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   baby talk
         n 1: an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child [syn:
               {baby talk}, {babytalk}, {motherese}]
         2: the developing speech of a young child [syn: {baby talk},
            {babytalk}]

English Dictionary: befuddlement by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
babytalk
n
  1. an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child [syn: baby talk, babytalk, motherese]
  2. the developing speech of a young child
    Synonym(s): baby talk, babytalk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bee beetle
n
  1. European beetle; infests beehives
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beef tallow
n
  1. tallow obtained from a bovine animal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befuddle
v
  1. 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
  2. make stupid with alcohol
    Synonym(s): befuddle, fuddle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befuddled
adj
  1. stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
    Synonym(s): befogged, befuddled
  2. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
    Synonym(s): baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea
  3. confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
    Synonym(s): addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befuddlement
n
  1. confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bipedal
adj
  1. having two feet
    Synonym(s): bipedal, biped, two-footed
    Antonym(s): four-footed, quadruped, quadrupedal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bipedalism
n
  1. the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bob Dylan
n
  1. United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
    Synonym(s): Dylan, Bob Dylan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bobtail
adj
  1. having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" [syn: bobtail, bobtailed]
n
  1. a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail, bob, dock]
  2. large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
    Synonym(s): Old English sheepdog, bobtail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bobtailed
adj
  1. having a short or shortened tail; "bobtail mare" [syn: bobtail, bobtailed]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Buphthalmum
n
  1. oxeye
    Synonym(s): Buphthalmum, genus Buphthalmum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Buphthalmum salicifolium
n
  1. hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes
    Synonym(s): woodland oxeye, Buphthalmum salicifolium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,
      Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.
      beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and
            family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family
            {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.
  
      Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee
               ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has
               its own queen, its males or drones, and its very
               numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the
               {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of
               honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;
               the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.
               The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical
               honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.
  
      2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united
            labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a
            quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]
  
                     The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.
                                                                              --S. G.
                                                                              Goodrich.
  
      3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See
            1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the
            sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays
            through; -- called also {bee blocks}.
  
      {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})
            parasitic in beehives.
  
      {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the
            European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.
  
      {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus
            {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some
            resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.
  
      {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family
            {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are
            parasitic upon bees.
  
      {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an
            apiary. --Mortimer.
  
      {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement
            the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called
            also {propolis}.
  
      {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.
  
      {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family
            {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon
            the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.
  
      {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect
            ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.
  
      {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus
            Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.
  
      {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose
            larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in
            beehives.
  
      {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See
            Illust. of {Bee beetle}.
  
      {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.
            (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]
            (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.
            (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's
                  whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]
                  --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Befuddle \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befuddled}]
      To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Befuddle \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befuddled}]
      To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bipedal \Bip"e*dal\, a. [L. bipedalis: cf. F. bip[82]dal. See
      {Biped}, n.]
      1. Having two feet; biped.
  
      2. Pertaining to a biped.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bipetalous \Bi*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. bi- + petalous.] (Bot.)
      Having two petals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bobtail \Bob"tail`\, n. [Bob + tail.]
      An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.
  
      {Rag, tag, and bobtail}, the rabble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bobtail \Bob"tail`\, a.
      Bobtailed. [bd]Bobtail cur.[b8] --Marryat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bob wig \Bob" wig`\
      A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also {bobtail
      wig}. --Spectator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bobtailed \Bob"tailed`\, a.
      Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as,
      a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) The oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.
            (b) The corn camomile ({Anthemis arvensis}).
            (c) A genus of composite plants ({Buphthalmum}) with large
                  yellow flowers.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus
                  major}) and the blue titmouse ({P. c[d2]ruleus}).
                  [Prov. Eng.]
            (b) The dunlin.
            (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.
  
      {Creeping oxeye} (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant
            ({Wedelia carnosa}).
  
      {Seaside oxeye} (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub
            ({Borrichia arborescens}).
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