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English Dictionary: bedevil	by the DICT Development Group
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bad blood n a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility [syn: animosity, animus, bad blood]
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batfowl v catch birds by temporarily blinding them
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beatable adj susceptible to being defeated [syn: beatable, vanquishable, vincible]
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beautiful adj delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" Antonym(s): ugly (of weather) highly enjoyable; "what a beautiful day"
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beautifully adv in a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up" Synonym(s): beautifully, attractively Antonym(s): unattractively
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bed of flowers n a bed in which flowers are growing [syn: flowerbed, flower bed, bed of flowers]
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bed pillow n a soft pillow for use on a bed
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bedevil v treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" Synonym(s): torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" Synonym(s): confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
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bedevilment n the act of harassing someone [syn: badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment]
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bedfellow n a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows" a person with whom you share a bed
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beet blight n a disease of beet plants
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beta blocker n any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system Synonym(s): beta blocker, beta-blocking agent, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent
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beta blocker eyedrop n a treatment for glaucoma; the eyedrops reduce intraocular pressure by reducing the production of aqueous humor
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Beta vulgaris n biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop Synonym(s): beet, common beet, Beta vulgaris
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Beta vulgaris cicla n beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks Synonym(s): chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla
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Beta vulgaris rubra n beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption Synonym(s): beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra
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Beta vulgaris vulgaris n beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed Synonym(s): mangel-wurzel, mangold-wurzel, mangold, Beta vulgaris vulgaris
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beta-blocking agent n any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system Synonym(s): beta blocker, beta-blocking agent, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent
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biddable adj willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority" Synonym(s): acquiescent, biddable
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bit field n a field containing only binary characters
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bite plate n a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes Synonym(s): bite plate, biteplate
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biteplate n a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes Synonym(s): bite plate, biteplate
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boat-billed heron n tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: boatbill, boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius]
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boatbill n tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: boatbill, boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius]
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boatbuilder n a person who builds boats
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body fluid n the liquid parts of the body [syn: liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour]
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body plethysmograph n plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration
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body politic n a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" Synonym(s): state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
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body-build n constitution of the human body [syn: physique, build, body-build, habitus]
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bodybuilder n someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature Synonym(s): bodybuilder, muscle builder, muscle- builder, musclebuilder, muscleman
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bodybuilding n exercise that builds muscles through tension [syn: bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding]
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bootblack n a person who polishes shoes and boots [syn: bootblack, shoeblack]
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botfly n stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
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Bat \Bat\, n. [OE. batte, botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr. the       Celtic; cf. Ir. bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F.       batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat.]       1. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with             one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing             baseball, cricket, etc.          2. (Mining) Shale or bituminous shale. --Kirwan.          3. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables;             batting.          4. A part of a brick with one whole end.          {Bat bolt} (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt             or tang to make it hold the more firmly. --Knight.
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Batable \Bat"a*ble\, a. [Abbrev. from debatable.]       Disputable. [Obs.]          Note: The border land between England and Scotland, being                formerly a subject of contention, was called batable or                debatable ground.
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Bateful \Bate"ful\, a.       Exciting contention; contentious. [Obs.] [bd]It did bateful       question frame. [b8] --Sidney.
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Batfowler \Bat"fowl`er\, n.       One who practices or finds sport in batfowling.
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Batfowling \Bat"fowl`ing\, n. [From {Bat} a stick.]       A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or       other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost.       The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or       otherwise.
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Batful \Bat"ful\, a. [Icel. bati amelioration, batna to grow       better; akin to AS. bet better. Goth. ga-batnan to profit.       [?]255. Cf. {Batten}, v. i., {Better}.]       Rich; fertile. [Obs.] [bd]Batful valleys.[b8] --Drayton.
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Battable \Bat"ta*ble\, a. [See {Batful}.]       Capable of cultivation; fertile; productive; fattening.       [Obs.] --Burton.
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Beautiful \Beau"ti*ful\, a.       Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the       sight or the mind.                   A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is                more beautiful than a parallelogram.      --Lord Kames.          Syn: Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;                pretty; delightful. See {Fine}. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ly},                adv. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ness}, n.
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Beautiful \Beau"ti*ful\, a.       Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the       sight or the mind.                   A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is                more beautiful than a parallelogram.      --Lord Kames.          Syn: Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;                pretty; delightful. See {Fine}. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ly},                adv. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ness}, n.
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Beautiful \Beau"ti*ful\, a.       Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the       sight or the mind.                   A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is                more beautiful than a parallelogram.      --Lord Kames.          Syn: Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;                pretty; delightful. See {Fine}. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ly},                adv. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ness}, n.
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Bedabble \Be*dab*ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedabbled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Bedabbling}.]       To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. --Shak.
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Bedabble \Be*dab*ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedabbled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Bedabbling}.]       To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. --Shak.
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Bedabble \Be*dab*ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedabbled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Bedabbling}.]       To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. --Shak.
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Bedevil \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedevilled} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bedeviling} or {Bedevilling}.]       1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the             agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical             influence; to torment.                         Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.                                                                               --Sterne.          2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright.
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Bedevil \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedevilled} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bedeviling} or {Bedevilling}.]       1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the             agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical             influence; to torment.                         Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.                                                                               --Sterne.          2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright.
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Bedevil \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedevilled} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bedeviling} or {Bedevilling}.]       1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the             agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical             influence; to torment.                         Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.                                                                               --Sterne.          2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright.
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Bedevil \Be*dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedevilled} ([?]); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bedeviling} or {Bedevilling}.]       1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the             agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical             influence; to torment.                         Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.                                                                               --Sterne.          2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright.
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Bedevilment \Be*dev"il*ment\, n.       The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion;       vexatious trouble. [Colloq.]
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Bedfellow \Bed"fel`low\, n.       One who lies with another in the same bed; a person who       shares one's couch.
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Bedpiece \Bed"piece`\, Bedplate \Bed"plate`\, n. (Mach.)       The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are       supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also       {baseplate} and {soleplate}.
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Sugar \Sug"ar\, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp.       az[a3]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [87]arkar[be]       sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.]       1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,             of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by             crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as             the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc. It             is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food             and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the             Note below.          Note: The term sugar includes several commercial grades, as                the white or refined, granulated, loaf or lump, and the                raw brown or muscovado. In a more general sense, it                includes several distinct chemical compounds, as the                glucoses, or grape sugars (including glucose proper,                dextrose, and levulose), and the sucroses, or true                sugars (as cane sugar). All sugars are carbohydrates.                See {Carbohydrate}. The glucoses, or grape sugars, are                ketone alcohols of the formula {C6H12O6}, and they turn                the plane of polarization to the right or the left.                They are produced from the amyloses and sucroses, as by                the action of heat and acids of ferments, and are                themselves decomposed by fermentation into alcohol and                carbon dioxide. The only sugar (called acrose) as yet                produced artificially belongs to this class. The                sucroses, or cane sugars, are doubled glucose                anhydrides of the formula {C12H22O11}. They are usually                not fermentable as such (cf. {Sucrose}), and they act                on polarized light.          2. By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or             appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous             white crystalline substance having a sweet taste.          3. Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render             acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.             [Colloq.]          {Acorn sugar}. See {Quercite}.          {Cane sugar}, sugar made from the sugar cane; sucrose, or an             isomeric sugar. See {Sucrose}.          {Diabetes}, [or] {Diabetic}, {sugar} (Med. Chem.), a variety             of sugar (probably grape sugar or dextrose) excreted in             the urine in diabetes mellitus.          {Fruit sugar}. See under {Fruit}, and {Fructose}.          {Grape sugar}, a sirupy or white crystalline sugar (dextrose             or glucose) found as a characteristic ingredient of ripe             grapes, and also produced from many other sources. See             {Dextrose}, and {Glucose}.          {Invert sugar}. See under {Invert}.          {Malt sugar}, a variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, found             in malt. See {Maltose}.          {Manna sugar}, a substance found in manna, resembling, but             distinct from, the sugars. See {Mannite}.          {Milk sugar}, a variety of sugar characteristic of fresh             milk, and isomeric with sucrose. See {Lactose}.          {Muscle sugar}, a sweet white crystalline substance isomeric             with, and formerly regarded to, the glucoses. It is found             in the tissue of muscle, the heart, liver, etc. Called             also {heart sugar}. See {Inosite}.          {Pine sugar}. See {Pinite}.          {Starch sugar} (Com. Chem.), a variety of dextrose made by             the action of heat and acids on starch from corn,             potatoes, etc.; -- called also {potato sugar}, {corn             sugar}, and, inaccurately, {invert sugar}. See {Dextrose},             and {Glucose}.          {Sugar barek}, one who refines sugar.          {Sugar beet} (Bot.), a variety of beet ({Beta vulgaris}) with             very large white roots, extensively grown, esp. in Europe,             for the sugar obtained from them.          {Sugar berry} (Bot.), the hackberry.          {Sugar bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             South American singing birds of the genera {C[d2]reba},             {Dacnis}, and allied genera belonging to the family             {C[d2]rebid[91]}. They are allied to the honey eaters.          {Sugar bush}. See {Sugar orchard}.          {Sugar camp}, a place in or near a sugar orchard, where maple             sugar is made.          {Sugar candian}, sugar candy. [Obs.]          {Sugar candy}, sugar clarified and concreted or crystallized;             candy made from sugar.          {Sugar cane} (Bot.), a tall perennial grass ({Saccharum             officinarium}), with thick short-jointed stems. It has             been cultivated for ages as the principal source of sugar.                      {Sugar loaf}.             (a) A loaf or mass of refined sugar, usually in the form                   of a truncated cone.             (b) A hat shaped like a sugar loaf.                               Why, do not or know you, grannam, and that sugar                            loaf?                                          --J. Webster.          {Sugar maple} (Bot.), the rock maple ({Acer saccharinum}).             See {Maple}.          {Sugar mill}, a machine for pressing out the juice of the             sugar cane, usually consisting of three or more rollers,             between which the cane is passed.          {Sugar mite}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small mite ({Tyroglyphus sacchari}), often found in                   great numbers in unrefined sugar.             (b) The lepisma.          {Sugar of lead}. See {Sugar}, 2, above.          {Sugar of milk}. See under {Milk}.          {Sugar orchard}, a collection of maple trees selected and             preserved for purpose of obtaining sugar from them; --             called also, sometimes, {sugar bush}. [U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Sugar pine} (Bot.), an immense coniferous tree ({Pinus             Lambertiana}) of California and Oregon, furnishing a soft             and easily worked timber. The resinous exudation from the             stumps, etc., has a sweetish taste, and has been used as a             substitute for sugar.          {Sugar squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian flying phalanger             ({Belideus sciureus}), having a long bushy tail and a             large parachute. It resembles a flying squirrel. See             Illust. under {Phlanger}.          {Sugar tongs}, small tongs, as of silver, used at table for             taking lumps of sugar from a sugar bowl.          {Sugar tree}. (Bot.) See {Sugar maple}, above.
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Beet \Beet\ (b[emac]t), n. [AS. bete, from L. beta.]       1. (Bot.) A biennial plant of the genus {Beta}, which             produces an edible root the first year and seed the second             year.          2. The root of plants of the genus {Beta}, different species             and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding             stock, or in making sugar.          Note: There are many varieties of the common beet ({Beta                vulgaris}). The Old [bd]white beet[b8], cultivated for                its edible leafstalks, is a distinct species ({Beta                Cicla}).
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Beetrave \Beet"rave`\, n. [F. betterave; bette beet + rave       radish.]       The common beet ({Beta vulgaris}).
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Biddable \Bid"da*ble\, a.       Obedient; docile. [Scot.]
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Boat bug \Boat" bug`\ (Zo[94]l.)       An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; -- so       called from swimming on its back, which gives it the       appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat       insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}.
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Boatable \Boat"a*ble\, a.       1. Such as can be transported in a boat.          2. Navigable for boats, or small river craft.                         The boatable waters of the Alleghany. --J. Morse.
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Boatbill \Boat"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       1. A wading bird ({Cancroma cochlearia}) of the tropical             parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat             with the keel uppermost.          2. A perching bird of India, of the genus {Eurylaimus}.
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Boatful \Boat"ful\, n.; pl. {Boatfuls}.       The quantity or amount that fills a boat.
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Boatful \Boat"ful\, n.; pl. {Boatfuls}.       The quantity or amount that fills a boat.
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Bod veal \Bod veal\       Veal too immature to be suitable for food.
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Bodeful \Bode"ful\, a.       Portentous; ominous. --Carlyle.
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Body \Bod"y\, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to       OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.]       1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether             living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital             principle; the physical person.                         Absent in body, but present in spirit. --1 Cor. v. 3                         For of the soul the body form doth take. For soul is                      form, and doth the body make.            --Spenser.          2. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as             distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central,             or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.                         Who set the body and the limbs Of this great sport                      together?                                          --Shak.                         The van of the king's army was led by the general; .                      . . in the body was the king and the prince.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Rivers that run up into the body of Italy.                                                                               --Addison.          3. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as             opposed to the shadow.                         Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body                      is of Christ.                                    --Col. ii. 17.          4. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as,             anybody, nobody.                         A dry, shrewd kind of a body.            --W. Irving.          5. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as             united by some common tie, or as organized for some             purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation;             as, a legislative body; a clerical body.                         A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter.                                                                               --Prescott.          6. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a             general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of             laws or of divinity.          7. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from             others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an a[89]riform             body. [bd]A body of cold air.[b8] --Huxley.                         By collision of two bodies, grind The air attrite to                      fire.                                                --Milton.          8. Amount; quantity; extent.          9. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished             from the parts covering the limbs.          10. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is             placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.          11. (Print.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank             (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on             an agate body.          12. (Geom.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness;             any solid figure.          13. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this             color has body; wine of a good body.          Note: Colors bear a body when they are capable of being                ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with                oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same                color.          {After body} (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat.                      {Body cavity} (Anat.), the space between the walls of the             body and the inclosed viscera; the c[91]lum; -- in             mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and             abdominal cavities.          {Body of a church}, the nave.          {Body cloth}; pl.          {Body cloths}, a cloth or blanket for covering horses.          {Body clothes}. (pl.)          1. Clothing for the body; esp. underclothing.          2. Body cloths for horses. [Obs.] --Addison.          {Body coat}, a gentleman's dress coat.          {Body color} (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency,             thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash.          {Body of a law} (Law), the main and operative part.          {Body louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Pediculus             vestimenti}), which sometimes infests the human body and             clothes. See {Grayback}.          {Body plan} (Shipbuilding), an end elevation, showing the             conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her             length.          {Body politic}, the collective body of a nation or state as             politically organized, or as exercising political             functions; also, a corporation. --Wharton.                         As to the persons who compose the body politic or                      associate themselves, they take collectively the                      name of [bd]people[b8], or [bd]nation[b8].                                                                               --Bouvier.          {Body servant}, a valet.          {The bodies seven} (Alchemy), the metals corresponding to the             planets. [Obs.]                         Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars                      yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe,                      Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper.                                                                               --Chaucer.          {Body snatcher}, one who secretly removes without right or             authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a             resurrectionist.          {Body snatching} (Law), the unauthorized removal of a dead             body from the grave; usually for the purpose of             dissection.
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Plan \Plan\, n. [F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See {Plain}, a.]       1. A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a             plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of             a machine, or the representation or delineation of a             horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a             graphic representation; a diagram.          2. A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure             expressed or described in language; a project; as, the             plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition.                         God's plans like lines pure and white unfold. --M.                                                                               R. Smith.          3. A method; a way of procedure; a custom.                         The simple plan, That they should take who have the                      power, And they should keep who can.   --Wordsworth.          {Body plan}, {Floor plan}, etc. See under {Body}, {Floor},             etc.          Syn: Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project;                design; contrivance; device. See {Scheme}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Body \Bod"y\, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to       OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.]       1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether             living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital             principle; the physical person.                         Absent in body, but present in spirit. --1 Cor. v. 3                         For of the soul the body form doth take. For soul is                      form, and doth the body make.            --Spenser.          2. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as             distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central,             or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.                         Who set the body and the limbs Of this great sport                      together?                                          --Shak.                         The van of the king's army was led by the general; .                      . . in the body was the king and the prince.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Rivers that run up into the body of Italy.                                                                               --Addison.          3. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as             opposed to the shadow.                         Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body                      is of Christ.                                    --Col. ii. 17.          4. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as,             anybody, nobody.                         A dry, shrewd kind of a body.            --W. Irving.          5. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as             united by some common tie, or as organized for some             purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation;             as, a legislative body; a clerical body.                         A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter.                                                                               --Prescott.          6. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a             general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of             laws or of divinity.          7. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from             others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an a[89]riform             body. [bd]A body of cold air.[b8] --Huxley.                         By collision of two bodies, grind The air attrite to                      fire.                                                --Milton.          8. Amount; quantity; extent.          9. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished             from the parts covering the limbs.          10. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is             placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.          11. (Print.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank             (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on             an agate body.          12. (Geom.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness;             any solid figure.          13. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this             color has body; wine of a good body.          Note: Colors bear a body when they are capable of being                ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with                oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same                color.          {After body} (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat.                      {Body cavity} (Anat.), the space between the walls of the             body and the inclosed viscera; the c[91]lum; -- in             mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and             abdominal cavities.          {Body of a church}, the nave.          {Body cloth}; pl.          {Body cloths}, a cloth or blanket for covering horses.          {Body clothes}. (pl.)          1. Clothing for the body; esp. underclothing.          2. Body cloths for horses. [Obs.] --Addison.          {Body coat}, a gentleman's dress coat.          {Body color} (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency,             thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash.          {Body of a law} (Law), the main and operative part.          {Body louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Pediculus             vestimenti}), which sometimes infests the human body and             clothes. See {Grayback}.          {Body plan} (Shipbuilding), an end elevation, showing the             conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her             length.          {Body politic}, the collective body of a nation or state as             politically organized, or as exercising political             functions; also, a corporation. --Wharton.                         As to the persons who compose the body politic or                      associate themselves, they take collectively the                      name of [bd]people[b8], or [bd]nation[b8].                                                                               --Bouvier.          {Body servant}, a valet.          {The bodies seven} (Alchemy), the metals corresponding to the             planets. [Obs.]                         Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars                      yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe,                      Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper.                                                                               --Chaucer.          {Body snatcher}, one who secretly removes without right or             authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a             resurrectionist.          {Body snatching} (Law), the unauthorized removal of a dead             body from the grave; usually for the purpose of             dissection.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Body \Bod"y\, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to       OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.]       1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether             living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital             principle; the physical person.                         Absent in body, but present in spirit. --1 Cor. v. 3                         For of the soul the body form doth take. For soul is                      form, and doth the body make.            --Spenser.          2. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as             distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central,             or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.                         Who set the body and the limbs Of this great sport                      together?                                          --Shak.                         The van of the king's army was led by the general; .                      . . in the body was the king and the prince.                                                                               --Clarendon.                         Rivers that run up into the body of Italy.                                                                               --Addison.          3. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as             opposed to the shadow.                         Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body                      is of Christ.                                    --Col. ii. 17.          4. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as,             anybody, nobody.                         A dry, shrewd kind of a body.            --W. Irving.          5. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as             united by some common tie, or as organized for some             purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation;             as, a legislative body; a clerical body.                         A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter.                                                                               --Prescott.          6. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a             general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of             laws or of divinity.          7. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from             others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an a[89]riform             body. [bd]A body of cold air.[b8] --Huxley.                         By collision of two bodies, grind The air attrite to                      fire.                                                --Milton.          8. Amount; quantity; extent.          9. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished             from the parts covering the limbs.          10. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is             placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.          11. (Print.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank             (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on             an agate body.          12. (Geom.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness;             any solid figure.          13. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this             color has body; wine of a good body.          Note: Colors bear a body when they are capable of being                ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with                oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same                color.          {After body} (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat.                      {Body cavity} (Anat.), the space between the walls of the             body and the inclosed viscera; the c[91]lum; -- in             mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and             abdominal cavities.          {Body of a church}, the nave.          {Body cloth}; pl.          {Body cloths}, a cloth or blanket for covering horses.          {Body clothes}. (pl.)          1. Clothing for the body; esp. underclothing.          2. Body cloths for horses. [Obs.] --Addison.          {Body coat}, a gentleman's dress coat.          {Body color} (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency,             thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash.          {Body of a law} (Law), the main and operative part.          {Body louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Pediculus             vestimenti}), which sometimes infests the human body and             clothes. See {Grayback}.          {Body plan} (Shipbuilding), an end elevation, showing the             conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her             length.          {Body politic}, the collective body of a nation or state as             politically organized, or as exercising political             functions; also, a corporation. --Wharton.                         As to the persons who compose the body politic or                      associate themselves, they take collectively the                      name of [bd]people[b8], or [bd]nation[b8].                                                                               --Bouvier.          {Body servant}, a valet.          {The bodies seven} (Alchemy), the metals corresponding to the             planets. [Obs.]                         Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars                      yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe,                      Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper.                                                                               --Chaucer.          {Body snatcher}, one who secretly removes without right or             authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a             resurrectionist.          {Body snatching} (Law), the unauthorized removal of a dead             body from the grave; usually for the purpose of             dissection.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bootblack \Boot"black`\, n.       One who blacks boots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Botfly \Bot"fly`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A dipterous insect of the family ({Estrid[91]}, of many       different species, some of which are particularly troublesome       to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, and sheep, on which       they deposit their eggs. A common species is one of the       botflies of the horse ({Gastrophilus equi}), the larv[91] of       which (bots) are taken into the stomach of the animal, where       they live several months and pass through their larval       states. In tropical America one species sometimes lives under       the human skin, and another in the stomach. See {Gadfly}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[ucr]z"z[etil]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard,       F. busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to             the genus {Buteo} and related genera.          Note: The {Buteo vulgaris} is the common buzzard of Europe.                The American species (of which the most common are {B.                borealis}, {B. Pennsylvanicus}, and {B. lineatus}) are                usually called hen hawks. -- The rough-legged buzzard,                or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis apivorus}) feeds on                bees and their larv[91], with other insects, and                reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is {Circus                [91]ruginosus}. See {Turkey buzzard}, and {Carrion                buzzard}.          {Bald buzzard}, the fishhawk or osprey. See {Fishhawk}.          2. A blockhead; a dunce.                         It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not                      be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a                      buzzard.                                             --Goldsmith.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beattyville, KY (city, FIPS 4546)       Location: 37.58022 N, 83.70724 W       Population (1990): 1131 (498 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beedeville, AR (town, FIPS 4720)       Location: 35.42857 N, 91.10892 W       Population (1990): 141 (63 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72014
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boothville-Venice, LA (CDP, FIPS 8715)       Location: 29.32329 N, 89.39580 W       Population (1990): 2743 (974 housing units)       Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Butte Falls, OR (town, FIPS 10050)       Location: 42.54203 N, 122.56782 W       Population (1990): 252 (95 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 97522
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
batbelt n.   Many hackers routinely hang numerous devices such    as pagers, cell-phones, personal organizers, leatherman multitools,    pocket knives, flashlights, walkie-talkies, even miniature computers    from their belts. When many of these devices are worn at once, the    hacker's belt somewhat resembles Batman's utility belt; hence it is    referred to as a batbelt.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bitblt /bit'blit/ n.   [from {BLT}, q.v.]   1. [common] Any of a    family of closely related algorithms for moving and copying    rectangles of bits between main and display memory on a bit-mapped    device, or between two areas of either main or display memory (the    requirement to do the {Right Thing} in the case of overlapping    source and destination rectangles is what makes BitBlt tricky).   2.    Synonym for {blit} or {BLT}.   Both uses are borderline techspeak.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bit plane          (Or "bitplane") The memory in a graphic display       device which holds a complete one-bit-per-{pixel} image.       Several bit planes may be used in conjunction to give more       bits per pixel or to overlay several images or mask one with       another.          "Bit plane" may be used as a synonym for "{bitmap}", though       the latter suggests the data itself rather than the memory and       also suggests a graphics file format.          (1997-03-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bitblt          /bit'blit/ [{BLT}] 1. Any of a family of closely related       algorithms for moving and copying rectangles of bits between       main and display memory on a {bit-mapped} device, or between       two areas of either main or display memory (the requirement to       do the {Right Thing} in the case of overlapping source and       destination rectangles is what makes BitBlt tricky).          2. {blit}, {BLT}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
boot block          A program at some fixed location on a {hard       disk}, {floppy disk} or other media, which is loaded when the       computer is turned on or rebooted and which controls the next       phase of loading the actual {operating system}.   The loading       and execution of the boot block is usually controlled by       {firmware} in {ROM} or {PROM}.          (1997-07-03)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Beautiful gate       the name of one of the gates of the temple (Acts 3:2). It is       supposed to have been the door which led from the court of the       Gentiles to the court of the women. It was of massive structure,       and covered with plates of Corinthian brass.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Beth-baalmeon, an idol of the dwelling-place
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Beth-palet, house of expulsion
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Beth-phelet, same as Beth-palet