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battalion
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A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming 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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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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begrdge
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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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belligent
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Mainfesting 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 chruch office endowed with funds or property for the maintence of divince service.
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beneficient
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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 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 at 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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benignant
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Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
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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 over 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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beroth
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To engage to marry.
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berothal
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Engagement to marry.
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bevel
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Any inclination of two surface other than 90 degrees.
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bewilder
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To confuse the perceptions or judgement 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, ot the literature bearing 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 coastline.
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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 one's 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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blase(`)
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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 offendingly 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 a 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 women's 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, accompnaied 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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bnolster
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To support, as something wrong.
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bomb
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An hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
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bombard
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To assail with any missle 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 languuage, especially on unimportant subjects.
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boorish
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Rude.
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bore
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To wear 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 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 study 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 band.
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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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bravo
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Well done.
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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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barzier
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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 of 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 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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broach
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To mention, for the first time.
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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; a broker.
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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 converying 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 stem, 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 a 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 corportate town.
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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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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 heads, 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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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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