be intimate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   band oneself
         v 1: attach oneself to a group [syn: {band oneself}, {league
               together}]

English Dictionary: be intimate	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bandana n large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief Synonym(s): bandanna, bandana
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bandanna n large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief Synonym(s): bandanna, bandana
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banding n a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps" Synonym(s): band, banding, stria, striation an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material Synonym(s): band, banding, stripe
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bandmaster n the conductor of a band
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bandoneon n a type of concertina popular in South America
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Bandung n a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
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bantam adj very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" Synonym(s): bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck n any of various small breeds of fowl
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bantamweight n weighs 115-126 pounds an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
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banteng n wild ox of the Malay Archipelago [syn: banteng, banting, tsine, Bos banteng]
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Banting n Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) Synonym(s): Banting, F. G. Banting, Sir Frederick Grant Banting wild ox of the Malay Archipelago Synonym(s): banteng, banting, tsine, Bos banteng
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be intimate v have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Synonym(s): sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
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Bean Town n state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services Synonym(s): Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts
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Beantown n state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services Synonym(s): Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts
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behindhand adv in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" Synonym(s): behind, behindhand, in arrears adj behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"
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bending n movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: bending, bend] the property of being bent or deflected Synonym(s): deflection, deflexion, bending the act of bending something
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Benito Mussolini n Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: Mussolini, Benito Mussolini, Il Duce]
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Benoit Mandelbrot n French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924) Synonym(s): Mandelbrot, Benoit Mandelbrot
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bent hang n a hang performed with the elbows bent
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bent on adj fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" Synonym(s): bent, bent on(p), dead set(p), out to(p)
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Bentham n English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831) Synonym(s): Bentham, Jeremy Bentham
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benthonic adj of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water Synonym(s): benthic, benthal, benthonic
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benthonic zone n a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones Synonym(s): benthos, benthic division, benthonic zone
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Benton n United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975) Synonym(s): Benton, Thomas Hart Benton United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858) Synonym(s): Benton, Thomas Hart Benton, Old Bullion
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bentonite n an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
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bentonitic adj of or relating to or containing bentonite
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beyond measure adv in excess or without limit; "amazed beyond measure"
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binding adj executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract" n the capacity to attract and hold something strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration the act of applying a bandage Synonym(s): dressing, bandaging, binding one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall Synonym(s): ski binding, binding 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
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binding energy n the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect Synonym(s): binding energy, separation energy
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bon ton n the fashionable elite [syn: society, high society, beau monde, smart set, bon ton]
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bonding n a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child) (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel fastening firmly together Synonym(s): bonding, soldering
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bondmaid n a female bound to serve without wages [syn: bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid] a female slave Synonym(s): bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid
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bondman n a male bound to serve without wages [syn: bondman, bondsman] a male slave Synonym(s): bondman, bondsman
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bondwoman n a female bound to serve without wages [syn: bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid] a female slave Synonym(s): bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid
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bonnet macaque n Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn: bonnet macaque, bonnet monkey, capped macaque, crown monkey, Macaca radiata]
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bonnet monkey n Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair [syn: bonnet macaque, bonnet monkey, capped macaque, crown monkey, Macaca radiata]
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Bontemps n United States writer (1902-1973) [syn: Bontemps, {Arna Wendell Bontemps}]
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boom town n a town enjoying sudden prosperity
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bound morpheme n a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns Synonym(s): bound morpheme, bound form
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bounden adj morally obligatory; "my bounden duty"
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bounty hunter n someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty
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bunting n a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bandanna \Bandan"na\, Bandana \Bandan"a\, n. [Hind. b[be]ndhn[?] a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye. Cf. {Band}, n.] 1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form. 2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure. --Ure.
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Bandanna \Bandan"na\, Bandana \Bandan"a\, n. [Hind. b[be]ndhn[?] a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye. Cf. {Band}, n.] 1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form. 2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure. --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Band \Band\ (b[acr]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banding}.] 1. To bind or tie with a band. 2. To mark with a band. 3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. [bd]Banded against his throne.[b8] --Milton. {Banded architrave}, {pier}, {shaft}, etc. (Arch.), an architrave, pier, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles.
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Banding plane \Band"ing plane`\ A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work.
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Bandmaster \Band"mas`ter\, n. The conductor of a musical band.
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Bandon \Ban"don\, n. [OF. bandon. See {Abandon}.] Disposal; control; license. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
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Bandy \Ban"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandied} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandying}.] 1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy. Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . . by rackets from without. --Cudworth. 2. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. [bd]To bandy hasty words.[b8] --Shak. 3. To toss about, as from man to man; to agitate. Let not obvious and known truth be bandied about in a disputation. --I. Watts.
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Bannition \Ban*ni"tion\, n. [LL. bannitio. See {Banish}.] The act of expulsion. [Obs.] --Abp. Laud.
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Bantam \Ban"tam\, n. A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs, probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.
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Bantam work \Ban"tam work`\ Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.
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Bantingism \Ban"ting*ism\, n. A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called from William Banting of London.
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Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bayoneted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bayoneting}.] 1. To stab with a bayonet. 2. To compel or drive by the bayonet. To bayonet us into submission. --Burke.
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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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Behindhand \Be*hind"hand`\, adv. & a. [Behind + hand.] 1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds. 2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been accomplished; not equally forward with some other person or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand in studies or in work. In this also [dress] the country are very much behindhand. --Addison.
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Bemeet \Be*meet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemet}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bemeeting}.] To meet. [Obs.] Our very loving sister, well bemet. --Shak.
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Bending \Bend"ing\, n. The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Bend \Bend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bended} or {Bent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bending}.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band, bond, fr. bindan to bind. See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th {Bend}.] 1. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee. 2. To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline. [bd]Bend thine ear to supplication.[b8] --Milton. Towards Coventry bend we our course. --Shak. Bending her eyes . . . upon her parent. --Sir W. Scott. 3. To apply closely or with interest; to direct. To bend his mind to any public business. --Temple. But when to mischief mortals bend their will. --Pope. 4. To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue. [bd]Except she bend her humor.[b8] --Shak. 5. (Naut.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor. --Totten. {To bend the brow}, to knit the brow, as in deep thought or in anger; to scowl; to frown. --Camden. Syn: To lean; stoop; deflect; bow; yield.
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Benthamic \Ben*tham"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism.
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Benthamism \Ben"tham*ism\, n. That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility; also, the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions, and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions.
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Benthamite \Ben"tham*ite\, n. One who believes in Benthamism.
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Benting time \Bent"ing time"\ The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe. Bare benting times . . . may come. --Dryden.
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Bindheimite \Bind"heim*ite\, n. [From Bindheim, a German who analyzed it.] (Min.) An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of other ores, as from jamesonite.
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Bind \Bind\, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. [?] (for [?]) cable, and L. offendix. [root]90.] 1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner. 2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams. He bindeth the floods from overflowing. --Job xxviii. 11. Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years. --Luke xiii. 16. 3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound. 4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part. 5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels. 6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment. 7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book. 8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other. Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton. 9. (Law) (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant. --Abbott. (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service. {To bind over}, to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc. {To bind to}, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife. {To bind up in}, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in. Syn: To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.
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Binding \Bind"ing\, a. That binds; obligatory. {Binding beam} (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. {Binding joist} (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring. Syn: Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic.
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Binding \Bind"ing\, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, binds. 2. Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling. 3. pl. (Naut.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.
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Binding \Bind"ing\, a. That binds; obligatory. {Binding beam} (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. {Binding joist} (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring. Syn: Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic.
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Joist \Joist\, n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[8c]te, fr. gesir to lie, F. g[82]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, {binding joist}, {bridging joist}, {ceiling joist}, {trimming joist}, etc. See Illust. of {Double-framed floor}, under {Double}, a.
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Binding \Bind"ing\, a. That binds; obligatory. {Binding beam} (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. {Binding joist} (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring. Syn: Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic.
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Joist \Joist\, n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[8c]te, fr. gesir to lie, F. g[82]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, {binding joist}, {bridging joist}, {ceiling joist}, {trimming joist}, etc. See Illust. of {Double-framed floor}, under {Double}, a.
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Binding \Bind"ing\, a. That binds; obligatory. {Binding beam} (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. {Binding joist} (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring. Syn: Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent; astringent; costive; styptic.
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Binding post \Bind"ing post`\ (Elec.) A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.
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Binding screw \Bind"ing screw`\ A set screw used to bind parts together, esp. one for making a connection in an electrical circuit.
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Bindingly \Bind"ing*ly\, adv. So as to bind.
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Bindingness \Bind"ing*ness\, n. The condition or property of being binding; obligatory quality. --Coleridge.
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Binotonous \Binot"onous\, a. [L. bini two at a time + tonus, fr. Gr. [?], tone.] Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry.
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d8Ton \[d8]Ton\, n. [F. See {Tone}.] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. --Byron. If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish. --Thackeray. {Bon ton}. See in the Vocabulary.
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9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formul[91] by a short line or dash. See Diagram of {Benzene nucleus}, and {Valence}. {Arbitration bond}. See under {Arbitration}. {Bond crediter} (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond. --Blackstone. {Bond debt} (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond. --Burrows. {Bond} ([or] {lap}) {of a slate}, the distance between the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate. {Bond timber}, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally. Syn: Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.
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Bond \Bond\ (b[ocr]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bonded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bonding}.] 1. To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond. 2. (Arch.) To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.
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Bondmaid \Bond"maid`\, n. [Bond,a.orn.+ maid.] A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.
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Bondman \Bond"man\, n.; pl. {Bondmen}. [Bond,a.orn.+ man.] 1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. [bd]To enfranchise bondmen.[b8] --Macaulay. 2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage.
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Bondman \Bond"man\, n.; pl. {Bondmen}. [Bond,a.orn.+ man.] 1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. [bd]To enfranchise bondmen.[b8] --Macaulay. 2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage.
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Bondwoman \Bond"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Bondwomen}. [Bond,a.orn.+ woman.] A woman who is a slave, or in bondage. He who was of the bondwoman. --Gal. iv. 23.
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Bondwoman \Bond"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Bondwomen}. [Bond,a.orn.+ woman.] A woman who is a slave, or in bondage. He who was of the bondwoman. --Gal. iv. 23.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bonnet \Bon"net\ (b[ocr]n"n[ecr]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] --Milton. --Shak. 2. A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland. And p[?]i[?]s and bonnets waving high. --Sir W. Scott. 3. A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel. 4. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use; as, (a) (Fort.) A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire. (b) A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc. (c) A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks. (d) A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft. (e) In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers. 5. (Naut.) An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds. --Hakluyt. 6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal. 7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy. [Cant] {Bonnet head} (Zo[94]l.), a shark ({Sphyrna tiburio}) of the southern United States and West Indies. {Bonnet limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family {Calyptr[91]id[91]}). {Bonnet monkey} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian monkey ({Macacus sinicus}), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga. {Bonnet piece}, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. --Sir W. Scott. {To have a bee in the bonnet}. See under {Bee}. {Black bonnet}. See under {Black}. {Blue bonnet}. See in the Vocabulary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bind \Bind\, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden, Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. [?] (for [?]) cable, and L. offendix. [root]90.] 1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner. 2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams. He bindeth the floods from overflowing. --Job xxviii. 11. Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years. --Luke xiii. 16. 3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; -- sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound. 4. To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part. 5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels. 6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment. 7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book. 8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other. Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton. 9. (Law) (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant. --Abbott. (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service. {To bind over}, to put under bonds to do something, as to appear at court, to keep the peace, etc. {To bind to}, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife. {To bind up in}, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to absorb in. Syn: To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bounden \Bound"en\, p. p & a. [Old. p. p. of bind.] 1. Bound; fastened by bonds. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bound \Bound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bounding}.] 1. To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to circumscribe; to restrain; to confine. Where full measure only bounds excess. --Milton. Phlegethon . . . Whose fiery flood the burning empire bounds. --Dryden. 2. To name the boundaries of; as, to bound France.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bounding \Bound"ing\, a. Moving with a bound or bounds. The bounding pulse, the languid limb. --Montgomery.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bunodonta \[d8]Bu`nodon"ta\, Bunodonts \Bu"nodonts\, n. pl. [NL. bunodonta, fr. Gr. [?] hill, heap + [?], [?], a tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose.] A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener, fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens. See {Yard} an inclosure, and cf. {Hortulan}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European singing bird ({Emberiza hortulana}), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also {bunting}. (b) In England, the wheatear ({Saxicola [d2]nanthe}). (c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana Carolina}). See {Sora}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family {Fringillid[91]}). Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana}); the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po[94]c[91]tes or Po[d2]cetes gramineus}); the black-throated ({Spiza Americana}); the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow bunting}, {Lark bunting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose.] A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener, fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens. See {Yard} an inclosure, and cf. {Hortulan}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European singing bird ({Emberiza hortulana}), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also {bunting}. (b) In England, the wheatear ({Saxicola [d2]nanthe}). (c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana Carolina}). See {Sora}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family {Fringillid[91]}). Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana}); the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po[94]c[91]tes or Po[d2]cetes gramineus}); the black-throated ({Spiza Americana}); the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow bunting}, {Lark bunting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose.] A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp[94]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf. {Spavin}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family {Fringillig[91]}, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also {finches}, and {buntings}. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe ({Passer domesticus}) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See {House sparrow}, under {House}. Note: The following American species are well known; the {chipping sparrow}, or {chippy}, the {sage sparrow}, the {savanna sparrow}, the {song sparrow}, the {tree sparrow}, and the {white-throated sparrow} (see {Peabody bird}). See these terms under {Sage}, {Savanna}, etc. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under {Hedge}. He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age! --Shak. {Field sparrow}, {Fox sparrow}, etc. See under {Field}, {Fox}, etc. {Sparrow bill}, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. {Sparrow hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European hawk ({Accipiter nisus}) or any of the allied species. (b) A small American falcon ({Falco sparverius}). (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter torquatus}). Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk. {Sparrow owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small owl ({Glaucidium passerinum}) found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also applied to other species of small owls. {Sparrow spear} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
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Bandon, OR (city, FIPS 3800) Location: 43.11587 N, 124.41464 W Population (1990): 2215 (1199 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97411
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Bantam, CT (borough, FIPS 2690) Location: 41.72349 N, 73.24382 W Population (1990): 757 (344 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06750
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Bendena, KS Zip code(s): 66008
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Bent Mountain, VA Zip code(s): 24059
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Benton, AL (town, FIPS 5692) Location: 32.30744 N, 86.81758 W Population (1990): 48 (18 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36785 Benton, AR (city, FIPS 5290) Location: 34.56924 N, 92.57725 W Population (1990): 18177 (7453 housing units) Area: 40.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72015 Benton, CA Zip code(s): 93512 Benton, IA (city, FIPS 5905) Location: 40.70189 N, 94.35941 W Population (1990): 39 (15 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50835 Benton, IL (city, FIPS 5300) Location: 38.00705 N, 88.91848 W Population (1990): 7216 (3386 housing units) Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62812 Benton, KS (city, FIPS 6175) Location: 37.78884 N, 97.10809 W Population (1990): 669 (244 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67017 Benton, KY (city, FIPS 5824) Location: 36.85285 N, 88.35807 W Population (1990): 3899 (1813 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42025 Benton, LA (town, FIPS 6925) Location: 32.69185 N, 93.74010 W Population (1990): 2047 (744 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71006 Benton, MO (city, FIPS 4798) Location: 37.09804 N, 89.56208 W Population (1990): 575 (261 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63736 Benton, MS Zip code(s): 39039 Benton, PA (borough, FIPS 5680) Location: 41.19494 N, 76.38526 W Population (1990): 958 (415 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17814 Benton, TN (town, FIPS 5040) Location: 35.17530 N, 84.65282 W Population (1990): 992 (397 housing units) Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37307 Benton, WI (village, FIPS 6825) Location: 42.57092 N, 90.38216 W Population (1990): 898 (357 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53803
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Benton City, MO (town, FIPS 4834) Location: 39.13476 N, 91.76428 W Population (1990): 139 (59 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65232 Benton City, WA (city, FIPS 5560) Location: 46.26802 N, 119.48709 W Population (1990): 1806 (682 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99320
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Benton County, AR (county, FIPS 7) Location: 36.33799 N, 94.25784 W Population (1990): 97499 (41444 housing units) Area: 2184.2 sq km (land), 86.8 sq km (water) Benton County, IA (county, FIPS 11) Location: 42.07957 N, 92.06646 W Population (1990): 22429 (9125 housing units) Area: 1855.6 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water) Benton County, IN (county, FIPS 7) Location: 40.60569 N, 87.30773 W Population (1990): 9441 (3833 housing units) Area: 1052.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Benton County, MN (county, FIPS 9) Location: 45.70318 N, 94.00008 W Population (1990): 30185 (11521 housing units) Area: 1057.5 sq km (land), 12.2 sq km (water) Benton County, MO (county, FIPS 15) Location: 38.29910 N, 93.28848 W Population (1990): 13859 (10280 housing units) Area: 1827.4 sq km (land), 121.7 sq km (water) Benton County, MS (county, FIPS 9) Location: 34.81694 N, 89.18701 W Population (1990): 8046 (3379 housing units) Area: 1053.7 sq km (land), 4.8 sq km (water) Benton County, OR (county, FIPS 3) Location: 44.49687 N, 123.42805 W Population (1990): 70811 (27024 housing units) Area: 1752.1 sq km (land), 6.5 sq km (water) Benton County, TN (county, FIPS 5) Location: 36.06901 N, 88.07164 W Population (1990): 14524 (7107 housing units) Area: 1022.6 sq km (land), 107.3 sq km (water) Benton County, WA (county, FIPS 5) Location: 46.24764 N, 119.50153 W Population (1990): 112560 (44877 housing units) Area: 4411.1 sq km (land), 147.8 sq km (water)
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Benton Harbor, MI (city, FIPS 7520) Location: 42.11640 N, 86.44617 W Population (1990): 12818 (4791 housing units) Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49022
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Benton Heights, MI (CDP, FIPS 7540) Location: 42.12110 N, 86.41501 W Population (1990): 5465 (2047 housing units) Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Benton Ridge, OH (village, FIPS 5662) Location: 41.00483 N, 83.79196 W Population (1990): 351 (121 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Benton Station, ME Zip code(s): 04937
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Bentonia, MS (town, FIPS 5380) Location: 32.64731 N, 90.37017 W Population (1990): 390 (152 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39040
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Bentonville, AR (city, FIPS 5320) Location: 36.36885 N, 94.20485 W Population (1990): 11257 (4482 housing units) Area: 37.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72712
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Bonnie Doone, NC (CDP, FIPS 7000) Location: 35.09889 N, 78.95985 W Population (1990): 3893 (2061 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28303
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Boynton, OK (town, FIPS 8150) Location: 35.64930 N, 95.65342 W Population (1990): 391 (168 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74422
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Boynton Beach, FL (city, FIPS 7875) Location: 26.52683 N, 80.08069 W Population (1990): 46194 (25544 housing units) Area: 39.2 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33426, 33437
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Benoit Mandelbrot /ben'wa man'dl-bro/ Benoit B. Mandelbrot. The {IBM} scientist who wrote several original books on {fractals} and gave his name to the set he was discovered, the {Mandelbrot set} and coined the term "fractal" in 1975 from the Latin fractus or "to break". (1997-07-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bi-endian Silicon schizophrenia. Processors and other chips that have can be switched to work in {big-endian} or {little-endian} mode. The {PowerPC} chip has this ability, which allows it to run the little-endian {Windows NT}, or the big-endian {Mac OS/PPC}. (1995-02-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
binding handle An identifier representing the connection between a {client} and {server}. An association between client/server end-points and {protocols}. (1997-03-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
binding-time analysis An analysis to identify sub-expressions which can be evaluated at {compile-time} or where versions of a function can be generated and called which are specialised to certain values of one or more arguments. See {partial evaluation}. (1995-03-28)