Bard of Avon
         n 1: English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest
               English writers (1564-1616) [syn: {Shakespeare}, {William
               Shakespeare}, {Shakspere}, {William Shakspere}, {Bard of
               Avon}]

English Dictionary: bird pepper	by the DICT Development Group
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barred pickerel n small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states [syn: redfin pickerel, barred pickerel, Esox americanus]
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bird family n a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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bird fancier n a person with a strong interest in birds
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bird feed n food given to birds; usually mixed seeds [syn: bird feed, bird food, birdseed]
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bird feeder n an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds [syn: bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder]
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bird food n food given to birds; usually mixed seeds [syn: bird feed, bird food, birdseed]
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bird of Jove n any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight Synonym(s): eagle, bird of Jove
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bird of Juno n very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird Synonym(s): peafowl, bird of Juno
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bird of Minerva n nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes Synonym(s): owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
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bird of night n nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes Synonym(s): owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
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bird of paradise n a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Synonym(s): bird of paradise, poinciana, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Poinciana gilliesii ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird Synonym(s): bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
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bird of passage n someone who leads a wandering unsettled life [syn: wanderer, roamer, rover, bird of passage] any bird that migrates seasonally
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bird of prey n any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals Synonym(s): bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird
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Bird Parker n United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) Synonym(s): Parker, Charlie Parker, Yardbird Parker, Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker
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bird pepper n plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers Synonym(s): bird pepper, Capsicum frutescens baccatum, Capsicum baccatum
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bird vetch n common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers Synonym(s): tufted vetch, bird vetch, Calnada pea, Vicia cracca
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bird-footed dinosaur n any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs Synonym(s): theropod, theropod dinosaur, bird-footed dinosaur
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birdbath n an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in
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birdbrain n a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought Synonym(s): addle-head, addlehead, loon, birdbrain
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birdfeeder n an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds [syn: bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder]
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birth pangs n a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth Synonym(s): birth pangs, labor pains, labour pains
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birth prevention n limiting the number of children born [syn: birth control, birth prevention, family planning]
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birthplace n the place where someone was born [syn: birthplace, {place of birth}] where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" Synonym(s): birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience
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board foot n the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
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board of appeals n a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals Synonym(s): appeal board, appeals board, board of appeals
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board of directors n a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution Synonym(s): directorate, board of directors
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board of education n a board in charge of local public schools [syn: {school board}, board of education]
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board of regents n a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students
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board of selectmen n a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town
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Board of Trade unit n a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour Synonym(s): kilowatt hour, kW- hr, Board of Trade unit, B.T.U.
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board of trustees n a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution
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board up v cover with wooden boards; "board up windows before the hurricane"
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Bradbury n United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn: Bradbury, Ray Bradbury, Ray Douglas Bradbury]
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Bradford n United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752) Synonym(s): Bradford, William Bradford
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Bradypodidae n a family of edentates comprising the true sloths [syn: Bradypodidae, family Bradypodidae]
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Bradypus n type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths [syn: Bradypus, genus Bradypus]
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Bradypus tridactylus n a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot Synonym(s): three-toed sloth, ai, Bradypus tridactylus
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bread board n a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced Synonym(s): breadboard, bread board
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bread-bin n a container used to keep bread or cake in [syn: {bread- bin}, breadbox]
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breadbasket n a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion Synonym(s): stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket a basket for serving bread
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breadboard n a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced Synonym(s): breadboard, bread board
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breadbox n a container used to keep bread or cake in [syn: {bread- bin}, breadbox]
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breadfruit n native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Synonym(s): breadfruit, breadfruit tree, Artocarpus communis, Artocarpus altilis a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
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breadfruit tree n native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread Synonym(s): breadfruit, breadfruit tree, Artocarpus communis, Artocarpus altilis
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breath of fresh air n a welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air"
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bride price n money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride
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broad bean n seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: broad bean, {fava bean}, horsebean] Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Synonym(s): broad bean, broad- bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder Synonym(s): broad bean, horse bean shell beans cooked as lima beans Synonym(s): fava bean, broad bean
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broad beech fern n beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes Synonym(s): broad beech fern, southern beech fern, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Dryopteris hexagonoptera, Thelypteris hexagonoptera
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broad buckler-fern n European shield fern [syn: broad buckler-fern, Dryopteris dilatata]
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broad-bean n Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Synonym(s): broad bean, broad- bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba
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broad-bean plant n Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Synonym(s): broad bean, broad- bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba
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broad-brimmed adj (of hats) having a broad brim
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broadband adj of or relating to or being a communications network in which the bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as for voice or data or video) responding to or operating at a wide band of frequencies; "a broadband antenna" Synonym(s): broadband, wideband
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broadbill n tropical American heron related to night herons [syn: boatbill, boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius] diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill Synonym(s): scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill Synonym(s): shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, Anas clypeata small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
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brood bitch n a bitch used for breeding
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broth of a boy n an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth Synonym(s): broth of a boy, broth of a man
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broth of a man n an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth Synonym(s): broth of a boy, broth of a man
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bur-reed family n coextensive with the genus Sparganium [syn: Sparganiaceae, family Sparganiaceae, bur-reed family]
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by artificial means adv not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions" Synonym(s): artificially, unnaturally, by artificial means Antonym(s): naturally
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by word of mouth adv orally; "I heard it viva voce" [syn: by word of mouth, viva voce] by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth" Synonym(s): orally, by word of mouth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bird fancier \Bird" fan`ci*er\       1. One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or             curious birds.          2. One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are             kept in cages.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jove \Jove\, n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. & gen.       for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See {Tuesday}, and cf.       {Jupiter}.]       1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.          2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter. [R.] --Pope.          3. (Alchemy) The metal tin.          {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,       bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]       1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a             nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).                         That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.                         The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.                                                                               --Tyndale                                                                               (Matt. viii.                                                                               20).          2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided             with wings. See {Aves}.          3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.          4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.                         And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not                      tarry.                                                --Campbell.          {Arabian bird}, the phenix.          {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.          {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.          {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group             Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very             numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite             (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus},             {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The             species are numerous.          {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird.          {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider             ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and             kill small birds.          {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon             birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
June \Ju"ne\, n.; pl. {Junos}. [L.]       1. (Rom. Myth.) The sister and wife of Jupiter, the queen of             heaven, and the goddess who presided over marriage. She             corresponds to the Greek Hera.                         Sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes. -- Shak.          2. (Astron.) One of the early discovered asteroids.          {Bird of June}, the peacock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,       bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]       1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a             nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).                         That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.                         The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.                                                                               --Tyndale                                                                               (Matt. viii.                                                                               20).          2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided             with wings. See {Aves}.          3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.          4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.                         And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not                      tarry.                                                --Campbell.          {Arabian bird}, the phenix.          {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.          {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.          {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group             Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very             numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite             (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus},             {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The             species are numerous.          {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird.          {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider             ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and             kill small birds.          {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon             birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bird of paradise \Bird" of par"a*dise\ (Zo[94]l.)       The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus       {Paradisea} and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the       adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant       plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.          Note: The {Great emerald} ({Paradisea apoda}) and the {Lesser                emerald} ({P. minor}) furnish many of the plumes used                as ornaments by ladies; the Red is {P. rubra [or]                sanguinea}; the Golden is {Parotia aurea [or]                sexsetacea}; the King is {Cincinnurus regius}. The name                is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another                related group ({Epimachin[91]}) from the same region.                The Twelve-wired ({Seleucides alba}) is one of these.                See {Paradise bird}, and Note under {Apod}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bird \Bird\ (b[etil]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,       bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]       1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a             nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).                         That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.                         The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.                                                                               --Tyndale                                                                               (Matt. viii.                                                                               20).          2. (Zo[94]l.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided             with wings. See {Aves}.          3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.          4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.                         And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not                      tarry.                                                --Campbell.          {Arabian bird}, the phenix.          {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.          {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.          {Bird louse} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless insect of the group             Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very             numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite             (Zo[94]l.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus},             {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The             species are numerous.          {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird.          {Bird spider} (Zo[94]l.), a very large South American spider             ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and             kill small birds.          {Bird tick} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon             birds (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bird pepper \Bird" pep`per\       A species of capsicum ({Capsicum baccatum}), whose small,       conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red       peppers.
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Birdbolt \Bird"bolt`\, n.       A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.       Hence: Anything which smites without penetrating. --Shak.
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Birthplace \Birth"place`\, n.       The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of       origin or birth, in its more general sense. [bd]The       birthplace of valor.[b8] --Burns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Board \Board\, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to       bred plank, Icel. bor[?] board, side of a ship, Goth.       f[?]tu-baurd]/> footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See       def. 8. [root]92.]       1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length             and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for             building, etc.          Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches,                it is usually called a plank.          2. A table to put food upon.          Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was                often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell.                            Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute                         large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing                         hand.                                             --Milton.          3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;             provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay;             as, to work for one's board; the price of board.          4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A             council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly             or meeting, public or private; a number of persons             appointed or elected to sit in council for the management             or direction of some public or private business or trust;             as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of             directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.                         Both better acquainted with affairs than any other                      who sat then at that board.               --Clarendon.                         We may judge from their letters to the board.                                                                               --Porteus.          5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material             used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a             board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a             chessboard; a backgammon board.          6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,             etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.          7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to             enter upon the theatrical profession.          8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning             border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G.             borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship.             Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.)             (a) The side of a ship. [bd]Now board to board the rival                   vessels row.[b8] --Dryden. See {On board}, below.             (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.          Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a                compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board,                shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard,                cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.          {The American Board}, a shortened form of [bd]The American             Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions[b8] (the             foreign missionary society of the American Congregational             churches).          {Bed and board}. See under {Bed}.          {Board and board} (Naut.), side by side.          {Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed             to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.             --Stormonth.          {Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation             the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman.          {Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy             council appointed to superintend matters relating to             trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for             the advancement and protection of their business             interests; a chamber of commerce.          {Board wages}.             (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for                   services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages.             (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food                   and lodging.             (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the                   procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden.          {By the board}, over the board, or side. [bd]The mast went by             the board.[b8] --Totten. Hence (Fig.),          {To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or             overthrow.          {To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a             board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge,             England.] [bd]Having been entered on the boards of Trinity             college.[b8] --Hallam.          {To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line             when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.          {To make short boards}, to tack frequently.          {On board}.             (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I                   came on board early; to be on board ship.             (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.]          {Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an             official statement of the votes cast at an election.             [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Control \Con*trol"\, n. [F. contr[93]le a counter register,       contr. fr. contr-r[93]le; contre (L. contra) + r[93]le roll,       catalogue. See {Counter} and {Roll}, and cf. {Counterroll}.]       1. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or             check another account or register; a counter register.             [Obs.] --Johnson.          2. That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder;             restraint. [bd]Speak without control.[b8] --Dryden.          3. Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or             regulating influence; superintendence; government; as,             children should be under parental control.                         The House of Commons should exercise a control over                      all the departments of the executive administration.                                                                               --Macaulay.          {Board of control}. See under {Board}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trade \Trade\, n. [Formerly, a path, OE. tred a footmark. See       {Tread}, n. & v.]       1. A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel;             resort. [Obs.]                         A postern with a blind wicket there was, A common                      trade to pass through Priam's house.   --Surrey.                         Hath tracted forth some salvage beastes trade.                                                                               --Spenser.                         Or, I'll be buried in the king's highway, Some way                      of common trade, where subjects' feet May hourly                      trample on their sovereign's head.      --Shak.          2. Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment. [Obs.]             [bd]The right trade of religion.[b8] --Udall.                         There those five sisters had continual trade.                                                                               --Spenser.                         Long did I love this lady, Long was my travel, long                      my trade to win her.                           --Massinger.                         Thy sin's not accidental but a trade. --Shak.          3. Business of any kind; matter of mutual consideration;             affair; dealing. [Obs.]                         Have you any further trade with us?   --Shak.          4. Specifically: The act or business of exchanging             commodities by barter, or by buying and selling for money;             commerce; traffic; barter.          Note: Trade comprehends every species of exchange or dealing,                either in the produce of land, in manufactures, in                bills, or in money; but it is chiefly used to denote                the barter or purchase and sale of goods, wares, and                merchandise, either by wholesale or retail. Trade is                either foreign or domestic. Foreign trade consists in                the exportation and importation of goods, or the                exchange of the commodities of different countries.                Domestic, or home, trade is the exchange, or buying and                selling, of goods within a country. Trade is also by                the wholesale, that is, by the package or in large                quantities, generally to be sold again, or it is by                retail, or in small parcels. The carrying trade is the                business of transporting commodities from one country                to another, or between places in the same country, by                land or water.          5. The business which a person has learned, and which he             engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit;             occupation; especially, mechanical employment as             distinguished from the liberal arts, the learned             professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the trade of             a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the             trade of a farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician.                         Accursed usury was all his trade.      --Spenser.                         The homely, slighted, shepherd's trade. --Milton.                         I will instruct thee in my trade.      --Shak.          6. Instruments of any occupation. [Obs.]                         The house and household goods, his trade of war.                                                                               --Dryden.          7. A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus,             booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the             trade, and are collectively designated as the trade.          8. pl. The trade winds.          9. Refuse or rubbish from a mine. [Prov. Eng.]          Syn: Profession; occupation; office; calling; avocation;                employment; commerce; dealing; traffic.          {Board of trade}. See under {Board}.          {Trade dollar}. See under {Dollar}.          {Trade price}, the price at which goods are sold to members             of the same trade, or by wholesale dealers to retailers.                      {Trade sale}, an auction by and for the trade, especially             that of the booksellers.          {Trade wind}, a wind in the torrid zone, and often a little             beyond at, which blows from the same quarter throughout             the year, except when affected by local causes; -- so             called because of its usefulness to navigators, and hence             to trade.          Note: The general direction of the trade winds is from N. E.                to S. W. on the north side of the equator, and from S.                E. to N. W. on the south side of the equator. They are                produced by the joint effect of the rotation of the                earth and the movement of the air from the polar toward                the equatorial regions, to supply the vacancy caused by                heating, rarefaction, and consequent ascent of the air                in the latter regions. The trade winds are principally                limited to two belts in the tropical regions, one on                each side of the equator, and separated by a belt which                is characterized by calms or variable weather.
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Board \Board\, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to       bred plank, Icel. bor[?] board, side of a ship, Goth.       f[?]tu-baurd]/> footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See       def. 8. [root]92.]       1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length             and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for             building, etc.          Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches,                it is usually called a plank.          2. A table to put food upon.          Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was                often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell.                            Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute                         large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing                         hand.                                             --Milton.          3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;             provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay;             as, to work for one's board; the price of board.          4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A             council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly             or meeting, public or private; a number of persons             appointed or elected to sit in council for the management             or direction of some public or private business or trust;             as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of             directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.                         Both better acquainted with affairs than any other                      who sat then at that board.               --Clarendon.                         We may judge from their letters to the board.                                                                               --Porteus.          5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material             used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a             board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a             chessboard; a backgammon board.          6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,             etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.          7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to             enter upon the theatrical profession.          8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning             border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G.             borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship.             Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.)             (a) The side of a ship. [bd]Now board to board the rival                   vessels row.[b8] --Dryden. See {On board}, below.             (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.          Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a                compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board,                shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard,                cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.          {The American Board}, a shortened form of [bd]The American             Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions[b8] (the             foreign missionary society of the American Congregational             churches).          {Bed and board}. See under {Bed}.          {Board and board} (Naut.), side by side.          {Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed             to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.             --Stormonth.          {Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation             the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman.          {Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy             council appointed to superintend matters relating to             trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for             the advancement and protection of their business             interests; a chamber of commerce.          {Board wages}.             (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for                   services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages.             (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food                   and lodging.             (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the                   procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden.          {By the board}, over the board, or side. [bd]The mast went by             the board.[b8] --Totten. Hence (Fig.),          {To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or             overthrow.          {To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a             board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge,             England.] [bd]Having been entered on the boards of Trinity             college.[b8] --Hallam.          {To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line             when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.          {To make short boards}, to tack frequently.          {On board}.             (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I                   came on board early; to be on board ship.             (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.]          {Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an             official statement of the votes cast at an election.             [U.S.]
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Treasury \Treas"ur*y\, n.; pl. {Treasuries}. [OE. tresorie, F.       tr[82]sorerie.]       1. A place or building in which stores of wealth are             deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are             deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray             the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of             deposit and disbursement of any collected funds.          2. That department of a government which has charge of the             finances.          3. A repository of abundance; a storehouse.          4. Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge,             wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, [bd] Maunder's             Treasury of Botany.[b8]          5. A treasure. [Obs.] --Marston.          {Board of treasury}, the board to which is intrusted the             management of all matters relating to the sovereign's             civil list or other revenues. [Eng.] --Brande & C.          {Treasury bench}, the first row of seats on the right hand of             the Speaker in the House of Commons; -- so called because             occupied by the first lord of the treasury and chief             minister of the crown. [Eng.]          {Treasury lord}. See {Lord high treasurer of England}, under             {Treasurer}. [Eng.]          {Treasury note} (U. S. Finance), a circulating note or bill             issued by government authority from the Treasury             Department, and receivable in payment of dues to the             government.
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Pennant \Pen"nant\, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F.       pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf.       {Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.)       (a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow, [or] long, pennant}             (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece             of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government             vessel in commission. The {board pennant} is an oblong,             nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a             commodore's vessel. [bd]With flags and pennants             trimmed.[b8] --Drayton.       (b) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
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Boardable \Board"a*ble\, a.       That can be boarded, as a ship.
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Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl[?]w[?], fr.       sl[be]w slow. See {Slow}.]       1. Slowness; tardiness.                         These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This                      dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome.      --Shak.          2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness;             idleness.                         [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and                      sloth.                                                --Milton.                         Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.                                                                               --Franklin.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal             edentates constituting the family {Bradypodid[91]}, and             the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and             long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth             (see Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are             rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and             Mexico.          Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus}                and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been                described. They have three toes on each foot. The                best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus                tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The                two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have                two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot.                The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of                South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({C.                Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America. Various large                extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and                Mylodon, are often called sloths.          {Australian, [or] Native} {sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.          {Sloth animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), a tardigrade.          {Sloth bear} (Zo[94]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear             ({Melursus ursinus, [or] labiatus}), native of India and             Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated bear}, and             {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be taught many             tricks.          {Sloth monkey} (Zo[94]l.), a loris.
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Ai \A"i\, n.; pl. {Ais}. [Braz. a[8b], ha[8b], from the animal's       cry: cf. F. a[8b].] (Zo[94]l.)       The three-toed sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}) of South       America. See {Sloth}.
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Breadbasket \Bread"bas`ket\, n.       The stomach. [Humorous] --S. Foote.
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Breadfruit \Bread"fruit`\, n. (Bot.)       1. The fruit of a tree ({Artocarpus incisa}) found in the             islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is             of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in             diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and             is eaten as food, whence the name.          2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size,             with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and             the timber is used for many purposes. Called also             {breadfruit tree} and {bread tree}.
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Breadfruit \Bread"fruit`\, n. (Bot.)       1. The fruit of a tree ({Artocarpus incisa}) found in the             islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is             of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in             diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and             is eaten as food, whence the name.          2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size,             with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and             the timber is used for many purposes. Called also             {breadfruit tree} and {bread tree}.
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Breadth \Breadth\, n. [OE. brede, breede, whence later bredette,       AS. br[?]du, fr. br[be]d broad. See {Broad}, a.]       1. Distance from side to side of any surface or thing;             measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.          2. (Fine Arts) The quality of having the colors and shadows             broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as             to avoid to great multiplicity of details, producing an             impression of largeness and simple grandeur; -- called             also {breadth of effect}.                         Breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the                      painting of all great masters.            --Weale.
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Breathable \Breath"a*ble\ (br[emac][th]"[adot]*b'l), a.       Such as can be breathed.
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Breathableness \Breath"a*ble*ness\, n.       State of being breathable.
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Breathful \Breath"ful\, a.       Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant. [Obs.]
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Breedbate \Breed"bate\, n.       One who breeds or originates quarrels. [Obs.] [bd]No telltale       nor no breedbate.[b8] --Shak.
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Bretful \Bret"ful\, a. [OE. also brerdful, fr. brerd top, brim,       AS. brerd.]       Brimful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Bride \Bride\ (br[imac]d), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud,       burd, AS. br[ymac]d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br[umac]d,       D. bruid, OHG. pr[umac]t, br[umac]t, G. braut, Icel.       br[umac][edh]r, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br[umac][thorn]s; cf.       Armor. pried spouse, W. priawd a married person.]       1. A woman newly married, or about to be married.                         Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is                      dearer than the bride.                        --Lyttleton.                         I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. --Rev.                                                                               xxi. 9.          2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.          {Bride of the sea}, the city of Venice.
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Bridebed \Bride"bed`\, n.       The marriage bed. [Poetic]
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Broad \Broad\, a. [Compar. {Broader}; superl. {Broadest}.] [OE.       brod, brad, AS. br[be]d; akin to OS. br[c7]d, D. breed, G.       breit, Icel. brei[?]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf.       {Breadth}.]       1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed             to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch             broad.          2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad             expanse of ocean.          3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.             [bd]Broad and open day.[b8] --Bp. Porteus.          4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not             limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and             retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the             precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.                         A broad mixture of falsehood.            --Locke.          Note: Hence:          5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.                         The words in the Constitution are broad enough to                      include the case.                              --D. Daggett.                         In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E.                                                                               Everett.          6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.          7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.                         As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak.          8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}.          9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad             joke; broad humor.          10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.          Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide,                large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered,                broad-spreading, broad-winged.          {Broad acres}. See under {Acre}.          {Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad             arrow} under {Arrow}.          {As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth;             hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same             result by different ways or processes.                         It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others,                      or bring others down to them.            --L'Estrange.          {Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}.          Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy;                extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.
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Tapeworm \Tape"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to       T[91]nia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and       composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in       shape, those toward the end of the body being much larger and       longer than the anterior ones, and containing the fully       developed sexual organs. The head is small, destitute of a       mouth, but furnished with two or more suckers (which vary       greatly in shape in different genera), and sometimes, also,       with hooks for adhesion to the walls of the intestines of the       animals in which they are parasitic. The larv[91] (see       {Cysticercus}) live in the flesh of various creatures, and       when swallowed by another animal of the right species develop       into the mature tapeworm in its intestine. See Illustration       in Appendix.          Note: Three species are common parasites of man: the {pork                tapeworm} ({T[91]nia solium}), the larva of which is                found in pork; the {beef tapeworm} ({T.                mediocanellata}), the larva of which lives in the flesh                of young cattle; and the {broad tapeworm}                ({Bothriocephalus latus}) which is found chiefly in the                inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Europe and                Asia. See also {Echinococcus}, {Cysticercus},                {Proglottis}, and 2d {Measles}, 4.
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Tatouay \Tat"ou*ay\, n. [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F.       tatou.] (Zo[94]l.)       An armadillo ({Xenurus unicinctus}), native of the tropical       parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands       composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long;       the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of       scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called       also {tatouary}, and {broad-banded armadillo}.
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2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below.          {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The             adult males are, in large part, black. The three North             American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya             marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill},             {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl},             and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}),             called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and             {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.             collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},             {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of             {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common             European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely             resembles the American variety.
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Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]       1. One who, or that which, shovels.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of             Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards             the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,             blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and             neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},             {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,             or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar             species.
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Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)},             which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the             United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill},             {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup             duck}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.
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2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below.          {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The             adult males are, in large part, black. The three North             American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya             marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill},             {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl},             and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}),             called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and             {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.             collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},             {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of             {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common             European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely             resembles the American variety.
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Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]       1. One who, or that which, shovels.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of             Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards             the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,             blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and             neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},             {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,             or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar             species.
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Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)},             which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the             United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill},             {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup             duck}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.
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Broadbrim \Broad"brim`\, n.       1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of             the society of Friends.          2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker. [Sportive]
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Broad-brimmed \Broad"-brimmed`\, a.       Having a broad brim.                   A broad-brimmed flat silver plate.         --Tatler.
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Broadpiece \Broad"piece`\, n.       An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus       or Jacobus.
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Bulbil \Bulb"il\, n. [Dim. fr. bulb.]       1. (Bot.) A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost             exclusively: An a[89]rial bulb or deciduous bud, produced             in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or relpacing the             flowers, as in some onions, and capable, when separated,             of propagating the plant; -- called also {bulblet} and             {brood bud}.          2. (Anat.) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a             small vessel or tube.
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Brutify \Bru"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Brutifying}.] [Brute + -fy: cf. F. brutifier.]       To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or       unfeeling; to brutalize.                   Any man not quite brutified and void of sense.                                                                               --Barrow.
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Brutify \Bru"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Brutifying}.] [Brute + -fy: cf. F. brutifier.]       To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or       unfeeling; to brutalize.                   Any man not quite brutified and void of sense.                                                                               --Barrow.
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Brutify \Bru"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Brutifying}.] [Brute + -fy: cf. F. brutifier.]       To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or       unfeeling; to brutalize.                   Any man not quite brutified and void of sense.                                                                               --Barrow.
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Word \Word\, n. [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord,       G. wort, Icel. or[edh], Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. wa[a3]rd,       OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or       perhaps to Gr. "rh`twr an orator. Cf. {Verb}.]       1. The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate             or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal             sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom             expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of             human speech or language; a constituent part of a             sentence; a term; a vocable. [bd]A glutton of words.[b8]             --Piers Plowman.                         You cram these words into mine ears, against The                      stomach of my sense.                           --Shak.                         Amongst men who confound their ideas with words,                      there must be endless disputes.         --Locke.          2. Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of             characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a             page.          3. pl. Talk; discourse; speech; language.                         Why should calamity be full of words? --Shak.                         Be thy words severe; Sharp as he merits, but the                      sword forbear.                                    --Dryden.          4. Account; tidings; message; communication; information; --             used only in the singular.                         I pray you . . . bring me word thither How the world                      goes.                                                --Shak.          5. Signal; order; command; direction.                         Give the word through.                        --Shak.          6. Language considered as implying the faith or authority of             the person who utters it; statement; affirmation;             declaration; promise.                         Obey thy parents; keep thy word justly. --Shak.                         I know you brave, and take you at your word.                                                                               --Dryden.                         I desire not the reader should take my word.                                                                               --Dryden.          7. pl. Verbal contention; dispute.                         Some words there grew 'twixt Somerset and me.                                                                               --Shak.          8. A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase,             clause, or short sentence.                         All the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this;                      Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. --Gal. v.                                                                               14.                         She said; but at the happy word [bd]he lives,[b8] My                      father stooped, re-fathered, o'er my wound.                                                                               --Tennyson.                         There is only one other point on which I offer a                      word of remark.                                 --Dickens.          {By word of mouth}, orally; by actual speaking. --Boyle.          {Compound word}. See under {Compound}, a.          {Good word}, commendation; favorable account. [bd]And gave             the harmless fellow a good word.[b8] --Pope.          {In a word}, briefly; to sum up.          {In word}, in declaration; in profession. [bd]Let us not love             in word, . . . but in deed and in truth.[b8] --1 John iii.             8.          {Nuns of the Word Incarnate} (R. C. Ch.), an order of nuns             founded in France in 1625, and approved in 1638. The             order, which also exists in the United States, was             instituted for the purpose of doing honor to the             [bd]Mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God.[b8]          {The word}, or {The Word}. (Theol.)             (a) The gospel message; esp., the Scriptures, as a                   revelation of God. [bd]Bold to speak the word without                   fear.[b8] --Phil. i. 14.             (b) The second person in the Trinity before his                   manifestation in time by the incarnation; among those                   who reject a Trinity of persons, some one or all of                   the divine attributes personified. --John i. 1.          {To eat one's words}, to retract what has been said.          {To have the words for}, to speak for; to act as spokesman.             [Obs.] [bd]Our host hadde the wordes for us all.[b8]             --Chaucer.          {Word blindness} (Physiol.), inability to understand printed             or written words or symbols, although the person affected             may be able to see quite well, speak fluently, and write             correctly. --Landois & Stirling.          {Word deafness} (Physiol.), inability to understand spoken             words, though the person affected may hear them and other             sounds, and hence is not deaf.          {Word dumbness} (Physiol.), inability to express ideas in             verbal language, though the power of speech is unimpaired.                      {Word for word}, in the exact words; verbatim; literally;             exactly; as, to repeat anything word for word.          {Word painting}, the act of describing an object fully and             vividly by words only, so as to present it clearly to the             mind, as if in a picture.          {Word picture}, an accurate and vivid description, which             presents an object clearly to the mind, as if in a             picture.          {Word square}, a series of words so arranged that they can be             read vertically and horizontally with like results.          Note: H E A R T E M B E R A B U S E R E S I N T R E N T (A                word square)          Syn: See {Term}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradbury, CA (city, FIPS 7946)       Location: 34.15249 N, 117.96841 W       Population (1990): 829 (281 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 91010
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Braddyville, IA (city, FIPS 7930)       Location: 40.57794 N, 95.04444 W       Population (1990): 219 (88 housing units)       Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51631
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradford, AR (city, FIPS 8260)       Location: 35.42307 N, 91.45664 W       Population (1990): 874 (423 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72020    Bradford, IA       Zip code(s): 50041    Bradford, IL (village, FIPS 7692)       Location: 41.17688 N, 89.65716 W       Population (1990): 678 (302 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61421    Bradford, MA       Zip code(s): 01835    Bradford, ME       Zip code(s): 04410    Bradford, NH       Zip code(s): 03221    Bradford, NY       Zip code(s): 14815    Bradford, OH (village, FIPS 8084)       Location: 40.13090 N, 84.42931 W       Population (1990): 2005 (699 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45308    Bradford, PA (city, FIPS 8040)       Location: 41.96046 N, 78.64023 W       Population (1990): 9625 (4477 housing units)       Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16701    Bradford, RI (CDP, FIPS 8020)       Location: 41.39372 N, 71.75034 W       Population (1990): 1604 (557 housing units)       Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 02808    Bradford, TN (town, FIPS 7860)       Location: 36.07395 N, 88.81768 W       Population (1990): 1154 (503 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38316    Bradford, VT (village, FIPS 7225)       Location: 43.99408 N, 72.12816 W       Population (1990): 672 (293 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 05033
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradford County, FL (county, FIPS 7)       Location: 29.94950 N, 82.16818 W       Population (1990): 22515 (8099 housing units)       Area: 759.3 sq km (land), 17.9 sq km (water)    Bradford County, PA (county, FIPS 15)       Location: 41.79281 N, 76.51807 W       Population (1990): 60967 (27058 housing units)       Area: 2980.4 sq km (land), 26.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradfordsville, KY (city, FIPS 9100)       Location: 37.49544 N, 85.14824 W       Population (1990): 199 (92 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 40009
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradfordwoods, PA (borough, FIPS 8064)       Location: 40.63577 N, 80.08031 W       Population (1990): 1329 (476 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15015
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bradyville, TN       Zip code(s): 37026
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bridport, VT       Zip code(s): 05734
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broad Bottom, KY       Zip code(s): 41501
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broad Brook, CT (CDP, FIPS 8770)       Location: 41.90900 N, 72.54440 W       Population (1990): 3585 (1497 housing units)       Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broad Fields, KY (city, FIPS 9766)       Location: 38.24105 N, 85.65185 W       Population (1990): 273 (135 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broad Top, PA       Zip code(s): 16621
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broad Top City, PA (borough, FIPS 8896)       Location: 40.20154 N, 78.14066 W       Population (1990): 331 (150 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadbent, OR       Zip code(s): 97414
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadford, VA       Zip code(s): 24316
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadview, IL (village, FIPS 8446)       Location: 41.85805 N, 87.85594 W       Population (1990): 8713 (3581 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 60153    Broadview, MT (town, FIPS 9775)       Location: 46.09776 N, 108.87724 W       Population (1990): 133 (62 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 59015    Broadview, NM       Zip code(s): 88112
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadview Height, OH       Zip code(s): 44147
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadview Heights, OH (city, FIPS 9064)       Location: 41.31925 N, 81.67988 W       Population (1990): 12219 (5010 housing units)       Area: 33.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadview Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 8650)       Location: 26.09855 N, 80.20931 W       Population (1990): 6109 (2236 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Broadview-Pompano Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 8662)       Location: 26.20073 N, 80.20946 W       Population (1990): 5230 (2260 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brodbecks, PA       Zip code(s): 17329
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
breath-of-life packet n.   [XEROX PARC] An Ethernet packet that    contains bootstrap (see {boot}) code, periodically sent out from a    working computer to infuse the `breath of life' into any computer on    the network that has happened to crash.   Machines depending on such    packets have sufficient hardware or firmware code to wait for (or    request) such a packet during the reboot process.   See also    {dickless workstation}.          The notional `kiss-of-death packet', with a function    complementary to that of a breath-of-life packet, is recommended for    dealing with hosts that consume too many network resources.   Though    `kiss-of-death packet' is usually used in jest, there is at least    one documented instance of an Internet subnet with limited    address-table slots in a gateway machine in which such packets were    routinely used to compete for slots, rather like Christmas shoppers    competing for scarce parking spaces.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Breidbart Index /bri:d'bart ind*ks/   A measurement of the    severity of spam invented by long-time hacker Seth Breidbart, used    for programming cancelbots. The Breidbart Index takes into account    the fact that excessive multi-posting {EMP} is worse than excessive    cross-posting {ECP}.   The Breidbart Index is computed as follows:    For each article in a spam, take the square-root of the number of    newsgroups to which the article is posted. The Breidbart Index is    the sum of the square roots of all of the posts in the spam. For    example, one article posted to nine newsgroups and again to sixteen    would have BI = sqrt(9) + sqrt(16) = 7.   It is generally agreed that    a spam is cancelable if the Breidbart Index exceeds 20.          The Breidbart Index accumulates over a 45-day window. Ten articles    yesterday and ten articles today and ten articles tomorrow add up    to a 30-article spam. Spam fighters will often reset the count if    you can convince them that the spam was accidental and/or you have    seen the error of your ways and won't repeat it.   Breidbart Index    can accumulate over multiple authors. For example, the "Make Money    Fast" pyramid scheme exceeded a BI of 20 a long time ago, and is now    considered "cancel on sight".
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
brute force adj.   Describes a primitive programming style, one    in which the programmer relies on the computer's processing power    instead of using his or her own intelligence to simplify the    problem, often ignoring problems of scale and applying naive methods    suited to small problems directly to large ones.   The term can also    be used in reference to programming style: brute-force programs are    written in a heavyhanded, tedious way, full of repetition and devoid    of any elegance or useful abstraction (see also {brute force and    ignorance}).          The {canonical} example of a brute-force algorithm is associated    with the `traveling salesman problem' (TSP), a classical {NP-}hard    problem: Suppose a person is in, say, Boston, and wishes to drive to    N other cities.   In what order should the cities be visited in order    to minimize the distance travelled?   The brute-force method is to    simply generate all possible routes and compare the distances; while    guaranteed to work and simple to implement, this algorithm is    clearly very stupid in that it considers even obviously absurd    routes (like going from Boston to Houston via San Francisco and New    York, in that order).   For very small N it works well, but it    rapidly becomes absurdly inefficient when N increases (for N = 15,    there are already 1,307,674,368,000 possible routes to consider, and    for N = 1000 -- well, see {bignum}).   Sometimes,      unfortunately,    there is no better general solution than brute force.   See also    {NP-}.          A more simple-minded example of brute-force programming is finding    the smallest number in a large list by first using an existing    program to sort the list in ascending order, and then picking the    first number off the front.          Whether brute-force programming should actually be considered    stupid or not depends on the context; if the problem is not terribly    big, the extra CPU time spent on a brute-force solution may cost    less than the programmer time it would take to develop a more    `intelligent' algorithm.   Additionally, a more intelligent algorithm    may imply more long-term complexity cost and bug-chasing than are    justified by the speed improvement.          Ken Thompson, co-inventor of Unix, is reported to have uttered the    epigram "When in doubt, use brute force".   He probably intended    this as a {ha ha only serious}, but the original Unix kernel's    preference for simple, robust, and portable algorithms over    {brittle} `smart' ones does seem to have been a significant factor    in the success of that OS.   Like so many other tradeoffs in software    design, the choice between brute force and complex, finely-tuned    cleverness is often a difficult one that requires both engineering    savvy and delicate esthetic judgment.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
brute force and ignorance n.   A popular design technique at    many software houses -- {brute force} coding unrelieved by any    knowledge of how problems have been previously solved in elegant    ways.   Dogmatic adherence to design methodologies tends to encourage    this sort of thing.   Characteristic of early {larval stage}    programming; unfortunately, many never outgrow it.   Often    abbreviated BFI: "Gak, they used a {bubble sort}!   That's strictly    from BFI."   Compare {bogosity}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
breadth first search          A graph search {algorithm} which tries all       one-step extensions of current paths before trying larger       extensions.   This requires all current paths to be kept in       memory simultaneously, or at least their end points.          Opposite of {depth-first search}.   See also {best first       search}.          (1996-01-05)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
breath-of-life packet          ({XEROX PARC}) An {Ethernet} {packet} that contains       {bootstrap} code, periodically sent out from a working       computer to infuse the "breath of life" into any computer on       the network that has crashed.   Computers depending on such       packets have sufficient hardware or firmware code to wait for       (or request) such a packet during the reboot process.          See also {dickless workstation}.          The notional "kiss-of-death packet", with a function       complementary to that of a breath-of-life packet, is       recommended for dealing with hosts that consume too many       network resources.   Though "kiss-of-death packet" is usually       used in jest, there is at least one documented instance of an       {Internet} subnet with limited address-table slots in a       gateway computer in which such packets were routinely used to       compete for slots, rather like Christmas shoppers competing       for scarce parking spaces.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
broadband          A class of communication channel capable of       supporting a wide range of frequencies, typically from audio       up to video frequencies.   A broadband channel can carry       multiple signals by dividing the total capacity into multiple,       independent bandwidth channels, where each channel operates       only on a specific range of frequencies.          The term has come to be used for any kind of {Internet}       connection with a {download} speed of more than 56 {kbaud},       usually some kind of {Digital Subscriber Line}, e.g. {ADSL}.          See also {baseband}, {narrowband}.          (2003-10-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
brute force          A primitive programming style in which the       programmer relies on the computer's processing power instead       of using his own intelligence to simplify the problem, often       ignoring problems of scale and applying naive methods suited       to small problems directly to large ones.   The term can also       be used in reference to programming style: brute-force       programs are written in a heavy-handed, tedious way, full of       repetition and devoid of any elegance or useful abstraction       (see also {brute force and ignorance}).          The {canonical} example of a brute-force algorithm is       associated with the "{travelling salesman problem}" (TSP), a       classical {NP-hard} problem:          Suppose a person is in, say, Boston, and wishes to drive to N       other cities.   In what order should the cities be visited in       order to minimise the distance travelled?          The brute-force method is to simply generate all possible       routes and compare the distances; while guaranteed to work and       simple to implement, this algorithm is clearly very stupid in       that it considers even obviously absurd routes (like going       from Boston to Houston via San Francisco and New York, in that       order).   For very small N it works well, but it rapidly       becomes absurdly inefficient when N increases (for N = 15,       there are already 1,307,674,368,000 possible routes to       consider, and for N = 1000 - well, see {bignum}).   Sometimes,       unfortunately, there is no better general solution than brute       force.   See also {NP-complete}.          A more simple-minded example of brute-force programming is       finding the smallest number in a large list by first using an       existing program to sort the list in ascending order, and then       picking the first number off the front.          Whether brute-force programming should actually be considered       stupid or not depends on the context; if the problem is not       terribly big, the extra CPU time spent on a brute-force       solution may cost less than the programmer time it would take       to develop a more "intelligent" algorithm.   Additionally, a       more intelligent algorithm may imply more long-term complexity       cost and bug-chasing than are justified by the speed       improvement.          When applied to {cryptography}, it is usually known as {brute       force attack}.          {Ken Thompson}, co-inventor of {Unix}, is reported to have       uttered the epigram "When in doubt, use brute force".   He       probably intended this as a {ha ha only serious}, but the       original {Unix} {kernel}'s preference for simple, robust and       portable {algorithms} over {brittle} "smart" ones does seem to       have been a significant factor in the success of that       {operating system}.   Like so many other tradeoffs in software       design, the choice between brute force and complex,       finely-tuned cleverness is often a difficult one that requires       both engineering savvy and delicate aesthetic judgment.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-02-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
brute force and ignorance          (BFI) A popular design technique at many software       houses - {brute force} coding unrelieved by any knowledge of       how problems have been previously solved in elegant ways.       Dogmatic adherence to design methods tends to encourage this       sort of thing.   Characteristic of early {larval stage}       programming; unfortunately, many never outgrow it.          Also encountered in the variants BFMI - brute force and       massive ignorance, and BFBI - brute force and bloody       ignorance.          "Gak, they used a {bubble sort}!   That's strictly BFI."          Compare {bogosity}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-06-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
brute force attack          A method of breaking a cipher (that is, to       decrypt a specific encrypted text) by trying every possible       {key}.   The quicker the brute force attack, the weaker the       cipher.   Feasibility of brute force attack depends on the key       length of the cipher, and on the amount of computational power       available to the attacker.   Brute force attack is impossible       against the ciphers with variable-size key, such as a       {one-time pad} cipher.          {Breaking ciphers with many workstations       (http://www.distributed.net/projects.html.en)}.          (2000-01-16)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Beeroth of the children of Jaakan       (Deut. 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num. 33:31).