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   bar billiards
         n 1: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls
               into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are
               incurred if the pegs are knocked over [syn: {bagatelle},
               {bar billiards}]

English Dictionary: burbly by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bar fly
n
  1. a drinker who frequents bars
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barbel
n
  1. slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish [syn: barbel, feeler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barbell
n
  1. a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barbellate
adj
  1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
    Synonym(s): barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barrowful
n
  1. the quantity that a barrow will hold [syn: barrow, barrowful]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bearable
adj
  1. capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment"
    Synonym(s): bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brabble
v
  1. argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
    Synonym(s): quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bravely
adv
  1. in a courageous manner; "bravely he went into the burning house"
    Synonym(s): bravely, courageously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
briefless
adj
  1. (of lawyers or barristers) lacking clients
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
briefly
adv
  1. for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"
  2. in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"
    Synonym(s): concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in short
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
burble
v
  1. flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
    Synonym(s): ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
burbling
adj
  1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
    Synonym(s): burbling, burbly, effusive, gushing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
burbly
adj
  1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
    Synonym(s): burbling, burbly, effusive, gushing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
n
  1. the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
    Synonym(s): Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, ATF
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barb \Barb\, n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See {Beard}, n.]
      1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place
            of it.
  
                     The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or
                     wattles in his mouth.                        --Walton.
  
      2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
  
      3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane,
            which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under
            the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly
            applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written
            also {barbel} and {barble}.]
  
      4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook,
            etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence:
            Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or
            crosswise to something else. [bd]Having two barbs or
            points.[b8] --Ascham.
  
      5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the side branches of a feather, which
            collectively constitute the vane. See {Feather}.
  
      7. (Zo[94]l.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the
            eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; --
            also improperly called {whiting}.
  
      8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barbel \Bar"bel\, n.[OE. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus
      barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st {Barb}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain
            fished.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris)
            found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished
            with four barbels.
  
      3. pl. Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle.
            See 1st {Barb}, 3.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barb \Barb\, n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See {Beard}, n.]
      1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place
            of it.
  
                     The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or
                     wattles in his mouth.                        --Walton.
  
      2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
  
      3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane,
            which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under
            the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly
            applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written
            also {barbel} and {barble}.]
  
      4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook,
            etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence:
            Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or
            crosswise to something else. [bd]Having two barbs or
            points.[b8] --Ascham.
  
      5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the side branches of a feather, which
            collectively constitute the vane. See {Feather}.
  
      7. (Zo[94]l.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the
            eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; --
            also improperly called {whiting}.
  
      8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barbel \Bar"bel\, n.[OE. barbel, F. barbeau, dim. of L. barbus
      barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st {Barb}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain
            fished.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris)
            found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished
            with four barbels.
  
      3. pl. Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle.
            See 1st {Barb}, 3.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barbellate \Bar"bel*late\, a. [See 1st {Barb}.] (Bot.)
      Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barbellulate \Bar*bel"lu*late\, a. (Bot.)
      Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barb \Barb\, n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See {Beard}, n.]
      1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place
            of it.
  
                     The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or
                     wattles in his mouth.                        --Walton.
  
      2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
  
      3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane,
            which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under
            the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly
            applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written
            also {barbel} and {barble}.]
  
      4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook,
            etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence:
            Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or
            crosswise to something else. [bd]Having two barbs or
            points.[b8] --Ascham.
  
      5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the side branches of a feather, which
            collectively constitute the vane. See {Feather}.
  
      7. (Zo[94]l.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the
            eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; --
            also improperly called {whiting}.
  
      8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barble \Bar"ble\ (b[aum]r"b'l), n.
      See {Barbel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barb \Barb\, n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See {Beard}, n.]
      1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place
            of it.
  
                     The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or
                     wattles in his mouth.                        --Walton.
  
      2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]
  
      3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane,
            which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under
            the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly
            applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written
            also {barbel} and {barble}.]
  
      4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook,
            etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence:
            Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or
            crosswise to something else. [bd]Having two barbs or
            points.[b8] --Ascham.
  
      5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the side branches of a feather, which
            collectively constitute the vane. See {Feather}.
  
      7. (Zo[94]l.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the
            eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; --
            also improperly called {whiting}.
  
      8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barble \Bar"ble\ (b[aum]r"b'l), n.
      See {Barbel}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barbule \Bar"bule\, n. [L. barbula, fr. barba beard.]
      1. A very minute barb or beard. --Booth.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the processes along the edges of the
            barbs of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See
            {Feather}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barful \Bar"ful\, a.
      Full of obstructions. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bearable \Bear"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. --
      {Bear"a*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bearable \Bear"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. --
      {Bear"a*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bierbalk \Bier"balk`\ (b[emac]r"b[add]k`), n. [See {Bier}, and
      {Balk}, n.]
      A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals.
      [Obs.] --Homilies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Borable \Bor"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being bored. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fluoboric \Flu`o*bo"ric\, a. [Fluo- boric: cf. F. fluoborique.]
      (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, derived from, or consisting of, fluorine and
      boron.
  
      {Fluoridic acid} (Chem.), a double fluoride, consisting
            essentially of a solution of boron fluoride, in
            hydrofluoric acid. It has strong acid properties, and is
            the type of the borofluorides. Called also {borofluoric
            acid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Borofluoride \Bo`ro*flu"or*ide\, n. [Boron + fluoride.] (Chem.)
      A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other
      positive element, or radical; -- called also {fluoboride},
      and formerly {fluoborate}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brabble \Brab"ble\, v. i. [D. brabbelen to talk confusedly.
      [?]95. Cf. {Blab}, {Babble}.]
      To clamor; to contest noisily. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brabble \Brab"ble\, n.
      A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
  
               This petty brabble will undo us all.      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brabblement \Brab"ble*ment\, n.
      A brabble. [R.] --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brabbler \Brab"bler\, n.
      A clamorous, quarrelsome, noisy fellow; a wrangler. [R]
      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bravely \Brave"ly\ adv.
      1. In a brave manner; courageously; gallantly; valiantly;
            splendidly; nobly.
  
      2. Finely; gaudily; gayly; showily.
  
                     And [she] decked herself bravely to allure the eyes
                     of all men that should see her.         --Judith. x.
                                                                              4.
  
      3. Well; thrivingly; prosperously. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Breviloquence \Bre*vil"o*quence\, n. [L. breviloquentia.]
      A brief and pertinent mode of speaking. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bribeless \Bribe"less\, a.
      Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes.
  
               From thence to heaven's bribeless hall.   --Sir W.
                                                                              Raleigh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Briefless \Brief"less\, a.
      Having no brief; without clients; as, a briefless barrister.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Briefly \Brief"ly\, adv.
      Concisely; in few words.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Burbolt \Bur"bolt`\, n.
      A birdbolt. [Obs.] --Ford.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st
      {Barb}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A fresh-water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose
      two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.
      [Written also {burbolt}.]
  
      Note: The fish is also called an {eelpout} or {ling}, and is
               allied to the codfish. The {Lota vulgaris} is a common
               European species. An American species ({L. maculosa})
               is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther
               north.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Burbolt \Bur"bolt`\, n.
      A birdbolt. [Obs.] --Ford.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st
      {Barb}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A fresh-water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose
      two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.
      [Written also {burbolt}.]
  
      Note: The fish is also called an {eelpout} or {ling}, and is
               allied to the codfish. The {Lota vulgaris} is a common
               European species. An American species ({L. maculosa})
               is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther
               north.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Barryville, NY
      Zip code(s): 12719

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bear Valley, CA
      Zip code(s): 95223

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bear Valley Spri, CA
      Zip code(s): 93561

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bear Valley Springs, CA (CDP, FIPS 4734)
      Location: 35.15926 N, 118.62752 W
      Population (1990): 1593 (764 housing units)
      Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bearville, KY
      Zip code(s): 41740

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Berryville, AR (city, FIPS 5560)
      Location: 36.37100 N, 93.56539 W
      Population (1990): 3212 (1468 housing units)
      Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72616
   Berryville, TX (town, FIPS 7852)
      Location: 32.08741 N, 95.46500 W
      Population (1990): 749 (404 housing units)
      Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Berryville, VA (town, FIPS 6968)
      Location: 39.14960 N, 77.98109 W
      Population (1990): 3097 (1096 housing units)
      Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 22611

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   barfulation /bar`fyoo-lay'sh*n/ interj.   Variation of {barf}
   used around the Stanford area.   An exclamation, expressing disgust.
   On seeing some particularly bad code one might exclaim,
   "Barfulation!   Who wrote this, Quux?"
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   barfulous /bar'fyoo-l*s/ adj.   (alt. `barfucious',
   /bar-fyoo-sh*s/) Said of something that would make anyone barf, if
   only for esthetic reasons.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   burble v.   [from Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky"] Like {flame},
   but connotes that the source is truly clueless and ineffectual (mere
   flamers can be competent).   A term of deep contempt.   "There's some
   guy on the phone burbling about how he got a DISK FULL error and
   it's all our comm software's fault."   This is mainstream slang in
   some parts of England.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   barfulation
  
      /bar`fyoo-lay'sh*n/ Variation of {barf} used around the
      Stanford area.   An exclamation, expressing disgust.   On seeing
      some particularly bad code one might exclaim, "Barfulation!
      Who wrote this, Quux?"
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   barfulous
  
      /bar'fyoo-l*s/ (Or "barfucious", /bar-fyoo-sh*s/) Said of
      something that would make anyone barf, if only for aesthetic
      reasons.
  
      (1995-02-22)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   burble
  
      [Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky"] Like {flame}, but connotes
      that the source is truly clueless and ineffectual (mere
      flamers can be competent).   A term of deep contempt.   "There's
      some guy on the phone burbling about how he got a DISK FULL
      error and it's all our comm software's fault."   This is
      mainstream slang in some parts of England.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  
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