battle royal
         n 1: a noisy riotous fight [syn: {melee}, {scrimmage}, {battle
               royal}]

English Dictionary: bowdlerize	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
battler n someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Baudelaire n a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867) Synonym(s): Baudelaire, Charles Baudelaire, Charles Pierre Baudelaire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bottler n a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bouteloua eriopoda n a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America) Synonym(s): black grama, Bouteloua eriopoda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bowdler n English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825) Synonym(s): Bowdler, Thomas Bowdler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bowdlerisation n written material that has been bowdlerized [syn: bowdlerization, bowdlerisation] the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent Synonym(s): bowdlerization, bowdlerisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bowdlerise v edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" Synonym(s): bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bowdleriser n a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator" Synonym(s): expurgator, bowdlerizer, bowdleriser
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bowdlerism n censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bowdlerization n written material that has been bowdlerized [syn: bowdlerization, bowdlerisation] the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent Synonym(s): bowdlerization, bowdlerisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bowdlerize v edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" Synonym(s): bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bowdlerizer n a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator" Synonym(s): expurgator, bowdlerizer, bowdleriser
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
butler n a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table Synonym(s): butler, pantryman English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902) Synonym(s): Butler, Samuel Butler English poet (1612-1680) Synonym(s): Butler, Samuel Butler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
butyl rubber n synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batlet \Bat"let\, n. [Bat stick + -let.]       A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called       also {batler}, {batling staff}, {batting staff}. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batteler \Bat"tel*er\, Battler \Bat"tler\, n. [See 2d {Battel},       n.]       A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the       buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he       called for, answering nearly to a sizar at Cambridge.       --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Battle range \Bat"tle range`\ (Mil.)       The range within which the fire of small arms is very       destructive. With the magazine rifle, this is six hundred       yards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.       royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and       cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]       1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable             for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or             prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.          2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.                         How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.          3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted             by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal             Society.          {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.          {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)          {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.                      {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See             {Osmund}.          {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast             and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The             royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.                      {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.          {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree             ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.          {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.          {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.                      {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern             ({Sterna maxima}).          {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}.          {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand             of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --             formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the             scrofula, or king's evil.          Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;                princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;                illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Battle \Bat"tle\, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle,       OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the       fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators,       fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel},       and see {Batter}, v. t. ]       1. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the             divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement;             a combat.          2. A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.                         The whole intellectual battle that had at its center                      the best poem of the best poet of that day. --H.                                                                               Morley.          3. A division of an army; a battalion. [Obs.]                         The king divided his army into three battles.                                                                               --Bacon.                         The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the                      battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every                      action.                                             --Robertson.          4. The main body, as distinct from the van and rear;             battalia. [Obs.] --Hayward.          Note: Battle is used adjectively or as the first part of a                self-explaining compound; as, battle brand, a                [bd]brand[b8] or sword used in battle; battle cry;                battlefield; battle ground; battlearray; battle song.          {Battle piece}, a painting, or a musical composition,             representing a battle.          {Battle royal}.             (a) A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that                   stands longest is the victor. --Grose.             (b) A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two                   are engaged; a m[88]l[82]e. --Thackeray.          {Drawn battle}, one in which neither party gains the victory.                      {To give battle}, to attack an enemy.          {To join battle}, to meet the attack; to engage in battle.          {Pitched battle}, one in which the armies are previously             drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the             forces.          {Wager of battle}. See under {Wager}, n.          Syn: Conflict; encounter; contest; action.          Usage: {Battle}, {Combat}, {Fight}, {Engagement}. These words                   agree in denoting a close encounter between contending                   parties. Fight is a word of less dignity than the                   others. Except in poetry, it is more naturally applied                   to the encounter of a few individuals, and more                   commonly an accidental one; as, a street fight. A                   combat is a close encounter, whether between few or                   many, and is usually premeditated. A battle is                   commonly more general and prolonged. An engagement                   supposes large numbers on each side, engaged or                   intermingled in the conflict.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Batteler \Bat"tel*er\, Battler \Bat"tler\, n. [See 2d {Battel},       n.]       A student at Oxford who is supplied with provisions from the       buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he       called for, answering nearly to a sizar at Cambridge.       --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beadlery \Bea"dle*ry\, n.       Office or jurisdiction of a beadle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bedelry \Be"del*ry\, n.       Beadleship. [Obs.] --Blount.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bottler \Bot"tler\ (b[ocr]t"tl[etil]r/), n.       One who bottles wine, beer, soda water, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowdlerize \Bowd"ler*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an       English physician, who published an expurgated edition of       Shakespeare in 1818.]       To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts       considered offensive.                   It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones                . . . that a Bowlderized version of it would be hardly                intelligible as a tale.                           --F. Harrison.       -- {Bowd`ler*i*za"tion}, n. -- {Bowd"ler*ism}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowdlerize \Bowd"ler*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an       English physician, who published an expurgated edition of       Shakespeare in 1818.]       To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts       considered offensive.                   It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones                . . . that a Bowlderized version of it would be hardly                intelligible as a tale.                           --F. Harrison.       -- {Bowd`ler*i*za"tion}, n. -- {Bowd"ler*ism}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowdlerize \Bowd"ler*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an       English physician, who published an expurgated edition of       Shakespeare in 1818.]       To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts       considered offensive.                   It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones                . . . that a Bowlderized version of it would be hardly                intelligible as a tale.                           --F. Harrison.       -- {Bowd`ler*i*za"tion}, n. -- {Bowd"ler*ism}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowdlerize \Bowd"ler*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an       English physician, who published an expurgated edition of       Shakespeare in 1818.]       To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts       considered offensive.                   It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones                . . . that a Bowlderized version of it would be hardly                intelligible as a tale.                           --F. Harrison.       -- {Bowd`ler*i*za"tion}, n. -- {Bowd"ler*ism}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowdlerize \Bowd"ler*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an       English physician, who published an expurgated edition of       Shakespeare in 1818.]       To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts       considered offensive.                   It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones                . . . that a Bowlderized version of it would be hardly                intelligible as a tale.                           --F. Harrison.       -- {Bowd`ler*i*za"tion}, n. -- {Bowd"ler*ism}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butler \But"ler\, n. [OE. boteler, F. bouteillier a       bottle-bearer, a cupbearer, fr. LL. buticularius, fr.       buticula bottle. See {Bottle} a hollow vessel.]       An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose       principal business it is to take charge of the liquors,       plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house.                   The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt. --Gen.                                                                               xl. 5.                   Your wine locked up, your butler strolled abroad.                                                                               --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butlerage \But"ler*age\, n. (O. Eng. Law)       A duty of two shillings on every tun of wine imported into       England by merchant strangers; -- so called because paid to       the king's butler for the king. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butlership \But"ler*ship\, n.       The office of a butler.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bethelridge, KY       Zip code(s): 42516
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Butler, AL (city, FIPS 11032)       Location: 32.09384 N, 88.21672 W       Population (1990): 1872 (820 housing units)       Area: 12.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36904    Butler, GA (city, FIPS 12120)       Location: 32.55706 N, 84.23750 W       Population (1990): 1673 (708 housing units)       Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31006    Butler, IL (village, FIPS 10149)       Location: 39.19792 N, 89.53401 W       Population (1990): 156 (72 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62015    Butler, IN (city, FIPS 9532)       Location: 41.42917 N, 84.87061 W       Population (1990): 2601 (1019 housing units)       Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46721    Butler, KY (city, FIPS 11530)       Location: 38.78792 N, 84.37072 W       Population (1990): 625 (241 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 41006    Butler, MO (city, FIPS 10054)       Location: 38.25932 N, 94.33939 W       Population (1990): 4099 (1916 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64730    Butler, NJ (borough, FIPS 9040)       Location: 40.99940 N, 74.34673 W       Population (1990): 7392 (2750 housing units)       Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Butler, OH (village, FIPS 10632)       Location: 40.58641 N, 82.42006 W       Population (1990): 968 (373 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44822    Butler, OK (town, FIPS 10450)       Location: 35.63605 N, 99.18541 W       Population (1990): 341 (150 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73625    Butler, PA (city, FIPS 10464)       Location: 40.86187 N, 79.89674 W       Population (1990): 15714 (7414 housing units)       Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Butler, SD (town, FIPS 8860)       Location: 45.25818 N, 97.71122 W       Population (1990): 17 (9 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57219    Butler, TN       Zip code(s): 37640    Butler, WI (village, FIPS 11475)       Location: 43.10835 N, 88.07225 W       Population (1990): 2079 (949 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 53007
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Butler Beach, FL (CDP, FIPS 9630)       Location: 29.79818 N, 81.26710 W       Population (1990): 3377 (2924 housing units)       Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Butler County, AL (county, FIPS 13)       Location: 31.75198 N, 86.68230 W       Population (1990): 21892 (8745 housing units)       Area: 2012.3 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)    Butler County, IA (county, FIPS 23)       Location: 42.72846 N, 92.79479 W       Population (1990): 15731 (6483 housing units)       Area: 1503.3 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water)    Butler County, KS (county, FIPS 15)       Location: 37.77362 N, 96.83395 W       Population (1990): 50580 (20072 housing units)       Area: 3698.9 sq km (land), 47.5 sq km (water)    Butler County, KY (county, FIPS 31)       Location: 37.20915 N, 86.68106 W       Population (1990): 11245 (4698 housing units)       Area: 1108.8 sq km (land), 8.9 sq km (water)    Butler County, MO (county, FIPS 23)       Location: 36.71511 N, 90.40318 W       Population (1990): 38765 (17046 housing units)       Area: 1806.7 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water)    Butler County, NE (county, FIPS 23)       Location: 41.22240 N, 97.13289 W       Population (1990): 8601 (3801 housing units)       Area: 1511.6 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)    Butler County, OH (county, FIPS 17)       Location: 39.43840 N, 84.57740 W       Population (1990): 291479 (110353 housing units)       Area: 1210.3 sq km (land), 7.6 sq km (water)    Butler County, PA (county, FIPS 19)       Location: 40.90852 N, 79.91208 W       Population (1990): 152013 (59061 housing units)       Area: 2042.4 sq km (land), 16.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Butlerville, IN       Zip code(s): 47223    Butlerville, OH (village, FIPS 10674)       Location: 39.30195 N, 84.08896 W       Population (1990): 188 (62 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Bidouilleurs Sans Argent          (BSA, French for "Moneyless Hackers") An association       which aim is to help computer users who can't afford to buy       commercial software.   The main purpose of the association is       the promotion of {free software}, and distribution of       ex-commercial software.   This is clearly an answer to the       repressive attitude of the "other" {BSA}.          Among BSA members are {Richard Stallman}, creator of the {GNU}       project.          {Home (http://www.bsa.lu/)}.          (1998-10-27)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Butler       properly a servant in charge of the wine (Gen. 40:1-13; 41:9).       The Hebrew word, _mashkeh_, thus translated is rendered also       (plural) "cup-bearers" (1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chr. 9:4). Nehemiah       (1:11) was cup-bearer to king Artaxerxes. It was a position of       great responsibility and honour in royal households.