back room
         n 1: a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually
               accessible only to privileged groups

English Dictionary: buckram	by the DICT Development Group
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background n a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background" the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" Synonym(s): background, ground information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" Synonym(s): background, background knowledge extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" Synonym(s): background, background signal relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" Synonym(s): setting, background, scope (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear Synonym(s): background, desktop, screen background scenery hung at back of stage Synonym(s): backdrop, background, backcloth v understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" Synonym(s): background, play down, downplay Antonym(s): foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
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background knowledge n information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" Synonym(s): background, background knowledge
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background level n the amplitude level of the undesired background noise [syn: noise level, background level]
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background noise n extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal Synonym(s): background noise, ground noise
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background processing n the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system Synonym(s): background processing, backgrounding
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background radiation n radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
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background signal n extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" Synonym(s): background, background signal
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backgrounder n a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy; "the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues"
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backgrounding n the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system Synonym(s): background processing, backgrounding
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backroom n the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
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backroom boy n an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status Synonym(s): backroom boy, brain truster
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base runner n a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) Synonym(s): base runner, runner
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bass horn n the lowest brass wind instrument [syn: bass horn, sousaphone, tuba]
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beach wormwood n herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant Synonym(s): dusty miller, beach wormwood, old woman, Artemisia stelleriana
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becharm v control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft [syn: charm, becharm] attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" Synonym(s): capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
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Becker muscular dystrophy n a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
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beggar-my-neighbor n a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards Synonym(s): beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, strip-Jack-naked
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beggar-my-neighbor policy n a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" Synonym(s): beggar-my- neighbor policy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my- neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour strategy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beggar-my-neighbor strategy n a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" Synonym(s): beggar-my- neighbor policy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my- neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour strategy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beggar-my-neighbour n a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards Synonym(s): beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, strip-Jack-naked
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beggar-my-neighbour policy n a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" Synonym(s): beggar-my- neighbor policy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my- neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour strategy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beggar-my-neighbour strategy n a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; "the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy" Synonym(s): beggar-my- neighbor policy, beggar-my-neighbour policy, beggar-my- neighbor strategy, beggar-my-neighbour strategy
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beggarman n a man who is a beggar
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beggarwoman n a woman who is a beggar
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begrime v make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" Synonym(s): dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire Antonym(s): clean, make clean
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begrimed adj thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" Synonym(s): begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
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bichromate n a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid [syn: bichromate, dichromate]
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bichromated adj treated or combined with bichromate
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bichrome adj having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp" Synonym(s): bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome, dichromatic
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bickering n a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss]
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bicorn adj having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Synonym(s): bicorn, bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous n a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points Synonym(s): bicorn, bicorne
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bicornate adj having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Synonym(s): bicorn, bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous
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bicorne n a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points Synonym(s): bicorn, bicorne
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bicorned adj having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Synonym(s): bicorn, bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous
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bicornuate adj having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Synonym(s): bicorn, bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous
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bicornuous adj having two horns or horn-shaped parts; "a bicornuate uterus" Synonym(s): bicorn, bicorned, bicornate, bicornuate, bicornuous
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Bighorn n a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana Synonym(s): Bighorn, Bighorn River wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns Synonym(s): bighorn, bighorn sheep, cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep, Ovis canadensis
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Bighorn River n a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana Synonym(s): Bighorn, Bighorn River
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bighorn sheep n wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns Synonym(s): bighorn, bighorn sheep, cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep, Ovis canadensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bigram n a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system
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bizarreness n strikingly out of the ordinary [syn: outlandishness, bizarreness, weirdness]
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bog rein orchid n orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America Synonym(s): bog rein orchid, bog candles, Habenaria dilatata
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bookworm n a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit Synonym(s): pedant, bookworm, scholastic someone who spends a great deal of time reading
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Bos grunniens n large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated [syn: yak, Bos grunniens]
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boss around v be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" Synonym(s): strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
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box wrench n a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head Synonym(s): box wrench, box end wrench
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buckram adj rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" Synonym(s): starchy, stiff, buckram n a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing v stiffen with or as with buckram; "buckram the skirt"
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Bukharin n Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938) Synonym(s): Bukharin, Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tampoe \Tam"poe\, n. (Bot.)       The edible fruit of an East Indian tree ({Baccaurea       Malayana}) of the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an       apple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Background \Back"ground`\, n. [Back, a. + ground.]       1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as             opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.          2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a             portrait or group of figures.          Note: The distance in a picture is usually divided into                foreground, middle distance, and background.                --Fairholt.          3. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a             background of red hangings.          4. A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.                         I fancy there was a background of grinding and                      waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly                      finished . . . performance.               --Mrs.                                                                               Alexander.                         A husband somewhere in the background. --Thackeray.
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Backworm \Back"worm`\, n. [2d back, n. + worm. ]       A disease of hawks. See {Filanders}. --Wright.
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Filanders \Fil"an*ders\, n. pl. [F. filandres, fr. L. filum       thread.] (Falconry)       A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small       threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from       the rupture of a vein; -- called also {backworm}. --Sir T.       Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Backworm \Back"worm`\, n. [2d back, n. + worm. ]       A disease of hawks. See {Filanders}. --Wright.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Filanders \Fil"an*ders\, n. pl. [F. filandres, fr. L. filum       thread.] (Falconry)       A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small       threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from       the rupture of a vein; -- called also {backworm}. --Sir T.       Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bayad \[d8]Ba*yad"\, Bayatte \Ba*yatte"\, n. [Ar. bayad.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A large, edible, siluroid fish of the Nile, of two species       ({Bagrina bayad} and {B. docmac}).
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Bagworm \Bag"worm`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the       larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for       protection. One species ({Plat[d2]ceticus Gloveri}) feeds on       the orange tree. See {Basket worm}.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a             substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the             latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides             of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain             organic bodies resembling them in their property of             forming salts with acids.          6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.          7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.          8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that             imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two             adjacent bastions.          9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a             figure on which it is supposed to stand.          10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is             constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.          11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)             (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.             (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.                   [Now commonly written {bass}.]                               The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.                                                                               --Dryden.          12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by             fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the             operations of an army proceed, forward movements are             made, supplies are furnished, etc.          13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]          14. (Zo[94]l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached             to another more central organ.          15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.          16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not             distinctly crystalline.          17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}.          18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]          19. pl. A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but             sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to             about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]          20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]          21. An apron. [Obs.] [bd]Bakers in their linen bases.[b8]             --Marston.          22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting             place or a goal in various games.                         To their appointed base they went.   --Dryden.          23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately             determined in length and position, serves as the origin             from which to compute the distances and positions of any             points or objects connected with it by a system of             triangles. --Lyman.          24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison             base}, or {bars}. [bd]To run the country base.[b8]             --Shak.          25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the             circuit of the infield.          {Altern base}. See under {Altern}.          {Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}.          {Base course}. (Arch.)             (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made                   of large stones of a mass of concrete; -- called also                   {foundation course}.             (b) The architectural member forming the transition                   between the basement and the wall above.          {Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without             any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach             the first base without being put out.          {Base line}.             (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in                   military operations.             (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.                            {Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of             the steam engine; the bed plate.          {Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the             breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave             molding. --H. L. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bass horn \Bass" horn"\ (Mus.)       A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.
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Bassorin \Bas"so*rin\, n. [Cf. F. bassorine.] (Chem.)       A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also       of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the       amyloses. --Ure.
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Cerasin \Cer"a*sin\, n. (Chem.)       A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry       gum; -- called also {meta-arabinic acid}.          2. (Chem.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also             {bassorin}, {tragacanthin}, etc.
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Bassorin \Bas"so*rin\, n. [Cf. F. bassorine.] (Chem.)       A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also       of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the       amyloses. --Ure.
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Cerasin \Cer"a*sin\, n. (Chem.)       A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry       gum; -- called also {meta-arabinic acid}.          2. (Chem.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also             {bassorin}, {tragacanthin}, etc.
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Beakiron \Beak"i*ron\, n. [From {Bickern}.]       A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach       the interior surface of sheet metal ware; the horn of an       anvil.
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Becharm \Be*charm"\, v. t.       To charm; to captivate.
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Beggar \Beg"gar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beggared}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Beggaring}.]       1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared             himself. --Milton.          2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.                         It beggared all description.               --Shak.
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Begrime \Be*grime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrimed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Begriming}.]       To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.                   Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Begrime \Be*grime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrimed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Begriming}.]       To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.                   Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Begrimer \Be*grim"er\, n.       One who, or that which, begrimes.
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Begrime \Be*grime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrimed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Begriming}.]       To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.                   Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Bescorn \Be*scorn"\, v. t.       To treat with scorn. [bd]Then was he bescorned.[b8]       --Chaucer.
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Bescreen \Be*screen"\, v. t.       To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to       conceal. --Shak.
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Bezoar \Be"zoar\, n. [F. b[82]zoard, fr. Ar. b[be]zahr,       b[be]dizahr, fr. Per. p[be]d-zahr bezoar; p[be]d protecting +       zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.]       A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain       ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the       Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote       for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential,       or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.          Note: Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the Bezoar                orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru.          {Bezoar antelope}. See {Antelope}.          {Bezoar goat} (Zo[94]l.), the wild goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}).                      {Bezoar mineral}, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.             --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bezoar \Be"zoar\, n. [F. b[82]zoard, fr. Ar. b[be]zahr,       b[be]dizahr, fr. Per. p[be]d-zahr bezoar; p[be]d protecting +       zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.]       A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain       ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the       Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote       for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential,       or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.          Note: Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the Bezoar                orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru.          {Bezoar antelope}. See {Antelope}.          {Bezoar goat} (Zo[94]l.), the wild goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}).                      {Bezoar mineral}, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.             --Ure.
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Bicarinate \Bi*car"i*nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + carinate.] (Biol.)       Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of       grasses.
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Dichromate \Di*chro"mate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid       radical to one of the base; -- called also {bichromate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bichromate \Bi*chro"mate\, n. [Pref. bi- + chromate.] (Chem.)       A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the       other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also       {dichromate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dichromate \Di*chro"mate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid       radical to one of the base; -- called also {bichromate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bichromate \Bi*chro"mate\, n. [Pref. bi- + chromate.] (Chem.)       A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the       other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also       {dichromate}.
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Bichromatize \Bi*chro"ma*tize\, v. t.       To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate       of potassium; as, bichromatized gelatine.
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Bickering \Bick"er*ing\, n.       1. A skirmishing. [bd]Frays and bickerings.[b8] --Milton.          2. Altercation; wrangling.
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Bicker \Bick"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bickered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Bickering}.] [OE. bikeren, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. bicra       to fight, bicker, bicre conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E.       beak.]       1. To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight. [Obs.]                         Two eagles had a conflict, and bickered together.                                                                               --Holland.          2. To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle.                         Petty things about which men cark and bicker.                                                                               --Barrow.          3. To move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering noise;             to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame.                         They [streamlets] bickered through the sunny shade.                                                                               --Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bickerment \Bick"er*ment\, n.       Contention. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Bickern \Bick"ern\, n. [F. bigorne. See {Bicorn}.]       An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks);       also, the beak or horn itself.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bicorn \Bi"corn\, Bicorned \Bi"corned\, Bicornous \Bi*cor"nous\,       a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf.       {Bickern}.]       Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bicorn \Bi"corn\, Bicorned \Bi"corned\, Bicornous \Bi*cor"nous\,       a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf.       {Bickern}.]       Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bicorn \Bi"corn\, Bicorned \Bi"corned\, Bicornous \Bi*cor"nous\,       a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf.       {Bickern}.]       Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.
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Bicrenate \Bi*cre"nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + crenate.] (Bot.)       Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are       themselves crenate.
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Bigarreau \Big`ar*reau"\, Bigaroon \Big`a*roon"\, n. [F.       bigarreau, fr. bigarr[82] variegated.] (Bot.)       The large white-heart cherry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bighorn \Big"horn`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The Rocky Mountain sheep ({Ovis [or] Caprovis montana}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[ucr]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [c6]ren,       [c6]sen, [c6]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [c6]sarn, OHG.       [c6]sarn, [c6]san, G. eisen, Icel. [c6]sarn, j[be]rn, Sw. &       Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn,       Armor. houarn.]       1. (Chem.) The most common and most useful metallic element,             being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form             of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous             oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an             enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron,             steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown,             from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh             surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized             (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive             agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9.             Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In             magnetic properties, it is superior to all other             substances.          Note: The value of iron is largely due to the facility with                which it can be worked. Thus, when heated it is                malleable and ductile, and can be easily welded and                forged at a high temperature. As cast iron, it is                easily fusible; as steel, is very tough, and (when                tempered) very hard and elastic. Chemically, iron is                grouped with cobalt and nickel. Steel is a variety of                iron containing more carbon than wrought iron, but less                that cast iron. It is made either from wrought iron, by                roasting in a packing of carbon (cementation) or from                cast iron, by burning off the impurities in a Bessemer                converter (then called Bessemer steel), or directly                from the iron ore (as in the Siemens rotatory and                generating furnace).          2. An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in             composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc.                         My young soldier, put up your iron.   --Shak.          3. pl. Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles.                         Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with             a rod of iron.          {Bar iron}. See {Wrought iron} (below).          {Bog iron}, bog ore; limonite. See {Bog ore}, under {Bog}.          {Cast iron} (Metal.), an impure variety of iron, containing             from three to six percent of carbon, part of which is             united with a part of the iron, as a carbide, and the rest             is uncombined, as graphite. It there is little free             carbon, the product is white iron; if much of the carbon             has separated as graphite, it is called gray iron. See             also {Cast iron}, in the Vocabulary.          {Fire irons}. See under {Fire}, n.          {Gray irons}. See under {Fire}, n.          {Gray iron}. See {Cast iron} (above).          {It irons} (Naut.), said of a sailing vessel, when, in             tacking, she comes up head to the wind and will not fill             away on either tack.          {Magnetic iron}. See {Magnetite}.          {Malleable iron} (Metal.), iron sufficiently pure or soft to             be capable of extension under the hammer; also, specif., a             kind of iron produced by removing a portion of the carbon             or other impurities from cast iron, rendering it less             brittle, and to some extent malleable.          {Meteoric iron} (Chem.), iron forming a large, and often the             chief, ingredient of meteorites. It invariably contains a             small amount of nickel and cobalt. Cf. {Meteorite}.          {Pig iron}, the form in which cast iron is made at the blast             furnace, being run into molds, called pigs.          {Reduced iron}. See under {Reduced}.          {Specular iron}. See {Hematite}.          {Too many irons in the fire}, too many objects requiring the             attention at once.          {White iron}. See {Cast iron} (above).          {Wrought iron} (Metal.), the purest form of iron commonly             known in the arts, containing only about half of one per             cent of carbon. It is made either directly from the ore,             as in the Catalan forge or bloomery, or by purifying             (puddling) cast iron in a reverberatory furnace or             refinery. It is tough, malleable, and ductile. When formed             into bars, it is called bar iron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bookworm \Book"worm`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is             injurious to books. Many species are known.          2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study;             a reader without appreciation.                         I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere                      a bookworm as any there.                     --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Box \Box\, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with       a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b[81]chse; fr. L. buxus       boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a       tree, {Bushel}.]       1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various             shapes.          2. The quantity that a box contain.          3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or             other place of public amusement.                         Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.                                                                               --Dorset.                         The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.                                                                               --Dryden.          4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a             poor box; a contribution box.                         Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,                      Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.                                                                               Warton.          5. A small country house. [bd]A shooting box.[b8] --Wilson.                         Tight boxes neatly sashed.                  --Cowper.          6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.          7. (Mach)             (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.             (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;                   the bucket of a lifting pump.          8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.          9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or             gift. [bd]A Christmas box.[b8] --Dickens.          10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.          11. (Zo[94]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.          Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box                lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying                substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox                or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.          {Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have             the form of a long box.          {Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and             inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.          {Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,             to preserve its proper position.          {Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a             heavy cape to carry off the rain.          {Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or             other parts in machinery.          {Box crab} (Zo[94]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,             when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.          {Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,             and with flat top and bottom.          {Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.          {Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two             rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between             collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.          {Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,             and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.          {Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the             left.          {Box turtle} [or]          {Box tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the             genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can             withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by             hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an             exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.          {In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in             difficulty. (Colloq.)          {In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;             awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chronometer \Chro*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] time + -meter: cf. F.       chronom[8a]tre.]       1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.          2. A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance,             and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time             with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations,             in determining longitude, etc.          3. (Mus.) A metronome.          {Box chronometer}. See under {Box}.          {Pocket chronometer}, a chronometer in the form of a large             watch.          {To rate a chronometer}. See {Rate}, v. t.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Box-iron \Box"-i`ron\, n.       A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ramson \Ram"son\, n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw.       rams, ramsl[94]k; cf. Gr. [?] onion.] (Bot.)       A broad-leaved species of garlic ({Allium ursinum}), common       in European gardens; -- called also {buckram}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F.       bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG.       boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F.       bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See {Buck},       {Barracan}.]       1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or             glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended,             and for wrappers to cover merchandise.          Note: Buckram was formerly a very different material from                that now known by the name. It was used for wearing                apparel, etc. --Beck (Draper's Dict. ).          2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Ramson}. --Dr. Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, a.       1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.          2. Stiff; precise. [bd]Buckram dames.[b8] --Brooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, v. t.       To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ramson \Ram"son\, n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw.       rams, ramsl[94]k; cf. Gr. [?] onion.] (Bot.)       A broad-leaved species of garlic ({Allium ursinum}), common       in European gardens; -- called also {buckram}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F.       bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG.       boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F.       bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See {Buck},       {Barracan}.]       1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or             glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended,             and for wrappers to cover merchandise.          Note: Buckram was formerly a very different material from                that now known by the name. It was used for wearing                apparel, etc. --Beck (Draper's Dict. ).          2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Ramson}. --Dr. Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, a.       1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.          2. Stiff; precise. [bd]Buckram dames.[b8] --Brooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buckram \Buck"ram\, v. t.       To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buck's-horn \Buck's"-horn`\, n. (Bot.)       A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn       ({Plantago Coronopus}); also, {Lobelia coronopifolia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bucranium \[d8]Bu*cra"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. {Bucrania}. [L., fr.       Gr. [?] ox head.]       A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with       wreaths, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bushranger \Bush"ran`ger\, n.       One who roams, or hides, among the bushes; especially, in       Australia, an escaped criminal living in the bush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
By-corner \By"-cor`ner\, n.       A private corner.                   Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the                world.                                                   --Fuller.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Arm, MT       Zip code(s): 59910
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Horn County, MT (county, FIPS 3)       Location: 45.42945 N, 107.48976 W       Population (1990): 11337 (4304 housing units)       Area: 12936.7 sq km (land), 51.4 sq km (water)    Big Horn County, WY (county, FIPS 3)       Location: 44.52553 N, 107.98750 W       Population (1990): 10525 (5048 housing units)       Area: 8125.2 sq km (land), 56.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Run, PA (borough, FIPS 6344)       Location: 40.96988 N, 78.87809 W       Population (1990): 699 (326 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Big Run, WV       Zip code(s): 26561
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bighorn, MT       Zip code(s): 59010
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boquero]n, PR (comunidad, FIPS 8099)       Location: 18.20954 N, 65.84886 W       Population (1990): 1122 (329 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boys Ranch, AL       Zip code(s): 36761    Boys Ranch, FL       Zip code(s): 32060    Boys Ranch, NM       Zip code(s): 87002
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Buckhorn, KY       Zip code(s): 41721    Buckhorn, NM       Zip code(s): 88025
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
background n.,adj.,vt.   [common] To do a task `in background'    is to do it whenever {foreground} matters are not claiming your    undivided attention, and `to background' something means to relegate    it to a lower priority.   "For now, we'll just print a list of nodes    and links; I'm working on the graph-printing problem in background."    Note that this implies ongoing activity but at a reduced level or    in spare time, in contrast to mainstream `back burner' (which    connotes benign neglect until some future resumption of activity).    Some people prefer to use the term for processing that they have    queued up for their unconscious minds (a tack that one can often    fruitfully take upon encountering an obstacle in creative work).    Compare {amp off}, {slopsucker}.          Technically, a task running in background is detached from the    terminal where it was started (and often running at a lower    priority); oppose {foreground}.   Nowadays this term is primarily    associated with {{Unix}}, but it appears to have been first used in    this sense on OS/360.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
backronym n.   [portmanteau of back + acronym] A word    interpreted as an acronym that was not originally so intended.   This    is a special case of what linguists call `back formation'.   Examples    are given under {BASIC}, {recursive acronym} (Cygnus), {Acme}, and    {mung}.   Discovering backronyms is a common form of wordplay among    hackers.   Compare {retcon}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
big iron n.   [common] Large, expensive, ultra-fast computers.    Used generally of {number-crunching} supercomputers such as Crays,    but can include more conventional big commercial IBMish mainframes.    Term of approval; compare {heavy metal}, oppose {dinosaur}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Big Room n.   (Also `Big Blue Room') The extremely large room    with the blue ceiling and intensely bright light (during the day) or    black ceiling with lots of tiny night-lights (during the night)    found outside all computer installations.   "He can't come to the    phone right now, he's somewhere out in the Big Room."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
background          1. A task running in the background (a       background task) is detached from the terminal where it was       started (and often running at a lower priority); opposite of       {foreground}.   This means that the task's input and output       must be from/to files (or other processes).          Nowadays this term is primarily associated with {Unix}, but it       appears to have been first used in this sense on {OS/360}.          Compare {amp off}, {batch}, {slopsucker}.          2. For a human to do a task "in the background" is to       do it whenever {foreground} matters are not claiming your       undivided attention, and "to background" something means to       relegate it to a lower priority.   "For now, we'll just print a       list of nodes and links; I'm working on the graph-printing       problem in the background."   Note that this implies ongoing       activity but at a reduced level or in spare time, in contrast       to mainstream "back burner" (which connotes benign neglect       until some future resumption of activity).   Some people prefer       to use the term for processing that they have queued up for       their unconscious minds (often a fruitful tack to take upon       encountering an obstacle in creative work).          (1996-05-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
big iron          (Or "heavy metal [Cambridge]) Large, expensive,       ultra-fast computers.   Used generally of {number crunching}       {supercomputers} such as {Cray}s, but can include more       conventional big commercial {IBM}ish {mainframes}.   The term       implies approval, in contrast to "{dinosaur}".          [{Jargon File}]          (2000-11-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Big Room          The extremely large room with the blue       ceiling and intensely bright light (during the day) or black       ceiling with lots of tiny night-lights (during the night)       found outside all computer installations.   "He can't come to       the phone right now, he's somewhere out in the Big Room."          (1996-03-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Bjarne Stroustrup          The father of {C++} and author of the C++ {bible}.          ["The C++ Programming Language", Bjarne Stroustrup,       Addison-Wesley, 1986].          [Details?]          (2000-05-12)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BSRAM          {Burst Static Random Access Memory}