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barnyard
n 1: a yard adjoining a barn

English Dictionary: bur marigold	by the DICT Development Group
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barnyard grass n a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing Synonym(s): barnyard grass, barn grass, barn millet, Echinochloa crusgalli
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Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz n German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894) [syn: Helmholtz, Hermann von Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz]
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Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing n German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902) Synonym(s): Krafft-Ebing, Richard von Krafft- Ebing, Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing
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barrenwort n slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover Synonym(s): barrenwort, bishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorum
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Barrymore n United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) Synonym(s): Barrymore, John Barrymore United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) Synonym(s): Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) Synonym(s): Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) Synonym(s): Barrymore, Georgiana Barrymore, Georgiana Emma Barrymore United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) Synonym(s): Barrymore, Maurice Barrymore, Herbert Blythe
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bear market n a market characterized by falling prices for securities
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Bernard n French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878) Synonym(s): Bernard, Claude Bernard
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Bernard Arthur Owen Williams n English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003) Synonym(s): Williams, Sir Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams
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Bernard Baruch n economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) Synonym(s): Baruch, Bernard Baruch, Bernard Mannes Baruch
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Bernard Hinault n French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954) Synonym(s): Hinault, Bernard Hinault
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Bernard Law Montgomery n English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) Synonym(s): Montgomery, Bernard Law Montgomery, Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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Bernard Malamud n United States writer (1914-1986) [syn: Malamud, {Bernard Malamud}]
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Bernard Mannes Baruch n economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965) Synonym(s): Baruch, Bernard Baruch, Bernard Mannes Baruch
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Bernardo Bertolucci n Italian filmmaker (born in 1940) [syn: Bertolucci, Bernardo Bertolucci]
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Bernhard Riemann n pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866) [syn: Riemann, Bernhard Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann]
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Bernhardt n French actress (1844-1923) [syn: Bernhardt, {Sarah Bernhardt}, Henriette Rosine Bernard]
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brain-worker n someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems Synonym(s): brainworker, brain-worker
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brainworker n someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems Synonym(s): brainworker, brain-worker
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Brama raii n deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food Synonym(s): pomfret, Brama raii
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Bremerhaven n a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center
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Brenner Pass n an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
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broomrape family n brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales Synonym(s): Orobanchaceae, family Orobanchaceae, broomrape family
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brown rat n common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide [syn: {brown rat}, Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus]
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brown rice n unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer
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brown root rot fungus n fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families Synonym(s): brown root rot fungus, Thielavia basicola
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brown rot n any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues
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brown rot gummosis n disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora Synonym(s): brown rot gummosis, gummosis
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brown-haired adj having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty" [syn: dark-haired, black-haired, brown-haired]
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Brumaire n second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
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bur marigold n any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing Synonym(s): bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight
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burn mark n a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) Synonym(s): burn, burn mark
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burner n an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner" the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"
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burr marigold n any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing Synonym(s): bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barnyard \Barn"yard`\, n. A yard belonging to a barn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fowl \Fowl\, n. Note: Instead of the pl. {Fowls} the singular is often used collectively. [OE. foul, fowel, foghel, fuhel, fugel, AS. fugol; akin to OS. fugal D. & G. vogel, OHG. fogal, Icel. & Dan. fugl, Sw. fogel, f[86]gel, Goth. fugls; of unknown origin, possibly by loss of l, from the root of E. fly, or akin to E. fox, as being a tailed animal.] 1. Any bird; esp., any large edible bird. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air. --Gen. i. 26. Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not. --Matt. vi. 26. Like a flight of fowl Scattered by winds and high tempestuous gusts. --Shak. 2. Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen ({Gallus domesticus}). {Barndoor fowl}, [or] {Barnyard fowl}, a fowl that frequents the barnyard; the common domestic cock or hen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barrenwort \Bar"ren*wort`\, n. (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family ({Epimedium alpinum}), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.
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Bernardine \Ber"nar*dine\, a. Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. -- n. A Cistercian monk.
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Pomfret \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind of fish.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus {Stromateus} ({S. niger}, {S. argenteus}) native of Southern Europe and Asia. (b) A marine food fish of Bermuda ({Brama Raji}).
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Brawner \Brawn"er\, n. A boor killed for the table.
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Brimmer \Brim"mer\, n. A brimful bowl; a bumper.
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Brine \Brine\, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See {Burn}.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters. 2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake. Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay. --Cowper. 3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness. What a deal of brine Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for Rosaline! --Shak. {Brine fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly of the genus {Ephydra}, the larv[91] of which live in artificial brines and in salt lakes. {Brine gauge}, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a liquid. {Brine pan}, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed by cristallization. {Brine pit}, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt. {Brine pump} (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which collects at the bottom. {Brine shrimp}, {Brine worm} (Zo[94]l.), a phyllopod crustacean of the genus {Artemia}, inhabiting the strong brines of salt works and natural salt lakes. See {Artemia}. {Brine spring}, a spring of salt water. {Leach brine} (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.
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Bromyrite \Brom"y*rite\, n. [Bromine + Gr. [?] silver.] (Min.) Silver bromide, a rare mineral; -- called also {bromargyrite}.
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Bromuret \Brom"u*ret\, n. See {Bromide}. [Obs.]
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Bromyrite \Brom"y*rite\, n. [Bromine + Gr. [?] silver.] (Min.) Silver bromide, a rare mineral; -- called also {bromargyrite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rape \Rape\, n. [L. rapa, rapum, akin to Gr. [?], [?], G. r[81]be.] (Bot.) A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for the food of cage birds. Note: These plants, with the edible turnip, have been variously named, but are all now believed to be derived from the {Brassica campestris} of Europe, which by some is not considered distinct from the wild stock ({B. oleracea}) of the cabbage. See {Cole}. {Broom rape}. (Bot.) See {Broom rape}, in the Vocabulary. {Rape cake}, the refuse remaining after the oil has been expressed from the seed. {Rape root}. Same as {Rape}. {Summer rape}. (Bot.) See {Colza}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broom rape \Broom" rape`\ (Bot.) A genus ({Orobanche}) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as {Aphyllon uniflorum}and {A. Ludovicianum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brown \Brown\, a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br[?]n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br[?]n, Icel. br[?]nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [fb]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish}, {Brunette}.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow. {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. {Brown bread} (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. [bd]He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.[b8] --Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}. {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}. {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}. {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}. {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. --W. Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brown race \Brown race\ The Malay or Polynesian race; -- loosely so called.
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Brown \Brown\, a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br[?]n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br[?]n, Icel. br[?]nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [fb]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish}, {Brunette}.] Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow. Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow. {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket, with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army. {Brown bread} (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham bread. [bd]He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt brown bread and garlic.[b8] --Shak. (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.] {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}. {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}. {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}. {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping paper, made of unbleached materials. {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in part identical with ankerite. {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}. {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor. {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious reverie. --W. Irving.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brownwort \Brown"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A species of figwort or {Scrophularia} ({S. vernalis}), and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.
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Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and the cultivated species of {Tagetes}. Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}. {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
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Bur marigold \Bur" mar"i*gold\ See {Beggar's ticks}.
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Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and the cultivated species of {Tagetes}. Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}. {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bur marigold \Bur" mar"i*gold\ See {Beggar's ticks}.
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Burner \Burn"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything. 2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced. {Bunsen's burner} (Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame. {Argand burner}, {Rose burner}, etc. See under {Argand}, {Rose}, etc.
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