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   bare bone
         n 1: bone stripped of flesh

English Dictionary: Bewerbungsunterlage by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bare bones
n
  1. (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bear upon
v
  1. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Beerbohm
n
  1. English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956) [syn: Beerbohm, Max Beerbohm, Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bereavement
n
  1. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
    Synonym(s): mourning, bereavement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bourbon
n
  1. a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
  2. whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
  3. a member of the European royal family that ruled France
  4. a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
    Synonym(s): Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bourbon dynasty
n
  1. a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
    Synonym(s): Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Brabancon griffon
n
  1. a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
braveness
n
  1. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
    Synonym(s): courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness
    Antonym(s): cowardice, cowardliness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
briefing
n
  1. detailed instructions, as for a military operation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
briefness
n
  1. the temporal property of being very short
  2. the attribute of being brief or fleeting
    Synonym(s): brevity, briefness, transience
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Brya ebenus
n
  1. West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony [syn: granadilla tree, granadillo, Brya ebenus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Burbank
n
  1. United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926)
    Synonym(s): Burbank, Luther Burbank
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
n
  1. the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
n
  1. an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community
    Synonym(s): Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
burping
n
  1. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    Synonym(s): belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barb \Barb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barbed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Barbing}.]
      1. To shave or dress the beard of. [Obs.]
  
      2. To clip; to mow. [Obs.] --Marston.
  
      3. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or
            hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
  
                     But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.
                                                                              --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Barebone \Bare"bone`\, n.
      A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin.
      --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Baryphony \Ba*ryph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. [?] heavy + [?] a sound
      voice.] (Med.)
      Difficulty of speech.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bearbind \Bear"bind`\, n. (Bot.)
      The bindweed ({Convolvulus arvensis}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bereavement \Be*reave"ment\, n.
      The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a
      relative by death.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bereave \Be*reave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved}, {Bereft};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[a0]fian.
      See {Be-}, and {Reave.}]
      1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before
            the person or thing taken away.
  
                     Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak.
  
                     Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell.
  
      2. To take away from. [Obs.]
  
                     All your interest in those territories Is utterly
                     bereft you; all is lost.                     --Shak.
  
      3. To take away. [Obs.]
  
                     Shall move you to bereave my life.      --Marlowe.
  
      Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in
               reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or
               bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and
               strength.
  
      Syn: To dispossess; to divest.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bourbon \Bour"bon\, n. [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon
      in central France.]
      1. A member of a family which has occupied several European
            thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of
            France.
  
      2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician
            who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate
            conservative.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS.
      lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium},
            endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
            six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
            three-celled ovary.
  
      Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
               Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum}
               are the common white lilies of gardens; {L.
               Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic
               States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the
               [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L.
               auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.
  
      2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
            several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
            to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis},
            {Nerine}, etc.
  
      3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
            north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
            a lily or fleur-de-lis.
  
                     But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
                                                                              --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
            umbellatus}.
  
      {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes}
            ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform
            perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those
            of a lily. --Gray.
  
      {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the
            black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
           
  
      {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust.
  
      {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the
            Vocabulary.
  
      {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
            merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
  
      {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and
            its flower.
  
      {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
            {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}.
  
      {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}.
  
      {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
            peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
      water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
      whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. {Usquebaugh}.]
      An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc.,
      especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In
      the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize,
      rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made
      from malted barley.
  
      {Bourbon whisky}, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
            Kentucky.
  
      {Crooked whisky}. See under {Crooked}.
  
      {Whisky Jack} (Zo[94]l.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus
            Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
            habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
            winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
            beneath. Called also {moose bird}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bourbon whisky \Bour"bon whis"ky\
      See under {Whisky}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bourbonism \Bour"bon*ism\, n.
      The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon;
      obstinate conservatism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bourbonist \Bour"bon*ist\, n.
      One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brabantine \Bra*bant"ine\, a.
      Pertaining to Brabant, an ancient province of the
      Netherlands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Braveness \Brave"ness\, n.
      The quality of state or being brave.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved} (br[amac]vd); p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Braving}.]
      1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at
            defiance; to defy; to dare.
  
                     These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]
  
                     Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast
                     braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced
                     or braved.                                          --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Braving \Brav"ing\, n.
      A bravado; a boast.
  
               With so proud a strain Of threats and bravings.
                                                                              --Chapman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bravingly \Brav"ing*ly\, adv.
      In a defiant manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bribe \Bribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bribed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Bribing}.]
      1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge,
            juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of
            trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the
            conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a
            bribe to.
  
                     Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote
                     against his conscience.                     --F. W.
                                                                              Robertson.
  
      3. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Briefman \Brief"man\, n.
      1. One who makes a brief.
  
      2. A copier of a manuscript.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Briefness \Brief"ness\, n.
      The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse
      or writing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Browbound \Brow"bound`\ (-bound`), a.
      Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ebony \Eb"on*y\, n.; pl. {Ebonies}. [F. [82]b[8a]ne, L. ebenus,
      fr. Gr. [?]; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. hobn[c6]m, pl.
      Cf. {Ebon}.]
      A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine
      polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs
      red or green.
  
      Note: The finest black ebony is the heartwood of {Diospyros
               reticulata}, of the Mauritius. Other species of the
               same genus ({D. Ebenum}, {Melanoxylon}, etc.), furnish
               the ebony of the East Indies and Ceylon. The West
               Indian green ebony is from a leguminous tree ({Brya
               Ebenus}), and from the {Exc[91]caria glandulosa}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bourbon, IN (town, FIPS 6760)
      Location: 41.29777 N, 86.11692 W
      Population (1990): 1672 (681 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 46504
   Bourbon, MO (city, FIPS 7534)
      Location: 38.15159 N, 91.24724 W
      Population (1990): 1188 (524 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 65441

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bourbon County, KS (county, FIPS 11)
      Location: 37.85609 N, 94.85061 W
      Population (1990): 14966 (6920 housing units)
      Area: 1650.2 sq km (land), 4.5 sq km (water)
   Bourbon County, KY (county, FIPS 17)
      Location: 38.20312 N, 84.21101 W
      Population (1990): 19236 (7781 housing units)
      Area: 754.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bourbonnais, IL (village, FIPS 7471)
      Location: 41.16322 N, 87.88038 W
      Population (1990): 13934 (4649 housing units)
      Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60914

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Burbank, CA (CDP, FIPS 8968)
      Location: 37.31640 N, 121.93175 W
      Population (1990): 4902 (2132 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Burbank, CA (city, FIPS 8954)
      Location: 34.19132 N, 118.32571 W
      Population (1990): 93643 (41216 housing units)
      Area: 44.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 91501, 91502, 91504, 91505, 91506
   Burbank, IL (city, FIPS 9642)
      Location: 41.74410 N, 87.76897 W
      Population (1990): 27600 (9298 housing units)
      Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60459
   Burbank, OH (village, FIPS 10254)
      Location: 40.98760 N, 81.99456 W
      Population (1990): 289 (109 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 44214
   Burbank, OK (town, FIPS 9950)
      Location: 36.69516 N, 96.72857 W
      Population (1990): 165 (74 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 74633
   Burbank, SD
      Zip code(s): 57010
   Burbank, WA (CDP, FIPS 8780)
      Location: 46.19164 N, 118.98160 W
      Population (1990): 1745 (623 housing units)
      Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   barfmail n.   Multiple {bounce message}s accumulating to the
   level of serious annoyance, or worse.   The sort of thing that
   happens when an inter-network mail gateway goes down or wonky.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   barfmail
  
      Multiple {bounce messages} accumulating to the
      level of serious annoyance, or worse.   The sort of thing that
      happens when an inter-network {mail gateway} goes down or
      misbehaves.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1996-01-05)
  
  
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