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Baconian
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Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
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Bacterium
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A microbe.
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Badger
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To pester.
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Baffle
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To foil or frustrate.
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Bailiff
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An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
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Baize
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A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
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Bale
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A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
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Baleful
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Malignant.
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Ballad
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Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form.
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Balsam
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A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
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Banal
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Commonplace.
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Barcarole
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A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.
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Barograph
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An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
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Barometer
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An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.
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baritone
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Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
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Bask
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To make warm by genial heat.
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Bass
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Low in tone or compass.
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Baste
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To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
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baton
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An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.
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Battalion
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A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
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Batten
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A narrow strip of wood.
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Batter
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A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.
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Bauble
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A trinket.
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Bawl
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To proclaim by outcry.
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Beatify
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To make supremely happy.
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Beatitude
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Any state of great happiness.
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Beau
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An escort or lover.
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Becalm
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To make quiet.
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Beck
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To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
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Bedaub
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To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
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Bedeck
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To cover with ornament.
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Bedlam
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Madhouse.
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Befog
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To confuse.
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Befriend
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To be a friend to, especially when in need
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Beget
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To produce by sexual generation.
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Begrudge
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To envy one of the possession of.
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Belate
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To delay past the proper hour.
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Belay
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To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
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Belie
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To misrepresent.
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Believe
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To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
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Belittle
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To disparage.
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Belle
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A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
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Bellicose
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Warlike.
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Belligerent
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Manifesting a warlike spirit.
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Bemoan
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To lament
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Benediction
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a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.
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Benefactor
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A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
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Benefice
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A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
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Beneficent
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Characterized by charity and kindness.
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Beneficial
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Helpful.
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Beneficiary
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One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property.
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Benefit
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Helpful result.
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Benevolence
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Any act of kindness or well-doing.
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Benevolent
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Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being.
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Benign
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Good and kind of heart.
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Benignant
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Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
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Benignity
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Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
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Benison
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Blessing.
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Bequeath
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To give by will.
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Bereave
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To make desolate with loneliness and grief.
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Berth
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A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.
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Beseech
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To implore.
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Beset
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To attack on all sides.
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Besmear
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To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
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Bestial
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Animal.
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Bestrew
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To sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
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Bestride
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To get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
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Bethink
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To remind oneself.
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Betide
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To happen to or befall.
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Betimes
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In good season or time.
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Betroth
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To engage to marry.
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Betrothal
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Engagement to marry.
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Bevel
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Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
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Bewilder
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To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
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Bibliomania
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The passion for collecting books.
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Bibliography
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A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.
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Bibliophile
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One who loves books.
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Bibulous
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Fond of drinking.
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Bide
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To await.
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Biennial
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A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second.
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Bier
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A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
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Bigamist
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One who has two spouses at the same time.
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Bigamy
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The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
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Bight
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A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
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Bilateral
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Two-sided.
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Bilingual
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Speaking two languages.
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Biograph
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A bibliographical sketch or notice.
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Biography
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A written account of ones life, actions, and character.
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Biology
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The science of life or living organisms.
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Biped
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An animal having two feet.
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Birthright
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A privilege or possession into which one is born.
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Bitterness
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Acridity, as to the taste.
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Blasé
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Sated with pleasure.
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Blaspheme
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To indulge in profane oaths.
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Blatant
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Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
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Blaze
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A vivid glowing flame.
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Blazon
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To make widely or generally known.
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Bleak
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Desolate.
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Blemish
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A mark that mars beauty.
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Blithe
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Joyous.
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Blithesome
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Cheerful.
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Blockade
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The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces.
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Boatswain
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A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
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Bodice
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A womens ornamental corset-shaped laced waist.
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Bodily
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Corporeal.
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Boisterous
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Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
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Bole
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The trunk or body of a tree.
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Bolero
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A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
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Boll
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A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
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Bolster
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To support, as something wrong.
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Bomb
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A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
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Bombard
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To assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
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Bombardier
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A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
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Bombast
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Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
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Boorish
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Rude.
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Bore
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To weary by tediousness or dullness.
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Borough
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An incorporated village or town.
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Bosom
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The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
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Botanical
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Connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
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Botanize
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To study plant-life.
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Botany
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The science that treats of plants.
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Bountiful
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Showing abundance.
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Bowdlerize
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To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages.
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Bowler
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In cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
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Boycott
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To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
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Brae
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Hillside.
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Braggart
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A vain boaster.
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Brandish
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To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear.
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Bravado
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An aggressive display of boldness.
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bray
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A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
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Braze
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To make of or ornament with brass.
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Brazier
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An open pan or basin for holding live coals.
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Breach
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The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
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Breaker
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One who trains horses, dogs, etc.
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Breech
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The buttocks.
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Brethren
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Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
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Brevity
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Shortness of duration.
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bric-a-brac
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Objects of curiosity or for decoration.
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Bridle
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The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.
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Brigade
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A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
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Brigadier
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General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
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Brigand
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One who lives by robbery and plunder.
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Brimstone
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Sulfur.
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Brine
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Water saturated with salt.
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Bristle
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One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
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Britannia
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Briticism
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A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British.
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Brittle
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Fragile.
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Broach
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To mention, for the first time.
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Broadcast
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Disseminated far and wide.
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Brogan
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A coarse, heavy shoe.
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Brogue
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Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people.
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Brokerage
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The business of making sales and purchases for a commission
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Bromine
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A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
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Bronchitis
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Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
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Bronchus
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Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
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Brooch
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An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside.
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Brotherhood
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Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
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Browbeat
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To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner.
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Brusque
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Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
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Buffoon
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A clown.
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Buffoonery
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Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc.
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Bulbous
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Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
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Bullock
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An ox.
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Bulrush
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Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
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Bulwark
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Anything that gives security or defense.
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Bumper
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A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health.
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Bumptious
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Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
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Bungle
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To execute clumsily.
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Buoyancy
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Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
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Buoyant
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Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
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Bureau
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A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
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Bureaucracy
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Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business.
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Burgess
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In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia.
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Burgher
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An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
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Burnish
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To make brilliant or shining.
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Bursar
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A treasurer.
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Bustle
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To hurry.
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Butt
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To strike with or as with the head, or horns.
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Butte
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A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
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Buttress
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Any support or prop.
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by-law
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A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
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