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   band saw
         n 1: an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is
               driven around two wheels [syn: {bandsaw}, {band saw}]

English Dictionary: bounteously	by the DICT Development Group
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band together v form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn: band together, confederate]
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bandage n a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body Synonym(s): bandage, patch v wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn: bind, bandage] dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"
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bandaged adj covered or wrapped with a bandage; "the bandaged wound on the back of his head"; "an injury bound in fresh gauze" Synonym(s): bandaged, bound
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bandaging n the act of applying a bandage [syn: dressing, bandaging, binding]
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bandicoot n any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
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bandicoot rat n burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon [syn: bandicoot rat, mole rat]
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bandsaw n an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels Synonym(s): bandsaw, band saw
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bandsman n a player in a band (especially a military band)
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bandstand n a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air Synonym(s): bandstand, outdoor stage, stand
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bandwagon n a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon" a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade"
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bandwagon effect n the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate"
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Banti's disease n a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis Synonym(s): Banti's disease, Banti's syndrome
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Banti's syndrome n a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis Synonym(s): Banti's disease, Banti's syndrome
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Bantu-speaking adj of or relating to people who speak Bantu; "the Bantu- speaking people of Africa" able to communicate in Bantu
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bean tostada n a flat tortilla topped with refried beans
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behind-the-scenes adj designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing" Synonym(s): sub-rosa, under-the-table, behind-the-scenes
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Bemidji n a town in northern Minnesota
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bend dexter n diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left Synonym(s): bend, bend dexter
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bend sinister n a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left Synonym(s): bar sinister, bend sinister
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bends n pain resulting from rapid change in pressure [syn: decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends]
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benedick n a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) Synonym(s): benedick, benedict
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Benedict n United States anthropologist (1887-1948) [syn: Benedict, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Fulton] Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) Synonym(s): Benedict, Saint Benedict, St. Benedict a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) Synonym(s): benedick, benedict
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Benedict Arnold n United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801) Synonym(s): Arnold, Benedict Arnold
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Benedict de Spinoza n Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677) Synonym(s): Spinoza, de Spinoza, Baruch de Spinoza, Benedict de Spinoza
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Benedict XIV n pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758) Synonym(s): Benedict XIV, Prospero Lambertini
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Benedict XV n pope who founded the Vatican service for prisoners of war during World War I (1854-1922) Synonym(s): Benedict XV, Giacomo della Chiesa
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Benedictine adj of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works of or relating to the Benedictines n a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
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Benedictine order n a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities Synonym(s): Benedictine order, order of Saint Benedict
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benediction n the act of praying for divine protection [syn: blessing, benediction] a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection Synonym(s): benediction, blessing
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benedictive adj expressing benediction [syn: benedictory, benedictive]
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benedictory adj expressing benediction [syn: benedictory, benedictive]
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bent grass n grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens Synonym(s): bent, bent grass, bent-grass
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bent-grass n grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens Synonym(s): bent, bent grass, bent-grass
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benthic adj of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water Synonym(s): benthic, benthal, benthonic
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benthic division n a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones Synonym(s): benthos, benthic division, benthonic zone
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benthos n a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones Synonym(s): benthos, benthic division, benthonic zone organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
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beyond a shadow of a doubt adv in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted; "it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers"; "his guilt was established beyond a shadow of a doubt" Synonym(s): indubitably, beyond doubt, beyond a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt
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beyond control adv out of control; "the riots got out of hand" [syn: {out of hand}, beyond control] Antonym(s): in hand
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Binet-Simon Scale n the first intelligence test
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biomedical adj relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine; "biomedical research laboratory"
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biomedical cloning n nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant Synonym(s): therapeutic cloning, biomedical cloning
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biomedical science n the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine
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biomedicine n the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)
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bond certificate n a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal Synonym(s): bond, bond certificate
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bond issue n bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
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bond servant n someone bound to labor without wages
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bondage n the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear:; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time" the state of being under the control of another person Synonym(s): bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldom sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
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bondsman n a male slave Synonym(s): bondman, bondsman someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else Synonym(s): bondsman, bondswoman a male bound to serve without wages Synonym(s): bondman, bondsman
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bondswoman n someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else [syn: bondsman, bondswoman] a female bound to serve without wages Synonym(s): bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid a female slave Synonym(s): bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid
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bonduc n handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute Synonym(s): Kentucky coffee tree, bonduc, chicot, Gymnocladus dioica tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries Synonym(s): bonduc, bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella
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bonduc nut n hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry Synonym(s): bonduc nut, nicker nut, nicker seed
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bonduc tree n tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries Synonym(s): bonduc, bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella
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bonito shark n common blue-grey shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish Synonym(s): bonito shark, blue pointed, Isurus glaucus
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bonnet shark n small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries Synonym(s): shovelhead, bonnethead, bonnet shark, Sphyrna tiburo
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boondocks n a remote and undeveloped area [syn: backwoods, {back country}, boondocks, hinterland]
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boondoggle n work of little or no value done merely to look busy v do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
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bounds n the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something Synonym(s): boundary, bound, bounds
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bounteous adj given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" Synonym(s): big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded
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bounteously adv in a bountiful manner [syn: bountifully, bounteously, plentifully, plenteously]
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bounteousness n generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely [syn: bounty, bounteousness]
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Bundesbank n the central bank of Germany
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[84]ge, OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[86]g, Icel. s[94]g, L. secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe}, {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.] An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing. Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound. {Band saw}, {Crosscut saw}, etc. See under {Band}, {Crosscut}, etc. {Circular saw}, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its periphery, and revolved on an arbor. {Saw bench}, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing, especially with a circular saw which projects above the table. {Saw file}, a three-cornered file, such as is used for sharpening saw teeth. {Saw frame}, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the saw, or gang of saws, is held. {Saw gate}, a saw frame. {Saw gin}, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which is too fine for the seeds to pass. {Saw grass} (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the {Cladium Mariscus} of Europe, and the {Cladium effusum} of the Southern United States. Cf. {Razor grass}, under {Razor}. {Saw log}, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber. {Saw mandrel}, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened for running. {Saw pit}, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer. {Saw sharpener} (Zo[94]l.), the great titmouse; -- so named from its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.] {Saw whetter} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
7. A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men. Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot. --Shak. 8. A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals. 9. (Bot.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants. 10. (Zo[94]l.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body. 11. (Mech.) A belt or strap. 12. A bond [Obs.] [bd]Thy oath and band.[b8] --Shak. 13. Pledge; security. [Obs.] --Spenser. {Band saw}, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bandage \Band"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandaged} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandaging} ([?]).] To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.
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Bandage \Band"age\, n. [F. bandage, fr. bande. See {Band}.] 1. A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc. 2. Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature. Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a bandage over her eyes. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bandage \Band"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandaged} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandaging} ([?]).] To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bandage \Band"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandaged} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandaging} ([?]).] To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bandeau \[d8]Ban"deau\ (b[acr]n"d[omac]), n.; pl. {Bandeaux} (b[acr]n"d[omac]z). [F.] A narrow band or fillet; a part of a head-dress. Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather. --Sir W. Scott.
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Bandicoot \Ban"di*coot\, n. [A corruption of the native name.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A species of very large rat ({Mus giganteus}), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. (b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus {Perameles}) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
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Bandy \Ban"dy\, n.; pl. {Bandies}. [Cf. F. band[82], p. p. of bander to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr. bande. See {Band}, n.] 1. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick. --Johnson. 2. The game played with such a club; hockey; shinney; bandy ball.
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Bandog \Ban"dog`\, n. [Band + dog, i.e., bound dog.] A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up. The keeper entered leading his bandog, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name. --Sir W. Scott.
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Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, n. [F. bayonnette, ba[8b]onnette; -- so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense. Note: Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. 2. (Mach.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery. {Bayonet clutch}. See {Clutch}. {Bayonet joint}, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. --Knight.
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Clutch \Clutch\ (kl[dc]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gel[91]ccan (where ge- is a prefix) to seize. Cf. {Latch} a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp. [bd]The clutch of poverty.[b8] --Cowper. An expiring clutch at popularity. --Carlyle. But Age, with his stealing steps, Hath clawed me in his clutch. --Shak. 2. pl. The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary. I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever more come near the clutches of such a giant. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 3. (Mach.) A device which is used for coupling shafting, etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be disengaged at pleasure. 4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird. {Bayonet clutch} (Mach.), a clutch in which connection is made by means of bayonets attached to arms sliding on a feathered shaft. The bayonets slide through holes in a crosshead fastened on the shaft.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, n. [F. bayonnette, ba[8b]onnette; -- so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense. Note: Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. 2. (Mach.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery. {Bayonet clutch}. See {Clutch}. {Bayonet joint}, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. --Knight.
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Curtain \Cur"tain\ (k?r"t?n; 48), n. [OE. cortin, curtin,fr. OF. cortine, curtine, F. courtine, LL. cortina, curtian (in senses 1 and 2), also, small court, small inclosure surrounded by walls, from cortis court. See {Court}.] 1. A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a movable screen for concealing the stage. 2. (Fort.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of {Ravelin} and {Bastion}. 3. (Arch.) That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc. 4. A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak. {Behind the curtain}, in concealment; in secret. {Curtain lecture}, a querulous lecture given by a wife to her husband within the bed curtains, or in bed. --Jerrold. A curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long-suffering. --W. Irving. {The curtain falls}, the performance closes. {The curtain rises}, the performance begins. {To draw the curtain}, to close it over an object, or to remove it; hence: (a) To hide or to disclose an object. (b) To commence or close a performance. {To drop the curtain}, to end the tale, or close the performance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scene \Scene\, n. [L. scaena, scena, Gr. skhnh` a covered place, a tent, a stage.] 1. The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage. 2. The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes. 3. So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes. My dismal scene I needs must act alone. --Shak. 4. The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action. [bd]In Troy, there lies the scene.[b8] --Shak. The world is a vast scene of strife. --J. M. Mason. 5. An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view. Through what new scenes and changes must we pass! --Addison. 6. A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery. A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn, Shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn. --Dryden. 7. An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display. Probably no lover of scenes would have had very long to wait for some explosions between parties, both equally ready to take offense, and careless of giving it. --De Quincey. {Behind the scenes}, behind the scenery of a theater; out of the view of the audience, but in sight of the actors, machinery, etc.; hence, conversant with the hidden motives and agencies of what appears to public view.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bend \Bend\, n. [AS. bend. See {Band}, and cf. the preceding noun.] 1. A band. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. [OF. bende, bande, F. bande. See {Band}.] (Her.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base. {Bend sinister} (Her.), an honorable ordinary drawn from the sinister chief to the dexter base.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bend \Bend\, n. [See {Bend}, v. t., and cf. {Bent}, n.] 1. A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road. 2. Turn; purpose; inclination; ends. [Obs.] Farewell, poor swain; thou art not for my bend. --Fletcher. 3. (Naut.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post. --Totten. 4. (Leather Trade) The best quality of sole leather; a butt. See {Butt}. 5. (Mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind. 6. pl. (Med.) same as {caisson disease}. Usually referred to as {the bends}. {Bends of a ship}, the thickest and strongest planks in her sides, more generally called wales. They have the beams, knees, and foothooks bolted to them. Also, the frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides; as, the midship bend.
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Bendwise \Bend"wise\, adv. (Her.) Diagonally.
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Benedict \Ben"edict\, Benedick \Ben"edick\, n. [From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of [bd]Much Ado about Nothing.[b8]] A married man, or a man newly married.
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Benedict \Ben"edict\, Benedick \Ben"edick\, n. [From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of [bd]Much Ado about Nothing.[b8]] A married man, or a man newly married.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Benedict \Ben"e*dict\, a. [L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to bless. See {Benison}, and cf. {Bennet}.] Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Benedictine \Ben`e*dic"tine\, a. Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.
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Benedictine \Ben`e*dic"tine\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century. This order was introduced into the United States in 1846. Note: The Benedictines wear black clothing, and are sometimes called Black Monks. The name Black Fr[?][?][?][?]rs which belongs to the Dominicans, is also sometimes applied to the Benedictines.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Benediction \Ben`e*dic"tion\, n. [L. benedictio: cf. F. b[82]n[82]diction. See {Benison}.] 1. The act of blessing. 2. A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness. So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus Followed with benediction. --Milton. Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her. --Longfellow. Specifically: The short prayer which closes public worship; as, to give the benediction. 3. (Eccl.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop. --Ayliffe. 4. (R. C. Ch.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God.
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Benedictional \Ben`edic"tional\, n. A book of benedictions.
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Benedictionary \Ben`edic"tiona*ry\, n. A collected series of benedictions. The benedictionary of Bishop Athelwold. --G. Gurton's Needle.
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Benedictive \Ben`e*dic"tive\, a. Tending to bless. --Gauden.
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Benedictory \Ben`edic"tory\, a. Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer. --Thackeray.
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Benedight \Ben"e*dight\, a. Blessed. [R.] --Longfellow.
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Bent grass \Bent" grass`\ (Bot.) Same as {Bent}, a kind of grass.
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Compare \Com*pare"\, n. 1. Comparison. [Archaic] His mighty champion, strong beyond compare. --Milton. Their small galleys may not hold compare With our tall ships. --Waller. 2. Illustration by comparison; simile. [Obs.] Rhymes full of protest, of oath, and big compare. --Shak. {Beyond compare}. See {Beyond comparison}, under {Comparison}.
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Comparison \Compar"ison\ (? [or] ?), n. [F. comparaison, L. comparatio. See 1st {Compare}.] 1. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate. As sharp legal practitioners, no class of human beings can bear comparison with them. --Macaulay. The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old Testament afford many interesting points of comparison. --Trench. 2. The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them. 3. That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude. Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it? --Mark iv. 30. 4. (Gram.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison. 5. (Rhet.) A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel. 6. (Phren.) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts. {Beyond comparison}, so far superior as to have no likeness, or so as to make comparison needless. {In comparison of}, {In comparison with}, as compared with; in proportion to. [Archaic] [bd]So miserably unpeopled in comparison of what it once was.[b8] --Addison. {Comparison of hands} (Law), a mode of proving or disproving the genuineness of a signature or writing by comparing it with another proved or admitted to be genuine, in order to ascertain whether both were written by the same person. --Bouvier. --Burrill.
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Dispute \Dis*pute"\, n. [Cf. F. dispute. See {Dispute}, v. i.] 1. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate. Addicted more To contemplation and profound dispute. --Milton. 2. Contest; struggle; quarrel. --De Foe. {Beyond dispute}, {Without dispute}, indisputably; incontrovertibly. Syn: Altercation; controversy; argumentation; debate; discussion; quarrel; disagreement; difference; contention; wrangling. See {Altercation}.
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--Tennyson. It still wore the majesty of expression so conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable pencil of Titian. --Prescott. 5. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression. 6. (Math.) The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs. {Past expression}, {Beyond expression}, beyond the power of description. [bd]Beyond expression bright.[b8] --Milton.
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Beyond \Be*yond"\, prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS. begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder. See {Yon}, {Yonder}.] 1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. Beyond that flaming hill. --G. Fletcher. 2. At a place or time not yet reached; before. A thing beyond us, even before our death. --Pope. 3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength. 4. In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity, excellence, or quality of any kind. [bd]Beyond expectation.[b8] --Barrow. Beyond any of the great men of my country. --Sir P. Sidney. {Beyond sea}. (Law) See under {Sea}. {To go beyond}, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or circumvent. That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter. --1 Thess. iv. 6.
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Sea \Sea\, n. [OE. see, AS. s[aemac]; akin to D. zee, OS. & OHG. s[emac]o, G. see, OFries. se, Dan. s[94], Sw. sj[94], Icel. s[91]r, Goth. saiws, and perhaps to L. saevus firce, savage. [root] 151 a.] 1. One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea; the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea. 2. An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or brackish; as, the Caspian Sea; the Sea of Aral; sometimes, a small fresh-water lake; as, the Sea of Galilee. 3. The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a large part of the globe. I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. --Shak. Ambiguous between sea and land The river horse and scaly crocodile. --Milton. 4. The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the vessel shipped a sea. 5. (Jewish Antiq.) A great brazen laver in the temple at Jerusalem; -- so called from its size. He made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof. --2 Chron. iv. 2. 6. Fig.: Anything resembling the sea in vastness; as, a sea of glory. --Shak. All the space . . . was one sea of heads. --Macaulay. Note: Sea is often used in the composition of words of obvious signification; as, sea-bathed, sea-beaten, sea-bound, sea-bred, sea-circled, sealike, sea-nursed, sea-tossed, sea-walled, sea-worn, and the like. It is also used either adjectively or in combination with substantives; as, sea bird, sea-bird, or seabird, sea acorn, or sea-acorn. {At sea}, upon the ocean; away from land; figuratively, without landmarks for guidance; lost; at the mercy of circumstances. [bd]To say the old man was at sea would be too feeble an expression.[b8] --G. W. Cable {At full sea} at the height of flood tide; hence, at the height. [bd]But now God's mercy was at full sea.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {Beyond seas}, [or] {Beyond the sea} [or] {the seas} (Law), out of the state, territory, realm, or country. --Wharton. {Half seas over}, half drunk. [Colloq.] --Spectator. {Heavy sea}, a sea in which the waves run high. {Long sea}, a sea characterized by the uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves. {Short sea}, a sea in which the waves are short, broken, and irregular, so as to produce a tumbling or jerking motion. {To go to sea}, a adopt the calling or occupation of a sailor.
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Sea \Sea\, n. [OE. see, AS. s[aemac]; akin to D. zee, OS. & OHG. s[emac]o, G. see, OFries. se, Dan. s[94], Sw. sj[94], Icel. s[91]r, Goth. saiws, and perhaps to L. saevus firce, savage. [root] 151 a.] 1. One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea; the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea. 2. An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or brackish; as, the Caspian Sea; the Sea of Aral; sometimes, a small fresh-water lake; as, the Sea of Galilee. 3. The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a large part of the globe. I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. --Shak. Ambiguous between sea and land The river horse and scaly crocodile. --Milton. 4. The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the vessel shipped a sea. 5. (Jewish Antiq.) A great brazen laver in the temple at Jerusalem; -- so called from its size. He made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof. --2 Chron. iv. 2. 6. Fig.: Anything resembling the sea in vastness; as, a sea of glory. --Shak. All the space . . . was one sea of heads. --Macaulay. Note: Sea is often used in the composition of words of obvious signification; as, sea-bathed, sea-beaten, sea-bound, sea-bred, sea-circled, sealike, sea-nursed, sea-tossed, sea-walled, sea-worn, and the like. It is also used either adjectively or in combination with substantives; as, sea bird, sea-bird, or seabird, sea acorn, or sea-acorn. {At sea}, upon the ocean; away from land; figuratively, without landmarks for guidance; lost; at the mercy of circumstances. [bd]To say the old man was at sea would be too feeble an expression.[b8] --G. W. Cable {At full sea} at the height of flood tide; hence, at the height. [bd]But now God's mercy was at full sea.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {Beyond seas}, [or] {Beyond the sea} [or] {the seas} (Law), out of the state, territory, realm, or country. --Wharton. {Half seas over}, half drunk. [Colloq.] --Spectator. {Heavy sea}, a sea in which the waves run high. {Long sea}, a sea characterized by the uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves. {Short sea}, a sea in which the waves are short, broken, and irregular, so as to produce a tumbling or jerking motion. {To go to sea}, a adopt the calling or occupation of a sailor.
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9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formul[91] by a short line or dash. See Diagram of {Benzene nucleus}, and {Valence}. {Arbitration bond}. See under {Arbitration}. {Bond crediter} (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond. --Blackstone. {Bond debt} (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond. --Burrows. {Bond} ([or] {lap}) {of a slate}, the distance between the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate. {Bond timber}, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally. Syn: Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.
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Bond servant \Bond" serv`ant\ A slave; one who is bound to service without wages. If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant: but as an hired servant. --Lev. xxv. 39, 40.
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Bond service \Bond" serv`ice\ The condition of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery. Their children . . . upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service. --1 Kings ix. 21.
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Bondage \Bond"age\, n. [LL. bondagium. See {Bond}, a.] 1. The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity. The King, when he designed you for my guard, Resolved he would not make my bondage hard. --Dryden. 2. Obligation; tie of duty. He must resolve by no means to be . . . brought under the bondage of onserving oaths. --South. 3. (Old Eng. Law) Villenage; tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner. Syn: Thralldom; bond service; imprisonment.
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Bondager \Bond"a*ger\, n. A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field. [Scot.]
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Debenture \De*ben"ture\, n. Any of various instruments issued, esp. by corporations, as evidences of debt. Such instruments (often called {debenture bonds}) are generally, through not necessarily, under seal, and are usually secured by a mortgage or other charge upon property; they may be registered or unregistered. A debenture secured by a mortgage on specific property is called a {mortgage debenture}; one secured by a floating charge (which see), a {floating debenture}; one not secured by any charge {a naked debenture}. In general the term debenture in British usage designates any security issued by companies other than their shares, including, therefore, what are in the United States commonly called {bonds}. When used in the United States debenture generally designates an instrument secured by a floating charge junior to other charges secured by fixed mortgages, or, specif., one of a series of securities secured by a group of securities held in trust for the benefit of the debenture holders.
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Bondslave \Bond"slave`\, n. A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master.
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Bondsman \Bonds"man\, n.; pl. {Bondsmen}. [Bond, a. or n. + man.] 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman. Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. --Derham. 2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.
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Bondsman \Bonds"man\, n.; pl. {Bondsmen}. [Bond, a. or n. + man.] 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman. Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. --Derham. 2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.
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Bondstone \Bond"stone`\, n. [Bond,n.+ stone.] (Masonry) A stone running through a wall from one face to another, to bind it together; a binding stone.
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Bondswoman \Bonds"wom`an\, n. See {Bondwoman}.
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Bone \Bone\, n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[be]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, blood and bone. Note: Even in the hardest parts of bone there are many minute cavities containing living matter and connected by minute canals, some of which connect with larger canals through which blood vessels ramify. 2. One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; as, a rib or a thigh bone; a bone of the arm or leg; also, any fragment of bony substance. (pl.) The frame or skeleton of the body. 3. Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace. 4. pl. Two or four pieces of bone held between the fingers and struck together to make a kind of music. 5. pl. Dice. 6. Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel for a corset. 7. Fig.: The framework of anything. {A bone of contention}, a subject of contention or dispute. {A bone to pick}, something to investigate, or to busy one's self about; a dispute to be settled (with some one). {Bone ash}, the residue from calcined bones; -- used for making cupels, and for cleaning jewelry. {Bone black} (Chem.), the black, carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels; -- called also {animal charcoal}. It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc., and as a black pigment. See {Ivory black}, under {Black}. {Bone cave}, a cave in which are found bones of extinct or recent animals, mingled sometimes with the works and bones of man. --Am. Cyc. {Bone dust}, ground or pulverized bones, used as a fertilizer.
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Bonedog \Bone"dog`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The spiny dogfish.
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Bonito \Bo*ni"to\, n.; pl. {Bonitoes}. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[c6]t and bain[c6]th.] [Often incorrectly written {bonita}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. A large tropical fish ({Orcynus pelamys}) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast. 2. The skipjack ({Sarda Mediterranea}) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and ({S. Chilensis}) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes. 3. The medregal ({Seriola fasciata}), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies. 4. The cobia or crab eater ({Elacate canada}), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.
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Shovelhead \Shov"el*head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A shark ({Sphryna tiburio}) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also {bonnet shark}.
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Bounteous \Boun"teous\, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production. But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. --Cowper. -- {Boun"teously}, adv. -- {Boun"teous*ness}, n.
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Bounteous \Boun"teous\, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production. But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. --Cowper. -- {Boun"teously}, adv. -- {Boun"teous*ness}, n.
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Bounteous \Boun"teous\, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production. But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. --Cowper. -- {Boun"teously}, adv. -- {Boun"teous*ness}, n.
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Bounty \Boun"ty\, n.; pl. {Bounties}. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont[82], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.] 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.] Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty. --Gower. 2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence. My bounty is as boundless as the sea. --Shak. 3. That which is given generously or liberally. [bd]Thy morning bounties.[b8] --Cowper. 4. A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures. {Bounty jumper}, one who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty. [Collog.] {Queen Anne's bounty} (Eng. Hist.), a provision made in Queen Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings. Syn: Munificence; generosity; beneficence.
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Jumper \Jump"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, jumps. 2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen. 3. A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills. [U.S.] --J. F. Cooper. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of the cheese fly. See {Cheese fly}, under {Cheese}. 5. (Eccl.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions. 6. (Horology) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece. {Baby jumper}. See in the Vocabulary. {Bounty jumper}. See under {Bounty}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bounty \Boun"ty\, n.; pl. {Bounties}. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont[82], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.] 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.] Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty. --Gower. 2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence. My bounty is as boundless as the sea. --Shak. 3. That which is given generously or liberally. [bd]Thy morning bounties.[b8] --Cowper. 4. A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures. {Bounty jumper}, one who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty. [Collog.] {Queen Anne's bounty} (Eng. Hist.), a provision made in Queen Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings. Syn: Munificence; generosity; beneficence.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bemidji, MN (city, FIPS 5068) Location: 47.48232 N, 94.87856 W Population (1990): 11245 (4412 housing units) Area: 28.9 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56601
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Benedict, KS (city, FIPS 6000) Location: 37.62470 N, 95.74190 W Population (1990): 16 (11 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66714 Benedict, ND (city, FIPS 5980) Location: 47.83054 N, 101.08373 W Population (1990): 52 (30 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58716 Benedict, NE (village, FIPS 4195) Location: 41.00662 N, 97.60678 W Population (1990): 230 (95 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68316
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Benedicta, ME Zip code(s): 04733
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Beni]tez, PR (comunidad, FIPS 7496) Location: 18.27544 N, 65.87934 W Population (1990): 1240 (371 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Bennett County, SD (county, FIPS 7) Location: 43.18418 N, 101.66010 W Population (1990): 3206 (1292 housing units) Area: 3070.2 sq km (land), 13.7 sq km (water)
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Bennettsville, SC (city, FIPS 5680) Location: 34.63157 N, 79.68608 W Population (1990): 9345 (3746 housing units) Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29512
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Bent County, CO (county, FIPS 11) Location: 37.95486 N, 103.07665 W Population (1990): 5048 (2332 housing units) Area: 3921.3 sq km (land), 70.5 sq km (water)
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Bent Creek, NC (CDP, FIPS 5049) Location: 35.51094 N, 82.61432 W Population (1990): 1487 (556 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Bond County, IL (county, FIPS 5) Location: 38.88060 N, 89.43616 W Population (1990): 14991 (6136 housing units) Area: 984.7 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water)
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Bondsville, MA (CDP, FIPS 6400) Location: 42.20698 N, 72.34264 W Population (1990): 1992 (807 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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Bonita Springs, FL (CDP, FIPS 7525) Location: 26.34093 N, 81.78506 W Population (1990): 13600 (8813 housing units) Area: 29.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33923
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Bonnots Mill, MO Zip code(s): 65016
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
bondage-and-discipline language n. A language (such as {{Pascal}}, {{Ada}}, APL, or Prolog) that, though ostensibly general-purpose, is designed so as to enforce an author's theory of `right programming' even though said theory is demonstrably inadequate for systems hacking or even vanilla general-purpose programming. Often abbreviated `B&D'; thus, one may speak of things "having the B&D nature". See {{Pascal}}; oppose {languages of choice}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BBN Technolgoies A company, originally known as Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc. (BBN), based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. BBN were awarded the original contract to build the {ARPANET} and have been extensively involved in {Internet} development. They are responsible for managing {NNSC}, {CSNET}, and {NEARnet}. The language {LOGO} was developed at BBN, as was the {BBN Butterfly} supercomputer. {BBN Home (http://www.bbn.com/)}. (2003-11-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
BioMeDical Package (BMDP) A statistical language and library of over forty statistical routines developed at {UCLA} in 1961, first implemented in {Fortran} for the {IBM 7090}. BMDP is the second iteration of the original {BIMED} programs. It was developed at {UCLA} Health Sciences Computing facility, with NIH funding. BMDP used keyword parameters to defined what was to be done rather than the fixed card format used by original BIMED programs. Hence the name BMDP, P standing for parameter. BMDP supports many statistical funtions: simple data description, {survival analysis}, {ANOVA}, {multivariate analyses}, {regression analysis}, and {time series} analysis. BMDP Professional combines the full suite of BMDP Classic (Dynamic) release 7.0 with the BMDP New System 2.0 {Windows} front-end. {BMDP from Statistical Solutions (http://www.statsol.ie/bmdp/bmdp.htm)}. [UCLA or UCB? P for package or parameter?] (2003-12-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
bondage-and-discipline language A language (such as {Pascal}, {Ada}, APL, or Prolog) that, though ostensibly general-purpose, is designed so as to enforce an author's theory of "right programming" even though said theory is demonstrably inadequate for systems hacking or even vanilla general-purpose programming. Often abbreviated "B&D"; thus, one may speak of things "having the B&D nature". See {Pascal}. Compare {languages of choice}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-01-05)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bands (1) of love (Hos. 11:4); (2) of Christ (Ps. 2:3); (3) uniting together Christ's body the church (Col. 2:19; 3:14; Eph. 4:3); (4) the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezek. 34:27; Isa. 28:22; 52:2); (5) of brotherhood (Ezek. 37:15-28); (6) no bands to the wicked in their death (Ps. 73:4; Job 21:7; Ps. 10:6). Also denotes chains (Luke 8:29); companies of soldiers (Acts 21:31); a shepherd's staff, indicating the union between Judah and Israel (Zech. 11:7).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Bondage of Israel in Egypt (Ex. 2:23, 25; 5), which is called the "house of bondage" (13:3; 20:2). This word is used also with reference to the captivity in Babylon (Isa. 14:3), and the oppression of the Persian king (Ezra 9:8, 9).