bailiwick
         n 1: the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
         2: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his
            doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their
            subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn:
            {discipline}, {subject}, {subject area}, {subject field},
            {field}, {field of study}, {study}, {bailiwick}]

English Dictionary: black	by the DICT Development Group
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balas n a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel [syn: balas, balas ruby]
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balk n the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" Synonym(s): balk, baulk something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress Synonym(s): hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof Synonym(s): rafter, balk, baulk an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base v refuse to comply Synonym(s): resist, balk, baulk, jib
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balky adj stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer" Synonym(s): balking, balky
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ball hawk n a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
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ballock n one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" Synonym(s): testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
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Balochi n an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf Synonym(s): Balochi, Baluchi
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balsa n strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats Synonym(s): balsa, balsa wood forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts Synonym(s): balsa, Ochroma lagopus
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Baluchi n an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf Synonym(s): Balochi, Baluchi
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baulk n the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" Synonym(s): balk, baulk something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress Synonym(s): hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof Synonym(s): rafter, balk, baulk v refuse to comply Synonym(s): resist, balk, baulk, jib
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belch n a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth Synonym(s): belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation v expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" Synonym(s): burp, bubble, belch, eruct become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" Synonym(s): erupt, belch, extravasate
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belike adv with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" Synonym(s): probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike
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Belize n a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control Synonym(s): Belize, British Honduras
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Bellis n daisy Synonym(s): Bellis, genus Bellis
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Belloc n English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953) Synonym(s): Belloc, Hilaire Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Peter Belloc
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bellows n a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
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bellyache n an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region [syn: stomachache, stomach ache, bellyache, gastralgia] v complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler]
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beluga n valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas Synonym(s): beluga, hausen, white sturgeon, Acipenser huso small northern whale that is white when adult Synonym(s): white whale, beluga, Delphinapterus leucas
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bilge n water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: bilge, bilge water] where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom v cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel" take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" Synonym(s): bilge, take in water
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bilgy adj smelling like bilge water
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bilious adj relating to or containing bile [syn: bilious, biliary] suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress Synonym(s): bilious, liverish, livery irritable as if suffering from indigestion Synonym(s): atrabilious, bilious, dyspeptic, liverish
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bilk v cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Synonym(s): thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors" escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" Synonym(s): elude, evade, bilk
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billhook n a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" Synonym(s): bill, billhook
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Biloxi n a member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi
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biology n the science that studies living organisms [syn: biology, biological science] characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses" all the plant and animal life of a particular region Synonym(s): biota, biology
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black adj being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light; "black leather jackets"; "as black as coal"; "rich black soil" Antonym(s): white of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr. Antonym(s): white marked by anger or resentment or hostility; "black looks"; "black words" offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" Synonym(s): black, bleak, dim stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy Synonym(s): black, dark, sinister (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" Synonym(s): black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury" Synonym(s): black, blackened extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch- black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the cellar" Synonym(s): black, pitch-black, pitch-dark harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" Synonym(s): black, grim, mordant (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading; "black propaganda" distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" Synonym(s): bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" Synonym(s): black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful (of coffee) without cream or sugar soiled with dirt or soot; "with feet black from playing outdoors"; "his shirt was black within an hour" Synonym(s): black, smutty n the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) Synonym(s): black, blackness, inkiness Antonym(s): white, whiteness total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" Synonym(s): total darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch blackness, black British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) Synonym(s): Black, Joseph Black popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) Synonym(s): Black, Shirley Temple Black, Shirley Temple a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) Synonym(s): Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid (board games) the darker pieces Antonym(s): white black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black" v make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" Synonym(s): blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black Antonym(s): white, whiten
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black eye n a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: shiner, black eye, mouse] a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye" an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating Synonym(s): reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
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black haw n deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico Synonym(s): false buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, shittimwood, black haw, Bumelia lanuginosa upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America Synonym(s): black haw, Viburnum prunifolium
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Black Sea n a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans Synonym(s): Black Sea, Euxine Sea
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blahs n a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction
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Blake n visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827) [syn: Blake, William Blake]
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blase adj very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom" Synonym(s): blase, worldly uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulant blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star" Synonym(s): blase, bored nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning"
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blaze n a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" Synonym(s): blaze, blazing a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" Synonym(s): hell, blaze noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" Synonym(s): hell, blaze a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight" Synonym(s): glare, blaze, brilliance a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" v shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" Synonym(s): blaze away, blaze burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze" move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" Synonym(s): blaze, blaze out indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"
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blaze away v perform (an acting passage) brilliantly and rapidly; "Mr. Jones blazed away in one passage after another to loud applause" shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" Synonym(s): blaze away, blaze speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate"
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bleach n the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications" an agent that makes things white or colorless Synonym(s): bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) v remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" [syn: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise] make whiter or lighter; "bleach the laundry"
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bleak adj offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" Synonym(s): black, bleak, dim providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" Synonym(s): bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" Synonym(s): bleak, cutting, raw
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bless v give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" Antonym(s): anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict confer prosperity or happiness on make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate Synonym(s): bless, sign render holy by means of religious rites Synonym(s): consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify Antonym(s): deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow
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Bligh n British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) Synonym(s): Bligh, William Bligh, Captain Bligh
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Blighia n small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe Synonym(s): Blighia, genus Blighia
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bliss n a state of extreme happiness [syn: bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air]
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bloc n a group of countries in special alliance [syn: bloc, axis]
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Bloch n United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959) Synonym(s): Bloch, Ernest Bloch
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block n a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" Synonym(s): block, city block a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides Synonym(s): block, cube a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" Synonym(s): block, mental block a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope Synonym(s): pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, block a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" Synonym(s): engine block, cylinder block, block an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" Synonym(s): blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" Synonym(s): auction block, block the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements Synonym(s): blocking, block v render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" Synonym(s): barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" Synonym(s): obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" Synonym(s): stop, halt, block, kibosh interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" Synonym(s): jam, block run on a block system; "block trains" interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" Synonym(s): obstruct, block stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" Synonym(s): stuff, lug, choke up, block Antonym(s): loosen up, unstuff block passage through; "obstruct the path" Synonym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up Antonym(s): disengage, free support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" Synonym(s): parry, block, deflect be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" Synonym(s): forget, block, blank out, draw a blank Antonym(s): call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" Synonym(s): freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise Antonym(s): free, release, unblock, unfreeze
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blocky adj resembling a block in shape Synonym(s): blockish, blocky
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blog n a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order" Synonym(s): web log, blog v read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
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Blok n Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: Blok, {Alexander Alexandrovich Blok}, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok]
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bloke n a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" Synonym(s): chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke
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blouse n a top worn by women
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blowsy adj characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women Synonym(s): blowsy, blowzy, slatternly, sluttish
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blowzy adj characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women Synonym(s): blowsy, blowzy, slatternly, sluttish
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blue ash n ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood Synonym(s): blue ash, Fraxinus quadrangulata
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blue jay n common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast Synonym(s): blue jay, jaybird, Cyanocitta cristata
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blue sky n the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" Synonym(s): blue sky, blue, blue air, wild blue yonder
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blue-sky adj without immediate commercial value; "the company cannot afford to do blue-sky research"
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blueish adj of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" Synonym(s): blue, bluish, blueish
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blues n a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" Synonym(s): blues, blue devils, megrims, vapors, vapours
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bluish adj of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" Synonym(s): blue, bluish, blueish
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blush n a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health Synonym(s): bloom, blush, flush, rosiness sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) Synonym(s): blush, flush v turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" Synonym(s): blush, crimson, flush, redden become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"
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bollix v make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Synonym(s): botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
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bollock n one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" Synonym(s): testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg a pulley-block at the head of a topmast Synonym(s): bollock, bullock block
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bollocks v make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" Synonym(s): botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up
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bolshie n emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries Synonym(s): Bolshevik, Marxist, red, bolshie, bolshy
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bolshy adj obstreperous Synonym(s): bolshy, stroppy n emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries Synonym(s): Bolshevik, Marxist, red, bolshie, bolshy
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bolus n a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine
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Boulez n French composer of serial music (born in 1925) [syn: Boulez, Pierre Boulez]
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bow leg n outward curvature of the legs [syn: bow leg, bow legs, bandy legs] a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) Synonym(s): bowleg, bow leg, bandyleg, bandy leg, genu varum, tibia vara
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bow legs n outward curvature of the legs [syn: bow leg, bow legs, bandy legs]
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bowelless adj ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" Synonym(s): cutthroat, fierce, bowelless
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bowels n the center of the Earth
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bowleg adj have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: bandy, bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged] n a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) [syn: bowleg, bow leg, bandyleg, bandy leg, genu varum, tibia vara]
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bowls n a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack Synonym(s): lawn bowling, bowls
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boylike adv like a boy; "he smiled boyishly at his fiancee" [syn: boyishly, boylike] adj befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks" Synonym(s): boyish, boylike, schoolboyish
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bulge n something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" Synonym(s): bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence v swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" Synonym(s): bulge, pouch, protrude bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge Synonym(s): bulge, bag bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Synonym(s): start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out cause to bulge or swell outwards Synonym(s): bulge, bulk
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bulgy adj curving outward [syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant]
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bulk n the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" Synonym(s): majority, bulk Antonym(s): minority the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" Synonym(s): bulk, mass, volume the property possessed by a large mass v stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack" cause to bulge or swell outwards Synonym(s): bulge, bulk
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bulky adj of large size for its weight
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bull's eye n in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target; "in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied" the center of a target Synonym(s): bull's eye, bull something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run" Synonym(s): bell ringer, bull's eye, mark, home run
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bull's-eye n a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light Synonym(s): dark lantern, bull's-eye
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bullace n small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters Synonym(s): bullace, Prunus insititia
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bullish adj expecting a rise in prices
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bullock n young bull castrated bull Synonym(s): bullock, steer
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bullocky adj resembling a bullock in strength and power; "thick bullocky shoulders"
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by luck adv by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard" [syn: haply, by chance, by luck]
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Bailiwick \Bail"i*wick\, n. [Bailie, bailiff + wick a village.]       (Law)       The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the       limits of a bailiff's authority.
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Balk \Balk\, v. i.       1. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. [Obs.]                         In strifeful terms with him to balk.   --Spenser.          2. To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to             stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.          Note: This has been regarded as an Americanism, but it occurs                in Spenser's [bd]Fa[89]rie Queene,[b8] Book IV., 10,                xxv.                            Ne ever ought but of their true loves talkt, Ne                         ever for rebuke or blame of any balkt.
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Balk \Balk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balked} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Balking}.] [From {Balk} a beam; orig. to put a balk or beam       in one's way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for sense 2,       AS. on balcan legan to lay in heaps.]       1. To leave or make balks in. [Obs.] --Gower.          2. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles. [Obs.]                         Ten thousand bold Scots, two and twenty knights,                      Balk'd in their own blood did Sir Walter see.                                                                               --Shak.          3. To omit, miss, or overlook by chance. [Obs.]          4. To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to             let go by; to shirk. [Obs. or Obsolescent]                         By reason of the contagion then in London, we balked                      the [?]nns.                                       --Evelyn.                         Sick he is, and keeps his bed, and balks his meat.                                                                               --Bp. Hall.                         Nor doth he any creature balk, But lays on all he                      meeteth.                                             --Drayton.          5. To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to             [?]hwart; as, to balk expectation.                         They shall not balk my entrance.         --Byron.
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Balk \Balk\, n. [AS. balca beam, ridge; akin to Icel. b[be]lkr       partition, bj[be]lki beam, OS. balko, G. balken; cf. Gael.       balc ridge of earth between two furrows. Cf. {Balcony},       {Balk}, v. i., 3d {Bulk}.]       1. A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the             end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.                         Bad plowmen made balks of such ground. --Fuller.          2. A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a             house. The loft above was called [bd]the balks.[b8]                         Tubs hanging in the balks.                  --Chaucer.          3. (Mil.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports             of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.          4. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.                         A balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker.                                                                               --South.          5. A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.          6. (Baseball) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to             deliver the ball.          {Balk line} (Billiards), a line across a billiard table near             one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are             placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table,             parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game,             called the balk line game.
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Balk \Balk\, v. i. [Prob. from D. balken to bray, bawl.]       To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore,       the direction taken by the shoals of herring.
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Balky \Balk"y\ (b[add]k"[ycr]), a.       Apt to balk; as, a balky horse.
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Bauk \Bauk\, Baulk \Baulk\, n. & v.       See {Balk}.
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Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,       Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.       beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and             family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family             {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.          Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee                ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has                its own queen, its males or drones, and its very                numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the                {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of                honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;                the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.                The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical                honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.          2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united             labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a             quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]                         The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.                                                                               --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See             1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the             sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays             through; -- called also {bee blocks}.          {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})             parasitic in beehives.          {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the             European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.          {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus             {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some             resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.          {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family             {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are             parasitic upon bees.          {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an             apiary. --Mortimer.          {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement             the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called             also {propolis}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family             {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon             the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.          {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect             ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.          {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus             Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.          {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose             larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in             beehives.          {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See             Illust. of {Bee beetle}.          {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.             (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]             (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.             (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's                   whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]                   --Sir W. Scott.
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Belace \Be*lace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaced}.]       1. To fasten, as with a lace or cord. [Obs.]          2. To cover or adorn with lace. [Obs.] --Beaumont.          3. To beat with a strap. See {Lace}. [Obs.] --Wright.
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Belch \Belch\ (b[ecr]lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belched}       (b[ecr]lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Belching}.] [OE. belken, AS.       bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See {Bellow}, v. i.]       1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to             eruct.                         I belched a hurricane of wind.            --Swift.          2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to             give vent to; to vent.                         Within the gates that now Stood open wide, belching                      outrageous flame.                              --Milton.
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Belch \Belch\, v. i.       1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to             eructate.          2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise. --Dryden.
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Belch \Belch\, n.       1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an             eructation.          2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation.             [Obs.] --Dennis.
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Belike \Be*like"\, adv. [Pref. be- (for by) + like.]       It is likely or probably; perhaps. [Obs. or Archaic] --       {Be*like"ly}, adv.                   Belike, boy, then you are in love.         --Shak.
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Belk \Belk\, v. t. [See {Belch}.]       To vomit. [Obs.]
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Bellic \Bel"lic\, Bellical \Bel"li*cal\, a. [L. bellicus. See       {Bellicose}.]       Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial. [Obs.] [bd]Bellic       C[91]sar.[b8] --Feltham.
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Belly \Bel"ly\ (b[ecr]l"l[ycr]), n.; pl. {Bellies} (-l[icr]z).       [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[91]lg, b[91]lig, bag, bellows,       belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[84]lg, Dan.       b[91]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim.       boly, Ir. bolg. Cf. {Bellows}, {Follicle}, {Fool}, {Bilge}.]       1. That part of the human body which extends downward from             the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or             intestines; the abdomen.          Note: Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were                called bellies; -- the lower belly being the abdomen;                the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the                head. --Dunglison.          2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to             the human belly.                         Underneath the belly of their steeds. --Shak.          3. The womb. [Obs.]                         Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.                                                                               --Jer. i. 5.          4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in             protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the             belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.                         Out of the belly of hell cried I.      --Jonah ii. 2.          5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the             convex part of which is the back.          {Belly doublet}, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down             so as to cover the belly. --Shak.          {Belly fretting}, the chafing of a horse's belly with a             girth. --Johnson.          {Belly timber}, food. [Ludicrous] --Prior.          {Belly worm}, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly             (stomach or intestines). --Johnson.
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Bellows \Bel"lows\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. bely, below, belly,       bellows, AS. b[91]lg, b[91]lig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows       is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See {Belly}.]       An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate       expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top,       draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for       various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or       filling the pipes of an organ with wind.          {Bellows camera}, in photography, a form of camera, which can             be drawn out like an accordion or bellows.          {Hydrostatic bellows}. See {Hydrostatic}.          {A pair of bellows}, the ordinary household instrument for             blowing fires, consisting of two nearly heart-shaped             boards with handles, connected by leather, and having a             valve and tube.
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Bellyache \Bel"ly*ache`\, n.       Pain in the bowels; colic.
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Belock \Be*lock"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belocked}.] [Pref. be- +       lock: cf. AS. bel[?]can.]       To lock, or fasten as with a lock. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[esl]*l[umac]"g[adot]), n. [Russ. bieluga a       sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A cetacean allied to the dolphins.          Note: The northern beluga ({Delphinapterus catodon}) is the                white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows to                be from twelve to eighteen feet long.
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Beylic \Bey"lic\, n. [Turk.]       The territory ruled by a bey.
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Bilge \Bilge\, n. [A different orthography of bulge, of same       origin as belly. Cf. {Belly}, {Bulge}.]       1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the             middle.          2. (Naut.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is             broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest             if aground.          3. Bilge water.          {Bilge free} (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is             clear of everything; -- said of a cask.          {Bilge pump}, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of             a ship.          {Bilge water} (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or             bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to             remain till it becomes very offensive.          {Bilge ways}, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship             upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in             launching the vessel.
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Bilge \Bilge\ (b[icr]lj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bilged}       (b[icr]ljd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilging}.]       1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a             leak by a fracture in the bilge.          2. To bulge.
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Bilge \Bilge\, v. t.       1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom             of (a ship or other vessel).          2. To cause to bulge.
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Bilgy \Bil"gy\, a.       Having the smell of bilge water.
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Bilious \Bil"ious\ (b[icr]l"y[ucr]s), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis       bile.]       1. Of or pertaining to the bile.          2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess             of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or             characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.          3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. [bd]A bilious old             nabob.[b8] --Macaulay.          {Bilious temperament}. See {Temperament}.
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Bilk \Bilk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bilked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bilking}.] [Origin unknown. Cf. {Balk}.]       To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by       nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give       the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor. --Thackeray.
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Bilk \Bilk\, n.       1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his             score; a balk.          2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax. --Hudibras.          3. Nonsense; vain words. --B. Jonson.          4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky             person. --Marryat.
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Billage \Bil"lage\, n. [and] v. t. & i.       Same as {Bilge}.
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Billhook \Bill"hook`\, n. [Bill + hook.]       A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning       hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes       called a {hand bill}; when the handle is long, a {hedge bill}       or {scimiter}.
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Biology \Bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] life + -logy: cf. F.       biologie.]       The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of       living matter as distinct from matter which is not living;       the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin,       structure, development, function, and distribution of animals       and plants.
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Black \Black\, a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[91]c; akin to Icel. blakkr       dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[84]ck ink, Dan. bl[91]k, OHG. blach,       LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS.       bl[be]c, E. bleak pallid. [?]98.]       1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the             color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark             color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a             color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.                         O night, with hue so black!               --Shak.          2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in             darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the             heavens black with clouds.                         I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud.                                                                               --Shak.          3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness;             destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked;             cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. [bd]This day's             black fate.[b8] [bd]Black villainy.[b8] [bd]Arise, black             vengeance.[b8] [bd]Black day.[b8] [bd]Black despair.[b8]             --Shak.          4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen;             foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.          Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words;                as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired,                black-visaged.          {Black act}, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a             felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to             hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or             disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for             malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been             called black acts.          {Black angel} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the West Indies and             Florida ({Holacanthus tricolor}), with the head and tail             yellow, and the middle of the body black.          {Black antimony} (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony,             {Sb2S3}, used in pyrotechnics, etc.          {Black bear} (Zo[94]l.), the common American bear ({Ursus             Americanus}).          {Black beast}. See {B[88]te noire}.          {Black beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the common large cockroach             ({Blatta orientalis}).          {Black and blue}, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh,             which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. [bd]To pinch             the slatterns black and blue.[b8] --Hudibras.          {Black bonnet} (Zo[94]l.), the black-headed bunting ({Embriza             Sch[d2]niclus}) of Europe.          {Black canker}, a disease in turnips and other crops,             produced by a species of caterpillar.          {Black cat} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher, a quadruped of North             America allied to the sable, but larger. See {Fisher}.          {Black cattle}, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in             distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]          {Black cherry}. See under {Cherry}.          {Black cockatoo} (Zo[94]l.), the palm cockatoo. See             {Cockatoo}.          {Black copper}. Same as {Melaconite}.          {Black currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}.          {Black diamond}. (Min.) See {Carbonado}.          {Black draught} (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of             senna and magnesia.          {Black drop} (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation             consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.                      {Black earth}, mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward.          {Black flag}, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a             skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.          {Black flea} (Zo[94]l.), a flea beetle ({Haltica nemorum})             injurious to turnips.          {Black flux}, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal,             obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of             niter. --Brande & C.          {Black fly}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged                   fly of the genus {Simulium} of several species,                   exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern                   forests. The larv[91] are aquatic.             (b) A black plant louse, as the bean aphis ({A. fab[91]}).                            {Black Forest} [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in             Baden and W[81]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient             Hercynian forest.          {Black game}, or {Black grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Blackcock},             {Grouse}, and {Heath grouse}.          {Black grass} (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species {Juncus             Gerardi}, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.          {Black gum} (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or             pepperidge. See {Tupelo}.          {Black Hamburg (grape)} (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of             dark purple or [bd]black[b8] grape.          {Black horse} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Mississippi valley             ({Cycleptus elongatus}), of the sucker family; the             Missouri sucker.          {Black lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the {Lemurniger} of Madagascar; the             {acoumbo} of the natives.          {Black list}, a list of persons who are for some reason             thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list             of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made             for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See             {Blacklist}, v. t.          {Black manganese} (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese,             {MnO2}.          {Black Maria}, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried             to or from jail.          {Black martin} (Zo[94]l.), the chimney swift. See {Swift}.          {Black moss} (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the             southern United States. See {Tillandsia}.          {Black oak}. See under {Oak}.          {Black ocher}. See {Wad}.          {Black pigment}, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance,             or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of             printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.                      {Black plate}, sheet iron before it is tinned. --Knight.          {Black quarter}, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a             shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.          {Black rat} (Zo[94]l.), one of the species of rats ({Mus             rattus}), commonly infesting houses.          {Black rent}. See {Blackmail}, n., 3.          {Black rust}, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist             matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.          {Black sheep}, one in a family or company who is unlike the             rest, and makes trouble.          {Black silver}. (Min.) See under {Silver}.          {Black and tan}, black mixed or spotted with tan color or             reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of             dogs.          {Black tea}. See under {Tea}.          {Black tin} (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed,             stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form             of a black powder, like fine sand. --Knight.          {Black walnut}. See under {Walnut}.          {Black warrior} (Zo[94]l.), an American hawk ({Buteo             Harlani}).          Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart;                Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.
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Black \Black\, adv.       Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce       blackness.
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Black \Black\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blacking}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Blacken}.]       1. To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.                         They have their teeth blacked, both men and women,                      for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore                      they will black theirs.                     --Hakluyt.                         Sins which black thy soul.                  --J. Fletcher.          2. To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by             applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
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Black \Black\, n.       1. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest             color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth             has a good black.                         Black is the badge of hell, The hue of dungeons, and                      the suit of night.                              --Shak.          2. A black pigment or dye.          3. A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or             shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain             African races.          4. A black garment or dress; as, she wears black; pl. (Obs.)             Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.                         Friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the                      like show death terrible.                  --Bacon.                         That was the full time they used to wear blacks for                      the death of their fathers.               --Sir T.                                                                               North.          5. The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest             by being black.                         The black or sight of the eye.            --Sir K.                                                                               Digby.          6. A stain; a spot; a smooch.                         Defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly blacks                      of lust.                                             --Rowley.          {Black and white}, writing or print; as, I must have that             statement in black and white.          {Blue black}, a pigment of a blue black color.          {Ivory black}, a fine kind of animal charcoal prepared by             calcining ivory or bones. When ground it is the chief             ingredient of the ink used in copperplate printing.          {Berlin black}. See under {Berlin}.
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Blacks \Blacks\, n. pl.       1. The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing,             prepared from the charred husks of the grape, and residue             of the wine press.          2. Soot flying in the air. [Eng.]          3. Black garments, etc. See {Black}, n., 4.
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Blaze \Blaze\, v. t. [OE. blasen to blow; perh. confused with       blast and blaze a flame, OE. blase. Cf. {Blaze}, v. i., and       see {Blast}.]       1. To make public far and wide; to make known; to render             conspicuous.                         On charitable lists he blazed his name. --Pollok.                         To blaze those virtues which the good would hide.                                                                               --Pope.          2. (Her.) To blazon. [Obs.] --Peacham.
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Blaze \Blaze\ (bl[amac]z), n. [OE. blase, AS. bl[91]se, blase;       akin to OHG. blass whitish, G. blass pale, MHG. blas torch,       Icel. blys torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. blast. Cf.       {Blast}, {Blush}, {Blink}.]       1. A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the             process of combustion; a bright flame. [bd]To heaven the             blaze uprolled.[b8] --Croly.          2. Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek             shelter from the blaze of the sun.                         O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon!                                                                               --Milton.          3. A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an             outburst; a brilliant display. [bd]Fierce blaze of             riot.[b8] [bd]His blaze of wrath.[b8] --Shak.                         For what is glory but the blaze of fame? --Milton.          4. [Cf. D. bles; akin to E. blaze light.] A white spot on the             forehead of a horse.          5. A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark,             usually as a surveyor's mark.                         Three blazes in a perpendicular line on the same                      tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze                      a settlement or neighborhood road.      --Carlton.          {In a blaze}, on fire; burning with a flame; filled with,             giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated.          {Like blazes}, furiously; rapidly. [Low] [bd]The horses did             along like blazes tear.[b8] --Poem in Essex dialect.          Note: In low language in the U. S., blazes is frequently used                of something extreme or excessive, especially of                something very bad; as, blue as blazes. --Neal.          Syn: {Blaze}, {Flame}.          Usage: A blaze and a flame are both produced by burning gas.                   In blaze the idea of light rapidly evolved is                   prominent, with or without heat; as, the blaze of the                   sun or of a meteor. Flame includes a stronger notion                   of heat; as, he perished in the flames.
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Blaze \Blaze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blazing}.]       1. To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire             blazes.          2. To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to             show a blaze.                         And far and wide the icy summit blazed.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          3. To be resplendent. --Macaulay.          {To blaze away}, to discharge a firearm, or to continue             firing; -- said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of             soldiers. Also used (fig.) of speech or action. [Colloq.]
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Blaze \Blaze\, v. t.       1. To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark.                         I found my way by the blazed trees.   --Hoffman.          2. To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees;             as, to blaze a line or path.                         Champollion died in 1832, having done little more                      than blaze out the road to be traveled by others.                                                                               --Nott.
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Bleach \Bleach\, v. i.       To grow white or lose color; to whiten.
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Bleach \Bleach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bleached}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bleaching}.] [OE. blakien, blechen, v. t. & v. i., AS.       bl[be]cian, bl[?]can, to grow pale; akin to Icel. bleikja,       Sw. bleka, Dan. blege, D. bleeken, G. bleichen, AS. bl[be]c       pale. See {Bleak}, a.]       To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains,       from; to blanch; to whiten.                   The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the                bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action                of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous                acid.                                                      --Ure.                   Immortal liberty, whose look sublime Hath bleached the                tyrant's cheek in every varying clime.   --Smollett.
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Bleak \Bleak\, a. [OE. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS. bl[be]c,       bl[?]c, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Sw. blek, Dan. bleg,       OS. bl[?]k, D. bleek, OHG. pleih, G. bleich; all from the       root of AS. bl[c6]can to shine; akin to OHG. bl[c6]chen to       shine; cf. L. flagrare to burn, Gr. [?] to burn, shine, Skr.       bhr[be]j to shine, and E. flame. [?]98. Cf. {Bleach},       {Blink}, {Flame}.]       1. Without color; pale; pallid. [Obs.]                         When she came out she looked as pale and as bleak as                      one that were laid out dead.               --Foxe.          2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.                         Wastes too bleak to rear The common growth of earth,                      the foodful ear.                                 --Wordsworth.                         At daybreak, on the bleak sea beach.   --Longfellow.          3. Cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast. --             {Bleak"ish}, a. -- {Bleak"ly}, adv. -- {Bleak"ness}, n.
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Bleak \Bleak\, n. [From {Bleak}, a., cf. {Blay}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small European river fish ({Leuciscus alburnus}), of the       family Cyprinid[91]; the blay. [Written also {blick}.]          Note: The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is                used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. --Baird.
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Bleaky \Bleak"y\, a.       Bleak. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Bleck \Bleck\, Blek \Blek\, v. t.       To blacken; also, to defile. [Obs. or Dial.] --Wyclif.
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Bleck \Bleck\, Blek \Blek\, v. t.       To blacken; also, to defile. [Obs. or Dial.] --Wyclif.
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Bless \Bless\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blessed}or {Blest}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Blessing}.] [OE. blessien, bletsen, AS. bletsian,       bledsian, bloedsian, fr. bl[?]d blood; prob. originally to       consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See {Blood}.]       1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate                         And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.                                                                               --Gen. ii. 3.          2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity             or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.                         The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest; It                      blesseth him that gives and him that takes. --Shak.                         It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy                      servant, that it may continue forever before thee.                                                                               --1 Chron.                                                                               xvii. 27 (R.                                                                               V. )          3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to             invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.                         Bless them which persecute you.         --Rom. xii.                                                                               14.          4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities             upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food.                         Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and                      looking up to heaven, he blessed them. --Luke ix.                                                                               16.          5. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self).             [Archaic] --Holinshed.          6. To guard; to keep; to protect. [Obs.]          7. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.                         Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within                      me, bless his holy name.                     --Ps. ciii. 1.          8. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.                         The nations shall bless themselves in him. --Jer.                                                                               iv. 3.          9. To wave; to brandish. [Obs.]                         And burning blades about their heads do bless.                                                                               --Spenser.                         Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.                                                                               --Fairfax.          Note: This is an old sense of the word, supposed by Johnson,                Nares, and others, to have been derived from the old                rite of blessing a field by directing the hands to all                parts of it. [bd]In drawing [their bow] some fetch such                a compass as though they would turn about and bless all                the field.[b8] --Ascham.
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Bleak \Bleak\, n. [From {Bleak}, a., cf. {Blay}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small European river fish ({Leuciscus alburnus}), of the       family Cyprinid[91]; the blay. [Written also {blick}.]          Note: The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is                used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. --Baird.
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Fulguration \Ful"gu*ra`tion\, n. [L. fulguratio: cf. F.       fulguration.]       1. The act of lightening. [R.] --Donne.          2. (Assaying) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of             gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or             copper leaves its surface; -- also called {blick}.                         A phenomenon called, by the old chemists,                      fulguration.                                       --Ure.
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Blickey \Blick"ey\, n. [D. blik tin.]       A tin dinner pail. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.
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Bliss \Bliss\ (bl[icr]s), n.; pl. {Blisses} (bl[icr]s"[ecr]z).       [OE. blis, blisse, AS. blis, bl[c6][edh]s, fr. bl[c6][edh]e       blithe. See {Blithe}.]       Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of       happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.                   An then at last our bliss Full and perfect is.                                                                               --Milton.          Syn: Blessedness; felicity; beatitude; happiness; joy;                enjoyment. See {Happiness}.
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Block \Block\, n.       1. In Australia, one of the large lots into which public             land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the             government surveyors.          2. (Cricket)             (a) The position of a player or bat when guarding the                   wicket.             (b) A block hole.             (c) The popping crease. [R.]          {Back blocks}, Australian pastoral country which is remote             from the seacoast or from a river.
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Block \Block\, n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan.       blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG.       bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf.       {Block}, v. t., {Blockade}, and see {Lock}.]       1. A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood,             stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or             approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher             chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse;             children's playing blocks, etc.                         Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke, And Christmas                      blocks are burning.                           --Wither.                         All her labor was but as a block Left in the quarry.                                                                               --Tennyson.          2. The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay             their necks when they are beheaded.                         Noble heads which have been brought to the block.                                                                               --E. Everett.          3. The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.             Hence: The pattern or shape of a hat.                         He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it                      ever changes with the next block.      --Shak.          4. A large or long building divided into separate houses or             shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact             with each other so as to form one building; a row of             houses or shops.          5. A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets,             whether occupied by buildings or not.                         The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks,                      each block containing thirty building lots. Such an                      average block, comprising 282 houses and covering                      nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street.                                                                               --Lond. Quart.                                                                               Rev.          6. A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell             which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it             may be attached to an object. It is used to change the             direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can             not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more             such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion,             or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the             rigging of ships, and in tackles.          7. (Falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.          8. Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a             hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.          9. A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.          10. (Print.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on             which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to             make it type high.          11. A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. [Obs.]                         What a block art thou !                     --Shak.          12. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.             See {Block system}, below.          {A block of shares} (Stock Exchange), a large number of             shares in a stock company, sold in a lump. --Bartlett.          {Block printing}.             (a) A mode of printing (common in China and Japan) from                   engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on                   the linked surface and rubbed with a brush. --S. W.                   Williams.             (b) A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings                   with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved                   surface coated with coloring matter.          {Block system} on railways, a system by which the track is             divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains             are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no             train enters a section or block before the preceding train             has left it.
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Block \Block\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Blocking}.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr. bloc block. See {Block},       n.]       1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to             prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the             way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed             by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.                         With moles . . . would block the port. --Rowe.                         A city . . . besieged and blocked about. --Milton.          2. To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two             boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood             glued to each.          3. To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.          {To block out}, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out             roughly; to lay out; as, to block out a plan.
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Shirt waist \Shirt waist\       A belted waist resembling a shirt in plainness of cut and       style, worn by women or children; -- in England called a       {blouse}.
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Blouse \Blouse\ (blouz; F. bl[oomac]z), n. [F. blouse. Of       unknown origin.]       A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn       especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any       material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States       army.
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Shirt waist \Shirt waist\       A belted waist resembling a shirt in plainness of cut and       style, worn by women or children; -- in England called a       {blouse}.
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Blouse \Blouse\ (blouz; F. bl[oomac]z), n. [F. blouse. Of       unknown origin.]       A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn       especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any       material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States       army.
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Blowen \Blow"en\, Blowess \Blow"ess\, n.       A prostitute; a courtesan; a strumpet. [Low] --Smart.
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Blowse \Blowse\, n.       See {Blowze}.
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Blowze \Blowze\, n. [Prob. from the same root as blush.]       A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Blowzy \Blowz"y\, a.       Coarse and ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.
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Blue jay \Blue" jay`\ (Zo[94]l.)       The common jay of the United States ({Cyanocitta, or Cyanura,       cristata}). The predominant color is bright blue.
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Bluish \Blu"ish\, a.       Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins. [bd]Bluish mists.[b8]       --Dryden. -- {Blu"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Blu"ish*ness}, n.
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Blush \Blush\, v. t.       1. To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.             [Obs.]                         To blush and beautify the cheek again. --Shak.          2. To express or make known by blushing.                         I'll blush you thanks.                        --Shak.
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Blush \Blush\, n.       1. A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a             sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.                         The rosy blush of love.                     --Trumbull.          2. A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.                         Light's last blushes tinged the distant hills.                                                                               --Lyttleton.          {At first blush}, or {At the first blush}, at the first             appearance or view. [bd]At the first blush, we thought             they had been ships come from France.[b8] --Hakluyt.          Note: This phrase is used now more of ideas, opinions, etc.,                than of material things. [bd]All purely identical                propositions, obviously, and at first blush,                appear,[b8] etc. --Locke.          {To put to the blush}, to cause to blush with shame; to put             to shame.
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Blush \Blush\ (bl[ucr]sh) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blushed}       (bl[ucr]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blushing}.] [OE. bluschen to       shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a       torch, [be]bl[ymac]sian to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to       blaze, blush.]       1. To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense             of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such             cause, as the cheeks or face.                         To the nuptial bower I led her blushing like the                      morn.                                                --Milton.                         In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the                      young offender is ashamed to blush.   --Buckminster.                         He would stroke The head of modest and ingenuous                      worth, That blushed at its own praise. --Cowper.          2. To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.                         The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set, But                      stayed, and made the western welkin blush. --Shak.          3. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other             flowers.                         Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. --T.                                                                               Gray.
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Blushy \Blush"y\, a.       Like a blush; having the color of a blush; rosy. [R.] [bd]A       blushy color.[b8] --Harvey.
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Bolide \Bo"lide\, n. [F. See {Bolis}.]       A kind of bright meteor; a {bolis}.
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Bolus \Bo"lus\, n.; pl. {Boluses}. [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G.       [?] lump of earth. See {Bole}, n., clay.]       A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.
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Booly \Boo"ly\, n.; pl. {Boolies}. [Ir. buachail cowherd; bo cow       + giolla boy.]       A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering       from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on       their milk, like the Tartars; also, a place in the mountain       pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers.       [Obs.] [Written also {boley}, {bolye}, {bouillie}.]       --Spenser.
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Bowelless \Bow"el*less\, a.       Without pity. --Sir T. Browne.
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Bowleg \Bow"leg`\, n.       A crooked leg. --Jer. Taylor.
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Bowless \Bow"less\, a.       Destitute of a bow.
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Bowls \Bowls\ (b[omac]lz), n. pl.       See {Bowl}, a ball, a game.
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Bulge \Bulge\, n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS. belgan to       swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. b[d3]lginn swollen, OHG. belgan to       swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b[?]h to be large,       strong; the root meaning to swell. Cf. {Bilge}, {Belly},       {Billow}, {Bouge}, n.]       1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.          2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when             caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.          3. (Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See {Bilge}, 2.          {Bulge ways}. (Naut.) See {Bilge ways}.
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Bulge \Bulge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bulged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bulging}.]       1. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it             yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall             bulges.          2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.                         And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.                                                                               --Broome.
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Bulgy \Bul"gy\, a.       Bulged; bulging; bending, or tending to bend, outward.       [Colloq.]
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Bulk \Bulk\ (b[ucr]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan.       bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b[?]lkast to be       bulky. Cf. {Boll}, n., {Bile} a boil, {Bulge}, n.]       1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;             as, an ox or ship of great bulk.                         Against these forces there were prepared near one                      hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a                      more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.          2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;             the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.                         The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,                      [bd]to obtain what by labor can be obtained.[b8]                                                                               --J. Morley.          3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.          4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.                         My liver leaped within my bulk.         --Turbervile.          {Barrel bulk}. See under {Barrel}.          {To break bulk} (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the             cargo.          {In bulk}, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate             packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape             that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.          {Laden in bulk}, {Stowed in bulk}, having the cargo loose in             the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.          {Sale by bulk}, a sale of goods as they are, without weight             or measure.          Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;                massiveness.
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Bulk \Bulk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bulked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Bulking}.]       To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.                   The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the                moment.                                                   --Leslie                                                                               Stephen.
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Bulk \Bulk\, n. [Icel. b[be]lkr a beam, partition. Cf. {Balk},       n. & v.]       A projecting part of a building. [Obs.]                   Here, stand behind this bulk.                  --Shak.
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Bulky \Bulk"y\, a.       Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick;       massive; as, bulky volumes.                   A bulky digest of the revenue laws.         --Hawthorne.
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Bullace \Bul"lace\, n. [OE. bolas, bolace, OF. beloce; of Celtic       origin; cf. Arm. bolos, polos, Gael. bulaistear.] (Bot.)             (a) A small European plum ({Prunus communis}, var.                   {insitita}). See {Plum}.             (b) The bully tree.
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Bully \Bul"ly\, n.; pl. {Bullies}. [Cf. LG. bullerjaan,       bullerb[84]k, bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a       bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or       cf. MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.]       1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous;             one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent,             tyrannical fellow.                         Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.                                                                               --Palmerston.          2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] --Shak.
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Bullish \Bull"ish\, a.       Partaking of the nature of a bull, or a blunder.                   Let me inform you, a toothless satire is as improper as                a toothed sleek stone, and as bullish.   --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bullock \Bul"lock\, n. [AS. bulluc a young bull. See {Bull}.]       1. A young bull, or any male of the ox kind.                         Take thy father's young bullock, even the second                      bullock of seven years old.               --Judges vi.                                                                               25.          2. An ox, steer, or stag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bullock \Bul"lock\, v. t.       To bully. [Obs.]                   She shan't think to bullock and domineer over me.                                                                               --Foote.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bullock's-eye \Bul"lock's-eye`\, n.       See {Bull's-eye}, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from       Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.]       1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind,             rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or             case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other             material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed,             as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a             lighthouse light.          2. (Arch.)             (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof,                   to give light and air to the interior.             (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open                   below into the building or tower which it crowns.             (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one,                   for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern                   of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of                   the Florence cathedral.          3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern             pinion} (below).          4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box             and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into             two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of             steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}.          5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.          6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}.          Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm                lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the                positions in which they are carried.          {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be             closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also             {bull's-eye}.          {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of             several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of             the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the             family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria             phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been             supposed to be phosphorescent.          {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage.          {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion             or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of             teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or             plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; --             called also {wallower}, or {trundle}.          {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve             shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera.          {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case             inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral             tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or             the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in             the focus of the outer lens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull's-eye \Bull's"-eye`\, n.       1. (Naut.) A small circular or oval wooden block without             sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it,             used for connecting rigging.          2. A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by             sailors to portend a storm.          3. A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof,             floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.          4. A circular or oval opening for air or light.          5. A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for             concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens             itself. --Dickens.          6. (Astron.) Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or             the Bull.          7. (Archery & Gun.) The center of a target.          8. A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of             the pipe through which it was blown.          9. A small and thick old-fashioned watch. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. (Chem.) An apparatus for receiving and condensing the             volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid             form, by cooling.          4. (Steam Engine) An apparatus, separate from the cylinder,             in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of             cold water or air. See Illust. of {Steam engine}.          {Achromatic condenser} (Optics), an achromatic lens used as a             condenser.          {Bull's-eye condenser}, [or] {Bull's-eye} (Optics), a lens of             short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light.                      {Injection condenser}, a vessel in which steam is condensed             by the direct contact of water.          {Surface condenser}, an apparatus for condensing steam,             especially the exhaust of a steam engine, by bringing it             into contact with metallic surface cooled by water or air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lantern \Lan"tern\, n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from       Gr. [?] light, torch. See {Lamp}.]       1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind,             rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or             case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other             material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed,             as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a             lighthouse light.          2. (Arch.)             (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof,                   to give light and air to the interior.             (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open                   below into the building or tower which it crowns.             (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one,                   for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern                   of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of                   the Florence cathedral.          3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern             pinion} (below).          4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box             and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into             two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of             steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}.          5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.          6. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aristotle's lantern}.          Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm                lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the                positions in which they are carried.          {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be             closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also             {bull's-eye}.          {Lantern fly}, {Lantern carrier} (Zo[94]l.), any one of             several species of large, handsome, hemipterous insects of             the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the             family {Fulgorid[91]}. The largest species is {Laternaria             phosphorea} of Brazil. The head of some species has been             supposed to be phosphorescent.          {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage.          {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion             or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of             teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or             plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; --             called also {wallower}, or {trundle}.          {Lantern shell} (Zo[94]l.), any translucent, marine, bivalve             shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera.          {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case             inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral             tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or             the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in             the focus of the outer lens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bull's-eye \Bull's"-eye`\, n.       1. (Naut.) A small circular or oval wooden block without             sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it,             used for connecting rigging.          2. A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by             sailors to portend a storm.          3. A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof,             floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.          4. A circular or oval opening for air or light.          5. A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for             concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens             itself. --Dickens.          6. (Astron.) Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or             the Bull.          7. (Archery & Gun.) The center of a target.          8. A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of             the pipe through which it was blown.          9. A small and thick old-fashioned watch. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. (Chem.) An apparatus for receiving and condensing the             volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid             form, by cooling.          4. (Steam Engine) An apparatus, separate from the cylinder,             in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of             cold water or air. See Illust. of {Steam engine}.          {Achromatic condenser} (Optics), an achromatic lens used as a             condenser.          {Bull's-eye condenser}, [or] {Bull's-eye} (Optics), a lens of             short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light.                      {Injection condenser}, a vessel in which steam is condensed             by the direct contact of water.          {Surface condenser}, an apparatus for condensing steam,             especially the exhaust of a steam engine, by bringing it             into contact with metallic surface cooled by water or air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
By-walk \By"-walk`\, n.       A secluded or private walk.                   He moves afterward in by-walks.               --Dryden.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Balko, OK       Zip code(s): 73931
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ballico, CA       Zip code(s): 95303
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bay Lake, FL (city, FIPS 4150)       Location: 28.38888 N, 81.57631 W       Population (1990): 0 (0 housing units)       Area: 48.1 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Baylis, IL (village, FIPS 4247)       Location: 39.72901 N, 90.90923 W       Population (1990): 257 (114 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62314
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beals, ME       Zip code(s): 04611
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Belk, AL (town, FIPS 5164)       Location: 33.64808 N, 87.92773 W       Population (1990): 255 (113 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bells, TN (town, FIPS 4720)       Location: 35.71835 N, 89.08532 W       Population (1990): 1643 (676 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38006    Bells, TX (town, FIPS 7420)       Location: 33.62002 N, 96.41295 W       Population (1990): 962 (464 housing units)       Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75414
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Biloxi, MS (city, FIPS 6220)       Location: 30.41577 N, 88.93192 W       Population (1990): 46319 (18864 housing units)       Area: 50.9 sq km (land), 18.4 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 39530, 39531
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Black, AL (town, FIPS 7120)       Location: 31.00939 N, 85.74321 W       Population (1990): 174 (80 housing units)       Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36314    Black, MO       Zip code(s): 63625    Black, TX       Zip code(s): 79035
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bliss, ID (city, FIPS 8470)       Location: 42.92622 N, 114.94911 W       Population (1990): 185 (92 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83314    Bliss, NY       Zip code(s): 14024
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Blue Ash, OH (city, FIPS 7300)       Location: 39.24672 N, 84.38077 W       Population (1990): 11860 (4719 housing units)       Area: 19.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boelus, NE       Zip code(s): 68820
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bolckow, MO (city, FIPS 6922)       Location: 40.11556 N, 94.82055 W       Population (1990): 253 (104 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64427
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boles, AR       Zip code(s): 72926
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Boligee, AL (town, FIPS 8104)       Location: 32.75300 N, 88.02425 W       Population (1990): 268 (125 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35443
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bowlegs, OK (town, FIPS 7950)       Location: 35.14749 N, 96.66931 W       Population (1990): 398 (165 housing units)       Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bowlus, MN (city, FIPS 7066)       Location: 45.82006 N, 94.40746 W       Population (1990): 260 (109 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56314
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bullock, NC       Zip code(s): 27507
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bylas, AZ (CDP, FIPS 8710)       Location: 33.13059 N, 110.11009 W       Population (1990): 1219 (307 housing units)       Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 85530
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
block v.   [common; from process scheduling terminology in OS    theory] 1. vi.   To delay or sit idle while waiting for something.    "We're blocking until everyone gets here."   Compare {busy-wait}.   2.    `block on' vt. To block, waiting for (something).   "Lunch is blocked    on Phil's arrival."
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
blue goo n.   Term for `police' {nanobot}s intended to prevent    {gray goo}, denature hazardous waste, destroy pollution, put ozone    back into the stratosphere, prevent halitosis, and promote truth,    justice, and the American way, etc.   The term `Blue Goo' can be    found in Dr. Seuss's "Fox In Socks" to refer to a substance much    like bubblegum.   `Would you like to chew blue goo, sir?'.   See    {{nanotechnology}}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Bill Joy          {William Joy}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLAZE          A {single assignment} language for {parallel processing}.          ["The BLAZE Language: A Parallel Language for Scientific       Programming", P. Mehrotra et al, J       Parallel Comp 5(3):339-361 (Nov 1987)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLAZE 2          An {object-oriented} successor to {BLAZE}.          ["Concurrent Object Access in BLAZE 2", P. Mehrotra et al,       SIGPLAN Notices 24(4):40-42 (Apr 1989)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLISS          {Basic Language for Implementation of System Software}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLISS-10          A version of {BLISS} from {CMU} for the {PDP-10}.          (2002-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLISS-11          A {cross-compiler} for the {PDP-11} running on a       {PDP-10}.   Written at {CMU} to support the {C.mmp}/{Hydra}       project.          (2002-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLISS-16C          {DEC}'s {cross-compiler} equivalent of {BLISS-11}.          (2002-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLISS-32          A version of {BLISS} from DEC for {VAX}/{VMS}.          (2002-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLISS-36          {DEC}'s equivalent of {BLISS-10}.          (2002-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
block          1. A unit of data or memory, often, but not       exclusively, on a {magnetic disk} or {magnetic tape}.          Compare {record}, {sector}.          2. To delay or sit idle while waiting for       something.          Compare {busy-wait}.          (2000-07-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BLOX          A {visual language}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Baalis       king of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity       (Jer. 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been       appointed governor over the cities of Judah.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Balak       empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num.       22:2, 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near       the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q.v.) to       curse them; but in vain (Josh. 24:9).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bellows       occurs only in Jer. 6:29, in relation to the casting of metal.       Probably they consisted of leather bags similar to those common       in Egypt.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bilgah       cheerful. (1.) The head of the fifteenth sacerdotal course for       the temple service (1 Chr. 24:14). (2.) A priest who returned       from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:5, 18).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Black       properly the absence of all colour. In Prov. 7:9 the Hebrew word       means, as in the margin of the Revised Version, "the pupil of       the eye." It is translated "apple" of the eye in Deut. 32:10;       Ps. 17:8; Prov. 7:2. It is a different word which is rendered       "black" in Lev. 13:31,37; Cant. 1:5; 5:11; and Zech. 6:2, 6. It       is uncertain what the "black marble" of Esther 1:6 was which       formed a part of the mosaic pavement.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bless       (1.) God blesses his people when he bestows on them some gift       temporal or spiritual (Gen. 1:22; 24:35; Job 42:12; Ps. 45:2;       104:24, 35).                (2.) We bless God when we thank him for his mercies (Ps.       103:1, 2; 145:1, 2).                (3.) A man blesses himself when he invokes God's blessing       (Isa. 65:16), or rejoices in God's goodness to him (Deut. 29:19;       Ps. 49:18).                (4.) One blesses another when he expresses good wishes or       offers prayer to God for his welfare (Gen. 24:60; 31:55; 1 Sam.       2:20). Sometimes blessings were uttered under divine       inspiration, as in the case of Noah, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses       (Gen. 9:26, 27; 27:28, 29, 40; 48:15-20; 49:1-28; Deut. 33). The       priests were divinely authorized to bless the people (Deut.       10:8; Num. 6:22-27). We have many examples of apostolic       benediction (2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 6:23, 24; 2 Thess. 3:16, 18;       Heb. 13:20, 21; 1 Pet. 5:10, 11).                (5.) Among the Jews in their thank-offerings the master of the       feast took a cup of wine in his hand, and after having blessed       God for it and for other mercies then enjoyed, handed it to his       guests, who all partook of it. Ps. 116:13 refers to this custom.       It is also alluded to in 1 Cor. 10:16, where the apostle speaks       of the "cup of blessing."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bowels       (Phil. 1:8; 2:1; Col. 3:12), compassionate feelings; R.V.,       "tender mercies."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bullock       (1.) The translation of a word which is a generic name for       horned cattle (Isa. 65:25). It is also rendered "cow" (Ezek.       4:15), "ox" (Gen. 12:16).                (2.) The translation of a word always meaning an animal of the       ox kind, without distinction of age or sex (Hos. 12:11). It is       rendered "cow" (Num. 18:17) and "ox" (Lev. 17:3).                (3.) Another word is rendered in the same way (Jer. 31:18). It       is also translated "calf" (Lev. 9:3; Micah 6:6). It is the same       word used of the "molten calf" (Ex. 32:4, 8) and "the golden       calf" (1 Kings 12:28).                (4.) In Judg. 6:25; Isa. 34:7, the Hebrew word is different.       It is the customary word for bulls offered in sacrifice. In Hos.       14:2, the Authorized Version has "calves," the Revised Version       "bullocks."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Baalis, a rejoicing; a proud lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Balak, who lays waste or destroys
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Bilgah, ancient countenance
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Belize       Belize:Geography       Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between    Guatemala and Mexico       Map references: Central America and the Caribbean       Area:    total area: 22,960 sq km    land area: 22,800 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Massachusetts       Land boundaries: total 516 km, Guatemala 266 km, Mexico 250 km       Coastline: 386 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note - from    the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial    sea is 3 miles; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the    purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for the    negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences with    Guatemala       International disputes: border with Guatemala in dispute; talks to    resolve the dispute are stalled       Climate: tropical; very hot and humid; rainy season (May to February)       Terrain: flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south       Natural resources: arable land potential, timber, fish       Land use:    arable land: 2%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 2%    forest and woodland: 44%    other: 52%       Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial    effluents, agricultural runoff    natural hazards: frequent, devastating hurricanes (September to    December) and coastal flooding (especially in south)    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping       Note: national capital moved 80 km inland from Belize City to Belmopan    because of hurricanes; only country in Central America without a    coastline on the North Pacific Ocean       Belize:People       Population: 214,061 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 44% (female 45,812; male 47,618)    15-64 years: 53% (female 55,630; male 57,230)    65 years and over: 3% (female 3,970; male 3,801) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.42% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 33.71 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 5.86 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -3.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 34.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 68.32 years    male: 66.37 years    female: 70.36 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 4.25 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Belizean(s)    adjective: Belizean       Ethnic divisions: mestizo 44%, Creole 30%, Maya 11%, Garifuna 7%,    other 8%       Religions: Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30% (Anglican 12%, Methodist    6%, Mennonite 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Jehovah's    Witnesses 1%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% (1980)       Languages: English (official), Spanish, Maya, Garifuna (Carib)       Literacy: age 15 and over has ever attended school (1970)    total population: 91%    male: 91%    female: 91%       Labor force: 51,500    by occupation: agriculture 30%, services 16%, government 15.4%,    commerce 11.2%, manufacturing 10.3%    note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel    (1985)       Belize:Government       Names:    conventional long form: none    conventional short form: Belize    former: British Honduras       Digraph: BH       Type: parliamentary democracy       Capital: Belmopan       Administrative divisions: 6 districts; Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange    Walk, Stann Creek, Toledo       Independence: 21 September 1981 (from UK)       National holiday: Independence Day, 21 September (1981)       Constitution: 21 September 1981       Legal system: English law       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),    represented by Governor General Sir Colville YOUNG (since 17 November    1993)    head of government: Prime Minister Manuel ESQUIVEL (since July 1993);    Deputy Prime Minister Dean BARROW (since NA 1993)    cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice from the    prime minister       Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly    Senate: consists of an 8-member appointed body; 5 members are    appointed on the advice of the prime minister, 2 on the advice of the    leader of the opposition, and 1 after consultation with the Belize    Advisory Council (this council serves as an independent body to advise    the governor-general with respect to difficult decisions such as    granting pardons, commutations, stays of execution, the removal of    justices of appeal who appear to be incompetent, etc.)    National Assembly: elections last held 30 June 1993 (next to be held    June 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (28 total)    PUP 13 UDP 15       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: People's United Party (PUP), George    PRICE, Florencio MARIN, Said MUSA; United Democratic Party (UDP),    Manuel ESQUIVEL, Dean LINDO, Dean BARROW; National Alliance for    Belizean Rights, Philip GOLDSON       Other political or pressure groups: Society for the Promotion of    Education and Research (SPEAR), Assad SHOMAN; United Workers Front,    leader NA       Member of: ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IADB, IBRD,    ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT    (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, LAES, NAM,    OAS, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Dean R. LINDO    chancery: 2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 332-9636    FAX: [1] (202) 332-6888    consulate(s) general: Los Angeles    consulate(s): New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador George Charles BRUNO    embassy: Gabourel Lane and Hutson Street, Belize City    mailing address: P. O. Box 286, Belize City; APO: Unit 7401, APO AA    34025    telephone: [501] (2) 77161 through 77163    FAX: [501] (2) 30802       Flag: blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom    edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the    coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a    mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in    the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland       Economy       Overview: The small, essentially private enterprise economy is based    primarily on agriculture, agro-based industry, and merchandising, with    tourism and construction assuming increasing importance. Agriculture    accounts for about 30% of GDP and provides 75% of export earnings,    while sugar, the chief crop, accounts for almost 40% of hard currency    earnings. The US, Belize's main trading partner, is assisting in    efforts to reduce dependency on sugar with an agricultural    diversification program.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $575 million (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 2% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $2,750 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.5% (1991)       Unemployment rate: 10% (1993 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $126.8 million    expenditures: $123.1 million, including capital expenditures of $44.8    million (FY90/91 est.)       Exports: $115 million (f.o.b., 1993)    commodities: sugar, citrus fruits, bananas, clothing, fish products,    molasses, wood    partners: US 51%, UK, other EC (1992)       Imports: $281 million (c.i.f., 1993)    commodities: machinery and transportation equipment, food,    manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals    partners: US 57%, UK 8%, other EC 7%, Mexico (1992)       External debt: $158 million (1992)       Industrial production: growth rate 3.7% (1990); accounts for 12% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 34,532 kW    production: 110 million kWh    consumption per capita: 490 kWh (1993)       Industries: garment production, food processing, tourism, construction       Agriculture: commercial crops: bananas, coca, citrus fruits, fish,    cultured shrimp, lumber       Illicit drugs: transshipment point for cocaine; an illicit producer of    cannabis for the international drug trade; minor money-laundering    center       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $104 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $215 million       Currency: 1 Belizean dollar (Bz$) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: Belizean dollars (Bz$) per US$1 - 2.00 (fixed rate)       Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March       Belize:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: 2,710 km    paved: 500 km    unpaved: gravel 1,600 km; improved earth 300 km; unimproved earth 310    km       Inland waterways: 825 km river network used by shallow-draft craft;    seasonally navigable       Ports: Belize City, Big Creek, Corozol, Punta Gorda       Merchant marine:    total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 170,002 GRT/270,893 DWT    ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 25, container 4, oil tanker 2,    refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, vehicle carrier 1       Airports:    total: 46    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 35    with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 9       Belize:Communications       Telephone system: 8,650 telephones; above-average system based on    microwave radio relay    local: NA    intercity: microwave radio relay    international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Belize:Defense Forces       Branches: Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and    Volunteer Guard), Belize National Police       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 50,499; males fit for military    service 30,040; males reach military age (18) annually 2,285 (1995    est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $11 million, 2.2% of    GDP (FY93/94)