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avoid
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stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; “Her former friends now avoid her”prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; “Let’s avoid a confrontation”; “head off a confrontation”; “avert a strike”refrain from doing something; “She refrains from calling her therapist too often”; “He should avoid publishing his wife’s memories”refrain from certain foods or beverages; “I keep off drugs”; “During Ramadan
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avoidance
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deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
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avoirdupois
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a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7
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avouch
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admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
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avow
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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; “Before God I swear I am innocent”admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
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avowal
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a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
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avowed
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openly declared as such; “an avowed enemy”; “her professed love of everything about that country”; “McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist”
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avulsion
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an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of anothera forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
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avuncular
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resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgencebeing or relating to an uncle
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await
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look forward to the probable occurrence of; “We were expecting a visit from our relatives”; “She is looking to a promotion”; “he is waiting to be drafted”
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awake
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; “lay awake thinking about his new job”; “still not fully awake”mentally perceptive and responsive;”an alert mind”; “alert to the problems”; “alive to what is going on”; “awake to the dangers of her situation”; “was now awake to the reality of his predicament”
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awaken
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cause to become awake or conscious; “He was roused by the drunken men in the street”; “Please wake me at 6 AM.”stop sleeping; “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”make aware; “They were awakened to the sad facts”
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awakening
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the act of waking; “it was an early awakening”; “it was the waking up he hated most”
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award
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give
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aware
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(sometimes followed by `of’) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; “was aware of his opponent’s hostility”; “became aware of her surroundings”; “aware that he had exceeded the speed limit”bearing in mind; attentive to; “ever mindful of her health”; “mindful of his responsibilities”; “mindful of these criticisms
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awash
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covered with water; “the main deck was afloat (or awash)”; “the monsoon left the whole place awash”; “a flooded bathroom”; “inundated farmlands”; “an overflowing tub”
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away
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not present; having left; “he’s away right now”; “you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away”used of an opponent’s ground; “an away game”(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; “the pitch was away (or wide)”; “an outside pitch”
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awe
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inspire awe in; “The famous professor awed the undergraduates”
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awe-inspiring
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inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; “New York is an amazing city”; “the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight”; “the awesome complexity of the universe”; “this sea
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awed
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inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; “awed by the silence”; “awful worshippers with bowed heads”having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; “stood in awed silence before the shrine”; “in grim despair and awestruck wonder”
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aweigh
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(used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; “anchors aweigh”(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
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aweless
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devoid of any feeling of awe or reverenceneither feeling nor showing respect
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awesome
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inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; “New York is an amazing city”; “the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight”; “the awesome complexity of the universe”; “this sea
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awestricken
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having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; “stood in awed silence before the shrine”; “in grim despair and awestruck wonder”
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awful
exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Poundinspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea
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awfully
used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"
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awhile
for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while"
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awkward
causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello
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awl
a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
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awlwort
small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal
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awn
slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
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awning
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
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awry
turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was
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ax
chop or split with an ax; "axe wood"terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
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axe
chop or split with an ax; "axe wood"terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"
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axenic
(of experimental animals) raised under sterile conditions; "axenic conditions"; "germfree animals"(used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms; "an axenic culture"
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axial
of or relating to or resembling an axis of rotationrelating to or attached to the axis; "axial angle"situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
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axial skeleton
the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
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axil
the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
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axilla
the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water"
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axillary
of or relating to the axilof or relating to the armpit; "axillary gland"
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axiology
the study of values and value judgments
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axiom
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
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axiomatic
evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom"of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens
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axis
a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditionsthe main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arrangedin World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II"a group of countries in special alliancethe 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the headthe center around which something rotates
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axle
a shaft on which a wheel rotates
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axletree
a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
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axolotl
larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
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axon
long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
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axseed
European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods
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ayah
(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children
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aye-aye
nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs
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ayin
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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azalea
any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
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azedarach
tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
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azide
a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical
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azimuth
the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
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azo
relating to or containing the azo radical
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azo dye
any dye containing one or more azo groups
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azoic
before the appearance of life; "azoic rocks contain not organic remains"
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azote
an obsolete name for nitrogen
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azotemia
accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
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azotic
of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid"
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azure
of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"
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azurite
blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite
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azygous
occurring singly; not one of a pair; "the azygous muscle of the uvula"
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b
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soiloriginally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitaminsa trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powdera logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounterthe 2nd letter of the Roman alphabetthe blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
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b.o.
malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
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baa
cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"
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baba
a small cake leavened with yeast
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baba au rhum
a baba soaked in rum
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babassu
tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
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babbitt
line with a Babbitt metal
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babble
utter meaningless sounds
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babbler
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talkerany of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
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babbling
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
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babe
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple
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babies'-breath
tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
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babirusa
Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
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baboon
large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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babu
used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
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babushka
a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
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baby
treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
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baby carriage
a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
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baby grand
a small grand piano
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baby talk
an adult's imitation of the speech of a young childthe developing speech of a young child
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baby tooth
one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
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baby-sit
take watchful responsibility for; "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town"work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
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baby-sitter
a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
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baccalaureate
a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremoniesan academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
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baccarat
a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
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baccate
resembling a berryproducing or bearing berries
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bacchanal
used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
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bacchanalia
an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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bacchant
someone who engages in drinking boutsa drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
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bacciferous
producing or bearing berries
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baccivorous
feeding on berries
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baccy
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
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bach
lead a bachelor's existence
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bachelor
lead a bachelor's existence
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bachelor girl
a young unmarried woman who lives alone
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bachelor's degree
an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
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bacillary
relating to or produced by or containing bacilliformed like a bacillus
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bacillus
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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bacitracin
a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
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back
related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"
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back country
a remote and undeveloped area
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back door
a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it containsan entrance at the rear of a building
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back down
move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
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back matter
written matter following the main text of a book
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back out
move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
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back talk
an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
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back up
give moral or psychological support
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backache
an ache localized in the back
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backbencher
a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
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backbend
an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
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backbite
say mean things
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backboard
a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard"a board used to support the back of someone or something
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backbone
a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
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backbreaking
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
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backchat
light teasing repartee
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backcross
mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
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backdate
make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"
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backdrop
scenery hung at back of stage
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backed
having a back or backing
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backer
invests in a theatrical production
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backfield
the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen
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backfire
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
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backflow
a flow that returns toward its source
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backgammon
a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
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background
understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
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backhand
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke(of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
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backhanded
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of strokeroundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
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backhander
a backhanded blow
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backing
the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"something forming a back that is added for strengtheningfinancial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment"
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backlash
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
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backlog
accumulate and create a backlog
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backpack
hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
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backplate
plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
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backrest
a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
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backsaw
a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
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backscratcher
someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantagea long-handled scratcher for scratching your back
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backsheesh
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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backside
the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
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backslide
drop to a lower level
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backspace
hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard; "To erase
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backspin
spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion
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backstage
concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings"
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backstairs
secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
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backstay
a stay that supports the back of something
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backstitch
do backstitches
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backstop
act as a backstop
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backstroke
swim on one's back
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backswept
used of hair
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backsword
a stick used instead of a sword for fencinga sword with only one cutting edge
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backtrack
retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
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backup
an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
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backward
directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"retarded in intellectual developmenthaving made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country"
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backwards
at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"
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backwash
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propellerthe consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
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backwater
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater"
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backwoods
a remote and undeveloped area
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backwoodsman
a man who lives on the frontier
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bacon
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and friedEnglish scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292)English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
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bacteria
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
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bactericide
any chemical agent that destroys bacteriaany drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
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bacteriology
the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
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bacteriolysis
dissolution or destruction of bacteria
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bacteriophage
a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"
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bacteriostasis
inhibition of the growth of bacteria
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bacteriostat
a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth
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bacterium
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
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bacteroid
resembling bacteria
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baculiform
formed like a bacillus
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bad
having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"capable of harming; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life"reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
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bad blood
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
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bad check
a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
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bad debt
a debt that is unlikely to be repaid
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bad-tempered
annoyed and irritable
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baddie
the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
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bade
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
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badge
put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"
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badger
annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"persuade through constant efforts
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badinage
frivolous banter
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badlands
deeply eroded barren landan eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
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badly
to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"
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badminton
a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
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baffle
be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"hinder or prevent (the efforts
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bag
capture or kill
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bagasse
the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants
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bagatelle
a light piece of music for pianosomething of little value or significancea table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
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bagel
(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
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baggage
cases used to carry belongings when travelinga worthless or immoral womanthe portable equipment and supplies of an army
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baggage car
a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
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bagging
coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
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baggy
not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"
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bagman
a salesman who travels to call on customersa racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money
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bagnio
a building where prostitutes are availablea building containing public baths
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bagpipe
a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
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baguette
narrow French stick loaf
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baht
the basic unit of money in Thailand
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bail
release after a security has been paiddeliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited periodsecure the release of (someone) by providing securityempty (a vessel) by bailingremove (water) from a vessel with a container
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bail bond
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10
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bailable
admitting of bail; "a bailable offense"eligible for bail; "a bailable defendant"
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bailee
the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered
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bailey
United States singer (1918-1990)English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)the outer courtyard of a castlethe outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
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bailiff
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
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bailiwick
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdictiona branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
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bailment
the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
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bailor
the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment
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bain-marie
a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly
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bairn
a child: son or daughter
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bait
harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"lure
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baize
a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables
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bake
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"be very hot
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bakehouse
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
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baker
someone who bakes commerciallysomeone who bakes bread or cake
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baker's dozen
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
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bakery
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
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baking
as hot as if in an oven
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baking powder
any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast
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baking soda
a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
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baklava
rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
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baksheesh
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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balalaika
a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
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balance
bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"compute credits and debits of an accounthold or carry in equilibriumbe in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"
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balance of payments
a system of recording all of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period of one year; "a favorable balance of payments exists when more payments are coming in than going out"
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balance of power
an equilibrium of power between nations
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balance of trade
the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports"
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balance sheet
a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
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balance wheel
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
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balanced
being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"
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balancer
an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positionseither of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
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balas
a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel
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balata
when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf ballsa tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
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balboa
the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimosSpanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
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balbriggan
a cotton knit fabric used for underwear
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balcony
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditoriuma platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
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bald
with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"
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bald cypress
smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichumcommon cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
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bald eagle
a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body
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baldachin
ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
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balderdash
trivial nonsense
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baldhead
a person whose head is bald
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baldpate
a person whose head is balda widgeon the male of which has a white crown
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baldric
a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
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bale
make into a bale; "bale hay"
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baleen
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
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baleen whale
whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
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balefire
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
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baleful
deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
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balk
refuse to comply
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balky
stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer"
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ball
form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
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ball and chain
heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
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ball bearing
bearings containing small metal balls
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ball boy
a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players
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ball cock
floating ball that controls level in a water tank
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ball game
a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
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ball of fire
a highly energetic and indefatigable personsomeone whose career progresses rapidly
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ball valve
any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball
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ball-and-socket joint
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bonea joint that can rotate within a socket
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ball-peen hammer
a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal
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ballad
a narrative song with a recurrent refraina narrative poem of popular origin
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ballade
a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
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balladeer
a singer of popular ballads
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ballast
make steady with a ballast
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ballerina
a female ballet dancer
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ballet
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancersmusic written for a ballet
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ballista
an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
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ballistic
relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile"
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ballistic galvanometer
a moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge
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ballistic missile
a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
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ballistics
the trajectory of an object in free flightthe science of flight dynamics
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balloon
ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
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balloon sail
any light loose sail
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balloon vine
woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America
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ballot
vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"
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ballot box
a box where voters deposit their ballots
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ballottement
a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)
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ballplayer
an athlete who plays baseball
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ballroom
large room used mainly for dancing
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ballroom dancing
any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
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bally
informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
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ballyhoo
advertize noisily or blatantly
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ballyrag
be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
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balm
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothingsemisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
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balmy
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"
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baloney
pretentious or silly talk or writing
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balsa
strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floatsforest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
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balsam
any seed plant yielding balsamany of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumesan ointment containing a fragrant resin
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balsam apple
a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
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balsam fir
medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
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balsam poplar
poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves
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balsamic
of or relating to or containing balsam; "a balsamic fragrance"
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baluster
one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
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balustrade
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
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bambino
a young child
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bamboo
the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poleswoody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
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bamboo curtain
an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
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bamboozle
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
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ban
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building"ban from a place of residence
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banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
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banana
any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruitselongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
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banana oil
a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
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banana republic
a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
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banana split
a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
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banausic
(formal) ordinary and not refined; "he felt contempt for all banausic occupations"
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band
bind or tie together
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band saw
an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels
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bandage
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclosedress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"
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bandanna
large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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bandbox
a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
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bandeau
an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
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banded
identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds"marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock"characterized by a band of especially white around the body; "banded cattle"
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banderilla
a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
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banderillero
the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
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bandicoot
any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
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bandit
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
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banditry
the practice of plundering in gangs
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bandmaster
the conductor of a band
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bandoleer
a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
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bandolier
a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers
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bandsman
a player in a band (especially a military band)
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bandstand
a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
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bandwagon
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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bandwidth
a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
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bandy
have legs that curve outward at the knees
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bandy-legged
have legs that curve outward at the knees
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bane
something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
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baneberry
a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaeaa plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
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baneful
exceedingly harmfuldeadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"
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bang
strike violently; "slam the ball"to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed"close violently; "He slammed the door shut"move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house"have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"leap
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bang-up
very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
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bangalore torpedo
a metal pipe filled with explosive
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banger
(British informal) pork sausagefirework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
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bangle
jewelry worn around the wrist for decorationcheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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bangtail
a horse bred for racing
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banian
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksa loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
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banish
expel from a community or groupban from a place of residence
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banister
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
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banjo
a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
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bank
tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"enclose with a bank; "bank roads"do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?"act as the banker in a game or in gamblingbe in the banking businessput into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
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bank account
a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank"
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bank bill
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
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bank check
a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
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bank clerk
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
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bank discount
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
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bank examiner
an examiner appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction
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bank holiday
any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
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bank loan
a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date
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bank manager
manager of a branch office of a bank
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bank note
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
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bank rate
the discount rate fixed by a central bank
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bank statement
a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month"
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bank swallow
swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
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bankable
guaranteed to bring a profit; "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest"acceptable to or at a bank; "bankable funds"
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bankbook
a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks
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banker
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bankthe person in charge of the bank in a gambling game
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banker's check
a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
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banking
engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
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bankroll
provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"
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bankrupt
financially ruined; "a bankrupt company"; "the company went belly-up"
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bankruptcy
a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
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banksia
any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
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banner
unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"
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banneret
a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
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bannock
a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
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banns
a public announcement of a proposed marriage
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banquet
provide a feast or banquet forpartake in a feast or banquet
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banquette
an upholstered bench
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banshee
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
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bantam
very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
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bantamweight
weighs 115-126 poundsan amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
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banter
be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed
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banting
Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
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banyan
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksa loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
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banzai
a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph
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banzai attack
a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'
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baobab
African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread
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baptism
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
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baptistery
bowl for baptismal water
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baptistry
bowl for baptismal water
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baptize
administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
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bar
prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"expel
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bar graph
a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
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bar line
a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars
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bar magnet
a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end
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bar mitzvah
confirm in the bar mitzvah ceremony
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bar sinister
the status of being born to parents who were not marrieda mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left
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barb
provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
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barbarian
without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
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barbaric
without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"unrestrained and crudely rich; "barbaric use of color or ornament"
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barbarism
a brutal barbarous savage act
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barbarity
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumanea brutal barbarous savage act
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barbarize
become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or languagemake crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"
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barbarous
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"primitive in customs and culture
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barbate
having hair on the cheeks and chin
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barbecue
cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest"
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barbecue sauce
spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce
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barbed
capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
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barbed wire
strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
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barbel
slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
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barbell
a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
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barbellate
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
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barber
perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of
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barber chair
a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers
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barber's itch
fungal infection of the face and neck
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barberry
any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
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barbershop
a shop where men can get their hair cut
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barbet
small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
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barbette
(formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
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barbican
a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
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barbital
a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
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barbitone
a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
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barbiturate
organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
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barbituric acid
a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs
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barbwire
strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
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barcarole
a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
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bard
put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
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barde
put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
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bare
completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade"lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth"lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture"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"having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
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bareback
riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider"
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barefaced
with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
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barefoot
without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson"
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barehanded
with bare hands; "fought barehanded"
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bareheaded
having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head"
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barely
only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeatsin a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room"
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bargain
negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"come to terms; arrive at an agreement
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barge
push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"transport by barge on a body of water
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bargello
needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
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bargeman
someone who operates a barge
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baric
of or relating to or containing barium
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barilla
bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ashAlgerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
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barite
a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
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baritone
lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe"
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barium
a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
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barium hydroxide
white poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide in water
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barium oxide
an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder
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barium sulfate
a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
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bark
speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"cover with barkremove the bark of a treemake barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"tan (a skin) with bark tannins
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bark beetle
small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
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barkeeper
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
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barker
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customersinformal terms for dogs
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barking deer
small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
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barley
a grain of barleycultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
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barley water
used to feed infants
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barleycorn
a grain of barleya grain of barley
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barm
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
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barmaid
a female bartender
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barman
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
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barmy
marked by spirited enjoymentinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
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barn
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
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barn dance
a dance party featuring country dancing
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barn owl
mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
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barn swallow
common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
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barnacle
marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfacesEuropean goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
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barnacle goose
European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
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barnstorm
appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumpertour the country making political speeches
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barnyard
a yard adjoining a barn
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barograph
a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure
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barometer
an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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barometric pressure
atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer
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baron
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying ranka British peer of the lowest ranka very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
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baronage
the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
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baroness
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
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baronet
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones
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baronetage
the collective body of baronetsthe state of a baronet
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baronetcy
the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baronessthe title of a baron
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barong
a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines
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baronial
impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
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barony
the estate of a baronthe rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baronessthe domain of a baron
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baroque
having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howellsof or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture
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barouche
a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top
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barque
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
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barrack
lodge in barracksspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
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barracuda
any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth
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barrage
address with continuously or persistently
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barrage balloon
an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
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barrator
someone guilty of barratry
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barratry
traffic in ecclesiastical offices or prefermentsthe crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargothe offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
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barred
preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor"marked with stripes or bands
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barrel
put in barrels
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barrel organ
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
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barrel roll
a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course
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barrel vault
the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
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barrelhouse
a cheap drinking and dancing establishment
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barren
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"not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile"completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
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barrette
a pin for holding women's hair in place
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barretter
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
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barricade
render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"block off with barricades
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barrier
a structure or object that impedes free movementany condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
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barrier reef
a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore
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barring
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
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barrio
a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
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barrister
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
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barroom
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
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barrow
the quantity that a barrow will hold(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombsa cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
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bartender
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
