atomic number 97
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bocce n Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court [syn: bocce, bocci, boccie]
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bocci n Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court [syn: bocce, bocci, boccie]
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boccie n Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court [syn: bocce, bocci, boccie]
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Boche n offensive term for a person of German descent [syn: Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun]
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bock n a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring Synonym(s): bock, bock beer
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bog n wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel Synonym(s): bog, peat bog v cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down the house" Synonym(s): bog down, bog get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation" Synonym(s): bog down, bog
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bogey n an evil spirit Synonym(s): bogey, bogy, bogie (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft Synonym(s): bogy, bogie, bogey v to shoot in one stroke over par
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boggy adj (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" Synonym(s): boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
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bogie n an evil spirit Synonym(s): bogey, bogy, bogie an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft Synonym(s): bogy, bogie, bogey
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bogy n an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft [syn: bogy, bogie, bogey] an evil spirit Synonym(s): bogey, bogy, bogie
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Boise n the capital and largest city of Idaho [syn: Boise, capital of Idaho]
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bok choi n Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves Synonym(s): bok choy, bok choi, pakchoi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks Synonym(s): bok choy, bok choi
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bok choy n Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves Synonym(s): bok choy, bok choi, pakchoi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks Synonym(s): bok choy, bok choi
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boogie n an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) Synonym(s): boogie, boogie-woogie v dance to boogie music
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book n a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" Synonym(s): book, volume a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"; "his name is in all the record books" Synonym(s): record, record book, book a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance Synonym(s): script, book, playscript a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" Synonym(s): ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here" Synonym(s): book, rule book the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina Synonym(s): Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an, Book the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" Synonym(s): Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah" a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps" v engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo" arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" Synonym(s): reserve, hold, book record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" register in a hotel booker
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bookie n a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) Synonym(s): bookmaker, bookie
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booze n an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented Synonym(s): liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink v consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" [syn: drink, booze, fuddle]
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boozy adj given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"; "sottish behavior" Synonym(s): bibulous, boozy, drunken, sottish
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Bos n wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini Synonym(s): Bos, genus Bos
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bosc n greenish-yellow pear
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Bosch n Dutch painter (1450-1516) [syn: Bosch, {Hieronymus Bosch}, Jerom Bos]
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Bose n Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of particles; led to the description of fundamental particles that later came to be known as bosons Synonym(s): Bose, Satyendra N. Bose, Satyendra Nath Bose
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bosh n pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: baloney, boloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle]
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bosie n a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way Synonym(s): googly, wrong 'un, bosie, bosie ball
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bosk n a small wooded area
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bosky adj covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; "brushy undergrowth"; "`bosky' is a literary term"; "a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty Synonym(s): bosky, brushy
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boss adj exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" Synonym(s): boss, brag n a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" Synonym(s): foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" Synonym(s): boss, hirer a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now" a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" Synonym(s): party boss, political boss, boss a circular rounded projection or protuberance Synonym(s): knob, boss v raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: emboss, boss, stamp]
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bossy adj offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" Synonym(s): autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory
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bouchee n shell of puff paste Synonym(s): patty shell, bouchee
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bough n any of the larger branches of a tree
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bouse v haul with a tackle Synonym(s): bowse, bouse
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bowse v haul with a tackle Synonym(s): bowse, bouse
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box n a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" Synonym(s): box, loge the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" Synonym(s): box, boxful a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" Synonym(s): corner, box a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes" evergreen shrubs or small trees Synonym(s): box, boxwood any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" Synonym(s): box, box seat separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear" v put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box, package] Antonym(s): unbox hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!" engage in a boxing match
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boxy adj resembling a box in rectangularity [syn: boxlike, boxy, box-shaped]
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boyish adj befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" Synonym(s): boyish, boylike, schoolboyish
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bozo n a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany] an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" Synonym(s): guy, cat, hombre, bozo
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bps n (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) Synonym(s): bits per second, bps
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BS n a bachelor's degree in science [syn: Bachelor of Science, BS, SB]
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BSE n a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation Synonym(s): bovine spongiform encephalitis, BSE, mad cow disease
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buck n a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting Synonym(s): vaulting horse, long horse, buck a piece of paper money worth one dollar Synonym(s): dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) Synonym(s): Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck a framework for holding wood that is being sawed Synonym(s): sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope) v to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a promotion" resist; "buck the trend" Synonym(s): buck, go against move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" Synonym(s): tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" Synonym(s): buck, jerk, hitch
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buckeye n the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn: buckeye, horse chestnut, conker] tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds Synonym(s): horse chestnut, buckeye, Aesculus hippocastanum a native or resident of Ohio Synonym(s): Ohioan, Buckeye
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bucksaw n a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck
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buckshee adj free of charge; "if they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one- for-one basis"- Economist
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bug n general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine Synonym(s): bug, glitch a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis Synonym(s): hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteron a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use Synonym(s): microbe, bug, germ v annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Synonym(s): tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" Synonym(s): wiretap, tap, intercept, bug
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buggy adj informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Synonym(s): balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky infested with bugs n a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse [syn: buggy, roadster]
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bus n a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" Synonym(s): bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar Synonym(s): bus topology, bus an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" Synonym(s): busbar, bus a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" Synonym(s): bus, jalopy, heap v send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school" ride in a bus remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
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bush adj not of the highest quality or sophistication [syn: {bush- league}, bush] n a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems Synonym(s): shrub, bush a large wilderness area dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes Synonym(s): scrub, chaparral, bush 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) Synonym(s): Bush, George Bush, George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, President Bush, President George W. Bush, Dubyuh, Dubya United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) Synonym(s): Bush, Vannevar Bush vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) Synonym(s): Bush, George Bush, George H.W. Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush hair growing in the pubic area Synonym(s): pubic hair, bush, crotch hair v provide with a bushing
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bushy adj used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard" Synonym(s): bushy, shaggy, shaggy-haired, shaggy-coated resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
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busk v play music in a public place and solicit money for it; "three young men were busking in the plaza"
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buss n the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) Synonym(s): kiss, buss, osculation v touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" Synonym(s): snog, kiss, buss, osculate
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busy adj actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch" Antonym(s): idle overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" Synonym(s): busy, fussy intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" Synonym(s): interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport" (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal" Synonym(s): busy, engaged, in use(p) v keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" Synonym(s): busy, occupy
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buzz n sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" [syn: buzz, bombilation, bombination] a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued" v make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive" Synonym(s): buzz, bombinate, bombilate fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square" be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" Synonym(s): hum, buzz, seethe call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"
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buzz saw n a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle Synonym(s): circular saw, buzz saw
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baa \Baa\ (b[aum]), n.; pl. {Baas} (b[aum]z). [Cf. G. b[84].]       The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.
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Bac \Bac\, n. [F. See {Back} a vat]       1. A broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.          2. A vat or cistern. See 1st {Back}.
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d8Bacchius \[d8]Bac*chi"us\, n.; pl. {Bacchii}. [L. Bacchius       pes, Gr. [?] (sc. [?] foot).] (Pros.)       A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long       ones; according to some, two long and a short.
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Bace \Bace\, n., a., & v.       See {Base}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Back \Back\, n. [F. bac: cf. Arm. bak tray, bowl.]       1. A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by             brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and             others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot             glue, etc.          {Hop back}, {Jack back}, the cistern which receives the             infusion of malt and hops from the copper.          {Wash back}, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to             form wash.          {Water back}, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a             small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes             set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which             water circulates and is heated.          2. A ferryboat. See {Bac}, 1.
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Back \Back\, n. [As b[91]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., & LG. bak,       Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn, OSlav.       b[?]g[?] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.]       1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending             from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals,             that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to             such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish,             or lobster.          2. An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.                         [The mountains] their broad bare backs upheave Into                      the clouds.                                       --Milton.          3. The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the             inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of             the foot, the back of a hand rail.                         Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this, Gave me                      your hands, the backs and palms to kiss. --Donne.          4. The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of             a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the             back of a chimney.          5. The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which             fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or             not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill,             or of a village.          6. The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its             edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.          7. A support or resource in reserve.                         This project Should have a back or second, that                      might hold, If this should blast in proof. --Shak.          8. (Naut.) The keel and keelson of a ship.          9. (Mining) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a             horizontal underground passage.          10. A garment for the back; hence, clothing.                         A bak to walken inne by daylight.      --Chaucer.          {Behind one's back}, when one is absent; without one's             knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back.          {Full back}, {Half back}, {Quarter back} (Football), players             stationed behind those in the front line.          {To be or lie on one's back}, to be helpless.          {To put}, {or get}, {one's back up}, to assume an attitude of             obstinate resistance (from the action of a cat when             attacked.). [Colloq.]          {To see the back of}, to get rid of.          {To turn the back}, to go away; to flee.          {To turn the back on one}, to forsake or neglect him.
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Back \Back\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Backed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Backing}.]       1. To get upon the back of; to mount.                         I will back him [a horse] straight.   --Shak.          2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.]                         Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed, Appeared to                      me.                                                   --Shak.          3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede;             as, to back oxen.          4. To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back             books.          5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.                         A garden . . . with a vineyard backed. --Shak.                         The chalk cliffs which back the beach. --Huxley.          6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to             indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.          7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or             influence; as, to back a friend. [bd]Parliament would be             backed by the people.[b8] --Macaulay.                         Have still found it necessary to back and fortify                      their laws with rewards and punishments. --South.                         The mate backed the captain manfully. --Blackw. Mag.          8. To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.          {To back an anchor} (Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead             of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened             to the crown of the large one.          {To back the field}, in horse racing, to bet against a             particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other             horses, collectively designated [bd]the field[b8], will             win.          {To back the oars}, to row backward with the oars.          {To back a rope}, to put on a preventer.          {To back the sails}, to arrange them so as to cause the ship             to move astern.          {To back up}, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's             friends.          {To back a warrant} (Law), is for a justice of the peace, in             the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or             indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend             an offender.          {To back water} (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars,             paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship             backward.
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Back \Back\, a.       1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the             back door; back settlements.          2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.          3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action.          {Back charges}, charges brought forward after an account has             been made up.          {Back filling} (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling             up the space between two walls, or between the inner and             outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or             vault.          {Back pressure}. (Steam Engine) See under {Pressure}.          {Back rest}, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe,             and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in             turning.          {Back slang}, a kind of slang in which every word is written             or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man.          {Back stairs}, stairs in the back part of a house; private             stairs. Also used adjectively. See {Back stairs},             {Backstairs}, and {Backstair}, in the Vocabulary.          {Back step} (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body             of men, without changing front.          {Back stream}, a current running against the main current of             a stream; an eddy.          {To take the back track}, to retrace one's steps; to retreat.             [Colloq.]
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Back \Back\, v. i.       1. To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.          2. (Naut.) To change from one quarter to another by a course             opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.          3. (Sporting) To stand still behind another dog which has             pointed; -- said of a dog. [Eng.]          {To back and fill}, to manage the sails of a ship so that the             wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in             order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel             while the current or tide carries the vessel against the             wind. Hence: (Fig.) To take opposite positions             alternately; to assert and deny. [Colloq.]          {To back out}, {To back down}, to retreat or withdraw from a             promise, engagement, or contest; to recede. [Colloq.]                         Cleon at first . . . was willing to go; but, finding                      that he [Nicias] was in earnest, he tried to back                      out.                                                   --Jowett                                                                               (Thucyd. )
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Back \Back\, adv. [Shortened from aback.]       1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step             back.          2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person             from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back             for something left behind; to go back to one's native             place; to put a book back after reading it.          3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back             to private life; to go back to barbarism.          4. (Of time) In times past; ago. [bd]Sixty or seventy years             back.[b8] --Gladstone.          5. Away from contact; by reverse movement.                         The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back                      the stone from the door.                     --Matt. xxvii.                                                                               2.          6. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to             keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to             another.          7. In a state of restraint or hindrance.                         The Lord hath kept thee back from honor. --Numb.                                                                               xxiv. 11.          8. In return, repayment, or requital.                         What have I to give you back!            --Shak.          9. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking;             as, he took back0 the offensive words.          10. In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.]          {Back and forth}, backwards and forwards; to and fro.          {To go back on}, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray;             as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's             professions. [Colloq.]
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Backs \Backs\ (b[acr]ks), n. pl.       Among leather dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned       hides.
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Backsaw \Back"saw`\ (b[acr]k"s[add]`), n. [2d back, n.+ saw.]       A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added       metallic back.
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Udder \Ud"der\, n. [OE. uddir, AS. [d4]der; akin to D. uijer, G.       euter, OHG. [d4]tar, [d4]tiro, Icel. j[d4]gr, Sw. jufver,       jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. [d4]dhar. [fb]216.       Cf. {Exuberant}.]       1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and             stored; -- popularly called the {bag} in cows and other             quadrupeds. See {Mamma}.                         A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. --Shak.          2. One of the breasts of a woman. [R.]                         Yon Juno of majestic size, With cowlike udders, and                      with oxlike eyes.                              --Pope.
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Bag \Bag\, n. [OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF. bague,       bundle, LL. baga.]       1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of             meal or of money.          2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing             some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in             the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow.          3. A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair             behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.]          4. The quantity of game bagged.          5. (Com.) A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is             customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of             pepper or hops; a bag of coffee.          {Bag and baggage}, all that belongs to one.          {To give one the bag}, to disappoint him. [Obs.] --Bunyan.
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Bag \Bag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bagged}([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bagging}]       1. To put into a bag; as, to bag hops.          2. To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag             game.          3. To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag.                         A bee bagged with his honeyed venom.   --Dryden.
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Bag \Bag\, v. i.       1. To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags             from containing morbid matter.          2. To swell with arrogance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          3. To become pregnant. [Obs.] --Warner. (Alb. Eng. ).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Udder \Ud"der\, n. [OE. uddir, AS. [d4]der; akin to D. uijer, G.       euter, OHG. [d4]tar, [d4]tiro, Icel. j[d4]gr, Sw. jufver,       jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. [d4]dhar. [fb]216.       Cf. {Exuberant}.]       1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and             stored; -- popularly called the {bag} in cows and other             quadrupeds. See {Mamma}.                         A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. --Shak.          2. One of the breasts of a woman. [R.]                         Yon Juno of majestic size, With cowlike udders, and                      with oxlike eyes.                              --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bag \Bag\, n. [OE. bagge; cf. Icel. baggi, and also OF. bague,       bundle, LL. baga.]       1. A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of             meal or of money.          2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing             some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in             the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow.          3. A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair             behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.]          4. The quantity of game bagged.          5. (Com.) A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is             customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of             pepper or hops; a bag of coffee.          {Bag and baggage}, all that belongs to one.          {To give one the bag}, to disappoint him. [Obs.] --Bunyan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bag \Bag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bagged}([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bagging}]       1. To put into a bag; as, to bag hops.          2. To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag             game.          3. To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag.                         A bee bagged with his honeyed venom.   --Dryden.
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Bag \Bag\, v. i.       1. To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags             from containing morbid matter.          2. To swell with arrogance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          3. To become pregnant. [Obs.] --Warner. (Alb. Eng. ).
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Baggy \Bag"gy\, a.       Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a       bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks.
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Baize \Baize\, n. [For bayes, pl. fr. OF. baie; cf. F. bai       bay-colored. See {Bay} a color.]       A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in       plain colors.                   A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk. --Pepys.
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Bake \Bake\, v. i.       1. To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes,             and bakes. --Shak.          2. To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread             bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun.
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Bake \Bake\, n.       The process, or result, of baking.
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Bake \Bake\ (b[amac]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baked} (b[amac]kt);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Baking}.] [AS. bacan; akin to D. bakken,       OHG. bacchan, G. backen, Icel. & Sw. baca, Dan. bage, Gr. [?]       to roast.]       1. To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in             an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as,             to bake bread, meat, apples.          Note: Baking is the term usually applied to that method of                cooking which exhausts the moisture in food more than                roasting or broiling; but the distinction of meaning                between roasting and baking is not always observed.          2. To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to             bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground.          3. To harden by cold.                         The earth . . . is baked with frost.   --Shak.                         They bake their sides upon the cold, hard stone.                                                                               --Spenser.
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Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[amac]sd);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.]       To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to       found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.       --Bacon.
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Base \Base\, v. t. [See {Base}, a., and cf. {Abase}.]       1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.]                         If any . . . based his pike.               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.]                         Metals which we can not base.            --Bacon.
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Bass \Bass\, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]       1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.          2. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.                   [Written also {base}.]          {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.
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Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL.       bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper       name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]       1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;             as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.          2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.          3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic]             [bd]A pleasant and base swain.[b8] --Bacon.          4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]                         Why bastard? wherefore base?               --Shak.          5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and             silver, the precious metals.          6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base             bullion.          7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity             of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base             fellow; base motives; base occupations. [bd]A cruel act of             a base and a cowardish mind.[b8] --Robynson (More's             Utopia). [bd]Base ingratitude.[b8] --Milton.          8. Not classical or correct. [bd]Base Latin.[b8] --Fuller.          9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In             this sense, commonly written {bass.}]          10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,             one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.             Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a             base tenant.          {Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;             now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.          {Base metal}. See under {Metal}.          Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;                sordid; degraded.          Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing                   moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of                   their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base                   marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean                   denote, in different degrees, the want of what is                   valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our                   abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or                   indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is                   opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to                   liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy                   is vile; undue compliances are mean.
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Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. [?] a stepping step,       a base, pedestal, fr. [?] to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf.       {Basis}, and see {Come}.]       1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that             on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,             the base of a statue. [bd]The base of mighty             mountains.[b8] --Prescott.          2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the             essential principle; a groundwork.          3. (Arch.)             (a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when                   treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,                   or especially ornamented.             (b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as                   of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate                   piece of furniture or decoration.          4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it             is attached to its support.
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Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin       to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,       Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,       gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]       1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or             some indefinite portion of it.                         There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.                                                                               5.                         The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.             Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the             earth.          2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;             territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or             resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place             of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.                         From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts                      Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.          3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,             lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the             grounds of the estate are well kept.                         Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.                                                                               --Dryden. 4.          4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The             foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,             reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of             existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,             the ground of my hope.          5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)             (a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition                   are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,                   being either of one tint or of tints but slightly                   contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a                   white ground. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and                   {Middle-ground}.             (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are                   raised in relief.             (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the                   embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.                   See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.          6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a             metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except             where an opening is made by the needle.          7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the             plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --             usually in the plural.          Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering                floated flush with them.          8. (Mus.)             (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few                   bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to                   a varying melody.             (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.                   --Moore (Encyc.).                               On that ground I'll build a holy descant.                                                                               --Shak.          9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby             the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.          10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;             lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.          11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a             float.          {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a             vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves             an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge             upon the land.          {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.          {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.             --Simmonds.          {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,             thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.          {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a             fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.                      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of             carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living             mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.          {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.          {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)             (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an                   inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry                   tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.             (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with                   small, very acid fruit.          {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.          {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.          {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American             pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}             of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live             chiefly on the ground.          {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on             the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.          {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level             with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in             England, the {first floor}.          {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which             the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It             is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[amac]sd);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.]       To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to       found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.       --Bacon.
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Base \Base\, v. t. [See {Base}, a., and cf. {Abase}.]       1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.]                         If any . . . based his pike.               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.]                         Metals which we can not base.            --Bacon.
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Bass \Bass\, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]       1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.          2. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.                   [Written also {base}.]          {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.
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Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL.       bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper       name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]       1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;             as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.          2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.          3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic]             [bd]A pleasant and base swain.[b8] --Bacon.          4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]                         Why bastard? wherefore base?               --Shak.          5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and             silver, the precious metals.          6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base             bullion.          7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity             of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base             fellow; base motives; base occupations. [bd]A cruel act of             a base and a cowardish mind.[b8] --Robynson (More's             Utopia). [bd]Base ingratitude.[b8] --Milton.          8. Not classical or correct. [bd]Base Latin.[b8] --Fuller.          9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In             this sense, commonly written {bass.}]          10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,             one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.             Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a             base tenant.          {Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;             now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.          {Base metal}. See under {Metal}.          Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;                sordid; degraded.          Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing                   moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of                   their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base                   marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean                   denote, in different degrees, the want of what is                   valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our                   abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or                   indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is                   opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to                   liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy                   is vile; undue compliances are mean.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. [?] a stepping step,       a base, pedestal, fr. [?] to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf.       {Basis}, and see {Come}.]       1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that             on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,             the base of a statue. [bd]The base of mighty             mountains.[b8] --Prescott.          2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the             essential principle; a groundwork.          3. (Arch.)             (a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when                   treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,                   or especially ornamented.             (b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as                   of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate                   piece of furniture or decoration.          4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it             is attached to its support.
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Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin       to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,       Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,       gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]       1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or             some indefinite portion of it.                         There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.                                                                               5.                         The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.             Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the             earth.          2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;             territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or             resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place             of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.                         From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts                      Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.          3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,             lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the             grounds of the estate are well kept.                         Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.                                                                               --Dryden. 4.          4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The             foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,             reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of             existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,             the ground of my hope.          5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)             (a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition                   are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,                   being either of one tint or of tints but slightly                   contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a                   white ground. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and                   {Middle-ground}.             (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are                   raised in relief.             (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the                   embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.                   See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.          6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a             metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except             where an opening is made by the needle.          7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the             plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --             usually in the plural.          Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering                floated flush with them.          8. (Mus.)             (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few                   bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to                   a varying melody.             (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.                   --Moore (Encyc.).                               On that ground I'll build a holy descant.                                                                               --Shak.          9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby             the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.          10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;             lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.          11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a             float.          {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a             vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves             an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge             upon the land.          {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.          {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.             --Simmonds.          {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,             thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.          {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a             fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.                      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of             carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living             mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.          {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.          {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)             (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an                   inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry                   tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.             (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with                   small, very acid fruit.          {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.          {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.          {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American             pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}             of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live             chiefly on the ground.          {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on             the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.          {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level             with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in             England, the {first floor}.          {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which             the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It             is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[amac]sd);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.]       To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to       found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.       --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Base \Base\, v. t. [See {Base}, a., and cf. {Abase}.]       1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.]                         If any . . . based his pike.               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.]                         Metals which we can not base.            --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bass \Bass\, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]       1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.          2. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.                   [Written also {base}.]          {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL.       bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper       name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]       1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;             as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.          2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.          3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic]             [bd]A pleasant and base swain.[b8] --Bacon.          4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]                         Why bastard? wherefore base?               --Shak.          5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and             silver, the precious metals.          6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base             bullion.          7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity             of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base             fellow; base motives; base occupations. [bd]A cruel act of             a base and a cowardish mind.[b8] --Robynson (More's             Utopia). [bd]Base ingratitude.[b8] --Milton.          8. Not classical or correct. [bd]Base Latin.[b8] --Fuller.          9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In             this sense, commonly written {bass.}]          10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,             one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.             Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a             base tenant.          {Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;             now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.          {Base metal}. See under {Metal}.          Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;                sordid; degraded.          Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing                   moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of                   their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base                   marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean                   denote, in different degrees, the want of what is                   valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our                   abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or                   indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is                   opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to                   liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy                   is vile; undue compliances are mean.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. [?] a stepping step,       a base, pedestal, fr. [?] to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf.       {Basis}, and see {Come}.]       1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that             on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,             the base of a statue. [bd]The base of mighty             mountains.[b8] --Prescott.          2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the             essential principle; a groundwork.          3. (Arch.)             (a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when                   treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,                   or especially ornamented.             (b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as                   of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate                   piece of furniture or decoration.          4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it             is attached to its support.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin       to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,       Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,       gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]       1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or             some indefinite portion of it.                         There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.                                                                               5.                         The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.             Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the             earth.          2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;             territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or             resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place             of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.                         From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts                      Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.          3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,             lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the             grounds of the estate are well kept.                         Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.                                                                               --Dryden. 4.          4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The             foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,             reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of             existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,             the ground of my hope.          5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)             (a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition                   are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,                   being either of one tint or of tints but slightly                   contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a                   white ground. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and                   {Middle-ground}.             (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are                   raised in relief.             (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the                   embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.                   See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.          6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a             metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except             where an opening is made by the needle.          7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the             plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --             usually in the plural.          Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering                floated flush with them.          8. (Mus.)             (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few                   bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to                   a varying melody.             (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.                   --Moore (Encyc.).                               On that ground I'll build a holy descant.                                                                               --Shak.          9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby             the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.          10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;             lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.          11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a             float.          {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a             vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves             an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge             upon the land.          {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.          {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.             --Simmonds.          {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,             thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.          {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a             fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.                      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of             carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living             mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.          {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.          {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)             (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an                   inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry                   tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.             (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with                   small, very acid fruit.          {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.          {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.          {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American             pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}             of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live             chiefly on the ground.          {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on             the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.          {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level             with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in             England, the {first floor}.          {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which             the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It             is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
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Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[amac]sd);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.]       To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to       found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.       --Bacon.
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Base \Base\, v. t. [See {Base}, a., and cf. {Abase}.]       1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.]                         If any . . . based his pike.               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          2. To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.]                         Metals which we can not base.            --Bacon.
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Bass \Bass\, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]       1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.          2. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.                   [Written also {base}.]          {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.
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Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL.       bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper       name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]       1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;             as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.          2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.          3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic]             [bd]A pleasant and base swain.[b8] --Bacon.          4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]                         Why bastard? wherefore base?               --Shak.          5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and             silver, the precious metals.          6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base             bullion.          7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity             of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base             fellow; base motives; base occupations. [bd]A cruel act of             a base and a cowardish mind.[b8] --Robynson (More's             Utopia). [bd]Base ingratitude.[b8] --Milton.          8. Not classical or correct. [bd]Base Latin.[b8] --Fuller.          9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In             this sense, commonly written {bass.}]          10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,             one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.             Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a             base tenant.          {Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;             now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.          {Base metal}. See under {Metal}.          Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;                sordid; degraded.          Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing                   moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of                   their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base                   marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean                   denote, in different degrees, the want of what is                   valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our                   abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or                   indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is                   opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to                   liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy                   is vile; undue compliances are mean.
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Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. [?] a stepping step,       a base, pedestal, fr. [?] to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf.       {Basis}, and see {Come}.]       1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that             on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,             the base of a statue. [bd]The base of mighty             mountains.[b8] --Prescott.          2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the             essential principle; a groundwork.          3. (Arch.)             (a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when                   treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,                   or especially ornamented.             (b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as                   of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate                   piece of furniture or decoration.          4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it             is attached to its support.
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Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin       to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,       Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,       gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]       1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or             some indefinite portion of it.                         There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.                                                                               5.                         The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.             Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the             earth.          2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;             territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or             resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place             of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.                         From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts                      Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.          3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,             lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the             grounds of the estate are well kept.                         Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.                                                                               --Dryden. 4.          4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The             foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,             reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of             existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,             the ground of my hope.          5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)             (a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition                   are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,                   being either of one tint or of tints but slightly                   contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a                   white ground. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and                   {Middle-ground}.             (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are                   raised in relief.             (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the                   embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.                   See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.          6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a             metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except             where an opening is made by the needle.          7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the             plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --             usually in the plural.          Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering                floated flush with them.          8. (Mus.)             (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few                   bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to                   a varying melody.             (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.                   --Moore (Encyc.).                               On that ground I'll build a holy descant.                                                                               --Shak.          9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby             the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.          10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;             lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.          11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a             float.          {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a             vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves             an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge             upon the land.          {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.          {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.             --Simmonds.          {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,             thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.          {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a             fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.                      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of             carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living             mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.          {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.          {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)             (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an                   inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry                   tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.             (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with                   small, very acid fruit.          {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.          {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.          {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American             pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}             of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live             chiefly on the ground.          {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on             the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.          {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level             with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in             England, the {first floor}.          {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which             the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It             is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
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Bash \Bash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bashing}.] [Perh. of imitative origin; or cf. Dan. baske to       strike, bask a blow, Sw. basa to beat, bas a beating.]       To strike heavily; to beat; to crush. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]       --Hall Caine.                   Bash her open with a rock.                     --Kipling.
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Bash \Bash\, v. t. & i. [OE. baschen, baissen. See {Abash}.]       To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of       countenance. [Obs.]                   His countenance was bold and bashed not. --Spenser.
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Pasha \Pa*sha"\, n. [Turk. p[be]sh[be], b[be]sh[be]; cf. Per.       b[be]sh[be], b[be]dsh[be]h; perh. a corruption of Per.       p[be]dish[be]h. Cf. {Bashaw}, {Padishah}, {Shah}.]       An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey,       as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The       earlier form was {bashaw}. [Written also {pacha}.]          Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is                distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on                their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of                three tails being the highest.
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Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]       1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See             {Pasha}.          2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})             of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud             cat}, and {yellow cat}.
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Pasha \Pa*sha"\, n. [Turk. p[be]sh[be], b[be]sh[be]; cf. Per.       b[be]sh[be], b[be]dsh[be]h; perh. a corruption of Per.       p[be]dish[be]h. Cf. {Bashaw}, {Padishah}, {Shah}.]       An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey,       as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The       earlier form was {bashaw}. [Written also {pacha}.]          Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is                distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on                their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of                three tails being the highest.
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Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]       1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See             {Pasha}.          2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})             of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud             cat}, and {yellow cat}.
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Basi- \Ba"si-\       A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical       words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base;       forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the       cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial,       situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial,       basitemporal, etc.
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Bask \Bask\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Basked} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Basking}.] [ OScand. ba[?]ask to bathe one's self, or perh.       bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See {Bath},       n., {Bake}, v. t.]       To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.                   Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.                                                                               --Goldsmith.
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Bask \Bask\, v. t.       To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial       heat.                   Basks at the fire his hairy strength.      --Milton.
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Isomorphism \I`so*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. isomorphisme.]       (Crystallog.)       A similarity of crystalline form between substances of       similar composition, as between the sulphates of barium       ({BaSO4}) and strontium ({SrSO4}). It is sometimes extended       to include similarity of form between substances of unlike       composition, which is more properly called hom[d2]omorphism.
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Basque \Basque\, a. [F.]       Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
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Basque \Basque\, n. [F.]       1. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on             the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.          2. The language spoken by the Basque people.          3. A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short             skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress             came from the Basques.
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Bass \Bass\, v. t.       To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.
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Bass \Bass\, n.; pl. {Bass}, and sometimes {Basses}. [A       corruption of barse.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera {Roccus},             {Labrax}, and related genera. There are many species.          Note: The common European bass is {Labrax lupus}. American                species are: the striped bass ({Roccus lineatus});                white or silver bass of the lakes. ({R. chrysops});                brass or yellow bass ({R. interruptus}).          2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus             {Micropterus}). See {Black bass}.          3. Species of {Serranus}, the sea bass and rock bass. See             {Sea bass}.          4. The southern, red, or channel bass ({Sci[91]na ocellata}).             See {Redfish}.          Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See                {Calico bass}, under {Calico}.
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Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]       1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called             {whitewood}; also, its bark, which is used for making             mats. See {Bast}.          2. (Pron. [?]) A hassock or thick mat.
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Bass \Bass\, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]       1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.          2. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.                   [Written also {base}.]          {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.
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Bass \Bass\, a.       Deep or grave in tone.          {Bass clef} (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of             the staff containing the bass part of a musical             composition. [See Illust. under {Clef}.]          {Bass voice}, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for             singing bass.
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Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL.       bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper       name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]       1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;             as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.          2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.          3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic]             [bd]A pleasant and base swain.[b8] --Bacon.          4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]                         Why bastard? wherefore base?               --Shak.          5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and             silver, the precious metals.          6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base             bullion.          7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity             of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base             fellow; base motives; base occupations. [bd]A cruel act of             a base and a cowardish mind.[b8] --Robynson (More's             Utopia). [bd]Base ingratitude.[b8] --Milton.          8. Not classical or correct. [bd]Base Latin.[b8] --Fuller.          9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In             this sense, commonly written {bass.}]          10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,             one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.             Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a             base tenant.          {Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;             now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.          {Base metal}. See under {Metal}.          Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;                sordid; degraded.          Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing                   moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of                   their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base                   marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean                   denote, in different degrees, the want of what is                   valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our                   abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or                   indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is                   opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to                   liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy                   is vile; undue compliances are mean.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a             substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the             latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides             of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain             organic bodies resembling them in their property of             forming salts with acids.          6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.          7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.          8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that             imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two             adjacent bastions.          9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a             figure on which it is supposed to stand.          10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is             constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.          11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.                   [Now commonly written {bass}.]                               The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.                                                                               --Dryden.          12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by             fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the             operations of an army proceed, forward movements are             made, supplies are furnished, etc.          13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]          14. (Zo[94]l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached             to another more central organ.          15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.          16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not             distinctly crystalline.          17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}.          18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]          19. pl. A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but             sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to             about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]          20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]          21. An apron. [Obs.] [bd]Bakers in their linen bases.[b8]             --Marston.          22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting             place or a goal in various games.                         To their appointed base they went.   --Dryden.          23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately             determined in length and position, serves as the origin             from which to compute the distances and positions of any             points or objects connected with it by a system of             triangles. --Lyman.          24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison             base}, or {bars}. [bd]To run the country base.[b8]             --Shak.          25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the             circuit of the infield.          {Altern base}. See under {Altern}.          {Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}.          {Base course}. (Arch.)             (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made                   of large stones of a mass of concrete; -- called also                   {foundation course}.             (b) The architectural member forming the transition                   between the basement and the wall above.          {Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without             any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach             the first base without being put out.          {Base line}.             (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in                   military operations.             (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.                            {Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of             the steam engine; the bed plate.          {Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the             breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave             molding. --H. L. Scott.
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Bass \Bass\, v. t.       To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.
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Bass \Bass\, n.; pl. {Bass}, and sometimes {Basses}. [A       corruption of barse.] (Zo[94]l.)       1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera {Roccus},             {Labrax}, and related genera. There are many species.          Note: The common European bass is {Labrax lupus}. American                species are: the striped bass ({Roccus lineatus});                white or silver bass of the lakes. ({R. chrysops});                brass or yellow bass ({R. interruptus}).          2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus             {Micropterus}). See {Black bass}.          3. Species of {Serranus}, the sea bass and rock bass. See             {Sea bass}.          4. The southern, red, or channel bass ({Sci[91]na ocellata}).             See {Redfish}.          Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See                {Calico bass}, under {Calico}.
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Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]       1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called             {whitewood}; also, its bark, which is used for making             mats. See {Bast}.          2. (Pron. [?]) A hassock or thick mat.
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Bass \Bass\, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]       1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.          2. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.                   [Written also {base}.]          {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.
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Bass \Bass\, a.       Deep or grave in tone.          {Bass clef} (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of             the staff containing the bass part of a musical             composition. [See Illust. under {Clef}.]          {Bass voice}, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for             singing bass.
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Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL.       bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper       name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]       1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;             as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.          2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.          3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic]             [bd]A pleasant and base swain.[b8] --Bacon.          4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]                         Why bastard? wherefore base?               --Shak.          5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and             silver, the precious metals.          6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base             bullion.          7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity             of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base             fellow; base motives; base occupations. [bd]A cruel act of             a base and a cowardish mind.[b8] --Robynson (More's             Utopia). [bd]Base ingratitude.[b8] --Milton.          8. Not classical or correct. [bd]Base Latin.[b8] --Fuller.          9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In             this sense, commonly written {bass.}]          10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,             one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.             Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a             base tenant.          {Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;             now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.          {Base metal}. See under {Metal}.          Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;                sordid; degraded.          Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing                   moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of                   their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base                   marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean                   denote, in different degrees, the want of what is                   valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our                   abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or                   indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is                   opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to                   liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy                   is vile; undue compliances are mean.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a             substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the             latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides             of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain             organic bodies resembling them in their property of             forming salts with acids.          6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.          7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.          8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that             imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two             adjacent bastions.          9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a             figure on which it is supposed to stand.          10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is             constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.          11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.                   [Now commonly written {bass}.]                               The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.                                                                               --Dryden.          12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by             fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the             operations of an army proceed, forward movements are             made, supplies are furnished, etc.          13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]          14. (Zo[94]l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached             to another more central organ.          15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.          16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not             distinctly crystalline.          17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}.          18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]          19. pl. A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but             sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to             about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]          20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]          21. An apron. [Obs.] [bd]Bakers in their linen bases.[b8]             --Marston.          22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting             place or a goal in various games.                         To their appointed base they went.   --Dryden.          23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately             determined in length and position, serves as the origin             from which to compute the distances and positions of any             points or objects connected with it by a system of             triangles. --Lyman.          24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison             base}, or {bars}. [bd]To run the country base.[b8]             --Shak.          25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the             circuit of the infield.          {Altern base}. See under {Altern}.          {Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}.          {Base course}. (Arch.)             (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made                   of large stones of a mass of concrete; -- called also                   {foundation course}.             (b) The architectural member forming the transition                   between the basement and the wall above.          {Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without             any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach             the first base without being put out.          {Base line}.             (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in                   military operations.             (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.                            {Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of             the steam engine; the bed plate.          {Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the             breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave             molding. --H. L. Scott.
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Bassa \Bas"sa\, Bassaw \Bas*saw"\, n.       See {Bashaw}.
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Bassa \Bas"sa\, Bassaw \Bas*saw"\, n.       See {Bashaw}.
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Bauk \Bauk\, Baulk \Baulk\, n. & v.       See {Balk}.
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Bay ice \Bay" ice`\       See under {Ice}.
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Ice \Ice\ ([imac]s), n. [OE. is, iis, AS. [c6]s; aksin to D.       ijs, G. eis, OHG. [c6]s, Icel. [c6]ss, Sw. is, Dan. iis, and       perh. to E. iron.]       1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state             by cold; frozen water. It is a white or transparent             colorless substance, crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal.             Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4[f8] C.             being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice floats.          Note: Water freezes at 32[f8] F. or 0[f8] Cent., and ice                melts at the same temperature. Ice owes its cooling                properties to the large amount of heat required to melt                it.          2. Concreted sugar. --Johnson.          3. Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored, and             artificially frozen.          4. Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor             ice.          {Anchor ice}, ice which sometimes forms about stones and             other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and             is thus attached or anchored to the ground.          {Bay ice}, ice formed in bays, fiords, etc., often in             extensive fields which drift out to sea.          {Ground ice}, anchor ice.          {Ice age} (Geol.), the glacial epoch or period. See under             {Glacial}.          {Ice anchor} (Naut.), a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a             field of ice. --Kane.          {Ice blink} [Dan. iisblink], a streak of whiteness of the             horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice not             yet in sight.          {Ice boat}.             (a) A boat fitted with skates or runners, and propelled on                   ice by sails; an ice yacht.             (b) A strong steamboat for breaking a channel through ice.                            {Ice box} [or] {chest}, a box for holding ice; a box in which             things are kept cool by means of ice; a refrigerator.          {Ice brook}, a brook or stream as cold as ice. [Poetic]             --Shak.          {Ice cream} [for iced cream], cream, milk, or custard,             sweetened, flavored, and frozen.          {Ice field}, an extensive sheet of ice.          {Ice float}, {Ice floe}, a sheet of floating ice similar to             an ice field, but smaller.          {Ice foot}, shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice belt. --Kane.          {Ice house}, a close-covered pit or building for storing ice.                      {Ice machine} (Physics), a machine for making ice             artificially, as by the production of a low temperature             through the sudden expansion of a gas or vapor, or the             rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid.          {Ice master}. See {Ice pilot} (below).          {Ice pack}, an irregular mass of broken and drifting ice.          {Ice paper}, a transparent film of gelatin for copying or             reproducing; papier glac[82].          {Ice petrel} (Zo[94]l.), a shearwater ({Puffinus gelidus}) of             the Antarctic seas, abundant among floating ice.          {Ice pick}, a sharp instrument for breaking ice into small             pieces.          {Ice pilot}, a pilot who has charge of a vessel where the             course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; -- called             also {ice master}.          {Ice pitcher}, a pitcher adapted for ice water.          {Ice plow}, a large tool for grooving and cutting ice.
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Bayou \Bay"ou\, n.; pl. {Bayous}. [North Am. Indian bayuk, in F.       spelling bayouc, bayouque.]       An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a       large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without       perceptible movement except from tide and wind. [Southern U.       S.]                   A dark slender thread of a bayou moves loiteringly                northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses. --G. W.                                                                               Cable.
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Bays \Bays\, Bayze \Bayze\, n.       See {Baize}. [Obs.]
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Bays \Bays\, Bayze \Bayze\, n.       See {Baize}. [Obs.]
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Beach \Beach\ (b[emac]ch), n.; pl. {Beaches} (-[ecr]z). [Cf. Sw.       backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. {Bank}.]       1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.          2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the             waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.          {Beach flea} (Zo[94]l.), the common name of many species of             amphipod Crustacea, of the family {Orchestid[91]}, living             on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.          {Beach grass} (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila             arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and             seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds             the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the             waves.          {Beach wagon}, a light open wagon with two or more seats.          {Raised beach}, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,             sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of             wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the             coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in             many lake and river regions.
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Beach \Beach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beached}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Beaching}.]       To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to       strand; as, to beach a ship.
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Beachy \Beach"y\, a.       Having a beach or beaches; formed by a beach or beaches;       shingly.                   The beachy girdle of the ocean.               --Shak.
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Beak \Beak\ (b[emac]k), n. [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf.       Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.]       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny                   sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much                   according to the food and habits of the bird, and is                   largely used in the classification of birds.             (b) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles.             (c) The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and                   other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.             (d) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the                   hinge of a bivalve.             (e) The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing                   the canal.          2. Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as             a promontory of land. --Carew.          3. (Antiq.) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal             head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient             galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a             beakhead.          4. (Naut.) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which             is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.          5. (Arch.) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris             or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water             is thrown off.          6. (Bot.) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird,             terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.          7. (Far.) A toe clip. See {Clip}, n. (Far.).          8. A magistrate or policeman. [Slang, Eng.]
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Clip \Clip\, n.       1. An embrace. --Sir P. Sidney.          2. A cutting; a shearing.          3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop             of wool.          4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.          5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron             strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. --Knight.          6. (Far.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a             horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of             the hoof; -- called also {toe clip} and {beak}. --Youatt.          7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.             [Colloq. U. S.]
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Beak \Beak\ (b[emac]k), n. [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf.       Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.]       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny                   sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much                   according to the food and habits of the bird, and is                   largely used in the classification of birds.             (b) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles.             (c) The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and                   other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.             (d) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the                   hinge of a bivalve.             (e) The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing                   the canal.          2. Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as             a promontory of land. --Carew.          3. (Antiq.) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal             head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient             galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a             beakhead.          4. (Naut.) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which             is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.          5. (Arch.) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris             or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water             is thrown off.          6. (Bot.) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird,             terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.          7. (Far.) A toe clip. See {Clip}, n. (Far.).          8. A magistrate or policeman. [Slang, Eng.]
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Clip \Clip\, n.       1. An embrace. --Sir P. Sidney.          2. A cutting; a shearing.          3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop             of wool.          4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.          5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron             strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. --Knight.          6. (Far.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a             horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of             the hoof; -- called also {toe clip} and {beak}. --Youatt.          7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.             [Colloq. U. S.]
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Beauish \Beau"ish\, n.       Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. [bd]A       beauish young spark.[b8] --Byrom.
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Beau \Beau\, n.; pl. F. {Beaux} (E. pron. b[?]z), E. {Beaus}.       [F., a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr. L. bellus pretty,       fine, for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See {Bounty}, and cf.       {Belle}, {Beauty}.]       1. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion;             a dandy.          2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an             escort; a lover.
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Beau \Beau\, n.; pl. F. {Beaux} (E. pron. b[?]z), E. {Beaus}.       [F., a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr. L. bellus pretty,       fine, for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See {Bounty}, and cf.       {Belle}, {Beauty}.]       1. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion;             a dandy.          2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an             escort; a lover.
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Beaux \Beaux\, n.,       pl. of {Beau}.
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d8Bel-esprit \[d8]Bel"-es*prit"\, n.; pl. {Beaux}{-esprits}.       [F., fine wit.]       A fine genius, or man of wit. [bd]A man of letters and a bel       esprit.[b8] --W. Irving.
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Beck \Beck\, n.       See {Beak}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Beck \Beck\, n. [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook,       OHG. pah, G. bach.]       A small brook.                   The brooks, the becks, the rills.            --Drayton.
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Beck \Beck\, n.       A vat. See {Back}.
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Beck \Beck\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Becked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Becking}.] [Contr. of beckon.]       To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [Archaic]       --Drayton.
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Beck \Beck\, v. t.       To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand;       to intimate a command to. [Archaic]                   When gold and silver becks me to come on. --Shak.
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Beck \Beck\, n.       A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a       call or command.                   They have troops of soldiers at their beck. --Shak.
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Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,       Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.       beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and             family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family             {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.          Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee                ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has                its own queen, its males or drones, and its very                numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the                {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of                honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;                the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.                The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical                honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.          2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united             labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a             quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]                         The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.                                                                               --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See             1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the             sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays             through; -- called also {bee blocks}.          {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})             parasitic in beehives.          {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the             European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.          {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus             {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some             resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.          {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family             {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are             parasitic upon bees.          {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an             apiary. --Mortimer.          {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement             the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called             also {propolis}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family             {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon             the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.          {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect             ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.          {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus             Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.          {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose             larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in             beehives.          {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See             Illust. of {Bee beetle}.          {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.             (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]             (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.             (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's                   whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]                   --Sir W. Scott.
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Hawk \Hawk\, n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc,       heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel.       haukr, Sw. h[94]k, Dan. h[94]g, prob. from the root of E.       heave.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the       family {Falconid[91]}. They differ from the true falcons in       lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in       having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size       and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were       formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the       word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as       the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.          Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed                hawk ({Buteo borealis}); the red-shouldered ({B.                lineatus}); the broad-winged ({B. Pennsylvanicus}); the                rough-legged ({Archibuteo lagopus}); the sharp-shinned                {Accipiter fuscus}). See {Fishhawk}, {Goshawk}, {Marsh                hawk}, under {Marsh}, {Night hawk}, under {Night}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Eagle hawk}. See under {Eagle}.          {Hawk eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic bird of the genus             {Spiz[91]tus}, or {Limn[91]tus}, intermediate between the             hawks and eagles. There are several species.          {Hawk fly} (Zo[94]l.), a voracious fly of the family             {Asilid[91]}. See {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}.          {Hawk moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hawk moth}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Hawk owl}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A northern owl ({Surnia ulula}) of Europe and America. It             flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.       (b) An owl of India ({Ninox scutellatus}).          {Hawk's bill} (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the             striking mechanism of a clock.
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Honey \Hon"ey\, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS.       honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw.       h[86]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. [?] dust, Skr. kaa grain.]       1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from             flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the             honeycomb.          2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.                         The honey of his language.                  --Shak.          3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.                         Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.          Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of                compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or                honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.          {Honey ant} (Zo[94]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus             melliger}), found in the Southwestern United States, and             in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are             larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which             serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,             their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a             currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the             honey and feed the rest.          {Honey badger} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.          {Honey bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kinkajou}.          {Honey buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a bird related to the kites, of             the genus {Pernis}. The European species is {P. apivorus};             the Indian or crested honey buzzard is {P. ptilorhyncha}.             They feed upon honey and the larv[91] of bees. Called also             {bee hawk}, {bee kite}.          {Honey creeper} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small,             bright, colored, passerine birds of the family             {C[d2]rebid[91]}, abundant in Central and South America.                      {Honey easter} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small             passerine birds of the family {Meliphagid[91]}, abundant             in Australia and Oceania; -- called also {honeysucker}.          {Honey flower} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus             {Melianthus}, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The             flowers yield much honey.          {Honey guide} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small             birds of the family {Indicatorid[91]}, inhabiting Africa             and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading             persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also             {honeybird}, and {indicator}.          {Honey harvest}, the gathering of honey from hives, or the             honey which is gathered. --Dryden.          {Honey kite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Honey buzzard} (above).          {Honey locust} (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia             triacanthos}), armed with thorns, and having long pods             with a sweet pulp between the seeds.          {Honey month}. Same as {Honeymoon}.          {Honey weasel} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.
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Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,       Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.       beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and             family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family             {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.          Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee                ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has                its own queen, its males or drones, and its very                numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the                {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of                honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;                the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.                The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical                honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.          2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united             labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a             quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]                         The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.                                                                               --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See             1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the             sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays             through; -- called also {bee blocks}.          {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})             parasitic in beehives.          {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the             European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.          {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus             {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some             resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.          {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family             {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are             parasitic upon bees.          {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an             apiary. --Mortimer.          {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement             the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called             also {propolis}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family             {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon             the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.          {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect             ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.          {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus             Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.          {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose             larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in             beehives.          {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See             Illust. of {Bee beetle}.          {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.             (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]             (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.             (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's                   whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]                   --Sir W. Scott.
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Hawk \Hawk\, n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc,       heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel.       haukr, Sw. h[94]k, Dan. h[94]g, prob. from the root of E.       heave.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the       family {Falconid[91]}. They differ from the true falcons in       lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in       having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size       and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were       formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the       word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as       the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.          Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed                hawk ({Buteo borealis}); the red-shouldered ({B.                lineatus}); the broad-winged ({B. Pennsylvanicus}); the                rough-legged ({Archibuteo lagopus}); the sharp-shinned                {Accipiter fuscus}). See {Fishhawk}, {Goshawk}, {Marsh                hawk}, under {Marsh}, {Night hawk}, under {Night}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Eagle hawk}. See under {Eagle}.          {Hawk eagle} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic bird of the genus             {Spiz[91]tus}, or {Limn[91]tus}, intermediate between the             hawks and eagles. There are several species.          {Hawk fly} (Zo[94]l.), a voracious fly of the family             {Asilid[91]}. See {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}.          {Hawk moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hawk moth}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Hawk owl}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A northern owl ({Surnia ulula}) of Europe and America. It             flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.       (b) An owl of India ({Ninox scutellatus}).          {Hawk's bill} (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the             striking mechanism of a clock.
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Honey \Hon"ey\, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS.       honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw.       h[86]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. [?] dust, Skr. kaa grain.]       1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from             flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the             honeycomb.          2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.                         The honey of his language.                  --Shak.          3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.                         Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.          Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of                compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or                honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.          {Honey ant} (Zo[94]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus             melliger}), found in the Southwestern United States, and             in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are             larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which             serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,             their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a             currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the             honey and feed the rest.          {Honey badger} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.          {Honey bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kinkajou}.          {Honey buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a bird related to the kites, of             the genus {Pernis}. The European species is {P. apivorus};             the Indian or crested honey buzzard is {P. ptilorhyncha}.             They feed upon honey and the larv[91] of bees. Called also             {bee hawk}, {bee kite}.          {Honey creeper} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small,             bright, colored, passerine birds of the family             {C[d2]rebid[91]}, abundant in Central and South America.                      {Honey easter} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small             passerine birds of the family {Meliphagid[91]}, abundant             in Australia and Oceania; -- called also {honeysucker}.          {Honey flower} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus             {Melianthus}, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The             flowers yield much honey.          {Honey guide} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small             birds of the family {Indicatorid[91]}, inhabiting Africa             and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading             persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also             {honeybird}, and {indicator}.          {Honey harvest}, the gathering of honey from hives, or the             honey which is gathered. --Dryden.          {Honey kite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Honey buzzard} (above).          {Honey locust} (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia             triacanthos}), armed with thorns, and having long pods             with a sweet pulp between the seeds.          {Honey month}. Same as {Honeymoon}.          {Honey weasel} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.
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Beech \Beech\, n.; pl. {Beeches}. [OE. beche, AS. b[?]ce; akin       to D. beuk, OHG. buocha, G. buche, Icel. beyki, Dan. b[94]g,       Sw. bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr. [?] oak, [?] to eat, Skr.       bhaksh; the tree being named originally from the esculent       fruit. See {Book}, and cf. 7th {Buck}, {Buckwheat}.] (Bot.)       A tree of the genus {Fagus}.          Note: It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and                thick foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of                which swine are fond. The {Fagus sylvatica} is the                European species, and the {F. ferruginea} that of                America.          {Beech drops} (Bot.), a parasitic plant which grows on the             roots of beeches ({Epiphegus Americana}).          {Beech marten} (Zo[94]l.), the stone marten of Europe             ({Mustela foina}).          {Beech mast}, the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under             the trees, in autumn.          {Beech oil}, oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech             tree.          {Cooper beech}, a variety of the European beech with             copper-colored, shining leaves.
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Beechy \Beech"y\, a.       Of or relating to beeches.
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Beehouse \Bee"house`\, n.       A house for bees; an apiary.
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Beg \Beg\, v. i.       To ask alms or charity, especially to ask habitually by the       wayside or from house to house; to live by asking alms.                   I can not dig; to beg I am ashamed.         --Luke xvi. 3.
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Beg \Beg\, n. [Turk. beg, pronounced bay. Cf. {Bey}, {Begum}.]       A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the       East; a bey.
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Beg \Beg\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Begging}.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to       Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. {Bid}, v. t.); or       cf. beghard, beguin.]       1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to             beseech.                         I do beg your good will in this case. --Shak.                         [Joseph] begged the body of Jesus.      --Matt. xxvii.                                                                               58.          Note: Sometimes implying deferential and respectful, rather                than earnest, asking; as, I beg your pardon; I beg                leave to disagree with you.          2. To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or             from house to house.                         Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his                      seed begging bread.                           --Ps. xxxvii.                                                                               25.          3. To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to             grant a favor.          4. To take for granted; to assume without proof.
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Besee \Be*see"\, v. t. & i. [AS. bese[a2]n; pref. be- +       [?]e[a2]n to see.]       To see; to look; to mind. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Bewake \Be*wake"\, v. t. & i.       To keep watch over; to keep awake. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Bewash \Be*wash"\, v. t.       To drench or souse with water. [bd]Let the maids bewash the       men.[b8] --Herrick.
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Bewig \Be*wig"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewigged}.]       To cover (the head) with a wig. --Hawthorne.
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Bias \Bi"as\, a.       1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
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Bias \Bi"as\, adv.       In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as,       to cut cloth bias.
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Bias \Bi"as\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Biased} (b[imac]"[ait]st); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Biasing}.]       To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to       influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.                   Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should                it have biased any just critic in the counter                direction.                                             --De Quincey.
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Bias \Bi"as\ (b[imac]"[ait]s), n.; pl. {Biases} (-[ecr]z). [F.       biasis, perh. fr. LL. bifax two-faced; L. bis + facies face.       See {Bi-}, and cf. {Face}.]       1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of             bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it             from a straight line.                         Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within                      the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward             an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent;             inclination.                         Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts. --South.                         Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to                      all their actions.                              --Locke.          3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as             the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.          4. A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.          Syn: Prepossession; prejudice; partiality; inclination. See                {Bent}.
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Bice \Bice\, Bise \Bise\, n. [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light       gray, tawny.] (Paint.)       A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate       of copper, or from smalt; -- called also {blue bice}.          {Green bice} is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow             orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of             copper. --Cooley. --Brande & C.
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Toby \To"by\, n.; pl. {-bies}. [Perh. from the proper name.]       A small jug, pitcher, or mug, generally used for ale, shaped       somewhat like a stout man, with a cocked hat forming the       brim.
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Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, n. [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg,       Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)       Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.                   [bd]Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley,                now with bigg.[b8]                                 --New English                                                                               Dict.
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Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, v. t. [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to       inhabit, to build, b[?]a (neut.) to dwell (active) to make       ready. See {Boor}, and {Bound}.]       To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Big \Big\, a. [Compar. {Bigger}; superl. {Biggest}.] [Perh. from       Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr.       baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr,       (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr. OE.       biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build, akin to E. be.]       1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of             great size; large. [bd]He's too big to go in there.[b8]             --Shak.          2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth             or produce; -- often figuratively.                         [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.                                                                               --Addison.          3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation,             distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a             big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied             to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.                         God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. --Jer.                                                                               Taylor.          Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as,                big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced.          {To talk big}, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously.                         I talked big to them at first.            --De Foe.          Syn: Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.
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d8Actinomycosis \[d8]Ac`ti*no*my*co"sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)       A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the       presence of {Actinomyces bovis}. It causes local suppurating       tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also {lumpy jaw} or {big       jaw}. -- {Ac`ti*no*my*cot"ic}, a.
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Bigeye \Big"eye`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A fish of the genus {Priacanthus}, remarkable for the large       size of the eye.
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Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, n. [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg,       Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)       Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.                   [bd]Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley,                now with bigg.[b8]                                 --New English                                                                               Dict.
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Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, v. t. [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to       inhabit, to build, b[?]a (neut.) to dwell (active) to make       ready. See {Boor}, and {Bound}.]       To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Bigg \Bigg\, n. & v.       See {Big}, n. & v.
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Bike \Bike\, n. [Ethymol. unknown.]       A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm. [Scot.] --Sir       W. Scott.
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Bis \Bis\, adv. [L. bis twice, for duis, fr. root of duo two.       See {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}.]       Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be,       repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.
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Bis- \Bis-\, pref.       A form of {Bi-}, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.
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Bis \Bis\, adv. [L. bis twice, for duis, fr. root of duo two.       See {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}.]       Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be,       repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.
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Bis- \Bis-\, pref.       A form of {Bi-}, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.
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Bice \Bice\, Bise \Bise\, n. [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light       gray, tawny.] (Paint.)       A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate       of copper, or from smalt; -- called also {blue bice}.          {Green bice} is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow             orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of             copper. --Cooley. --Brande & C.
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Bise \Bise\, n. (Paint.)       See {Bice}.
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Biseye \Bi*seye"\,       p. p. of {Besee}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Evil biseye}, ill looking. [Obs.]
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Bish \Bish\, n.       Same as {Bikh}.
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Bisie \Bis"ie\, v. t.       To busy; to employ. [Obs.]
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Bisk \Bisk\, n. [F. bisque.]       Soup or broth made by boiling several sorts of flesh       together. --King.
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Bisk \Bisk\, n. [F. bisque.] (Tennis)       See {Bisque}.
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Bisque \Bisque\, n. [F.]       A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis;       also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet.
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Boa \Bo"a\, n.; pl. {Boas} . [L. boa a kind of water serpent.       Perh. fr. bos an ox.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of large American serpents, including             the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico ({B.             imperator}), and the chevalier boa of Peru ({B. eques}).          Note: The name is also applied to related genera; as, the                dog-headed boa ({Xiphosoma caninum}).          2. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its             resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
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Boce \Boce\ (b[omac]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body       and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.
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Bockey \Bock"ey\, n. [D. bokaal.]       A bowl or vessel made from a gourd. [Local, New York]       --Bartlett.
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Boes \Bo"es\, 3d sing. pr. of {Behove}.       Behoves or behooves. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Bog \Bog\, n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir.       bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.]       1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable             matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to             sink; a marsh; a morass.                         Appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit, Of                      treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread. --R.                                                                               Jago.          2. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and             grass, in a marsh or swamp. [Local, U. S.]          {Bog bean}. See {Buck bean}.          {Bog bumper} (bump, to make a loud noise), {Bog blitter},       {Bog bluiter}, {Bog jumper}, the bittern. [Prov.]          {Bog butter}, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found             in the peat bogs of Ireland.          {Bog earth} (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of             silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. --P. Cyc.          {Bog moss}. (Bot.) Same as {Sphagnum}.          {Bog myrtle} (Bot.), the sweet gale.          {Bog ore}. (Min.)             (a) An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a                   variety of brown iron ore, or limonite.             (b) Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.          {Bog rush} (Bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass.          {Bog spavin}. See under {Spavin}.
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Bog \Bog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bogging}.]       To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to       sink and stick, as in mud and mire.                   At another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the                slough of Lochend.                                 --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie}.]       1. A goblin; a bugbear.                         I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. --Wm.                                                                               Black.          2. (Golf) A given score or number of strokes, for each hole,             against which players compete; -- said to be so called             because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate             player called Colonel Bogey.
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Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.       A goblin; a bugbear. See {Bogy}.
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Bogy \Bo"gy\, n.; pl. {Bogies}. [See {Bogle}.]       A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. [bd]Death's heads and       bogies.[b8] --J. H. Newman. [Written also {bogey}.]                   There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing                bogy in the history of savages.               --C. Kingsley.
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Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie}.]       1. A goblin; a bugbear.                         I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. --Wm.                                                                               Black.          2. (Golf) A given score or number of strokes, for each hole,             against which players compete; -- said to be so called             because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate             player called Colonel Bogey.
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Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.       A goblin; a bugbear. See {Bogy}.
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Bogy \Bo"gy\, n.; pl. {Bogies}. [See {Bogle}.]       A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. [bd]Death's heads and       bogies.[b8] --J. H. Newman. [Written also {bogey}.]                   There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing                bogy in the history of savages.               --C. Kingsley.
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Boggy \Bog"gy\, a.       Consisting of, or containing, a bog or bogs; of the nature of       a bog; swampy; as, boggy land.
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Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie}.]       1. A goblin; a bugbear.                         I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. --Wm.                                                                               Black.          2. (Golf) A given score or number of strokes, for each hole,             against which players compete; -- said to be so called             because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate             player called Colonel Bogey.
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Bogie \Bo"gie\, n. [A dialectic word. N. of Eng. & Scot.]       A four-wheeled truck, having a certain amount of play around       a vertical axis, used to support in part a locomotive on a       railway track.
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Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie}.]       1. A goblin; a bugbear.                         I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. --Wm.                                                                               Black.          2. (Golf) A given score or number of strokes, for each hole,             against which players compete; -- said to be so called             because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate             player called Colonel Bogey.
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Bogie \Bo"gie\, n. [A dialectic word. N. of Eng. & Scot.]       A four-wheeled truck, having a certain amount of play around       a vertical axis, used to support in part a locomotive on a       railway track.
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Boce \Boce\ (b[omac]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body       and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.
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Bogue \Bogue\, v. i. (Naut.)       To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; -- said       only of inferior craft.
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Bogue \Bogue\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The boce; -- called also {bogue bream}. See {Boce}.
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Boce \Boce\ (b[omac]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body       and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.
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Bogue \Bogue\, v. i. (Naut.)       To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; -- said       only of inferior craft.
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Bogue \Bogue\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The boce; -- called also {bogue bream}. See {Boce}.
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Bogy \Bo"gy\, n.; pl. {Bogies}. [See {Bogle}.]       A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. [bd]Death's heads and       bogies.[b8] --J. H. Newman. [Written also {bogey}.]                   There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing                bogy in the history of savages.               --C. Kingsley.
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Boke \Boke\, v. t. & i.       To poke; to thrust. [Obs. or Dial.]
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Rhapsody \Rhap"so*dy\, n.; pl. {Rhapsodies}. [F. rhapsodie, L.       rhapsodia, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist;       "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See       {Ode}.]       1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic             poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one             time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; --             called also a {book}.          2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed             under excitement, and without dependence or natural             connection; rambling composition. [bd]A rhapsody of             words.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A rhapsody of tales.[b8] --Locke.          3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an             improvisation; as, Liszt's [bd]Hungarian Rhapsodies.[b8]
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Bell \Bell\, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.]       1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a             cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue,             and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.          Note: Bells have been made of various metals, but the best                have always been, as now, of an alloy of copper and                tin.          {The Liberty Bell}, the famous bell of the Philadelphia State             House, which rang when the Continental Congress declared             the Independence of the United States, in 1776. It had             been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words [bd]Proclaim             liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants             thereof.[b8]          2. A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose             ball which causes it to sound when moved.          3. Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a             flower. [bd]In a cowslip's bell I lie.[b8] --Shak.          4. (Arch.) That part of the capital of a column included             between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the             naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist             within the leafage of a capital.          5. pl. (Naut.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time;             or the time so designated.          Note: On shipboard, time is marked by a bell, which is struck                eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock. Half an hour after                it has struck [bd]eight bells[b8] it is struck once,                and at every succeeding half hour the number of strokes                is increased by one, till at the end of the four hours,                which constitute a watch, it is struck eight times.          {To bear away the bell}, to win the prize at a race where the             prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in something.             --Fuller.          {To bear the bell}, to be the first or leader; -- in allusion             to the bellwether or a flock, or the leading animal of a             team or drove, when wearing a bell.          {To curse by bell}, {book}, {and candle}, a solemn form of             excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church, the             bell being tolled, the book of offices for the purpose             being used, and three candles being extinguished with             certain ceremonies. --Nares.          {To lose the bell}, to be worsted in a contest. [bd]In single             fight he lost the bell.[b8] --Fairfax.          {To shake the bells}, to move, give notice, or alarm. --Shak.          Note: Bell is much used adjectively or in combinations; as,                bell clapper; bell foundry; bell hanger; bell-mouthed;                bell tower, etc., which, for the most part, are                self-explaining.          {Bell arch} (Arch.), an arch of unusual form, following the             curve of an ogee.          {Bell cage}, or {Bell carriage} (Arch.), a timber frame             constructed to carry one or more large bells.          {Bell cot} (Arch.), a small or subsidiary construction,             frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure, and             used to contain and support one or more bells.          {Bell deck} (Arch.), the floor of a belfry made to serve as a             roof to the rooms below.          {Bell founder}, one whose occupation it is to found or cast             bells.          {Bell foundry}, or {Bell foundery}, a place where bells are             founded or cast.          {Bell gable} (Arch.), a small gable-shaped construction,             pierced with one or more openings, and used to contain             bells.          {Bell glass}. See {Bell jar}.          {Bell hanger}, a man who hangs or puts up bells.          {Bell pull}, a cord, handle, or knob, connecting with a bell             or bell wire, and which will ring the bell when pulled.             --Aytoun.          {Bell punch}, a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell             when used.          {Bell ringer}, one who rings a bell or bells, esp. one whose             business it is to ring a church bell or chime, or a set of             musical bells for public entertainment.          {Bell roof} (Arch.), a roof shaped according to the general             lines of a bell.          {Bell rope}, a rope by which a church or other bell is rung.                      {Bell tent}, a circular conical-topped tent.          {Bell trap}, a kind of bell shaped stench trap.
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Book \Book\ (b[oocr]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[omac]c; akin to       Goth. b[omac]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel.       b[omac]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[omac]k, D. boek, OHG.       puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[omac]c, b[emac]ce, beech;       because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes       on pieces of beechen board. Cf. {Beech}.]       1. A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material,             blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many             folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or             writing.          Note: When blank, it is called a blank book. When printed,                the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a                volume of some size, from a pamphlet.          Note: It has been held that, under the copyright law, a book                is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound                together; it may be printed on a single sheet, as music                or a diagram of patterns. --Abbott.          2. A composition, written or printed; a treatise.                         A good book is the precious life blood of a master                      spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a                      life beyond life.                              --Milton.          3. A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as,             the tenth book of [bd]Paradise Lost.[b8]          4. A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are             kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and             expenditures, etc.          5. Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in             certain other games, two or more corresponding cards,             forming a set.          Note: Book is used adjectively or as a part of many                compounds; as, book buyer, bookrack, book club, book                lore, book sale, book trade, memorandum book, cashbook.          {Book account}, an account or register of debt or credit in a             book.          {Book debt}, a debt for items charged to the debtor by the             creditor in his book of accounts.          {Book learning}, learning acquired from books, as             distinguished from practical knowledge. [bd]Neither does             it so much require book learning and scholarship, as good             natural sense, to distinguish true and false.[b8]             --Burnet.          {Book louse} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of minute,             wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They             belong to the {Pseudoneuroptera}.          {Book moth} (Zo[94]l.), the name of several species of moths,             the larv[91] of which eat books.          {Book oath}, an oath made on {The Book}, or Bible.          {The Book of Books}, the Bible.          {Book post}, a system under which books, bulky manuscripts,             etc., may be transmitted by mail.          {Book scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), one of the false scorpions             ({Chelifer cancroides}) found among books and papers. It             can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects.                      {Book stall}, a stand or stall, often in the open air, for             retailing books.          {Canonical books}. See {Canonical}.          {In one's books}, in one's favor. [bd]I was so much in his             books, that at his decease he left me his lamp.[b8]             --Addison.          {To bring to book}.             (a) To compel to give an account.             (b) To compare with an admitted authority. [bd]To bring it                   manifestly to book is impossible.[b8] --M. Arnold.          {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.          {To make a book} (Horse Racing), to lay bets (recorded in a             pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that             the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and             loses only on the winning horse or horses.          {To speak by the book}, to speak with minute exactness.          {Without book}.             (a) By memory.             (b) Without authority.
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Book \Book\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Booking}.]       1. To enter, write, or register in a book or list.                         Let it be booked with the rest of this day's deeds.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose             of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be             booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater.          3. To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is             booked for the valedictory. [Colloq.]                         Here I am booked for three days more in Paris.                                                                               --Charles                                                                               Reade.
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Rhapsody \Rhap"so*dy\, n.; pl. {Rhapsodies}. [F. rhapsodie, L.       rhapsodia, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist;       "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See       {Ode}.]       1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic             poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one             time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; --             called also a {book}.          2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed             under excitement, and without dependence or natural             connection; rambling composition. [bd]A rhapsody of             words.[b8] --Shak. [bd]A rhapsody of tales.[b8] --Locke.          3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an             improvisation; as, Liszt's [bd]Hungarian Rhapsodies.[b8]
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Bell \Bell\, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.]       1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a             cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue,             and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.          Note: Bells have been made of various metals, but the best                have always been, as now, of an alloy of copper and                tin.          {The Liberty Bell}, the famous bell of the Philadelphia State             House, which rang when the Continental Congress declared             the Independence of the United States, in 1776. It had             been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words [bd]Proclaim             liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants             thereof.[b8]          2. A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose             ball which causes it to sound when moved.          3. Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a             flower. [bd]In a cowslip's bell I lie.[b8] --Shak.          4. (Arch.) That part of the capital of a column included             between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the             naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist             within the leafage of a capital.          5. pl. (Naut.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time;             or the time so designated.          Note: On shipboard, time is marked by a bell, which is struck                eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock. Half an hour after                it has struck [bd]eight bells[b8] it is struck once,                and at every succeeding half hour the number of strokes                is increased by one, till at the end of the four hours,                which constitute a watch, it is struck eight times.          {To bear away the bell}, to win the prize at a race where the             prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in something.             --Fuller.          {To bear the bell}, to be the first or leader; -- in allusion             to the bellwether or a flock, or the leading animal of a             team or drove, when wearing a bell.          {To curse by bell}, {book}, {and candle}, a solemn form of             excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church, the             bell being tolled, the book of offices for the purpose             being used, and three candles being extinguished with             certain ceremonies. --Nares.          {To lose the bell}, to be worsted in a contest. [bd]In single             fight he lost the bell.[b8] --Fairfax.          {To shake the bells}, to move, give notice, or alarm. --Shak.          Note: Bell is much used adjectively or in combinations; as,                bell clapper; bell foundry; bell hanger; bell-mouthed;                bell tower, etc., which, for the most part, are                self-explaining.          {Bell arch} (Arch.), an arch of unusual form, following the             curve of an ogee.          {Bell cage}, or {Bell carriage} (Arch.), a timber frame             constructed to carry one or more large bells.          {Bell cot} (Arch.), a small or subsidiary construction,             frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure, and             used to contain and support one or more bells.          {Bell deck} (Arch.), the floor of a belfry made to serve as a             roof to the rooms below.          {Bell founder}, one whose occupation it is to found or cast             bells.          {Bell foundry}, or {Bell foundery}, a place where bells are             founded or cast.          {Bell gable} (Arch.), a small gable-shaped construction,             pierced with one or more openings, and used to contain             bells.          {Bell glass}. See {Bell jar}.          {Bell hanger}, a man who hangs or puts up bells.          {Bell pull}, a cord, handle, or knob, connecting with a bell             or bell wire, and which will ring the bell when pulled.             --Aytoun.          {Bell punch}, a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell             when used.          {Bell ringer}, one who rings a bell or bells, esp. one whose             business it is to ring a church bell or chime, or a set of             musical bells for public entertainment.          {Bell roof} (Arch.), a roof shaped according to the general             lines of a bell.          {Bell rope}, a rope by which a church or other bell is rung.                      {Bell tent}, a circular conical-topped tent.          {Bell trap}, a kind of bell shaped stench trap.
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Book \Book\ (b[oocr]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[omac]c; akin to       Goth. b[omac]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel.       b[omac]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[omac]k, D. boek, OHG.       puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[omac]c, b[emac]ce, beech;       because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes       on pieces of beechen board. Cf. {Beech}.]       1. A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material,             blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many             folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or             writing.          Note: When blank, it is called a blank book. When printed,                the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a                volume of some size, from a pamphlet.          Note: It has been held that, under the copyright law, a book                is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound                together; it may be printed on a single sheet, as music                or a diagram of patterns. --Abbott.          2. A composition, written or printed; a treatise.                         A good book is the precious life blood of a master                      spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a                      life beyond life.                              --Milton.          3. A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as,             the tenth book of [bd]Paradise Lost.[b8]          4. A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are             kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and             expenditures, etc.          5. Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in             certain other games, two or more corresponding cards,             forming a set.          Note: Book is used adjectively or as a part of many                compounds; as, book buyer, bookrack, book club, book                lore, book sale, book trade, memorandum book, cashbook.          {Book account}, an account or register of debt or credit in a             book.          {Book debt}, a debt for items charged to the debtor by the             creditor in his book of accounts.          {Book learning}, learning acquired from books, as             distinguished from practical knowledge. [bd]Neither does             it so much require book learning and scholarship, as good             natural sense, to distinguish true and false.[b8]             --Burnet.          {Book louse} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of minute,             wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They             belong to the {Pseudoneuroptera}.          {Book moth} (Zo[94]l.), the name of several species of moths,             the larv[91] of which eat books.          {Book oath}, an oath made on {The Book}, or Bible.          {The Book of Books}, the Bible.          {Book post}, a system under which books, bulky manuscripts,             etc., may be transmitted by mail.          {Book scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), one of the false scorpions             ({Chelifer cancroides}) found among books and papers. It             can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects.                      {Book stall}, a stand or stall, often in the open air, for             retailing books.          {Canonical books}. See {Canonical}.          {In one's books}, in one's favor. [bd]I was so much in his             books, that at his decease he left me his lamp.[b8]             --Addison.          {To bring to book}.             (a) To compel to give an account.             (b) To compare with an admitted authority. [bd]To bring it                   manifestly to book is impossible.[b8] --M. Arnold.          {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.          {To make a book} (Horse Racing), to lay bets (recorded in a             pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that             the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and             loses only on the winning horse or horses.          {To speak by the book}, to speak with minute exactness.          {Without book}.             (a) By memory.             (b) Without authority.
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Book \Book\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Booking}.]       1. To enter, write, or register in a book or list.                         Let it be booked with the rest of this day's deeds.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose             of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be             booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater.          3. To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is             booked for the valedictory. [Colloq.]                         Here I am booked for three days more in Paris.                                                                               --Charles                                                                               Reade.
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Booky \Book"y\, a.       Bookish.
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Boose \Boose\, v. i.       To drink excessively. See {Booze}.
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Boose \Boose\, n. [AS. b[d3]s, b[d3]sig; akin to Icel. b[be]ss,       Sw. b[86]s, Dan. baas, stall, G. banse, Goth. bansts barn,       Skr. bh[be]sas stall. [fb]252.]       A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov.       Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Booze \Booze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Boozing}.] [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D.       buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.]       To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to       tipple. [Written also {bouse}, and {boose}.] --Landor.                   This is better than boozing in public houses. --H. R.                                                                               Haweis.
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Boose \Boose\, v. i.       To drink excessively. See {Booze}.
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Boose \Boose\, n. [AS. b[d3]s, b[d3]sig; akin to Icel. b[be]ss,       Sw. b[86]s, Dan. baas, stall, G. banse, Goth. bansts barn,       Skr. bh[be]sas stall. [fb]252.]       A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov.       Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Booze \Booze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Boozing}.] [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D.       buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.]       To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to       tipple. [Written also {bouse}, and {boose}.] --Landor.                   This is better than boozing in public houses. --H. R.                                                                               Haweis.
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Booze \Booze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Boozing}.] [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D.       buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.]       To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to       tipple. [Written also {bouse}, and {boose}.] --Landor.                   This is better than boozing in public houses. --H. R.                                                                               Haweis.
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Booze \Booze\, n.       A carouse; a drinking. --Sir W. Scott.
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Boozy \Booz"y\, a.       A little intoxicated; fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy.       [Colloq.] --C. Kingsley.
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d8Boza \[d8]Bo"za\, n. [See {Bosa}.]       An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians,       made from millet seed and various astringent substances;       also, an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed, darnel       meal, and water. [Written also {bosa}, {bozah}, {bouza}.]
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Bosh \Bosh\, n. [Cf. G. posse joke, trifle; It. bozzo a rough       stone, bozzetto a rough sketch, s-bozzo a rough draught,       sketch.]       Figure; outline; show. [Obs.]
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Bosh \Bosh\, n. [Turk.]       Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug. [Colloq.]
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Bosh \Bosh\, n.; pl. {Boshes}. [Cf. G. b[94]schung a slope.]       1. One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast             furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of             the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace.          2. pl. The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes             inward, or the widest space at the top of this part.          3. In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and             ingots are cooled.
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Bosk \Bosk\, n. [See {Bosket}.]       A thicket; a small wood. [bd]Through bosk and dell.[b8] --Sir       W. Scott.
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Bosky \Bosk"y\, a. [Cf. {Bushy}.]       1. Woody or bushy; covered with boscage or thickets.             --Milton.          2. Caused by boscage.                         Darkened over by long bosky shadows.   --H. James.
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Boss \Boss\ (b[ocr]s; 115), n.; pl. {Bosses} (-[ecr]z). [OE.       boce, bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G.       origin; cf. OHG. b[d3]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[d3]zan, MHG.       b[93]zen, to beat. See {Beat}, and cf. {Botch} a swelling.]       1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a             knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.          2. A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different             material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a             buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection             of a shield. See {Umbilicus}.
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Boss \Boss\ (b[ocr]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bossed} (b[ocr]st);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Bossing}.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See       the preceding word.]       To ornament with bosses; to stud.
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Boss \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.]       A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a       political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]
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Bossy \Boss"y\, a.       Ornamented with bosses; studded.
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Bossy \Bos"sy\, n. [Dim. fr. Prov. E. boss in boss-calf,       buss-calf, for boose-calf, prop., a calf kept in the stall.       See 1st {Boose}.]       A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called. [U. S.]
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d8Bouche \[d8]Bouche\, Bouch \Bouch\, n. [F. bouche mouth,       victuals.]       1. A mouth. [Obs.]          2. An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior             officers or servants in a nobleman's palace or at court.             [Obs.]
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Bouche \Bouche\, v. t.       Same as {Bush}, to line.
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Bouge \Bouge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bouged}] [Variant of bulge.       Cf. {Bowge}.]       1. To swell out. [Obs.]          2. To bilge. [Obs.] [bd]Their ship bouged.[b8] --Hakluyt.
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Bouge \Bouge\, v. t.       To stave in; to bilge. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Bouge \Bouge\, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.]       Bouche (see {Bouche}, 2); food and drink; provisions. [Obs.]                   [They] made room for a bombardman that brought bouge                for a country lady or two, that fainted . . . with                fasting.                                                --B. Jonson.
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Bouge \Bouge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gouged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Gouging}.]       1. To scoop out with a gouge.          2. To scoop out, as an eye, with the thumb nail; to force out             the eye of (a person) with the thumb. [K S.]          Note: A barbarity mentioned by some travelers as formerly                practiced in the brutal frays of desperadoes in some                parts of the United States.          3. To cheat in a bargain; to chouse. [Slang, U. S.]
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Bough \Bough\, n. [OE. bogh, AS. b[d3]g, b[d3]h, bough,       shoulder; akin to Icel. b[d3]gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw.       bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.[?] ( for [?] )       forearm, Skr. b[be]hu (for bh[be]ghu) arm. [root]88, 251. Cf.       {Bow} of a ship.]       1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main             branch.          2. A gallows. [Archaic] --Spenser.
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Bouk \Bouk\ (b[oomac]k), n. [AS. b[umac]c belly; akin to G.       bauch, Icel. b[umac]kr body.]       1. The body. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          2. Bulk; volume. [Scot.]
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Bouse \Bouse\, v. i.       To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See {Booze}.
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Bouse \Bouse\, n.       Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a carouse; a booze. [bd]A       good bouse of liquor.[b8] --Carlyle.
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Booze \Booze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Boozing}.] [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D.       buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.]       To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to       tipple. [Written also {bouse}, and {boose}.] --Landor.                   This is better than boozing in public houses. --H. R.                                                                               Haweis.
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Bouse \Bouse\, v. i.       To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See {Booze}.
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Bouse \Bouse\, n.       Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a carouse; a booze. [bd]A       good bouse of liquor.[b8] --Carlyle.
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Booze \Booze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Boozing}.] [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D.       buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.]       To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to       tipple. [Written also {bouse}, and {boose}.] --Landor.                   This is better than boozing in public houses. --H. R.                                                                               Haweis.
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Bousy \Bousy\, a.       Drunken; sotted; boozy.                   In his cups the bousy poet songs.            --Dryden.
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d8Boza \[d8]Bo"za\, n. [See {Bosa}.]       An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians,       made from millet seed and various astringent substances;       also, an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed, darnel       meal, and water. [Written also {bosa}, {bozah}, {bouza}.]
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Bowess \Bow"ess\, n. (Falconry)       Same as {Bower}. [Obs.]
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Bowge \Bowge\, v. i.       To swell out. See {Bouge}. [Obs.]
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Bowge \Bowge\, v. t.       To cause to leak. [Obs.] See {Bouge}.
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Bow-saw \Bow"-saw`\, n.       A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.
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Bowse \Bowse\, v. i. [See {Booze}, and {Bouse}.]       1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze. --De Quincey.          2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to             bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.
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Bowse \Bowse\, n.       A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
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Musical \Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.]       Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or       the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious;       harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical       instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.          {Musical}, [or] {Music}, {box}, a box or case containing             apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes             automatically.          {Musical fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which utters sounds under             water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.          {Musical glasses}, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and             arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical             notes. CF. {Harmonica}, 1.
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Box \Box\, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with       a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b[81]chse; fr. L. buxus       boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a       tree, {Bushel}.]       1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various             shapes.          2. The quantity that a box contain.          3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or             other place of public amusement.                         Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.                                                                               --Dorset.                         The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a             poor box; a contribution box.                         Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,                      Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.                                                                               Warton.          5. A small country house. [bd]A shooting box.[b8] --Wilson.                         Tight boxes neatly sashed.                  --Cowper.          6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.          7. (Mach)             (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.             (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;                   the bucket of a lifting pump.          8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.          9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or             gift. [bd]A Christmas box.[b8] --Dickens.          10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.          11. (Zo[94]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.          Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box                lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying                substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox                or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.          {Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have             the form of a long box.          {Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and             inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.          {Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,             to preserve its proper position.          {Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a             heavy cape to carry off the rain.          {Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or             other parts in machinery.          {Box crab} (Zo[94]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,             when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.          {Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,             and with flat top and bottom.          {Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.          {Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two             rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between             collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.          {Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,             and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.          {Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the             left.          {Box turtle} [or]          {Box tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the             genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can             withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by             hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an             exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.          {In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in             difficulty. (Colloq.)          {In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;             awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
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Box \Box\ (b[ocr]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. [?]. See       {Box} a case.] (Bot.)       A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.       The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one       of which, the dwarf box ({B. suffruticosa}), is much used for       borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being       very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by       turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.          {Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of             North America.          {Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}).          {Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}).          {Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box.
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Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf.       {Pash}.]       A blow on the head or ear with the hand.                   A good-humored box on the ear.               --W. Irving.
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Box \Box\, v. i.       To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand       or fist; to spar.
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Box \Box\, v. t.       To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the       ear, or on the side of the head.
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Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.]       To boxhaul.          {To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way             by bracing the headyards aback.          {To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points             of the compass in their order.
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Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Boxing}.]       1. To inclose in a box.          2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.          3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to             bring to a required form.          {To box a tree}, to make an incision or hole in a tree for             the purpose of procuring the sap.          {To box off}, to divide into tight compartments.          {To box up}.             (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed                   up twelve score pounds.             (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
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Boce \Boce\ (b[omac]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body       and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.
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Musical \Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.]       Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or       the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious;       harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical       instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.          {Musical}, [or] {Music}, {box}, a box or case containing             apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes             automatically.          {Musical fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which utters sounds under             water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.          {Musical glasses}, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and             arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical             notes. CF. {Harmonica}, 1.
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Box \Box\, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with       a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b[81]chse; fr. L. buxus       boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a       tree, {Bushel}.]       1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various             shapes.          2. The quantity that a box contain.          3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or             other place of public amusement.                         Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.                                                                               --Dorset.                         The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a             poor box; a contribution box.                         Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,                      Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.                                                                               Warton.          5. A small country house. [bd]A shooting box.[b8] --Wilson.                         Tight boxes neatly sashed.                  --Cowper.          6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.          7. (Mach)             (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.             (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;                   the bucket of a lifting pump.          8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.          9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or             gift. [bd]A Christmas box.[b8] --Dickens.          10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.          11. (Zo[94]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.          Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box                lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying                substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox                or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.          {Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have             the form of a long box.          {Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and             inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.          {Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,             to preserve its proper position.          {Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a             heavy cape to carry off the rain.          {Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or             other parts in machinery.          {Box crab} (Zo[94]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,             when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.          {Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,             and with flat top and bottom.          {Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.          {Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two             rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between             collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.          {Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,             and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.          {Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the             left.          {Box turtle} [or]          {Box tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the             genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can             withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by             hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an             exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.          {In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in             difficulty. (Colloq.)          {In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;             awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
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Box \Box\ (b[ocr]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. [?]. See       {Box} a case.] (Bot.)       A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.       The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one       of which, the dwarf box ({B. suffruticosa}), is much used for       borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being       very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by       turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.          {Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of             North America.          {Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}).          {Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}).          {Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box.
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Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf.       {Pash}.]       A blow on the head or ear with the hand.                   A good-humored box on the ear.               --W. Irving.
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Box \Box\, v. i.       To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand       or fist; to spar.
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Box \Box\, v. t.       To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the       ear, or on the side of the head.
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Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.]       To boxhaul.          {To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way             by bracing the headyards aback.          {To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points             of the compass in their order.
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Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Boxing}.]       1. To inclose in a box.          2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.          3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to             bring to a required form.          {To box a tree}, to make an incision or hole in a tree for             the purpose of procuring the sap.          {To box off}, to divide into tight compartments.          {To box up}.             (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed                   up twelve score pounds.             (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
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Boce \Boce\ (b[omac]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body       and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.
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Musical \Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.]       Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or       the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious;       harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical       instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.          {Musical}, [or] {Music}, {box}, a box or case containing             apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes             automatically.          {Musical fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which utters sounds under             water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.          {Musical glasses}, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and             arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical             notes. CF. {Harmonica}, 1.
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Box \Box\, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with       a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b[81]chse; fr. L. buxus       boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a       tree, {Bushel}.]       1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various             shapes.          2. The quantity that a box contain.          3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or             other place of public amusement.                         Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.                                                                               --Dorset.                         The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a             poor box; a contribution box.                         Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,                      Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.                                                                               Warton.          5. A small country house. [bd]A shooting box.[b8] --Wilson.                         Tight boxes neatly sashed.                  --Cowper.          6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.          7. (Mach)             (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.             (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;                   the bucket of a lifting pump.          8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.          9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or             gift. [bd]A Christmas box.[b8] --Dickens.          10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.          11. (Zo[94]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.          Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box                lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying                substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox                or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.          {Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have             the form of a long box.          {Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and             inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.          {Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,             to preserve its proper position.          {Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a             heavy cape to carry off the rain.          {Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or             other parts in machinery.          {Box crab} (Zo[94]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,             when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.          {Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,             and with flat top and bottom.          {Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.          {Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two             rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between             collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.          {Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,             and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.          {Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the             left.          {Box turtle} [or]          {Box tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the             genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can             withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by             hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an             exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.          {In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in             difficulty. (Colloq.)          {In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;             awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
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Box \Box\ (b[ocr]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. [?]. See       {Box} a case.] (Bot.)       A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.       The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one       of which, the dwarf box ({B. suffruticosa}), is much used for       borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being       very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by       turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.          {Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of             North America.          {Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}).          {Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}).          {Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box.
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Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf.       {Pash}.]       A blow on the head or ear with the hand.                   A good-humored box on the ear.               --W. Irving.
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Box \Box\, v. i.       To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand       or fist; to spar.
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Box \Box\, v. t.       To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the       ear, or on the side of the head.
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Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.]       To boxhaul.          {To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way             by bracing the headyards aback.          {To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points             of the compass in their order.
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Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Boxing}.]       1. To inclose in a box.          2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.          3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to             bring to a required form.          {To box a tree}, to make an incision or hole in a tree for             the purpose of procuring the sap.          {To box off}, to divide into tight compartments.          {To box up}.             (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed                   up twelve score pounds.             (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.
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Boce \Boce\ (b[omac]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body       and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.
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d8Boyau \[d8]Boy"au\, n.; pl. {Boyaux} or {Boyaus}. [F. boyau       gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See       {Bowel}.] (Fort.)       A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication       from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.
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d8Boyau \[d8]Boy"au\, n.; pl. {Boyaux} or {Boyaus}. [F. boyau       gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See       {Bowel}.] (Fort.)       A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication       from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.
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Boyish \Boy"ish\, a.       Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a       boy; childish; trifling; puerile.                   A boyish, odd conceit.                           --Baillie.
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d8Boza \[d8]Bo"za\, n. [See {Bosa}.]       An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians,       made from millet seed and various astringent substances;       also, an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed, darnel       meal, and water. [Written also {bosa}, {bozah}, {bouza}.]
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Buchu \Bu"chu\, n. (Bot.)       A South African shrub ({Barosma}) with small leaves that are       dotted with oil glands; also, the leaves themselves, which       are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc.       Several species furnish the leaves.
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Sawhorse \Saw"horse`\, n.       A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on       which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called       also {buck}, and {sawbuck}.
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Buck \Buck\, n.       A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.          {Buck saw}, a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on             a sawhorse.
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Buck \Buck\, n. [See {Beech}, n.]       The beech tree. [Scot.]          {Buck mast}, the mast or fruit of the beech tree. --Johnson.
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Buck \Buck\, n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua, he-goat; akin       to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W. bwch, Corn. byk;       cf. Zend b[?]za, Skr. bukka. [fb]256. Cf. {Butcher}, n.]       1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or             of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.          Note: A male fallow deer is called a fawn in his first year;                a pricket in his second; a sorel in his third; a sore                in his fourth; a buck of the first head in his fifth;                and a great buck in his sixth. The female of the fallow                deer is termed a doe. The male of the red deer is                termed a stag or hart and not a buck, and the female is                called a hind. --Brande & C.          2. A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.                         The leading bucks of the day.            --Thackeray.          3. A male Indian or negro. [Colloq. U.S.]          Note: The word buck is much used in composition for the names                of antelopes; as, bush buck, spring buck.          {Blue buck}. See under {Blue}.          {Water buck}, a South African variety of antelope ({Kobus             ellipsiprymnus}). See Illust. of {Antelope}.
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Buck \Buck\ (b[ucr]k), n. [Akin to LG. b[81]ke, Dan. byg, Sw.       byk, G. bauche: cf. It. bucato, Prov. Sp. bugada, F.       bu[82]e.]       1. Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of             bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.          2. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Buck \Buck\ (b[ucr]k), v. i.       1. To copulate, as bucks and does.          2. To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the             fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible;             -- said of a vicious horse or mule.
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Buck \Buck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[ucr]kt); p. pr. &       vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b[81]ken, Dan.       byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the       preceding noun.]       1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in             bleaching.          2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by             beating them on stones in running water.          3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.
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Buck \Buck\, v. t.       1. (Mil.) To subject to a mode of punishment which consists             in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the             bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the             angle formed by the knees.          2. To throw by bucking. See {Buck}, v. i., 2.                         The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him                      out of the saddle.                              --W. E.                                                                               Norris.
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Sawhorse \Saw"horse`\, n.       A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on       which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called       also {buck}, and {sawbuck}.
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Buck \Buck\, n.       A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.          {Buck saw}, a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on             a sawhorse.
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Buck \Buck\, n. [See {Beech}, n.]       The beech tree. [Scot.]          {Buck mast}, the mast or fruit of the beech tree. --Johnson.
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Buck \Buck\, n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua, he-goat; akin       to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W. bwch, Corn. byk;       cf. Zend b[?]za, Skr. bukka. [fb]256. Cf. {Butcher}, n.]       1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or             of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.          Note: A male fallow deer is called a fawn in his first year;                a pricket in his second; a sorel in his third; a sore                in his fourth; a buck of the first head in his fifth;                and a great buck in his sixth. The female of the fallow                deer is termed a doe. The male of the red deer is                termed a stag or hart and not a buck, and the female is                called a hind. --Brande & C.          2. A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.                         The leading bucks of the day.            --Thackeray.          3. A male Indian or negro. [Colloq. U.S.]          Note: The word buck is much used in composition for the names                of antelopes; as, bush buck, spring buck.          {Blue buck}. See under {Blue}.          {Water buck}, a South African variety of antelope ({Kobus             ellipsiprymnus}). See Illust. of {Antelope}.
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Buck \Buck\ (b[ucr]k), n. [Akin to LG. b[81]ke, Dan. byg, Sw.       byk, G. bauche: cf. It. bucato, Prov. Sp. bugada, F.       bu[82]e.]       1. Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of             bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.          2. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Buck \Buck\ (b[ucr]k), v. i.       1. To copulate, as bucks and does.          2. To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the             fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible;             -- said of a vicious horse or mule.
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Buck \Buck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[ucr]kt); p. pr. &       vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b[81]ken, Dan.       byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the       preceding noun.]       1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in             bleaching.          2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by             beating them on stones in running water.          3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.
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Buck \Buck\, v. t.       1. (Mil.) To subject to a mode of punishment which consists             in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the             bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the             angle formed by the knees.          2. To throw by bucking. See {Buck}, v. i., 2.                         The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him                      out of the saddle.                              --W. E.                                                                               Norris.
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Buck \Buck\, n.       A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.          {Buck saw}, a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on             a sawhorse.
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Buckeye \Buck"eye`\, n.       1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs             of the same genus ({[92]sculus}) as the horse chestnut.          {The Ohio buckeye}, [or] {Fetid buckeye}, is {[92]sculus             glabra}.          {Red buckeye} is {[92]. Pavia}.          {Small buckeye} is {[92]. paviflora}.          {Sweet buckeye}, [or] {Yellow buckeye}, is {[92]. flava}.          2. A cant name for a native in Ohio. [U.S.]          {Buckeye State}, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees             abound there.
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Buckie \Buck"ie\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See       {Buccinum}. [Scot.]          {Deil's buckie}, a perverse, refractory youngster. [Slang]
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Bug \Bug\, n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin,       scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. {Bogey}, {Boggle}.]       1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.]                         Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would                      fright me with I seek.                        --Shak.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A general name applied to various insects             belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch             bug, etc.          3. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the genus {Cimex}, especially the             bedbug ({C. lectularius}). See {Bedbug}.          4. (Zo[94]l.) One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the             ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.          5. (Zo[94]l.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow             bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.          Note: According to present popular usage in England, and                among housekeepers in America, bug, when not joined                with some qualifying word, is used specifically for                bedbug. As a general term it is used very loosely in                America, and was formerly used still more loosely in                England. [bd]God's rare workmanship in the ant, the                poorest bug that creeps.[b8] --Rogers (--Naaman).                [bd]This bug with gilded wings.[b8] --Pope.          {Bait bug}. See under {Bait}.          {Bug word}, swaggering or threatening language. [Obs.]             --Beau. & Fl.
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Buggy \Bug"gy\, a. [From {Bug}.]       Infested or abounding with bugs.
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Buggy \Bug"gy\, n.; pl. {Buggies}.       1. A light one horse two-wheeled vehicle. [Eng.]                         Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to                      the race in a buggy.                           --Beaconsfield.          2. A light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually with one seat, and             with or without a calash top. [U.S.]          {Buggy cultivator}, a cultivator with a seat for the driver.                      {Buggy plow}, a plow, or set of plows, having a seat for the             driver; -- called also {sulky plow}.
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Buoyage \Buoy"age\, n.       Buoys, taken collectively; a series of buoys, as for the       guidance of vessels into or out of port; the providing of       buoys.
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Bus \Bus\, n. [Abbreviated from omnibus.]       An omnibus. [Colloq.]
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Bush \Bush\, v. i.       To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. [bd]The bushing       alders.[b8] --Pope.
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Bush \Bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bushed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bushing}.]       1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush             peas.          2. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown;             to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to             bush seeds into the ground.
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Bush \Bush\, n. [D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to       plug.]       1. (Mech.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble             or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part             of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.             --Knight.          Note: In the larger machines, such a piece is called a box,                particularly in the United States.          2. (Gun.) A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through             which the venthole is bored. --Farrow.
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Bush \Bush\, n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to       D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[umac]skr, b[umac]ski,       Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr.       bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether       the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL.,       it is perh. from the same source as E. box a case. Cf.       {Ambush}, {Boscage}, {Bouquet}, {Box} a case.]       1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild             forest.          Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the                Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In                this sense it is extensively used in the British                colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also                in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the                bush.          2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near             the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.                         To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling                      flowers.                                             --Gascoigne.          3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,             bushes to support pea vines.          4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to             Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern             sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern             itself.                         If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is                      true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.          5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.          {To beat about the bush}, to approach anything in a             round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a             metaphor taken from hunting.          {Bush bean} (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and             requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety             {nanus}). See {Bean}, 1.          {Bush buck}, [or] {Bush goat} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful South             African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus}); -- so called             because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is             also applied to other species.          {Bush cat} (Zo[94]l.), the serval. See {Serval}.          {Bush chat} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Pratincola}, of             the Thrush family.          {Bush dog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Potto}.          {Bush hammer}. See {Bushhammer} in the Vocabulary.          {Bush harrow} (Agric.) See under {Harrow}.          {Bush hog} (Zo[94]l.), a South African wild hog             ({Potamoch[d2]rus Africanus}); -- called also {bush pig},             and {water hog}.          {Bush master} (Zo[94]l.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus})             of Guinea; -- called also {surucucu}.          {Bush pea} (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.                      {Bush shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Thamnophilus},             and allied genera; -- called also {batarg}. Many species             inhabit tropical America.          {Bush tit} (Zo[94]l.), a small bird of the genus             {Psaltriparus}, allied to the titmouse. {P. minimus}             inhabits California.
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Bush \Bush\, v. t.       To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.
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Bushy \Bush"y\, a. [From 1st {Bush}.]       1. Thick and spreading, like a bush. [bd]Bushy eyebrows.[b8]             --Irving.          2. Full of bushes; overgrowing with shrubs.                         Dingle, or bushy dell, of this wild wood. --Milton.
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Busk \Busk\ (b[ucr]sk), n.       Among the Creek Indians, a feast of first fruits celebrated       when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten. The feast usually       continues four days. On the first day the new fire is       lighted, by friction of wood, and distributed to the various       households, an offering of green corn, including an ear       brought from each of the four quarters or directions, is       consumed, and medicine is brewed from snakeroot. On the       second and third days the men physic with the medicine, the       women bathe, the two sexes are taboo to one another, and all       fast. On the fourth day there are feasting, dancing, and       games.
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Busk \Busk\ (b[ucr]sk), n. [F. busc, perh. fr. the hypothetical       older form of E. bois wood, because the first busks were made       of wood. See {Bush}, and cf. OF. busche, F. b[96]che, a piece       or log of wood, fr. the same root.]       A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other       material, worn in the front of a corset.                   Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall, Is                all that makes her thus angelical.         --Marston.
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Busk \Busk\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Busked} (b[ucr]skt).]       [OE. busken, fr. Icel. b[umac]ask to make one's self ready,       rexlexive of b[umac]a to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th {Bound}.]       1. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. [Scot. &             Old Eng.]                         Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride.                                                                               --Hamilton.          2. To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.]                         Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. --Skelton.
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Busky \Bus"ky\, a.       See {Bosky}, and 1st {Bush}, n. --Shak.
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Buss \Buss\ (b[ucr]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bussed} (b[ucr]st);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Bussing}.]       To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. [bd]Nor bussed       the milking maid.[b8] --Tennyson.                   Kissing and bussing differ both in this, We buss our                wantons, but our wives we kiss.               --Herrick.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buss \Buss\, n. [Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G.       b[81]se, D. buis.] (Naut.)       A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used       in the herring fishery.                   The Dutch whalers and herring busses.      --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buss \Buss\, n. [OE. basse, fr. L. basium; cf. G. bus (Luther),       Prov. G. busserl, dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw. puss       kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth.]       A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Busy \Bus"y\ (b[icr]z"z[ycr]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Busied}       (b[icr]z"z[icr]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Busying}.] [AS. bysgian.]       To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged;       to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books.                   Be it thy course to busy giddy minds With foreign                quarrels.                                                --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Busy \Bus"y\ (b[icr]z"z[ycr]), a. [OE. busi, bisi, AS. bysig;       akin to D. bezig, LG. besig; cf. Skr. bh[umac]sh to be       active, busy.]       1. Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually             or only for the time being); occupied with serious             affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.                         Sir, my mistress sends you word That she is busy,                      and she can not come.                        --Shak.          2. Constantly at work; diligent; active.                         Busy hammers closing rivets up.         --Shak.                         Religious motives . . . are so busy in the heart.                                                                               --Addison.          3. Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and             times; as, a busy street.                         To-morrow is a busy day.                     --Shak.          4. Officious; meddling; foolish active.                         On meddling monkey, or on busy ape.   --Shak.          5. Careful; anxious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          Syn: Diligent; industrious; assiduous; active; occupied;                engaged.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buz \Buz\, v. & n.       See {Buzz}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buzz \Buzz\, v. t.       1. To sound forth by buzzing. --Shak.          2. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to             spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.                         I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall                      be fearful of his life.                     --Shak.          3. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming             voice. [Colloq.]          4. (Phonetics) To sound with a [bd]buzz[b8]. --H. Sweet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buzz \Buzz\, n.       1. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused             murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a             general expression of surprise or approbation. [bd]The             constant buzz of a fly.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buzz \Buzz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Buzzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Buzzing}.] [An onomatop[d2]ia.]       To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like       that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a       murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.                   Like a wasp is buzzed, and stung him.      --Longfellow.                   However these disturbers of our peace Buzz in the                people's ears.                                       --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buzzsaw \Buzz"saw`\       A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when       running at full speed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Byss \Byss\, n.       See {Byssus}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Byssus \[d8]Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. {Byssuses}; L. {Byssi}.[L.       byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]       1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.             It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.             [Written also {byss} and {byssin}.]          2. (Zo[94]l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are             formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the             valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the {Pinna} and             {Mytilus}, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.          3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of             slender threads.          4. Asbestus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Byss \Byss\, n.       See {Byssus}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Byssus \[d8]Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. {Byssuses}; L. {Byssi}.[L.       byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]       1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.             It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.             [Written also {byss} and {byssin}.]          2. (Zo[94]l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are             formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the             valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the {Pinna} and             {Mytilus}, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.          3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of             slender threads.          4. Asbestus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Byssus \[d8]Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. {Byssuses}; L. {Byssi}.[L.       byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]       1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.             It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.             [Written also {byss} and {byssin}.]          2. (Zo[94]l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are             formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the             valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the {Pinna} and             {Mytilus}, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.          3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of             slender threads.          4. Asbestus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
By-wash \By"-wash`\, n.       The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the       flow of water.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
baz /baz/ n.   1. [common] The third {metasyntactic variable}    "Suppose we have three functions: FOO, BAR, and BAZ.   FOO calls BAR,    which calls BAZ...." (See also {fum}) 2. interj. A term of mild    annoyance.   In this usage the term is often drawn out for 2 or 3    seconds, producing an effect not unlike the bleating of a sheep;    /baaaaaaz/.   3. Occasionally appended to {foo} to produce `foobaz'.          Earlier versions of this lexicon derived `baz' as a Stanford    corruption of {bar}.   However, Pete Samson (compiler of the {TMRC}    lexicon) reports it was already current when he joined TMRC in 1958.    He says "It came from "Pogo".   Albert the Alligator, when vexed or    outraged, would shout `Bazz Fazz!' or `Rowrbazzle!'   The club layout    was said to model the (mythical) New England counties of Rowrfolk    and Bassex (Rowrbazzle mingled with    (Norfolk/Suffolk/Middlesex/Essex)."
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
BBS /B-B-S/ n.   [common; abbreviation, `Bulletin Board System']    An electronic bulletin board system; that is, a message database    where people can log in and leave broadcast messages for others    grouped (typically) into {topic group}s.   The term was especially    applied to the thousands of local BBS systems that operated during    the pre-Internet microcomputer era of roughly 1980 to 1995.,    typically run by amateurs for fun out of their homes on MS-DOS boxes    with a single modem line each.   Fans of Usenet and Internet or the    big commercial timesharing bboards such as CompuServe and GEnie    tended to consider local BBSes the low-rent district of the hacker    culture, but they served a valuable function by knitting together    lots of hackers and users in the personal-micro world who would    otherwise have been unable to exchange code at all.   Post-Internet,    BBSs are likely to be local newsgroups on an ISP; efficiency has    increased but a certain flavor has been lost.   See also {bboard}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bixie /bik'see/ n.   Variant {emoticon}s used on BIX (the BIX    Information eXchange).   The most common ({smiley}) bixie is <@_@>,    representing two cartoon eyes and a mouth.   These were originally    invented in an SF fanzine called APA-L and imported to BIX by one of    the earliest users.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
box n.   1. A computer; esp. in the construction `foo box' where    foo is some functional qualifier, like `graphics', or the name of an    OS (thus, `Unix box', `MS-DOS box', etc.)   "We preprocess the data    on Unix boxes before handing it up to the mainframe."   2. [IBM]    Without qualification but within an SNA-using site, this refers    specifically to an IBM front-end processor or FEP /F-E-P/.   An FEP    is a small computer necessary to enable an IBM {mainframe} to    communicate beyond the limits of the {dinosaur pen}.   Typically used    in expressions like the cry that goes up when an SNA network goes    down: "Looks like the {box} has fallen over." (See {fall over}.) See    also {IBM}, {fear and loathing}, {Blue Glue}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
BQS /B-Q-S/ adj.   Syn. {Berkeley Quality Software}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
BUAG // n.   [abbreviation, from alt.fan.warlord] Big Ugly ASCII    Graphic.   Pejorative term for ugly {ASCII art}, especially as found    in {sig block}s.   For some reason, mutations of the head of Bart    Simpson are particularly common in the least imaginative {sig    block}s.   See {warlording}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bug n.   An unwanted and unintended property of a program or    piece of hardware, esp. one that causes it to malfunction.   Antonym    of {feature}.   Examples: "There's a bug in the editor: it writes    things out backwards."   "The system crashed because of a hardware    bug."   "Fred is a winner, but he has a few bugs" (i.e., Fred is a    good guy, but he has a few personality problems).          Historical note: Admiral Grace Hopper (an early computing pioneer    better known for inventing {COBOL}) liked to tell a story in which a    technician solved a {glitch} in the Harvard Mark II machine by    pulling an actual insect out from between the contacts of one of its    relays, and she subsequently promulgated {bug} in its hackish sense    as a joke about the incident (though, as she was careful to admit,    she was not there when it happened).   For many years the logbook    associated with the incident and the actual bug in question (a moth)    sat in a display case at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC).    The entire story, with a picture of the logbook and the moth taped    into it, is recorded in the "Annals of the History of Computing",    Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1981), pp. 285-286.          The text of the log entry (from September 9, 1947), reads "1545    Relay #70 Panel F (moth) in relay.   First actual case of bug being    found".   This wording establishes that the term was already in use    at the time in its current specific sense -- and Hopper herself    reports that the term `bug' was regularly applied to problems in    radar electronics during WWII.          Indeed, the use of `bug' to mean an industrial defect was already    established in Thomas Edison's time, and a more specific and rather    modern use can be found in an electrical handbook from 1896    ("Hawkin's New Catechism of Electricity", Theo. Audel & Co.)   which    says: "The term `bug' is used to a limited extent to designate any    fault or trouble in the connections or working of electric    apparatus."   It further notes that the term is "said to have    originated in quadruplex telegraphy and have been transferred to all    electric apparatus."          The latter observation may explain a common folk etymology of the    term; that it came from telephone company usage, in which "bugs in a    telephone cable" were blamed for noisy lines.   Though this    derivation seems to be mistaken, it may well be a distorted memory    of a joke first current among _telegraph_ operators more than a    century ago!          Or perhaps not a joke.   Historians of the field inform us that the    term "bug" was regularly used in the early days of telegraphy to    refer to a variety of semi-automatic telegraphy keyers that would    send a string of dots if you held them down.   In fact, the Vibroplex    keyers (which were among the most common of this type) even had a    graphic of a beetle on them (and still do)!   While the ability to    send repeated dots automatically was very useful for professional    morse code operators, these were also significantly trickier to use    than the older manual keyers, and it could take some practice to    ensure one didn't introduce extraneous dots into the code by holding    the key down a fraction too long.   In the hands of an inexperienced    operator, a Vibroplex "bug" on the line could mean that a lot of    garbled Morse would soon be coming your way.          Further, the term "bug" has long been used among radio technicians to       describe a device that converts electromagnetic field variations into       acoustic signals.   It is used to trace radio interference and look    for dangerous radio emissions.   Radio community usage derives from    the roach-like shape of the first versions used by 19th century    physicists.   The first versions consisted of a coil of wire (roach    body), with the two wire ends sticking out and bent back to nearly    touch forming a spark gap (roach antennae).   The bug is to the radio    technician what the stethoscope is to the stereotype medical doctor.    This sense is almost certainly ancestral to modern use of "bug" for    a covert monitoring device, but may also have contributed to the use    of "bug" for the effects of radio interference itself.          Actually, use of `bug' in the general sense of a disruptive event    goes back to Shakespeare!   (Henry VI, part III - Act V, Scene II:    King Edward: "So, lie thou there. Die thou; and die our fear; For    Warwick was a bug that fear'd us all.")   In the first edition of    Samuel Johnson's dictionary one meaning of `bug' is "A frightful    object; a walking spectre"; this is traced to `bugbear', a Welsh    term for a variety of mythological monster which (to complete the    circle) has recently been reintroduced into the popular lexicon    through fantasy role-playing games.          In any case, in jargon the word almost never refers to insects.    Here is a plausible conversation that never actually happened:          "There is a bug in this ant farm!"          "What do you mean?   I don't see any ants in it."          "That's the bug."          A careful discussion of the etymological issues can be found in a    paper by Fred R. Shapiro, 1987, "Entomology of the Computer Bug:    History and Folklore", American Speech 62(4):376-378.          [There has been a widespread myth that the original bug was moved    to the Smithsonian, and an earlier version of this entry so    asserted.   A correspondent who thought to check discovered that the    bug was not there.   While investigating this in late 1990, your    editor discovered that the NSWC still had the bug, but had    unsuccessfully tried to get the Smithsonian to accept it -- and that    the present curator of their History of American Technology Museum    didn't know this and agreed that it would make a worthwhile exhibit.    It was moved to the Smithsonian in mid-1991, but due to space and    money constraints was not actually exhibited years afterwards.    Thus, the process of investigating the original-computer-bug bug    fixed it in an entirely unexpected way, by making the myth true!    --ESR]
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
buzz vi.   1. Of a program, to run with no indication of    progress and perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; esp.   said    of programs thought to be executing tight loops of code.   A program    that is buzzing appears to be {catatonic}, but never gets out of    catatonia, while a buzzing loop may eventually end of its own    accord.   "The program buzzes for about 10 seconds trying to sort all    the names into order."   See {spin}; see also {grovel}.   2. [ETA    Systems] To test a wire or printed circuit trace for continuity,    esp. by applying an AC rather than DC signal.   Some wire faults will    pass DC tests but fail an AC buzz test.   3. To process an array or    list in sequence, doing the same thing to each element.   "This loop    buzzes through the tz array looking for a terminator type."
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
BWQ /B-W-Q/ n.   [IBM: abbreviation, `Buzz Word Quotient'] The    percentage of buzzwords in a speech or documents.   Usually roughly    proportional to {bogosity}.   See {TLA}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
base          {radix}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
base 64          A file format using 64 {ASCII}       characters to encode the six bit {binary data} values 0-63.          To convert data to base 64, the first byte is placed in the       most significant eight bits of a 24-bit buffer, the next in       the middle eight, and the third in the least significant eight       bits.   If there a fewer than three bytes to encode, the       corresponding buffer bits will be zero.   The buffer is then       used, six bits at a time, most significant first, as indices       into the string       "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/"       and the indicated character output.   If there were only one or       two input bytes, the output is padded with two or one "="       characters respectively.   This prevents extra bits being added       to the reconstructed data.   The process then repeats on the       remaining input data.          Base 64 is used when transmitting binary data through       text-only media such as {electronic mail}, though {uuencode}       is more common.          (1995-03-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bash          Bourne Again SHell.   {GNU}'s {command interpreter} for {Unix}.       Bash is a {Posix}-compatible {shell} with full {Bourne shell}       syntax, and some {C shell} commands built in.   The Bourne       Again Shell supports {Emacs}-style command-line editing, job       control, functions, and on-line help.   Written by Brian Fox of       {UCSB}.          The latest version is 1.14.1.   It includes a {yacc} parser,       the interpreter and documentation.          {(ftp://ftp.gnu.org/bash-1.14.1.tar.gz)} or from a       {GNU archive site}.   E-mail: .       {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:gnu.bash.bug}.          (1994-07-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bawk          An {Awk}-like pattern-matching language by Bob Brodt,       distributed with {MINIX}.          (1994-11-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
baz          /baz/ The third {metasyntactic variable} "Suppose we have       three functions: FOO, BAR, and BAZ.   FOO calls BAR, which       calls BAZ..." (See also {fum}).   Occasionally appended to       {foo} to produce "foobaz".          Early versions of the Hacker Jargon dictionary derived "baz"       as a Stanford corruption of {bar}.   However, Pete Samson       (compiler of the {TMRC} lexicon) reports it was already       current when he joined TMRC in 1958.   He says "It came from       "Pogo".   Albert the Alligator, when vexed or outraged, would       shout "Bazz Fazz!" or "Rowrbazzle!"   The club layout was said       to model the (mythical) New England counties of Rowrfolk and       Bassex (Rowrbazzle mingled with Norfolk/Suffolk/Middlesex/       Essex)."          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BBC          {British Broadcasting Corporation}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BBS          {bulletin board system}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BC          An {arbitrary precision} numeric processing language with       {C}-like {syntax}.   Traditionally implemented as a front-end       to {DC}.   There is a {GNU} version called {GNU BC}.          {Unix manual page}: bc(1).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BCC          1. {Blind Carbon Copy}.          2. {Block Check Character}.          3. {Blocked Call Cleared}.          (1997-02-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BCS          1. {British Computer Society}.          2. {Binary Compatibility Standard}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BEG          {Back End Generator}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BeOS          The {operating system} originally designed       to run on the {BeBox} {microcomputer}.   BeOS is good at both       {multitasking} and {real-time} operation.   It has a {bash}       command shell, with ports of many {GNU} programs by Be, Inc.       It has a {GUI} front end (not {X}).   A {C++} {compiler} is       supplied with the machine, and there are rumours of other       languages being ported in the future.          BeOs eventually became used on the {x86} and       standard {PPC}.          Be, Inc. went bankrupt in 1999, after releasing the last       upgrade of BeOS (R5.0.3), and was sold to {Palm}.          Several groups are currently (2003) attempting to create an R6       version of the OS.   The most likely to succeed are {Yellowtab}       and {OpenBeOS}, which is likely to be renamed.          (2003-05-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bg          The {country code} for Bulgaria.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BGA          {Ball Grid Array}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bgh          Be Good Humans.          (2001-03-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
\big          Prefix of several {LaTeX} commands implying a larger       symbol.   See the command without "big".   Often used to convert       a {dyadic} operator into a function which operates on a set.       E.g. \sqcup, \bigsqcup.          (1995-02-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BIOS          {Basic Input/Output System}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bixie          /bik'see/ Variant {emoticon}s used on {Byte Information       eXchange}.   The {smiley} bixie is <@_@>, apparently intending       to represent two cartoon eyes and a mouth.   A few others have       been reported.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bj          The {country code} for Benin.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BJC4000          A colour {bubble jet} printer from {Canon}.   Released in       September 1994.   It features 720 x 360 dots per inch in black       and white mode and 360 x 360 in colour.   It has two       cartridges: one for black and one for the three primary       colours so it prints true black when printing in colour.          (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BOCS          Berard Object and Class Specifier, an Object-oriented CASE       tool from Berard Software Engineering.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BOHICA          /bo-hee-ka/ {Bend Over, Here It Comes       Again}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BOS          1. {Basic Operating System}.          2. A data management system written at {DESY} and used       in some high energy physics programs.          3. The {Basic Object System}.          (1999-01-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BOSS          Bridgport Operating System Software.   A derivative of the {ISO       1054} numerical machine control language for milling, etc.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
box          1. A computer; especially in the construction "foo       box" where foo is some functional qualifier, like "graphics",       or the name of an {operating system} (thus, "{Unix} box",       "{MS-DOS} box", etc.)   "We preprocess the data on Unix boxes       before handing it up to the {mainframe}."   The plural       "{boxen}" is sometimes seen.          2. Without qualification in an {IBM} {SNA} site, "box" refers       specifically to an {IBM} {front-end processor}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BPS          {Basic Programming Support}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bps          {bits per second}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BPS          {Basic Programming Support}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bps          {bits per second}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BQS          {Berkeley Quality Software}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BS          {backspace}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bs          The {country code} for the Bahamas.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BS          {backspace}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bs          The {country code} for the Bahamas.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BS2000          An {operating system} from {SNI} for       {mainframes}.          {Home (http://www.mch.sni.de.public/bs2000/server.htm)}.          (1997-06-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BSA          1. {Business Software Alliance}.          2. {Bidouilleurs Sans Argent}.          (1998-10-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BSI          {British Standards Institute}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BSS          {Block Started by Symbol}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BUAG          [alt.fan.warlord] Big Ugly ASCII Graphic.   Pejorative term for       ugly {ASCII ART}, especially as found in {sig block}s.   For       some reason, mutations of the head of Bart Simpson are       particularly common in the least imaginative {sig block}s.          See {warlording}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bug          An unwanted and unintended property of a program       or piece of hardware, especially one that causes it to       malfunction.   Antonym of {feature}.   E.g. "There's a bug in       the editor: it writes things out backward."   The       identification and removal of bugs in a program is called       "{debugging}".          Admiral {Grace Hopper} (an early computing pioneer better       known for inventing {COBOL}) liked to tell a story in which a       technician solved a {glitch} in the {Harvard Mark II machine}       by pulling an actual insect out from between the contacts of       one of its relays, and she subsequently promulgated {bug} in       its hackish sense as a joke about the incident (though, as she       was careful to admit, she was not there when it happened).       For many years the logbook associated with the incident and       the actual bug in question (a moth) sat in a display case at       the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC).   The entire story,       with a picture of the logbook and the moth taped into it, is       recorded in the "Annals of the History of Computing", Vol. 3,       No. 3 (July 1981), pp. 285--286.          The text of the log entry (from September 9, 1947), reads       "1545 Relay #70 Panel F (moth) in relay.   First actual case of       bug being found".   This wording establishes that the term was       already in use at the time in its current specific sense - and       Hopper herself reports that the term "bug" was regularly       applied to problems in radar electronics during WWII.          Indeed, the use of "bug" to mean an industrial defect was       already established in Thomas Edison's time, and a more       specific and rather modern use can be found in an electrical       handbook from 1896 ("Hawkin's New Catechism of Electricity",       Theo. Audel & Co.)   which says: "The term "bug" is used to a       limited extent to designate any fault or trouble in the       connections or working of electric apparatus."   It further       notes that the term is "said to have originated in       {quadruplex} telegraphy and have been transferred to all       electric apparatus."          The latter observation may explain a common folk etymology of       the term; that it came from telephone company usage, in which       "bugs in a telephone cable" were blamed for noisy lines.       Though this derivation seems to be mistaken, it may well be a       distorted memory of a joke first current among *telegraph*       operators more than a century ago!          Actually, use of "bug" in the general sense of a disruptive       event goes back to Shakespeare!   In the first edition of       Samuel Johnson's dictionary one meaning of "bug" is "A       frightful object; a walking spectre"; this is traced to       "bugbear", a Welsh term for a variety of mythological monster       which (to complete the circle) has recently been reintroduced       into the popular lexicon through fantasy {role-playing games}.          In any case, in jargon the word almost never refers to       insects.   Here is a plausible conversation that never actually       happened:          "There is a bug in this ant farm!"          "What do you mean?   I don't see any ants in it."          "That's the bug."          [There has been a widespread myth that the original bug was       moved to the Smithsonian, and an earlier version of this entry       so asserted.   A correspondent who thought to check discovered       that the bug was not there.   While investigating this in late       1990, your editor discovered that the NSWC still had the bug,       but had unsuccessfully tried to get the Smithsonian to accept       it - and that the present curator of their History of       American Technology Museum didn't know this and agreed that it       would make a worthwhile exhibit.   It was moved to the       Smithsonian in mid-1991, but due to space and money       constraints has not yet been exhibited.   Thus, the process of       investigating the original-computer-bug bug fixed it in an       entirely unexpected way, by making the myth true!   - ESR]          [{Jargon File}]          (1999-06-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bus          One of the sets of conductors (wires, PCB       tracks or connections in an {integrated circuit}) connecting       the various {functional units} in a computer.   There are       busses both within the {CPU} and connecting it to external       memory and {peripheral} devices.   The data bus, address bus       and control signals, despite their names, really constitute a       single bus since each is useless without the others.          The width of the data bus, i.e. the number of parallel       connectors, and its {clock rate} determine its data rate (the       number of {bytes} per second which it can carry).   This is one       of the factors limiting a computer's performance.   Most       current {microprocessors} have 32-bit busses both internally       and externally.   100 or 133 {megahertz} bus clock rates are       common.   The bus clock is typically slower than the processor       clock.          Some processors have internal busses which are wider than       their external busses (usually twice the width) since the       width of the internal bus affects the speed of all operations       and has less effect on the overall system cost than the width       of the external bus.          Various bus designs have been used in the {PC}, including       {ISA}, {EISA}, {Micro Channel}, {VL-bus} and {PCI}.   Other       peripheral busses are NuBus, TURBOchannel, VMEbus, MULTIBUS and       STD bus.          Some {networks} are implemented as a {bus} at the {physical       layer}, e.g. {Ethernet} - a one-bit bus operating at 10 (or       later 100) {megabits per second}.          The term is almost certainly derived from the electrical       engineering term "bus bar" - a substantial, rigid power supply       conductor to which several connections are made.   This was       once written "'bus bar" as it was a contraction of "omnibus       bar" - a connection bar "for all", by analogy with the       passenger omnibus - a conveyance "for all".          {More on derivation       (http://www.foldoc.org/pub/omnibus.html)}.          (2000-03-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
buzz          1. Of a program, to run with no indication of progress and       perhaps without guarantee of ever finishing; especially said       of programs thought to be executing a {tight loop} of code.   A       program that is buzzing appears to be {catatonic}, but never       gets out of catatonia, while a buzzing loop may eventually end       of its own accord.   "The program buzzes for about 10 seconds       trying to sort all the names into order."   See {spin}; see       also {grovel}.          2. [ETA Systems] To test a wire or printed circuit trace for       continuity by applying an AC rather than DC signal.   Some wire       faults will pass DC tests but fail a buzz test.          3. To process an {array} or list in sequence, doing the same       thing to each element.   "This loop buzzes through the tz array       looking for a terminator type."          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BWQ          [IBM] Buzz Word Quotient.   The percentage of buzzwords in a       speech or documents.   Usually roughly proportional to       {bogosity}.   See {TLA}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
byacc          {Berkeley Yacc}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bz          The {country code} for Belize.          (1999-01-27)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Baasha       bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and       founder of its second dynasty (1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chr. 16:1-6).       He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of       Tirzah he made the capital of his kingdom, and there he was       buried, after an eventful reign of twenty-four years (1 Kings       15:33). On account of his idolatries his family was       exterminated, according to the word of the prophet Jehu (1 Kings       16:3, 4, 10-13).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bag       (1.) A pocket of a cone-like shape in which Naaman bound two       pieces of silver for Gehazi (2 Kings 5:23). The same Hebrew word       occurs elsewhere only in Isa. 3:22, where it is rendered       "crisping-pins," but denotes the reticules (or as R.V.,       "satchels") carried by Hebrew women.                (2.) Another word (kees) so rendered means a bag for carrying       weights (Deut. 25:13; Prov. 16:11; Micah 6:11). It also denotes       a purse (Prov. 1:14) and a cup (23:31).                (3.) Another word rendered "bag" in 1 Sam. 17:40 is rendered       "sack" in Gen. 42:25; and in 1 Sam. 9:7; 21:5 "vessel," or       wallet for carrying food.                (4.) The word rendered in the Authorized Version "bags," in       which the priests bound up the money contributed for the       restoration of the temple (2 Kings 12:10), is also rendered       "bundle" (Gen. 42:35; 1 Sam. 25:29). It denotes bags used by       travellers for carrying money during a journey (Prov. 7:20; Hag.       1:6).                (5.) The "bag" of Judas was a small box (John 12:6; 13:29).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bake       The duty of preparing bread was usually, in ancient times,       committed to the females or the slaves of the family (Gen. 18:6;       Lev. 26:26; 1 Sam. 8:13); but at a later period we find a class       of public bakers mentioned (Hos. 7:4, 6; Jer. 37:21).                The bread was generally in the form of long or round cakes       (Ex. 29:23; 1 Sam. 2:36), of a thinness that rendered them       easily broken (Isa. 58:7; Matt. 14:19; 26:26; Acts 20:11).       Common ovens were generally used; at other times a jar was       half-filled with hot pebbles, and the dough was spread over       them. Hence we read of "cakes baken on the coals" (1 Kings       19:6), and "baken in the oven" (Lev. 2:4). (See {BREAD}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Beg       That the poor existed among the Hebrews we have abundant       evidence (Ex. 23:11; Deut. 15:11), but there is no mention of       beggars properly so called in the Old Testament. The poor were       provided for by the law of Moses (Lev. 19:10; Deut. 12:12;       14:29). It is predicted of the seed of the wicked that they       shall be beggars (Ps. 37:25; 109:10).                In the New Testament we find not seldom mention made of       beggars (Mark 10:46; Luke 16:20, 21; Acts 3:2), yet there is no       mention of such a class as vagrant beggars, so numerous in the       East. "Beggarly," in Gal. 4:9, means worthless.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bekah       Both the name and its explanation, "a half shekel," are given in       Ex. 38:26. The word properly means a "division," a "part."       (R.V., "beka.")
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Boaz       alacrity. (1.) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By       the "levirate law" the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the       Moabitess (Ruth 4:1-13). He was a kinsman of Mahlon, her first       husband.                (2.) The name given (for what reason is unknown) to one of the       two (the other was called Jachin) brazen pillars which Solomon       erected in the court of the temple (1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chr. 3:17).       These pillars were broken up and carried to Babylon by       Nebuchadnezzar.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Book       This word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old       Testament it is the rendering of the Hebrew word _sepher_, which       properly means a "writing," and then a "volume" (Ex. 17:14;       Deut. 28:58; 29:20; Job 19:23) or "roll of a book" (Jer. 36:2,       4).                Books were originally written on skins, on linen or cotton       cloth, and on Egyptian papyrus, whence our word "paper." The       leaves of the book were generally written in columns, designated       by a Hebrew word properly meaning "doors" and "valves" (Jer.       36:23, R.V., marg. "columns").                Among the Hebrews books were generally rolled up like our       maps, or if very long they were rolled from both ends, forming       two rolls (Luke 4:17-20). Thus they were arranged when the       writing was on flexible materials; but if the writing was on       tablets of wood or brass or lead, then the several tablets were       bound together by rings through which a rod was passed.                A sealed book is one whose contents are secret (Isa. 29:11;       Rev. 5:1-3). To "eat" a book (Jer. 15:16; Ezek. 2:8-10; 3:1-3;       Rev. 10:9) is to study its contents carefully.                The book of judgment (Dan. 7:10) refers to the method of human       courts of justice as illustrating the proceedings which will       take place at the day of God's final judgment.       The book of the wars of the Lord (Num. 21:14), the book of       Jasher (Josh. 10:13), and the book of the chronicles of the       kings of Judah and Israel (2 Chr. 25:26), were probably ancient       documents known to the Hebrews, but not forming a part of the       canon.                The book of life (Ps. 69:28) suggests the idea that as the       redeemed form a community or citizenship (Phil. 3:20; 4:3), a       catalogue of the citizens' names is preserved (Luke 10:20; Rev.       20:15). Their names are registered in heaven (Luke 10:20; Rev.       3:5).                The book of the covenant (Ex. 24:7), containing Ex.       20:22-23:33, is the first book actually mentioned as a part of       the written word. It contains a series of laws, civil, social,       and religious, given to Moses at Sinai immediately after the       delivery of the decalogue. These were written in this "book."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Box       for holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of       a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more       appropriately rendered "vial" in 1 Sam. 10:1, and should also be       so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1, where alone else it occurs.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bush       in which Jehovah appeared to Moses in the wilderness (Ex. 3:2;       Acts 7:30). It is difficult to say what particular kind of plant       or bush is here meant. Probably it was the mimosa or acacia. The       words "in the bush" in Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37, mean "in the       passage or paragraph on the bush;" i.e., in Ex. 3.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Buz       contempt. (1.) The second son of Nahor and Milcah, and brother       of Huz (Gen. 22:21). Elihu was one of his descendants (Job       32:2).                (2.) One of the chiefs of the tribe of Gad (1 Chr. 5:14).                (3.) A district in Arabia Petrea (Jer. 25:23).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Buzi       the father of the prophet Ezekiel (1:3).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
By-ways       only in Judg. 5:6 and Ps. 125:5; literally "winding or twisted       roads." The margin has "crooked ways."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Baaseiah, in making; in pressing together
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Baasha, he that seeks, or lays waste
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Baca, a mulberry-tree
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bekah, half a shekel
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Besai, a despising; dirty
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bezai, eggs
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Boaz, or Booz, in strength
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bukki, void
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bukkiah, the dissipation of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Buz, despised; plundered
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Buzi, my contempt