believability
         n 1: the quality of being believable or trustworthy [syn:
               {credibility}, {credibleness}, {believability}] [ant:
               {incredibility}, {incredibleness}]

English Dictionary: blue poppy	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
believable adj capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information" Synonym(s): credible, believable Antonym(s): incredible, unbelievable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
believably adv in a believable manner; "he acted believably sincere" Antonym(s): implausibly, improbably, incredibly, unbelievably easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" Synonym(s): credibly, believably, plausibly, probably Antonym(s): implausibly, improbably, incredibly, unbelievably
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bell pepper n plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Synonym(s): sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blow-by-blow adj providing great detail; "a blow-by-blow account of the movie"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blowpipe n a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat Synonym(s): blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing Synonym(s): blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blue baby n an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blue peafowl n peafowl of India and Ceylon [syn: blue peafowl, {Pavo cristatus}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blue poppy n Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes Synonym(s): blue poppy, Meconopsis betonicifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bully beef n beef cured or pickled in brine [syn: bully beef, {corned beef}, corn beef]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Special \Spe"cial\, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular       sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[82]cial. See {Species}, and       cf. {Especial}.]       1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or             sort.                         A special is called by the schools a                      [bd]species[b8].                                 --I. Watts.          2. Particular; peculiar; different from others;             extraordinary; uncommon.                         Our Savior is represented everywhere in Scripture as                      the special patron of the poor and the afficted.                                                                               --Atterbury.                         To this special evil an improvement of style would                      apply a special redress.                     --De Quincey.          3. Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion,             or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress;             a special sermon.          4. Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action,             investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of             commercial terms; a special branch of study.          5. Chief in excellence. [Obs.]                         The king hath drawn The special head of all the land                      together.                                          --Shak.          {Special administration} (Law), an administration limited to             certain specified effects or acts, or one granted during a             particular time or the existence of a special cause, as             during a controversy respecting the probate of a will, or             the right of administration, etc.          {Special agency}, an agency confined to some particular             matter.          {Special bail}, {Bail above}, [or] {Bail to the action}             (Law), sureties who undertake that, if the defendant is             convicted, he shall satisfy the plaintiff, or surrender             himself into custody. --Tomlins. Wharton (Law Dict.).          {Special constable}. See under {Constable}. --Bouvier.          {Special damage} (Law), a damage resulting from the act             complained of, as a natural, but not the necessary,             consequence of it.          {Special demurrer} (Law), a demurrer for some defect of form             in the opposite party pleading, in which the cause of             demurrer is particularly stated.          {Special deposit}, a deposit made of a specific thing to be             kept distinct from others.          {Special homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}.          {Special injuction} (Law), an injuction granted on special             grounds, arising of the circumstances of the case.             --Daniell.          {Special issue} (Law), an issue produced upon a special plea.             --Stephen.          {Special jury} (Law), a jury consisting of persons of some             particular calling, station, or qualification, which is             called upon motion of either party when the cause is             supposed to require it; a struck jury.          {Special orders} (Mil.), orders which do not concern, and are             not published to, the whole command, such as those             relating to the movement of a particular corps, a detail,             a temporary camp, etc.          {Special partner}, a limited partner; a partner with a             limited or restricted responsibility; -- unknown at common             law.          {Special partnership}, a limited or particular partnership;             -- a term sometimes applied to a partnership in a             particular business, operation, or adventure.          {Special plea in bar} (Law), a plea setting forth particular             and new matter, distinguished from the general issue.             --Bouvier.          {Special pleader} (Law), originally, a counsel who devoted             himself to drawing special counts and pleas; in a wider             sense, a lawyer who draws pleadings.          {Special pleading} (Law), the allegation of special or new             matter, as distingiushed from a direct denial of matter             previously alleged on the side. --Bouvier. The popular             denomination of the whole science of pleading. --Stephen.             The phrase is sometimes popularly applied to the specious,             but unsound, argumentation of one whose aim is victory,             and not truth. --Burrill.          {Special property} (Law), a qualified or limited ownership             possession, as in wild animals, things found or bailed.          {Special session}, an extraordinary session; a session at an             unusual time or for an unusual purpose; as, a special             session of Congress or of a legislature.          {Special statute}, [or] {Special law}, an act of the             legislature which has reference to a particular person,             place, or interest; -- in distinction from a general law.                      {Special verdict} (Law), a special finding of the facts of             the case, leaving to the court the application of the law             to them. --Wharton (Law Dict.).          Syn: Peculiar; appropriate; specific; dictinctive;                particular; exceptional; singular. See {Peculiar}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Believable \Be*liev"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being believed; credible. -- {Be*liev"a*ble*ness},       n. -- {Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Believable \Be*liev"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being believed; credible. -- {Be*liev"a*ble*ness},       n. -- {Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Believable \Be*liev"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being believed; credible. -- {Be*liev"a*ble*ness},       n. -- {Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bell pepper \Bell" pep`per\ (Bot.)       A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper ({C. annuum}). It is       the red pepper of the gardens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n.       1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the             flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat             on some object.          Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth;                but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is                often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The                common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very                small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame.                The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in                1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen,                taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of                two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in                a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will                consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in                vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances.          2. A blowgun; a blowtube.          {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the             blowpipe.          {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a             substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowgun \Blow"gun`\, n.       A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long,       through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by       the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain       Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also       {blowpipe}, and {blowtube}. See {Sumpitan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n.       1. A blowgun. --Tylor.          2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for             discharging paper wads and other light missiles.          3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of             which the workman gathers a quantity of [bd]metal[b8]             (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or             shape it; -- called also {blowing tube}, and {blowpipe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n.       1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the             flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat             on some object.          Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth;                but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is                often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The                common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very                small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame.                The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in                1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen,                taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of                two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in                a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will                consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in                vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances.          2. A blowgun; a blowtube.          {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the             blowpipe.          {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a             substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowgun \Blow"gun`\, n.       A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long,       through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by       the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain       Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also       {blowpipe}, and {blowtube}. See {Sumpitan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n.       1. A blowgun. --Tylor.          2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for             discharging paper wads and other light missiles.          3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of             which the workman gathers a quantity of [bd]metal[b8]             (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or             shape it; -- called also {blowing tube}, and {blowpipe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n.       1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the             flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat             on some object.          Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth;                but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is                often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The                common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very                small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame.                The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in                1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen,                taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of                two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in                a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will                consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in                vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances.          2. A blowgun; a blowtube.          {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the             blowpipe.          {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a             substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n.       1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the             flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat             on some object.          Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth;                but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is                often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The                common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very                small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame.                The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in                1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen,                taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of                two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in                a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will                consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in                vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances.          2. A blowgun; a blowtube.          {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the             blowpipe.          {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a             substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F.       bulbe.]       1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above             or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a             bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed             leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and             roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from             a corm in not being solid.          2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape             certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.          {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball.          {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair             originates.          {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often             called simply bulb.          {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained             in the cavity of the tooth.          3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the             bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as             spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F.       bulbe.]       1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above             or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a             bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed             leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and             roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from             a corm in not being solid.          2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape             certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.          {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball.          {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair             originates.          {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often             called simply bulb.          {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained             in the cavity of the tooth.          3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the             bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as             spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F.       bulbe.]       1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above             or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a             bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed             leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and             roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from             a corm in not being solid.          2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape             certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.          {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball.          {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair             originates.          {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often             called simply bulb.          {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained             in the cavity of the tooth.          3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the             bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as             spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.]       1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton.          2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of             an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance,             of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.          3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or             branch of a plant; pith.          {[d8]Medulla oblongata}. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the             posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal             cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum             and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves             arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation,             swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital             part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal             cord}. See {Brain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F.       bulbe.]       1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above             or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a             bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed             leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and             roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from             a corm in not being solid.          2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape             certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.          {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball.          {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair             originates.          {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often             called simply bulb.          {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained             in the cavity of the tooth.          3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the             bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as             spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.]       1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton.          2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of             an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance,             of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.          3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or             branch of a plant; pith.          {[d8]Medulla oblongata}. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the             posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal             cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum             and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves             arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation,             swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital             part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal             cord}. See {Brain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F.       bulbe.]       1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above             or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a             bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed             leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and             roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from             a corm in not being solid.          2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape             certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.          {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball.          {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair             originates.          {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often             called simply bulb.          {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained             in the cavity of the tooth.          3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the             bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as             spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hemlock \Hem"lock\, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic,       hymlic.]       1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs             having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the             {Cicuta maculata}, {bulbifera}, and {virosa}, and the             {Conium maculatum}. See {Conium}.          Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by                some thought to have been a decoction of {Cicuta                virosa}, or water hemlock, by others, of {Conium                maculatum}.          2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies,             [or] Tsuga, Canadensis}); hemlock spruce.                         The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow.          3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree.          {Ground hemlock}, [or] {Dwarf hemlock}. See under {Ground}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bulbiferous \Bul*bif"er*ous\, a. [Bulb,n.+ -ferous: cf. F.       bulbif[8a]re.] (Bot.)       Producing bulbs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bully \Bul"ly\, n., Bully beef \Bul"ly beef`\ [F. bouilli boiled       meat, fr. bouillir to boil. See {Boil}, v. The word bouilli       was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.]       Pickled or canned beef.