back of beyond
         n 1: a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to
               the back of beyond to find one of those"

English Dictionary: bugbane	by the DICT Development Group
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backband n a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
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backbench n any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
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backbencher n a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
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backbend n an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
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backbone n a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" Synonym(s): anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" Synonym(s): backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" Synonym(s): spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" Synonym(s): spine, backbone the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
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backspin n spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
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backup man n someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" Synonym(s): stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
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be given v have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" Synonym(s): tend, be given, lean, incline, run
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beach pancake n plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico Synonym(s): beach pancake, Abronia maritima
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beech family n chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus Synonym(s): Fagaceae, family Fagaceae, beech family
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beekeeping n the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey Synonym(s): beekeeping, apiculture
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bespangle v decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner" [syn: spangle, bespangle] dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
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big band n a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians
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big bang n (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
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big bang theory n (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature Synonym(s): big-bang theory, big bang theory
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Big Ben n clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
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Big Bend n a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
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Big Bend National Park n a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
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big spender n one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders" Synonym(s): big spender, high roller
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big-bang theory n (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature Synonym(s): big-bang theory, big bang theory
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big-boned adj having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh
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bishop 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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bog pimpernel n small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers Synonym(s): bog pimpernel, Anagallis tenella
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bogbean n perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface Synonym(s): water shamrock, buckbean, bogbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil, Menyanthes trifoliata
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book binding n the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding" Synonym(s): binding, book binding, cover, back
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Book of Amos n an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies [syn: Amos, Book of Amos]
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book of instructions n a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it Synonym(s): instruction manual, instructions, book of instructions, operating instructions
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Book of Malachi n an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi Synonym(s): Malachi, Malachias, Book of Malachi
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book of maps n a collection of maps in book form [syn: atlas, {book of maps}, map collection]
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Book of Micah n an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem Synonym(s): Micah, Micheas, Book of Micah
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Book of Mormon n a sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
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Book of Nahum n an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh Synonym(s): Nahum, Book of Nahum
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Book of Nehemiah n an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity Synonym(s): Nehemiah, Book of Nehemiah
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Book of Numbers n the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt Synonym(s): Numbers, Book of Numbers
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bookbinder n a worker whose trade is binding books
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bookbindery n a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books
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bookbinding n the craft of binding books
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bookkeeping n the activity of recording business transactions [syn: bookkeeping, clerking]
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Bos banteng n wild ox of the Malay Archipelago [syn: banteng, banting, tsine, Bos banteng]
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Boskop man n possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
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box beam n a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section Synonym(s): box beam, box girder
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box family n widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees [syn: Buxaceae, family Buxaceae, box family]
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buckbean n perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface Synonym(s): water shamrock, buckbean, bogbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil, Menyanthes trifoliata
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buckbean family n a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales Synonym(s): Menyanthaceae, family Menyanthaceae, buckbean family
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bugbane n North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally Synonym(s): white hellebore, American hellebore, Indian poke, bugbane, Veratrum viride a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
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bush bean n a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports
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buzz bomb n a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb Synonym(s): buzz bomb, robot bomb, flying bomb, doodlebug, V-1
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Backband \Back"band`\ (-b[acr]nd), n. [2nd back, n. + band.]       (Saddlery)       The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up       the shafts of a carriage.
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Backbond \Back"bond`\, n. [Back, adv. + bond.] (Scots Law)       An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an       absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.
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Backbone \Back"bone"\, n. [2d back,n.+ bone. ]       1. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives             firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal             column.          2. Anything like, or serving the purpose of, a backbone.                         The lofty mountains on the north side compose the                      granitic axis, or backbone of the country. --Darwin.                         We have now come to the backbone of our subject.                                                                               --Earle.          3. Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.                         Shelley's thought never had any backbone. --Shairp.          {To the backbone}, through and through; thoroughly; entirely.             [bd]Staunch to the backbone.[b8] --Lord Lytton.
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Backboned \Back"boned"\, a.       Vertebrate.
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Becuiba \Be*cui"ba\, n., Becuiba nut \Be*cui"ba nut`\ [Native       name.] (Bot.)       The nut of the Brazilian tree {Myristica Bicuhyba}, which       yields a medicinal balsam used for rheumatism.
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Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespangled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bespangling}.]       To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something       brilliant or glittering.                   The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.                                                                               --Cowper.
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Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespangled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bespangling}.]       To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something       brilliant or glittering.                   The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.                                                                               --Cowper.
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Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespangled}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Bespangling}.]       To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something       brilliant or glittering.                   The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.                                                                               --Cowper.
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Big Bend State \Big Bend State\       Tennessee; -- a nickname.
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Bishop \Bish"op\, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop,       biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr.       Gr. [?], [?] over + [?] inspector, fr. root of [?], [?], to       look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and       cf. {Episcopal}.]       1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.                         Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned                      unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. --1 Pet.                                                                               ii. 25.                         It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians                      of all shades of opinion, that in the language of                      the New Testament the same officer in the church is                      called indifferently [bd]bishop[b8] ( [?] ) and                      [bd]elder[b8] or [bd]presbyter.[b8]   --J. B.                                                                               Lightfoot.          2. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant             Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of             the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally             claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is             usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese,             bishopric, or see.          {Bishop in partibus} [{infidelium}] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of             a see which does not actually exist; one who has the             office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction.             --Shipley.          {Titular bishop} (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted             in 1882 for bishop in partibus.          {Bench of Bishops}. See under {Bench}.          3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of             the highest church officers or superintendents.          4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a             representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called             archer.          5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons,             and sugar. --Swift.          6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]                         If, by her bishop, or her [bd]grace[b8] alone, A                      genuine lady, or a church, is known.   --Saxe.
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Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bishoped}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Bishoping}.]       To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence,       to receive formally to favor.
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Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bishoped}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Bishoping}.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first       practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.)       To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to       bishop an old horse or his teeth.          Note: The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a                saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting                instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in                the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a                hot iron until it is black. --J. H. Walsh.
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Bispinose \Bi*spi"nose\ (b[imac]*sp[imac]"n[omac]s), a. [Pref.       bi- + spinose.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having two spines.
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Bog \Bog\, n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir.       bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.]       1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable             matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to             sink; a marsh; a morass.                         Appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit, Of                      treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread. --R.                                                                               Jago.          2. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and             grass, in a marsh or swamp. [Local, U. S.]          {Bog bean}. See {Buck bean}.          {Bog bumper} (bump, to make a loud noise), {Bog blitter},       {Bog bluiter}, {Bog jumper}, the bittern. [Prov.]          {Bog butter}, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found             in the peat bogs of Ireland.          {Bog earth} (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of             silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. --P. Cyc.          {Bog moss}. (Bot.) Same as {Sphagnum}.          {Bog myrtle} (Bot.), the sweet gale.          {Bog ore}. (Min.)             (a) An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a                   variety of brown iron ore, or limonite.             (b) Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.          {Bog rush} (Bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass.          {Bog spavin}. See under {Spavin}.
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Buck bean \Buck" bean`\ (b[emac]n`). (Bot.)       A plant ({Menyanthes trifoliata}) which grows in moist and       boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and       intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh       trefoil; -- called also {bog bean}.
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Bog \Bog\, n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir.       bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.]       1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable             matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to             sink; a marsh; a morass.                         Appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit, Of                      treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread. --R.                                                                               Jago.          2. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and             grass, in a marsh or swamp. [Local, U. S.]          {Bog bean}. See {Buck bean}.          {Bog bumper} (bump, to make a loud noise), {Bog blitter},       {Bog bluiter}, {Bog jumper}, the bittern. [Prov.]          {Bog butter}, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found             in the peat bogs of Ireland.          {Bog earth} (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of             silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. --P. Cyc.          {Bog moss}. (Bot.) Same as {Sphagnum}.          {Bog myrtle} (Bot.), the sweet gale.          {Bog ore}. (Min.)             (a) An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a                   variety of brown iron ore, or limonite.             (b) Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.          {Bog rush} (Bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass.          {Bog spavin}. See under {Spavin}.
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Buck bean \Buck" bean`\ (b[emac]n`). (Bot.)       A plant ({Menyanthes trifoliata}) which grows in moist and       boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and       intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh       trefoil; -- called also {bog bean}.
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Bog \Bog\, n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir.       bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.]       1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable             matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to             sink; a marsh; a morass.                         Appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit, Of                      treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread. --R.                                                                               Jago.          2. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and             grass, in a marsh or swamp. [Local, U. S.]          {Bog bean}. See {Buck bean}.          {Bog bumper} (bump, to make a loud noise), {Bog blitter},       {Bog bluiter}, {Bog jumper}, the bittern. [Prov.]          {Bog butter}, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found             in the peat bogs of Ireland.          {Bog earth} (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of             silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. --P. Cyc.          {Bog moss}. (Bot.) Same as {Sphagnum}.          {Bog myrtle} (Bot.), the sweet gale.          {Bog ore}. (Min.)             (a) An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a                   variety of brown iron ore, or limonite.             (b) Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.          {Bog rush} (Bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass.          {Bog spavin}. See under {Spavin}.
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Homily \Hom"i*ly\, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. [?]       communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. [?] an assembly,       fr. [?] same; cf. [?] together, and [?] crowd, cf. [?] to       press: cf. F. hom[82]lie. See {Same}.]       1. A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a             serious discourse. --Shak.          2. A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral             point, or on the conduct of life.                         As I have heard my father Deal out in his long                      homilies.                                          --Byron.          {Book of Homilies}. A collection of authorized, printed             sermons, to be read by ministers in churches, esp. one             issued in the time of Edward VI., and a second, issued in             the reign of Elizabeth; -- both books being certified to             contain a [bd]godly and wholesome doctrine.[b8]
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Bookbinder \Book"bind`er\, n.       One whose occupation is to bind books.
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Bookbindery \Book"bind`er*y\, n.       A bookbinder's shop; a place or establishment for binding       books.
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Bookbinding \Book"bind`ing\, n.       The art, process, or business of binding books.
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Bookkeeping \Book"keep`ing\, n.       The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a       regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation       to each other, and the state of the business in which they       occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used       are a daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See {Daybook},       {Cashbook}, {Journal}, and {Ledger}.          {Bookkeeping by single entry}, the method of keeping books by             carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or             credit of a single account.          {Bookkeeping by double entry}, a mode of bookkeeping in which             two entries of every transaction are carried to the             ledger, one to the Dr., or left hand, side of one account,             and the other to the Cr., or right hand, side of a             corresponding account, in order tha[?] the one entry may             check the other; -- sometimes called, from the place of             its origin, the Italian method.
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Bookkeeping \Book"keep`ing\, n.       The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a       regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation       to each other, and the state of the business in which they       occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used       are a daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See {Daybook},       {Cashbook}, {Journal}, and {Ledger}.          {Bookkeeping by single entry}, the method of keeping books by             carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or             credit of a single account.          {Bookkeeping by double entry}, a mode of bookkeeping in which             two entries of every transaction are carried to the             ledger, one to the Dr., or left hand, side of one account,             and the other to the Cr., or right hand, side of a             corresponding account, in order tha[?] the one entry may             check the other; -- sometimes called, from the place of             its origin, the Italian method.
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Bookkeeping \Book"keep`ing\, n.       The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a       regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation       to each other, and the state of the business in which they       occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used       are a daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See {Daybook},       {Cashbook}, {Journal}, and {Ledger}.          {Bookkeeping by single entry}, the method of keeping books by             carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or             credit of a single account.          {Bookkeeping by double entry}, a mode of bookkeeping in which             two entries of every transaction are carried to the             ledger, one to the Dr., or left hand, side of one account,             and the other to the Cr., or right hand, side of a             corresponding account, in order tha[?] the one entry may             check the other; -- sometimes called, from the place of             its origin, the Italian method.
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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]:
Buck bean \Buck" bean`\ (b[emac]n`). (Bot.)       A plant ({Menyanthes trifoliata}) which grows in moist and       boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and       intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh       trefoil; -- called also {bog bean}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bugbane \Bug"bane`\, n. (Bot.)       A perennial white-flowered herb of the order       {Ranunculace[91]} and genus {Cimiciguga}; bugwort. There are       several species.
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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beach Haven, NJ (borough, FIPS 3940)       Location: 39.56407 N, 74.24534 W       Population (1990): 1475 (2569 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beach Haven West, NJ (CDP, FIPS 4120)       Location: 39.67019 N, 74.23339 W       Population (1990): 4237 (4514 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Bend, LA       Zip code(s): 71318    Big Bend, WI (village, FIPS 7200)       Location: 42.88230 N, 88.20408 W       Population (1990): 1299 (425 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 53103    Big Bend, WV       Zip code(s): 26136
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Bend Nationa, TX       Zip code(s): 79834
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Cabin, OK (town, FIPS 5900)       Location: 36.53739 N, 95.22199 W       Population (1990): 271 (116 housing units)       Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74332
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Pine, CA (CDP, FIPS 6616)       Location: 37.16545 N, 118.29539 W       Population (1990): 1158 (579 housing units)       Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 93513
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Pine Key, FL (CDP, FIPS 6425)       Location: 24.68693 N, 81.36615 W       Population (1990): 4206 (2453 housing units)       Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33043
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Big Piney, WY (town, FIPS 7060)       Location: 42.54103 N, 110.11712 W       Population (1990): 454 (219 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boca Pointe, FL (CDP, FIPS 7285)       Location: 26.33275 N, 80.15981 W       Population (1990): 2147 (1904 housing units)       Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
backbone cabal n.   A group of large-site administrators who    pushed through the {Great Renaming} and reined in the chaos of    {Usenet} during most of the 1980s.   During most of its lifetime, the    Cabal (as it was sometimes capitalized) steadfastly denied its own    existence; it was almost obligatory for anyone privy to their    secrets to respond "There is no Cabal" whenever the existence or    activities of the group were speculated on in public.          The result of this policy was an attractive aura of mystery.   Even    a decade after the cabal {mailing list} disbanded in late 1988    following a bitter internal catfight, many people believed (or    claimed to believe) that it had not actually disbanded but only gone    deeper underground with its power intact.          This belief became a model for various paranoid theories about    various Cabals with dark nefarious objectives beginning with taking    over the Usenet or Internet.   These paranoias were later satirized    in ways that took on a life of their own.   See {Eric Conspiracy} for    one example.          See {NANA} for the subsequent history of "the Cabal".
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
backbone site n.,obs.   Formerly, a key Usenet and email site,    one that processes a large amount of third-party traffic, especially    if it is the home site of any of the regional coordinators for the    Usenet maps.   Notable backbone sites as of early 1993, when this    sense of the term was beginning to pass out of general use due to    wide availability of cheap Internet connections, included uunet and    the mail machines at Rutgers University, UC Berkeley, {DEC}'s    Western Research Laboratories, Ohio State University, and the    University of Texas.   Compare {rib site}, {leaf site}.          [1996 update: This term is seldom heard any more.   The UUCP network    world that gave it meaning has nearly disappeared; everyone is on    the Internet now and network traffic is distributed in very    different patterns.   Today one might see references to a `backbone    router' instead --ESR]
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
baggy pantsing v.   [Georgia Tech] A "baggy pantsing" is used to    reprimand hackers who incautiously leave their terminals unlocked.    The affected user will come back to find a post from them on    internal newsgroups discussing exactly how baggy their pants are, an    accepted stand-in for "unattentive user who left their work    unprotected in the clusters". A properly-done baggy pantsing is    highly mocking and humorous (see examples below).   It is considered    bad form to post a baggy pantsing to off-campus newsgroups or the    more technical, serious groups.   A particularly nice baggy pantsing    may be "claimed" by immediately quoting the message in full,    followed by your sig; this has the added benefit of keeping the    embarassed victim from being able to delete the post.   Interesting    baggy-pantsings have been done involving adding commands to login    scripts to repost the message every time the unlucky user logs in;    Unix boxes on the residential network, when cracked, oftentimes have    their homepages replaced (after being politely backedup to another    file) with a baggy-pants message; .plan files are also occasionally    targeted. Usage: "Prof. Greenlee fell asleep in the Solaris cluster    again; we baggy-pantsed him to git.cc.class.2430.flame."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
backbone          The top level in a hierarchical {network}.   {Stub       networks} and {transit networks} which connect to the same       backbone are guaranteed to be interconnected.          See also: {Internet backbone}.          (1998-07-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
backbone cabal          A group of large-site administrators who pushed       through the {Great Renaming} and reined in the chaos of       {Usenet} during most of the 1980s.   The cabal {mailing list}       disbanded in late 1988 after a bitter internal cat-fight.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-11-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
backbone site          A key {Usenet}, {electronic mail} and/or {Internet} site; one       that processes a large amount of third-party traffic,       especially if it is the home site of any of the regional       coordinators for the {Usenet} maps.   Notable backbone sites as       of early 1993 include {uunet} and the mail machines at       {Rutgers University}, UC Berkeley, {DEC}'s Western Research       Laboratories, {Ohio State University} and the {University of       Texas}.          Compare {rib site}, {leaf site}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-11-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
backup pumpkin          {pumpkin}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
baseband          A transmission medium through which digital signals are sent       without frequency shifting.   In general, only one       communication channel is available at any given time.          {Ethernet} is an example of a baseband network.          See also {broadband}.          (1995-02-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BSP method          A {CASE} method from {IBM}.          (1998-02-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Bush, Vannevar          {Vannevar Bush}