bicarbonate
         n 1: a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in
               which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid
               carbonate [syn: {bicarbonate}, {hydrogen carbonate}]

English Dictionary: biography	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bicarbonate of soda n a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid Synonym(s): bicarbonate of soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, baking soda, saleratus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
biographer n someone who writes an account of a person's life
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biographic adj of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data" Synonym(s): biographic, biographical
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biographical adj of or relating to or being biography; "biographical data" Synonym(s): biographic, biographical
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biography n an account of the series of events making up a person's life Synonym(s): biography, life, life story, life history
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bog rhubarb n small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Synonym(s): butterbur, bog rhubarb, Petasites hybridus, Petasites vulgaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
book review n a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)
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book scorpion n minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers [syn: {book scorpion}, Chelifer cancroides]
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bugger off v leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" Synonym(s): scram, buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off
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bus service n a public utility providing local transportation [syn: {bus company}, bus service]
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by hook or by crook adv in any way necessary; "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook" Synonym(s): by hook or by crook, by any means
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bagreef \Bag"reef`\, n. [Bag + reef.] (Naut.)       The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of       topsails. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baker \Bak"er\, n. [AS. b[91]cere. See {Bake}, v. i.]       1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.          2. A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.]          {A baker's dozen}, thirteen.          {Baker foot}, a distorted foot. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.          {Baker's itch}, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the             irritating properties of yeast.          {Baker's salt}, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used             instead of soda, in making bread.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shea tree \She"a tree`\ (Bot.)       An African sapotaceous tree ({Bassia, [or] Butyrospermum,       Parkii}), from the seeds of which a substance resembling       butter is obtained; the African butter tree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally       meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;       akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)       + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),             having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin             redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.       (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having             the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are             olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also             {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.       (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the             genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,             the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).       (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.             See {Indian robin}, below.          {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See             {Knot}.          {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.          {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.          {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.          {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.          {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and             {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some             white on the wings.          {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus             saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black             glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.                      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.          {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird             ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the             European robin.          {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European robin.       (b) The American robin.       (c) The American bluebird.          {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.       (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.          {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.          {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the             genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called             also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European             gurnard.       (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]                      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla             fuliginosa}), native of India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Becripple \Be*crip"ple\, v. t.       To make a cripple of; to cripple; to lame. [R.] --Dr. H.       More.
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Begrave \Be*grave"\, v. t. [Pref. be- + grave; akin to G.       begraben, Goth. bigraban to dig a ditch around.]       To bury; also, to engrave. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Bescribble \Be*scrib"ble\, v. t.       To scribble over. [bd]Bescribbled with impertinences.[b8]       --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bicarbonate \Bi*car"bon*ate\, n. [Pref. bi- + carbonate.]       (Chem.)       A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is       replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the       proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice       what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; --       sometimes called {supercarbonate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bicarbureted \Bi*car"bu*ret`ed\ or -retted \-ret`ted\, a. [Pref.       bi- + carbureted.] (Chem.)       Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the       molecule. [Obs. or R.]
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Ethylene \Eth"yl*ene\ (-[emac]n), n. [From {Ethyl}.] (Chem.)       A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, {C2H4}, forming an       important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained       by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It       is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with       chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), --       hence called {olefiant gas}. Called also {ethene}, {elayl},       and formerly, {bicarbureted hydrogen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Although a gas, hydrogen is chemically similar to the                metals in its nature, having the properties of a weak                base. It is, in all acids, the base which is replaced                by metals and basic radicals to form salts. Like all                other gases, it is condensed by great cold and pressure                to a liquid which freezes and solidifies by its own                evaporation. It is absorbed in large quantities by                certain metals (esp. palladium), forming alloy-like                compounds; hence, in view of quasi-metallic nature, it                is sometimes called {hydrogenium}. It is the typical                reducing agent, as opposed to oxidizers, as oxygen,                chlorine, etc.          {Bicarbureted hydrogen}, an old name for ethylene.          {Carbureted hydrogen gas}. See under {Carbureted}.          {Hydrogen dioxide}, a thick, colorless liquid, {H2O2},             resembling water, but having a bitter, sour taste,             produced by the action of acids on barium peroxide. It             decomposes into water and oxygen, and is manufactured in             large quantities for an oxidizing and bleaching agent.             Called also {oxygenated water}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ethylene \Eth"yl*ene\ (-[emac]n), n. [From {Ethyl}.] (Chem.)       A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, {C2H4}, forming an       important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained       by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It       is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with       chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), --       hence called {olefiant gas}. Called also {ethene}, {elayl},       and formerly, {bicarbureted hydrogen}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Although a gas, hydrogen is chemically similar to the                metals in its nature, having the properties of a weak                base. It is, in all acids, the base which is replaced                by metals and basic radicals to form salts. Like all                other gases, it is condensed by great cold and pressure                to a liquid which freezes and solidifies by its own                evaporation. It is absorbed in large quantities by                certain metals (esp. palladium), forming alloy-like                compounds; hence, in view of quasi-metallic nature, it                is sometimes called {hydrogenium}. It is the typical                reducing agent, as opposed to oxidizers, as oxygen,                chlorine, etc.          {Bicarbureted hydrogen}, an old name for ethylene.          {Carbureted hydrogen gas}. See under {Carbureted}.          {Hydrogen dioxide}, a thick, colorless liquid, {H2O2},             resembling water, but having a bitter, sour taste,             produced by the action of acids on barium peroxide. It             decomposes into water and oxygen, and is manufactured in             large quantities for an oxidizing and bleaching agent.             Called also {oxygenated water}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bicorporal \Bi*cor"po*ral\, a. [Pref. bi- + corporal.]       Having two bodies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bicorporate \Bi*cor"po*rate\, a. [Pref. bi- + corporate.] (Her.)       Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.
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Biograph \Bi"o*graph\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -graph.]       1. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a             cinematograph.          2. [Cf. {Biography}.] A biographical sketch. [Rare]
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Cinematograph \Cin`e*mat"o*graph\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], motion +       -graph.]       1. A machine, combining magic lantern and kinetoscope             features, for projecting on a screen a series of pictures,             moved rapidly (25 to 50 a second) and intermittently             before an objective lens, and producing by persistence of             vision the illusion of continuous motion; a moving-picture             machine; also, any of several other machines or devices             producing moving pictorial effects. Other common names for             the cinematograph are {animatograph}, {biograph},             {bioscope}, {electrograph}, {electroscope},             {kinematograph}, {kinetoscope}, {veriscope}, {vitagraph},             {vitascope}, {zo[94]gyroscope}, {zo[94]praxiscope}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biograph \Bi"o*graph\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -graph.]       1. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a             cinematograph.          2. [Cf. {Biography}.] A biographical sketch. [Rare]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cinematograph \Cin`e*mat"o*graph\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], motion +       -graph.]       1. A machine, combining magic lantern and kinetoscope             features, for projecting on a screen a series of pictures,             moved rapidly (25 to 50 a second) and intermittently             before an objective lens, and producing by persistence of             vision the illusion of continuous motion; a moving-picture             machine; also, any of several other machines or devices             producing moving pictorial effects. Other common names for             the cinematograph are {animatograph}, {biograph},             {bioscope}, {electrograph}, {electroscope},             {kinematograph}, {kinetoscope}, {veriscope}, {vitagraph},             {vitascope}, {zo[94]gyroscope}, {zo[94]praxiscope}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biographer \Bi*og"ra*pher\, n.       One who writes an account or history of the life of a       particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biographic \Bi"o*graph"ic\, Biographical \Bi`o*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. --       {Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Biographic \Bi"o*graph"ic\, Biographical \Bi`o*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. --       {Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Biographic \Bi"o*graph"ic\, Biographical \Bi`o*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. --       {Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biography \Bi*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Biographies}. [Gr. [?]; [?]       life + [?] to write: cf. F. biographie. See {Graphic}.]       1. The written history of a person's life.          2. Biographical writings in general.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biographize \Bi*og"ra*phize\, v. t.       To write a history of the life of. --Southey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biography \Bi*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Biographies}. [Gr. [?]; [?]       life + [?] to write: cf. F. biographie. See {Graphic}.]       1. The written history of a person's life.          2. Biographical writings in general.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biskara boil \Bis"ka*ra boil`\, Biskara button \Bis"ka*ra    but"ton\ . [Named after the town Biskara, in Algeria.] (Med.)       Same as {Aleppo boil}.
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Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, [or] evil \evil\ .       (Med.)       A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most       commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean,       and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also       {Aleppo ulcer}, {Biskara boil}, {Delhi boil}, {Oriental       sore}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Biskara boil \Bis"ka*ra boil`\, Biskara button \Bis"ka*ra    but"ton\ . [Named after the town Biskara, in Algeria.] (Med.)       Same as {Aleppo boil}.
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Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr.       [?], perhaps akin to E. sharp.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate             arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial             mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.          Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender                post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last                of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The                venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with                redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal                glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if                ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely                dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New                Worlds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus             undulatus}). [Local, U. S.]          3. (Zo[94]l.) The scorpene.          4. (Script.) A painful scourge.                         My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will                      chastise you with scorpions.               --1 Kings xii.                                                                               11.          5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.          6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and             other missiles.          {Book scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Book}.          {False scorpion}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {False}, and {Book             scorpion}.          {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zo[94]l.) See {Nepa}.          {Scorpion fly} (Zo[94]l.), a neuropterous insect of the genus             {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.          {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}. {M.             palustris} is the forget-me-not.          {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub             ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a             scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like             indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.          {Scorpion shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus             Pteroceras. See {Pteroceras}.          {Scorpion spiders}. (Zo[94]l.), any one of the Pedipalpi.          {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also             called {caterpillar}.          {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant             ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.          {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the             constellation Scorpio.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Book \Book\ (b[oocr]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[omac]c; akin to       Goth. b[omac]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel.       b[omac]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[omac]k, D. boek, OHG.       puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[omac]c, b[emac]ce, beech;       because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes       on pieces of beechen board. Cf. {Beech}.]       1. A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material,             blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many             folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or             writing.          Note: When blank, it is called a blank book. When printed,                the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a                volume of some size, from a pamphlet.          Note: It has been held that, under the copyright law, a book                is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound                together; it may be printed on a single sheet, as music                or a diagram of patterns. --Abbott.          2. A composition, written or printed; a treatise.                         A good book is the precious life blood of a master                      spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a                      life beyond life.                              --Milton.          3. A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as,             the tenth book of [bd]Paradise Lost.[b8]          4. A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are             kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and             expenditures, etc.          5. Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in             certain other games, two or more corresponding cards,             forming a set.          Note: Book is used adjectively or as a part of many                compounds; as, book buyer, bookrack, book club, book                lore, book sale, book trade, memorandum book, cashbook.          {Book account}, an account or register of debt or credit in a             book.          {Book debt}, a debt for items charged to the debtor by the             creditor in his book of accounts.          {Book learning}, learning acquired from books, as             distinguished from practical knowledge. [bd]Neither does             it so much require book learning and scholarship, as good             natural sense, to distinguish true and false.[b8]             --Burnet.          {Book louse} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of minute,             wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They             belong to the {Pseudoneuroptera}.          {Book moth} (Zo[94]l.), the name of several species of moths,             the larv[91] of which eat books.          {Book oath}, an oath made on {The Book}, or Bible.          {The Book of Books}, the Bible.          {Book post}, a system under which books, bulky manuscripts,             etc., may be transmitted by mail.          {Book scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), one of the false scorpions             ({Chelifer cancroides}) found among books and papers. It             can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects.                      {Book stall}, a stand or stall, often in the open air, for             retailing books.          {Canonical books}. See {Canonical}.          {In one's books}, in one's favor. [bd]I was so much in his             books, that at his decease he left me his lamp.[b8]             --Addison.          {To bring to book}.             (a) To compel to give an account.             (b) To compare with an admitted authority. [bd]To bring it                   manifestly to book is impossible.[b8] --M. Arnold.          {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.          {To make a book} (Horse Racing), to lay bets (recorded in a             pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that             the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and             loses only on the winning horse or horses.          {To speak by the book}, to speak with minute exactness.          {Without book}.             (a) By memory.             (b) Without authority.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bookcraft \Book"craft`\, n.       Authorship; literary skill.
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d8Sanga \[d8]San"ga\, Sangu \San"gu\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The Abyssinian ox ({Bos [or] Bibos, Africanus}), noted for       the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its back.
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d8Arna \[d8]Ar"na\, d8Arnee \[d8]Ar"nee\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The wild buffalo of India ({Bos, or Bubalus, arni}), larger       than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.
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Golden-rod \Gold"en-rod`\, n. (Bot.)       A tall herb ({Solidago Virga-aurea}), bearing yellow flowers       in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all       the species of the genus {Solidago}.          {Golden-rod tree} (Bot.), a shrub ({Bosea Yervamora}), a             native of the Canary Isles.
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Box \Box\, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with       a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b[81]chse; fr. L. buxus       boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a       tree, {Bushel}.]       1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various             shapes.          2. The quantity that a box contain.          3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or             other place of public amusement.                         Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.                                                                               --Dorset.                         The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a             poor box; a contribution box.                         Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,                      Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.                                                                               Warton.          5. A small country house. [bd]A shooting box.[b8] --Wilson.                         Tight boxes neatly sashed.                  --Cowper.          6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.          7. (Mach)             (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.             (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;                   the bucket of a lifting pump.          8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.          9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or             gift. [bd]A Christmas box.[b8] --Dickens.          10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.          11. (Zo[94]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.          Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box                lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying                substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox                or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.          {Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have             the form of a long box.          {Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and             inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.          {Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,             to preserve its proper position.          {Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a             heavy cape to carry off the rain.          {Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or             other parts in machinery.          {Box crab} (Zo[94]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,             when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.          {Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,             and with flat top and bottom.          {Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.          {Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two             rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between             collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.          {Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,             and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.          {Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the             left.          {Box turtle} [or]          {Box tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the             genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can             withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by             hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an             exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.          {In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in             difficulty. (Colloq.)          {In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;             awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Box \Box\, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with       a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b[81]chse; fr. L. buxus       boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a       tree, {Bushel}.]       1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various             shapes.          2. The quantity that a box contain.          3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or             other place of public amusement.                         Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.                                                                               --Dorset.                         The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a             poor box; a contribution box.                         Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,                      Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.                                                                               Warton.          5. A small country house. [bd]A shooting box.[b8] --Wilson.                         Tight boxes neatly sashed.                  --Cowper.          6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.          7. (Mach)             (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.             (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;                   the bucket of a lifting pump.          8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.          9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or             gift. [bd]A Christmas box.[b8] --Dickens.          10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.          11. (Zo[94]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.          Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box                lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying                substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox                or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.          {Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have             the form of a long box.          {Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and             inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.          {Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,             to preserve its proper position.          {Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a             heavy cape to carry off the rain.          {Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or             other parts in machinery.          {Box crab} (Zo[94]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,             when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.          {Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,             and with flat top and bottom.          {Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.          {Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two             rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between             collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.          {Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,             and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.          {Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the             left.          {Box turtle} [or]          {Box tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the             genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can             withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by             hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an             exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.          {In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in             difficulty. (Colloq.)          {In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;             awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heck \Heck\, n. [See {Hatch} a half door.] [Written also       {hack}.]       1. The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]          2. A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.]          3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called             also {heck door}. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          4. A latticework contrivance for catching fish.          5. (Weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps             into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the             bobbins, in a warping machine.          6. A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.]          {Half heck}, the lower half of a door.          {Heck board}, the loose board at the bottom or back of a             cart.          {Heck} {box [or] frame}, that which carries the heck in             warping.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Warbler \War"bler\, n.       1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --             applied chiefly to birds.                         In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.                                                                               --Tickell.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World             singing birds belonging to the family {Sylviid[91]}, many             of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap,             reed warbler (see under {Reed}), and sedge warbler (see             under {Sedge}) are well-known species.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small, often             bright colored, American singing birds of the family or             subfamily {Mniotiltid[91]}, or {Sylvicolin[91]}. They are             allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not             particularly musical.          Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to                their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,                fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,                wormeating warblers, etc.          {Bush warbler} (Zo[94]l.) any American warbler of the genus             {Opornis}, as the Connecticut warbler ({O. agilis}).          {Creeping warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             very small American warblers belonging to {Parula},             {Mniotilta}, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed             warbler ({Parula Americana}), and the black-and-white             creeper ({Mniotilta varia}).          {Fly-catching warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species             of warblers belonging to {Setophaga}, {Sylvania}, and             allied genera having the bill hooked and notched at the             tip, with strong rictal bristles at the base, as the             hooded warbler ({Sylvania mitrata}), the black-capped             warbler ({S. pusilla}), the Canadian warbler ({S.             Canadensis}), and the American redstart (see {Redstart}).                      {Ground warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any American warbler of the             genus {Geothlypis}, as the mourning ground warbler ({G.             Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see             {Yellowthroat}).          {Wood warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous American             warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. Among the most common             wood warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or             yellow warbler (see under {Yellow}), the black-throated             green warbler ({Dendroica virens}), the yellow-rumped             warbler ({D. coronata}), the blackpoll ({D. striata}), the             bay-breasted warbler ({D. castanea}), the chestnut-sided             warbler ({D. Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({D.             tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under {Prairie}), and             the pine warbler ({D. pinus}). See also {Magnolia             warbler}, under {Magnolia}, and {Blackburnian warbler}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hook \Hook\, n. [OE. hok, AS. h[d3]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake,       haken, OHG. h[be]ko, h[be]go, h[be]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake,       Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half       door, {Heckle}.]       1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent             into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or             sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook             for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.          2. That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on             which a door or gate hangs and turns.          3. An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an             instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.                         Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook.                                                                               --Pope.          4. (Steam Engin.) See {Eccentric}, and {V-hook}.          5. A snare; a trap. [R.] --Shak.          6. A field sown two years in succession. [Prov. Eng.]          7. pl. The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; --             called also {hook bones}.          {By hook or by crook}, one way or other; by any means, direct             or indirect. --Milton. [bd]In hope her to attain by hook             or crook.[b8] --Spenser.          {Off the hooks}, unhinged; disturbed; disordered. [Colloq.]             [bd]In the evening, by water, to the Duke of Albemarle,             whom I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not             gone out of the river.[b8] --Pepys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crook \Crook\ (kr[oocr]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel.       kr[onac]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or       cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf.       {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.]       1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.                         Through lanes, and crooks, and darkness. --Phaer.          2. Any implement having a bent or crooked end. Especially:             (a) The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves                   to hold a runaway sheep.             (b) A bishop's staff of office. Cf. {Pastoral staff}.                               He left his crook, he left his flocks. --Prior.          3. A pothook. [bd]As black as the crook.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.          4. An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge.                         For all yuor brags, hooks, and crooks. --Cranmer.          5. (Mus.) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet,             horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.          6. A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of             thieves, forgers, etc. [Cant, U.S.]          {By hook or by crook}, in some way or other; by fair means or             foul.
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Baskerville, VA       Zip code(s): 23915
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Bass Harbor, ME       Zip code(s): 04653
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Bass River, MA       Zip code(s): 02664
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Beecher Falls, VT       Zip code(s): 05902
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Big Rapids, MI (city, FIPS 8300)       Location: 43.70388 N, 85.48626 W       Population (1990): 12603 (3548 housing units)       Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49307
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
backreference n.   1. In a regular expression or pattern match,    the text which was matched within grouping parentheses parentheses.    2. The part of the pattern which refers back to the matched text. 3.    By extension, anything which refers back to something which has been    seen or discussed before.   "When you said `she' just now, who were    you backreferencing?"