back pack
         n 1: a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn:
               {backpack}, {back pack}, {knapsack}, {packsack},
               {rucksack}, {haversack}]

English Dictionary: boxfish	by the DICT Development Group
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backpack n a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: backpack, back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack] v hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" Synonym(s): backpack, pack
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backpacker n a hiker who wears a backpack Synonym(s): backpacker, packer
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backpacking n carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" Synonym(s): packing, backpacking
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backpacking tent n a tent that can be carried in a backpack [syn: {backpacking tent}, pack tent]
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backspace n the typewriter key used for back spacing [syn: {backspace key}, backspace, backspacer] v hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase, you must backspace"
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backspace character n a control character that indicates moving a space to the left
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backspace key n the typewriter key used for back spacing [syn: {backspace key}, backspace, backspacer]
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backspacer n the typewriter key used for back spacing [syn: {backspace key}, backspace, backspacer]
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backup system n a computer system for making backups
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basifixed adj attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks)
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bass voice n the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: bass, {bass voice}, basso]
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Bayes' postulate n (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)
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beach buggy n a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes Synonym(s): dune buggy, beach buggy
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bespeak v be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" Synonym(s): bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" Synonym(s): request, bespeak, call for, quest
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bespeckle v mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" Synonym(s): speckle, bespeckle
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bespectacled adj wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; "a bespectacled grandmother"; "the monocled gentleman" Synonym(s): bespectacled, monocled, spectacled
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bespoke adj (of clothing) custom-made [syn: bespoke, bespoken, made-to-order, tailored, tailor-made]
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bespoken adj (of clothing) custom-made [syn: bespoke, bespoken, made-to-order, tailored, tailor-made] pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" Synonym(s): bespoken, betrothed
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bicapsular adj divided into two capsules or having a two-part capsule
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biceps n any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
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biceps brachii n a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm [syn: biceps brachii, musculus biceps brachii, biceps humeri]
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biceps humeri n a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm [syn: biceps brachii, musculus biceps brachii, biceps humeri]
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big bucks n a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" Synonym(s): pile, bundle, big bucks, megabucks, big money
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big business n commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies; "big business is growing so powerful it is difficult to regulate it effectively"
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big businessman n a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" Synonym(s): baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon
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big fish n an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish" Synonym(s): big shot, big gun, big wheel, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, head honcho
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bishop's cap n any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter Synonym(s): miterwort, mitrewort, bishop's cap
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bishop's hat n slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover Synonym(s): barrenwort, bishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorum
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bishop's pine n two-needled or three-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast Synonym(s): bishop pine, bishop's pine, Pinus muricata
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bishop's throne n a throne that is the official chair of a bishop [syn: cathedra, bishop's throne]
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book bag n a bag in which students carry their books
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book of account n a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" Synonym(s): ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book
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Book of Common Prayer n the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
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Book of Ecclesiastes n an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC Synonym(s): Ecclesiastes, Book of Ecclesiastes
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Book of Esther n an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre Synonym(s): Esther, Book of Esther
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Book of Exodus n the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus Synonym(s): Exodus, Book of Exodus
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Book of Ezekiel n an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration Synonym(s): Ezekiel, Ezechiel, Book of Ezekiel
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Book of Ezra n an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity Synonym(s): Ezra, Book of Ezra
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book of facts n a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic" Synonym(s): reference book, reference, reference work, book of facts
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Book of Genesis n the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers Synonym(s): Genesis, Book of Genesis
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Book of Haggai n an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity Synonym(s): Haggai, Aggeus, Book of Haggai
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Book of Hosea n an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies [syn: Hosea, Book of Hosea]
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Book of Isaiah n an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies Synonym(s): Isaiah, Book of Isaiah
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Book of Jeremiah n a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah Synonym(s): Jeremiah, Book of Jeremiah
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Book of Job n a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply Synonym(s): Job, Book of Job
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Book of Joel n an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn: Joel, Book of Joel]
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Book of Jonah n a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale Synonym(s): Jonah, Book of Jonah
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Book of Joshua n a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses Synonym(s): Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua
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Book of Judges n a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges Synonym(s): Judges, Book of Judges
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Book of Judith n an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people Synonym(s): Judith, Book of Judith
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book of knowledge n an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge
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Book of Psalms n an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms Synonym(s): Psalms, Book of Psalms a collection of Psalms for liturgical use Synonym(s): Psalter, Book of Psalms
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Book of Susanna n an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel Synonym(s): Susanna, Book of Susanna
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Book of Zachariah n an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity Synonym(s): Zechariah, Zacharias, Book of Zachariah
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Book of Zephaniah n an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah Synonym(s): Zephaniah, Sophonias, Book of Zephaniah
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box office n total admission receipts for an entertainment the office where tickets of admission are sold Synonym(s): box office, ticket office, ticket booth
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boxfish n any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates Synonym(s): boxfish, trunkfish
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buck's fizz n a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice [syn: mimosa, buck's fizz]
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bush hibiscus n southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus Synonym(s): bush hibiscus, Radyera farragei, Hibiscus farragei
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bushbuck n antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns Synonym(s): bushbuck, guib, Tragelaphus scriptus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Backpiece \Back"piece`\, Backplate \Back"plate`\, n. [Back,n.or       a. + piece, plate. ]       A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which       covers the back; armor for the back.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Basifugal \Ba*sif"u*gal\, a. [Base,n.+ L. fugere to flee.]       (Bot.)       Tending or proceeding away from the base; as, a basifugal       growth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bass \Bass\, a.       Deep or grave in tone.          {Bass clef} (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of             the staff containing the bass part of a musical             composition. [See Illust. under {Clef}.]          {Bass voice}, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for             singing bass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigpecker \Pig"peck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The European garden warbler ({Sylvia, [or] Currica,       hortensis}); -- called also {beccafico} and {greater       pettychaps}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Beccafico \[d8]Bec`ca*fi"co\, n.; pl. {Beccaficos}. [It., fr.       beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small bird. ({Silvia hortensis}), which is highly prized by       the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn,       when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic);       p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.]       [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-       + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.]       1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage             against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a             favor.                         Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice                      was to bespeak his favor.                  --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.                         [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the                      allies.                                             --Swift.          3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or             appearances.                         When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so                      little the figure of a man that it bespoke him                      rather a monster.                              --Locke.          4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]                         He thus the queen bespoke.                  --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic);       p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.]       [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-       + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.]       1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage             against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a             favor.                         Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice                      was to bespeak his favor.                  --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.                         [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the                      allies.                                             --Swift.          3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or             appearances.                         When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so                      little the figure of a man that it bespoke him                      rather a monster.                              --Locke.          4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]                         He thus the queen bespoke.                  --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. i.       To speak. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeak \Be*speak"\, n.       A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play       is bespoken.) [bd]The night of her bespeak.[b8] --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeaker \Be*speak"er\, n.       One who bespeaks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic);       p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.]       [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-       + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.]       1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage             against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a             favor.                         Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice                      was to bespeak his favor.                  --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.                         [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the                      allies.                                             --Swift.          3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or             appearances.                         When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so                      little the figure of a man that it bespoke him                      rather a monster.                              --Locke.          4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]                         He thus the queen bespoke.                  --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeckle \Be*spec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespeckled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bespeckling}.]       To mark with speckles or spots. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeckle \Be*spec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespeckled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bespeckling}.]       To mark with speckles or spots. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeckle \Be*spec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespeckled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bespeckling}.]       To mark with speckles or spots. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespice \Be*spice"\, v. t.       To season with spice, or with some spicy drug. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic);       p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.]       [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-       + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.]       1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage             against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a             favor.                         Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice                      was to bespeak his favor.                  --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.                         [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the                      allies.                                             --Swift.          3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or             appearances.                         When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so                      little the figure of a man that it bespoke him                      rather a monster.                              --Locke.          4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]                         He thus the queen bespoke.                  --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespoke \Be*spoke"\ (b[esl]*sp[omac]k"),       imp. & p. p. of {Bespeak}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic);       p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.]       [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-       + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.]       1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage             against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a             favor.                         Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice                      was to bespeak his favor.                  --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.                         [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the                      allies.                                             --Swift.          3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or             appearances.                         When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so                      little the figure of a man that it bespoke him                      rather a monster.                              --Locke.          4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]                         He thus the queen bespoke.                  --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bicapsular \Bi*cap"su*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + capsular: cf. F.       bicapsulaire.] (Bot.)       Having two capsules; as, a bicapsular pericarp.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bishop sleeve \Bish"op sleeve`\       A wide sleeve, once worn by women.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bishop's cap \Bish"op's cap`\ (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Mitella}; miterwort. --Longfellow.
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Bishop's length \Bish"op's length`\       A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half       bishop measures 45 by 56.
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Goutweed \Gout"weed`\, Goutwort \Gout"wort`\n. [So called from       having been formerly used in assuaging the pain of the gout.]       (Bot.)       A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe ({[92]gopodium       Podagraria}); -- called also {bishop's weed}, {ashweed}, and       {herb gerard}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bishop-stool \Bish"op-stool`\, n.       A bishop's seat or see.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bishop's-weed \Bish"op's-weed`\, n. (Bot.)       (a) An umbelliferous plant of the genus {Ammi.}       (b) Goutweed ({[92]gopodium podagraria}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bishop's-wort \Bish"op's-wort`\, n. (Bot.)       Wood betony ({Stachys betonica}); also, the plant called       fennel flower ({Nigella Damascena}), or devil-in-a-bush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Book \Book\ (b[oocr]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[omac]c; akin to       Goth. b[omac]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel.       b[omac]k, Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[omac]k, D. boek, OHG.       puoh, G. buch; and fr. AS. b[omac]c, b[emac]ce, beech;       because the ancient Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes       on pieces of beechen board. Cf. {Beech}.]       1. A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material,             blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many             folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or             writing.          Note: When blank, it is called a blank book. When printed,                the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a                volume of some size, from a pamphlet.          Note: It has been held that, under the copyright law, a book                is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound                together; it may be printed on a single sheet, as music                or a diagram of patterns. --Abbott.          2. A composition, written or printed; a treatise.                         A good book is the precious life blood of a master                      spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a                      life beyond life.                              --Milton.          3. A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as,             the tenth book of [bd]Paradise Lost.[b8]          4. A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are             kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and             expenditures, etc.          5. Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in             certain other games, two or more corresponding cards,             forming a set.          Note: Book is used adjectively or as a part of many                compounds; as, book buyer, bookrack, book club, book                lore, book sale, book trade, memorandum book, cashbook.          {Book account}, an account or register of debt or credit in a             book.          {Book debt}, a debt for items charged to the debtor by the             creditor in his book of accounts.          {Book learning}, learning acquired from books, as             distinguished from practical knowledge. [bd]Neither does             it so much require book learning and scholarship, as good             natural sense, to distinguish true and false.[b8]             --Burnet.          {Book louse} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of minute,             wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They             belong to the {Pseudoneuroptera}.          {Book moth} (Zo[94]l.), the name of several species of moths,             the larv[91] of which eat books.          {Book oath}, an oath made on {The Book}, or Bible.          {The Book of Books}, the Bible.          {Book post}, a system under which books, bulky manuscripts,             etc., may be transmitted by mail.          {Book scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), one of the false scorpions             ({Chelifer cancroides}) found among books and papers. It             can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects.                      {Book stall}, a stand or stall, often in the open air, for             retailing books.          {Canonical books}. See {Canonical}.          {In one's books}, in one's favor. [bd]I was so much in his             books, that at his decease he left me his lamp.[b8]             --Addison.          {To bring to book}.             (a) To compel to give an account.             (b) To compare with an admitted authority. [bd]To bring it                   manifestly to book is impossible.[b8] --M. Arnold.          {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.          {To make a book} (Horse Racing), to lay bets (recorded in a             pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that             the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and             loses only on the winning horse or horses.          {To speak by the book}, to speak with minute exactness.          {Without book}.             (a) By memory.             (b) Without authority.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trunkfish \Trunk"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging       to the genus {Ostracion}, or the family {Ostraciontid[91]},       having an angular body covered with a rigid integument       consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called       also {coffer fish}, and {boxfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boxfish \Box"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The trunkfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trunkfish \Trunk"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging       to the genus {Ostracion}, or the family {Ostraciontid[91]},       having an angular body covered with a rigid integument       consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called       also {coffer fish}, and {boxfish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boxfish \Box"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The trunkfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buck-basket \Buck"-bas`ket\, n. [See 1st {Buck}.]       A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bugfish \Bug"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The menhaden. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Busby \Bus"by\ (b[ucr]z"b[ycr]), n.; pl. {Busbies} (b[icr]z).       (Mil.)       A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is       of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the       regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bush \Bush\, n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to       D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[umac]skr, b[umac]ski,       Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr.       bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether       the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL.,       it is perh. from the same source as E. box a case. Cf.       {Ambush}, {Boscage}, {Bouquet}, {Box} a case.]       1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild             forest.          Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the                Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In                this sense it is extensively used in the British                colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also                in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the                bush.          2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near             the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.                         To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling                      flowers.                                             --Gascoigne.          3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,             bushes to support pea vines.          4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to             Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern             sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern             itself.                         If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is                      true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.          5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.          {To beat about the bush}, to approach anything in a             round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a             metaphor taken from hunting.          {Bush bean} (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and             requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety             {nanus}). See {Bean}, 1.          {Bush buck}, [or] {Bush goat} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful South             African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus}); -- so called             because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is             also applied to other species.          {Bush cat} (Zo[94]l.), the serval. See {Serval}.          {Bush chat} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Pratincola}, of             the Thrush family.          {Bush dog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Potto}.          {Bush hammer}. See {Bushhammer} in the Vocabulary.          {Bush harrow} (Agric.) See under {Harrow}.          {Bush hog} (Zo[94]l.), a South African wild hog             ({Potamoch[d2]rus Africanus}); -- called also {bush pig},             and {water hog}.          {Bush master} (Zo[94]l.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus})             of Guinea; -- called also {surucucu}.          {Bush pea} (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.                      {Bush shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Thamnophilus},             and allied genera; -- called also {batarg}. Many species             inhabit tropical America.          {Bush tit} (Zo[94]l.), a small bird of the genus             {Psaltriparus}, allied to the titmouse. {P. minimus}             inhabits California.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bush \Bush\, n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to       D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[umac]skr, b[umac]ski,       Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr.       bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether       the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain; if the LL.,       it is perh. from the same source as E. box a case. Cf.       {Ambush}, {Boscage}, {Bouquet}, {Box} a case.]       1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild             forest.          Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the                Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In                this sense it is extensively used in the British                colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also                in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the                bush.          2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near             the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.                         To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling                      flowers.                                             --Gascoigne.          3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,             bushes to support pea vines.          4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to             Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern             sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern             itself.                         If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is                      true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.          5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.          {To beat about the bush}, to approach anything in a             round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a             metaphor taken from hunting.          {Bush bean} (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and             requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety             {nanus}). See {Bean}, 1.          {Bush buck}, [or] {Bush goat} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful South             African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus}); -- so called             because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is             also applied to other species.          {Bush cat} (Zo[94]l.), the serval. See {Serval}.          {Bush chat} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Pratincola}, of             the Thrush family.          {Bush dog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Potto}.          {Bush hammer}. See {Bushhammer} in the Vocabulary.          {Bush harrow} (Agric.) See under {Harrow}.          {Bush hog} (Zo[94]l.), a South African wild hog             ({Potamoch[d2]rus Africanus}); -- called also {bush pig},             and {water hog}.          {Bush master} (Zo[94]l.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus})             of Guinea; -- called also {surucucu}.          {Bush pea} (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.                      {Bush shrike} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of the genus {Thamnophilus},             and allied genera; -- called also {batarg}. Many species             inhabit tropical America.          {Bush tit} (Zo[94]l.), a small bird of the genus             {Psaltriparus}, allied to the titmouse. {P. minimus}             inhabits California.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bushfighter \Bush"fight`er\, n.       One accustomed to bushfighting. --Parkman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bushfighting \Bush"fight`ing\, n.       Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or       thickets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
By-speech \By"-speech`\, n.       An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the       point. [bd]To quote by-speeches.[b8] --Hooker.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
backspace and overstrike interj.   [rare] Whoa!   Back up.   Used    to suggest that someone just said or did something wrong.   Once    common among APL programmers; may now be obsolete.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BackOffice          A suite of network {server} software from       {Microsoft} that includes {Windows NT} Server, BackOffice       Server (for the integrated development, deployment, and       management of BackOffice applications in departments, branch       offices, and medium sized businesses); {Exchange Server};       {Proxy Server}; {Site Server} for {intranet} publishing,       management, and search; Site Server Commerce Edition For       comprehensive {Internet commerce} transactions; {Small       Business Server} for business operations, resource management,       and customer relations; {SNA Server} for the integration of       existing and new systems and data; {SQL Server} for scalable,       reliable database and data-warehousing; {Systems Management       Server} (SMS) for centralised change- and       {configuration-management}.          Latest version: 4.5, as of 2000-12-16.          {Home (http://www.microsoft.com/backofficeserver/)}.          (2000-12-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
backspace          (BS) {ASCII} code 8, Control-H.   The {control       character} that should cause most output devices to move their       current output position back to the previous character so that       the next character output will replace (or overprint) it.       Inputting a backspace (typically by pressing the backspace       key) causes many systems to delete the character before the       input cursor, though others use {delete} for this.          See {twirling baton} for an imaginitive use of backspace.          (2003-10-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Big bag of pages          (BIBOP) Where data objects are tagged with some kind of       descriptor (giving their size or type for example) memory can       be saved by storing objects with the same descriptor in one       "page" of memory.   The most significant bits of an object's       address are used as the BIBOP page number.   This is looked up       in a BIBOP table to find the descriptor for all objects in       that page.          This idea is similar to the "zones" used in some {Lisp}       systems (e.g. {LeLisp}).          [David R. Hanson.   "A portable storage management system for       the Icon programming language".   Software - Practise and       Experience, 10:489-500 1980].          (1994-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bug fix          A change to a program or system intended to       permanently cure a {bug}.   Often a fix for one bug       inadvertantly introduces new bugs, hence the need for careful       forethought and testing.          Compare: {workaround}.          (1998-06-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bug fix release          A {release} which introduces no new {features},       but which merely aims to fix bugs in previous releases.   All       too commonly new bugs are introduced at the same time.          (1996-08-04)