baneberry
         n 1: a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
         2: a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
            [syn: {baneberry}, {cohosh}, {herb Christopher}]

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Bauhinia variegata n small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood Synonym(s): mountain ebony, orchid tree, Bauhinia variegata
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Bayonne Bridge n a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey
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Benford's law n a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers; "Benford's law holds that 30% of the time the first non-zero digit of a derived number will be 1 and it will be 9 only 4.6% of the time"
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bomb rack n a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs
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bombard n a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn: bombardon, bombard] v cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" Synonym(s): pelt, bombard throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" Synonym(s): bombard, bomb address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" Synonym(s): bombard, barrage direct high energy particles or radiation against
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bombardier n a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target
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bombardier beetle n beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
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bombardment n the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" Synonym(s): barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" Synonym(s): barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) an attack by dropping bombs Synonym(s): bombing, bombardment
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bombardon n a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician [syn: helicon, bombardon] a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family Synonym(s): bombardon, bombard
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bomber n a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight a person who plants bombs a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States Synonym(s): bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
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bomber aircrew n the crew of a bomber Synonym(s): bomber crew, bomber aircrew
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bomber crew n the crew of a bomber Synonym(s): bomber crew, bomber aircrew
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Bomber Harris n British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) Synonym(s): Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris
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bomber jacket n a jacket gathered into a band at the waist
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bombproof adj able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells; "bombproof shelter" Synonym(s): bombproof, shellproof n a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids Synonym(s): bomb shelter, air-raid shelter, bombproof v make safe against bombings
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Bonaparte n French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) Synonym(s): Napoleon, Napoleon I, Napoleon Bonaparte, Bonaparte, Little Corporal
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bone-forming cell n a cell from which bone develops [syn: osteoblast, {bone- forming cell}]
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bonfire n a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration Synonym(s): bonfire, balefire
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Bonfire Night n effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night [syn: Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes Night]
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Bonhoeffer n German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945) Synonym(s): Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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bump around v shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" Synonym(s): jar, shake up, bump around
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bumper n a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale" a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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bumper car n a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged Synonym(s): bumper car, Dodgem
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bumper guard n vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle
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bumper jack n a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper
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bumper-to-bumper adj used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic"
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Bunyaviridae n a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
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bunyavirus n an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boa \Bo"a\, n.; pl. {Boas} . [L. boa a kind of water serpent.       Perh. fr. bos an ox.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of large American serpents, including             the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico ({B.             imperator}), and the chevalier boa of Peru ({B. eques}).          Note: The name is also applied to related genera; as, the                dog-headed boa ({Xiphosoma caninum}).          2. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its             resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.       ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.       rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Raccoon}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of             the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that             infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,             or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced             into Anerica from the Old World.          2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,             used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their             natural hair. [Local, U.S.]          3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the             trades, one who works for lower wages than those             prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]          Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of                the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the                German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this                country (in some timber as is said); and being much                stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,                rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.                The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,                as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the                government of George the First, but has by degrees                obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any                sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord                Mahon.          {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus             {Rhizomys}.          {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and             {Coast}.          {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.          {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon             hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and             Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious             to the crop.          {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.          {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.          {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.          {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.          {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.             (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.          {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near             Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.          {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.          {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be             killed by a dog for sport.          {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas             mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters             dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.          {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus             {Echinomys}.          {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus             {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the             Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baneberry \Bane"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)       A genus {(Act[91]a)} of plants, of the order       {Ranunculace[91]}, native in the north temperate zone. The       red or white berries are poisonous.
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Mountain \Moun"tain\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or             living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;             among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;             mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.          2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.                         The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.          {Mountain antelope} (Zo[94]l.), the goral.          {Mountain ash} (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus             (Sorbus) Americana}, producing beautiful bunches of red             berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its flowers white,             growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is the             {P. aucuparia}, or rowan tree.          {Mountain barometer}, a portable barometer, adapted for safe             transportation, used in measuring the heights of             mountains.          {Mountain beaver} (Zo[94]l.), the sewellel.          {Mountain blue} (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.          {Mountain cat} (Zo[94]l.), the catamount. See {Catamount}.          {Mountain chain}, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,             generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.          {Mountain cock} (Zo[94]l.), capercailzie. See {Capercailzie}.                      {Mountain cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling             cork in its texture.          {Mountain crystal}. See under {Crystal}.          {Mountain damson} (Bot.), a large tree of the genus             {Simaruba} ({S. amarga}) growing in the West Indies, which             affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used in             medicine.          {Mountain dew}, Scotch whisky, so called because often             illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]          {Mountain ebony} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia             variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called             because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and             in tanning.          {Mountain flax} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very             fine fibers; amianthus. See {Amianthus}.          {Mountain fringe} (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under             {Fumitory}.          {Mountain goat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mazama}.          {Mountain green}. (Min.)             (a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.             (b) See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.          {Mountain holly} (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes             Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.             It is found in the Northern United States.          {Mountain laurel} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia             latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy             clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is             poisonous. Called also {American laurel}, {ivy bush}, and             {calico bush}. See {Kalmia}.          {Mountain leather} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling             leather in its texture.          {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Trifolium}             ({T. Alpinum}).          {Mountain limestone} (Geol.), a series of marine limestone             strata below the coal measures, and above the old red             standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of {Geology}.          {Mountain linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the twite.          {Mountain magpie}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.             (b) The European gray shrike.          {Mountain mahogany} (Bot.) See under {Mahogany}.          {Mountain meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,             occurring as an efflorescence.          {Mountain milk} (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of             lime.          {Mountain mint}. (Bot.) See {Mint}.          {Mountain ousel} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel; -- called also             {mountain thrush} and {mountain colley}. See {Ousel}.          {Mountain pride}, [or] {Mountain green} (Bot.), a tree of             Jamaica ({Spathelia simplex}), which has an unbranched             palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate             leaves.          {Mountain quail} (Zo[94]l.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx             pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,             plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are             chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black             and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.          {Mountain range}, a series of mountains closely related in             position and direction.          {Mountain rice}. (Bot.)             (a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,                   in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.             (b) An American genus of grasses ({Oryzopsis}).          {Mountain rose} (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary             flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa             alpina}).          {Mountain soap} (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish             color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.          {Mountain sorrel} (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria             digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small             greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New             Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.          {Mountain sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the European tree sparrow.          {Mountain spinach}. (Bot.) See {Orach}.          {Mountain tobacco} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica             montana}) of Europe; called also {leopard's bane}.          {Mountain witch} (Zo[94]l.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of             the genus {Geotrygon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beambird \Beam"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small European flycatcher ({Muscicapa gricola}), so called       because it often nests on a beam in a building.
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Bombard \Bom"bard\, n. [OE. bombarde, fr. F. bombarde.] (Mus.)       See {Bombardo}. [Obs.]
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Bombard \Bom*bard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bombarded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Bombarding}.]       To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to       throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.                   Next, she means to bombard Naples.         --Burke.                   His fleet bombarded and burnt down Dieppe. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombard \Bom"bard\, n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus       + -ard. Cf. {Bumper}, and see {Bomb}.]       1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for             throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the             earliest kind of cannon.                         They planted in divers places twelve great bombards,                      wherewith they threw huge stones into the air,                      which, falling down into the city, might break down                      the houses.                                       --Knolles.          2. A bombardment. [Poetic & R.] --J. Barlow.          3. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for             carrying liquor or beer. [Obs.]                         Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a                      foul bombard that would shed his liquor. --Shak.          4. pl. Padded breeches. [Obs.]          {Bombard phrase}, inflated language; bombast. [Obs.] --B.             Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombard \Bom"bard\, n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus       + -ard. Cf. {Bumper}, and see {Bomb}.]       1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for             throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the             earliest kind of cannon.                         They planted in divers places twelve great bombards,                      wherewith they threw huge stones into the air,                      which, falling down into the city, might break down                      the houses.                                       --Knolles.          2. A bombardment. [Poetic & R.] --J. Barlow.          3. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for             carrying liquor or beer. [Obs.]                         Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a                      foul bombard that would shed his liquor. --Shak.          4. pl. Padded breeches. [Obs.]          {Bombard phrase}, inflated language; bombast. [Obs.] --B.             Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombard \Bom*bard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bombarded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Bombarding}.]       To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to       throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.                   Next, she means to bombard Naples.         --Burke.                   His fleet bombarded and burnt down Dieppe. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombardier \Bom`bar*dier"\, n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.)       (a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a             gunner. [Archaic]       (b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.          {Bombardier beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a kind of beetle ({Brachinus             crepitans}), so called because, when disturbed, it makes             an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from             its anal glands. The name is applied to other related             species, as the {B. displosor}, which can produce ten or             twelve explosions successively. The common American             species is {B. fumans}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombardier \Bom`bar*dier"\, n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.)       (a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a             gunner. [Archaic]       (b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.          {Bombardier beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a kind of beetle ({Brachinus             crepitans}), so called because, when disturbed, it makes             an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from             its anal glands. The name is applied to other related             species, as the {B. displosor}, which can produce ten or             twelve explosions successively. The common American             species is {B. fumans}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombard \Bom*bard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bombarded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Bombarding}.]       To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to       throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.                   Next, she means to bombard Naples.         --Burke.                   His fleet bombarded and burnt down Dieppe. --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombardman \Bom"bard*man\, n.       One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard. [Obs.]                   They . . . made room for a bombardman that brought                bouge for a country lady.                        --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bombardment \Bom*bard"ment\, n. [F. bombardement.]       An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot       shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into       a town or fortified place.
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d8Bombardo \[d8]Bom*bar"do\, Bombardon \Bom*bar"don\, n. [It.       bombardo.] (Mus.)       Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon       family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name       bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of       the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. --Grove.
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Bombproof \Bomb"proof`\, a.       Secure against the explosive force of bombs. -- n. A       structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate.
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Bonapartean \Bo`na*part"e*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.
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Bonapartism \Bo"na*part`ism\, n.       The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.
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Bonapartist \Bo"na*part`ist\, n.       One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the       Bonapartes.
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d8Breccia \[d8]Brec"cia\, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of       stone, fr. F. br[8a]che; of German origin. See {Breach}.]       (Geol.)       A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same       mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement,       and commonly presenting a variety of colors.          {Bone breccia}, a breccia containing bones, usually             fragmentary.          {Coin breccia}, a breccia containing coins.
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Lammergeir \Lam"mer*geir\, Lammergeier \Lam"mer*gei`er\, n. [G.       l[84]mmergeier; lamm, pl. l[84]mmer, lamb + geier vulture.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A very large vulture ({Gypa[89]tus barbatus}), which inhabits       the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa.       When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It       is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty       yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head       and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on       small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying       tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping       them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore       called {bonebreaker} and {ossifrage}. It is supposed to be       the {ossifrage} of the Bible. Called also {bearded vulture}       and {bearded eagle}. [Written also {lammergeyer}.]
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Bonfire \Bon"fire`\, n. [OE. bonefire, banefire, orig. a fire of       bones; bone + fire; but cf. also Prov. E. bun a dry stalk.]       A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of       public joy and exultation, or for amusement.                   Full soon by bonfire and by bell, We learnt our liege                was passing well.                                    --Gay.
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Boniform \Bon"i*form\, a. [L. bonus good + -form.]       Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence. --Dr. H. More.
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Bumbard \Bum"bard\       See {Bombard}. [Obs.]
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Bumbarge \Bum"barge`\, n.       See {Bumboat}. --Carlyle.
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Bumper \Bum"per\, n. [A corruption of bumbard, bombard, a large       drinking vessel.]       1. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs             over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.                         He frothed his bumpers to the brim.   --Tennyson.          2. A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some             favorite performer. [Cant]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bumper \Bump"er\, n.       1. That which bumps or causes a bump.          2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a             buffer.
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Bainbridge, GA (city, FIPS 4896)       Location: 30.90604 N, 84.57771 W       Population (1990): 10712 (4457 housing units)       Area: 40.0 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31717    Bainbridge, IN (town, FIPS 3142)       Location: 39.76055 N, 86.81098 W       Population (1990): 682 (256 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46105    Bainbridge, MD       Zip code(s): 21904    Bainbridge, NY (village, FIPS 4033)       Location: 42.29602 N, 75.48040 W       Population (1990): 1550 (638 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13733    Bainbridge, OH (CDP, FIPS 3585)       Location: 41.39338 N, 81.33716 W       Population (1990): 3602 (1285 housing units)       Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)    Bainbridge, OH (village, FIPS 3604)       Location: 39.22652 N, 83.26955 W       Population (1990): 968 (407 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45612    Bainbridge, PA       Zip code(s): 17502
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Bamberg, SC (town, FIPS 3790)       Location: 33.29828 N, 81.03208 W       Population (1990): 3843 (1443 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29003
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Bamberg County, SC (county, FIPS 9)       Location: 33.21869 N, 81.05088 W       Population (1990): 16902 (6408 housing units)       Area: 1018.6 sq km (land), 5.7 sq km (water)
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Baneberry, TN (city, FIPS 3078)       Location: 36.04484 N, 83.28345 W       Population (1990): 218 (109 housing units)       Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37890
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Benbrook, TX (city, FIPS 7552)       Location: 32.67840 N, 97.46120 W       Population (1990): 19564 (8377 housing units)       Area: 29.4 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76126
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Binford, ND (city, FIPS 7020)       Location: 47.55981 N, 98.34529 W       Population (1990): 233 (129 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58416
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bonaparte, IA (city, FIPS 7345)       Location: 40.70090 N, 91.80050 W       Population (1990): 465 (225 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52620
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Buena Park, CA (city, FIPS 8786)       Location: 33.85770 N, 118.00327 W       Population (1990): 68784 (23200 housing units)       Area: 27.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 90620, 90621
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BinProlog          Probably the fastest freely available {C}-emulated       {Prolog}.   BinProlog features:          logical and permanent {global variable}s; backtrackable       {destructive assignment}; circular term {unification};       extended {DCG}s (now built into the {engine} as "invisible       grammars"); {intuitionistic} and {linear implication} based       {hypothetical reasoning}; a {Tcl}/{Tk} interface.          Version 3.30 runs on {SPARC}/{Solaris} 2.x, {SunOS} 4.x; {DEC       Alpha} 64-bit version; {DEC} {MIPS}; {SGI} {MIPS}; {68k} -       {NeXT}, {Sun-3}; {IBM RS6000}; {HP PA-RISC} (two variants);       {Intel 80386}, {Intel 486}/{Linux}, {MS-DOS}, {Microsoft       Windows 3.1} (with DOS-extender {go32} v1.10).          {Multi-BinProlog} is a {multi-threaded} {Linda}-style parallel       extension to BinProlog for {Solaris} 2.3.          {(ftp://clement.info.umoncton.ca/BinProlog/)}.          E-mail: Paul Tarau .          (1995-04-04)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Beneberak, sons of lightning