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All Words Glossary Glossary of Biographic Terms beginning with letter B Browse the Biographic Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  babbitt verb  (transitive) To line with babbitt metal to reduce friction.       Babel noun  The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible. Therefore is the name of it called . - Gen. xi. 9. Alternative spelling of babel.       Bach proper noun Bach, Johann Sebastian (music) German organist and composer His sons: Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christian, Johann Christoph Friedrich, Wilhelm Friedemann (German organists and composers)       bacharach noun  A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine.       bacon noun  A cut of meat from the sides, belly or back a pig, particularly, or sometimes other animals. A thin slice of pork in a long strip that is fried to a crisp.       Bailey proper noun  an English occupational name for a steward or official an English topographic surname from someone who lived by a bailey (the outer wall of a castle) (given name, male) derived from the surname. (mostly U.S:)(given name, female)       Baker proper noun  An English occupational surname from a baker, or owner of a communal oven       balboa noun  The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos       Baldwin proper noun  a surname derived from Germanic words bald, brave + wine, friend w:Stanley Baldwin, Stanley Baldwin British Prime Minister       ball noun  A solid or hollow sphere. An object, generally spherical, used for playing games. A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape. of wool (baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone. (context, pinball) An opportunity to launch the ball into play. (context, ballistics) A solid, sperical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc. (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions. (context, mathematics, more generally) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in a Euclidean space. (context, mildly, vulgar, slang, usually in plural) A testicle. (context, mildly, vulgar, slang, in plural) nonsense, Nonsense. That"s a load of balls, and you know it! " Synonyms " See WikiSaurus:Nonsense (context, slang, in plural) courage, Courage. I doubt he"s got the balls to tell him off. (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over. (anatomy) The ball of a foot verb  (context, transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.       balla noun  (context, nonstandard, slang) One who is a superior ball player (usually basketball). Wow! This guy's a serious ; he's gonna go pro.       Baltimore proper noun  A city in central Maryland, USA       bangs noun (plurale tantum) (context, mostly, US) hair cut so as to hang down over the forehead My keep getting in my eyes when I swim. (plural of, bang) verb  (third-person singular of, bang)       banks noun  (plural of, bank) verb  (third person singular of, bank)       Baraka proper noun  a surname       barber noun  A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers" hair and beards. verb  To cut the hair or beard of (a person).       bard noun  A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 2. : But the divine power cannot be jealous (nay, according to the proverb, 'bards tell a lie'), Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon. (Armor) A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.) (Armor) Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms. (Cookery) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. Specifically, Peruvian bark. verb  (Armor) To cover a horse in defensive armor. Quotations 1786: The defensive armor with which the horses of the ancient knights or man at arms, men at arms were covered, or, to use the language of the time, barded, consisted of the following pieces made either of metal or jacked leather, the Chamfron, Chamfrein or Shaffron, the Criniere or Main Facre, the Poitrenal, Poitral or Breast Plate, and the Croupiere or Buttock Piece. " Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 29. (Cookery) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.       baring verb  (present participle of, bare)       Barnes proper noun  an English topographic surname for someone who owned, lived in, or worked in a barn an English habitational surname for someone from the place of the same name in Surrey       baron noun  The male ruler of a barony.       Barry proper noun  (given name, male). A surname derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.       Barton proper noun  Any of many placenames in England An English habitational surname from the placenames       basho noun  (sumo) a sumo tournament of any kind       bass noun  A low spectrum of sound tones. Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the . A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than tenor. The conductor preferred to situate the in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra. A male singer who sings in the bass range. Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a , much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers. An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser. The musician swung the over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise. The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef. The score had been written without the treble and , but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff. adjective  Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency. The giant spoke in a deep, , rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.       basso noun  (music) A bass singer, especially in opera. (music) An instrumental part written for a bass instrument.       bates verb  (third-person singular of, bate)       Batista proper noun  A Cuban surname.       Baxter proper noun  A northern English, and Scottish occupational surname, a variant of Baker (given name, male, , ) A male given name transferred from the surname       beach noun  A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water. 1988: "Up and down, the lay empty for miles." - Second Son, Robert Ferro verb (beach, es) To run (something) aground on a beach.       beadle noun  a parish constable (context, Scottish English, ecclesiastic) an attendant to the minister a warrant officer       bean noun  The large edible seed of plants of several genera of Fabaceae. The seed pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae. A seed of coffee; coffee in the general. (British, slang, archaic) a guineau coin. (British, slang, usually in the negative) money. I haven't got a . verb (beans, beaning, beaned) To hit with a projectile, accurately. The pitcher beaned the batter, rather than letting him hit another home run.       beard noun  Facial hair on the chin, cheeks and jaw. (gay slang) A woman who accompanies a gay male in order to give the impression that he is heterosexual. verb  To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded. Robin Hood is always shown as bearding the sheriff, Sheriff of Nottingham.       Beaumont proper noun  An English habitational surname from either of several places in France       beck noun  (Northern English dialect) A stream or small river.       becket noun        becquerel noun  In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq       Bedford proper noun  The county town of Bedfordshire, England A truck manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors.       beer noun  (uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. (uncountable) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. (uncountable) A solution produced by seeping plant materials in water or another fluid. (countable) A glass of any of the above beverages. (context, Chinese English) Any alcoholic beverage.       beers noun  (plural of, beer)       Beethoven proper noun  A surname, usually applying to w:Ludwig van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven       begin verb (begins, beginning, began, begun) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.       Bell proper noun  A Scottish and northern English surname for a bell ringer, bell maker, or from someone who lived "at the Bell (inn)" The Bell telephone company (after w:Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.)       bellow noun  the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise verb  to make a noise like the deep roar of a large animal to shout or scream in a deep voice       bellows noun (pluralia tantum) A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint. (colloquial, or, archaic) lungs. (plural of, bellow) verb  (third-person singular of, bellow)       bench noun  A long seat, for example, in the park. They sat on a park and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons. In law, the people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary. They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the . (context, law, figurative) The place where the judges sit. She sat on the for 30 years before she retired. The place where players of a sport sit when not playing. He spent the first three games on the , watching. A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench. She placed the workpiece on the , inspected it closely, and opened the cover.'' (weightlifting) A horizontal padded surface, usually with a weight rack, used for support during exercise. verb (bench, es) (context, transitive, sports) To sideline; to remove a player from play. They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured. (context, transitive, weightlifting) To lift by bench pressing I heard he can 150 pounds. (slang) To push the victim back on the person behind them who is on their hands and knees and end up falling over       Benedict proper noun  (given name, male), best known for the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order. A surname derived from the given name.       benet noun  definite singular of ben category:Swedish noun forms verb  to surround as by a net       Benjamin proper noun  (given name, male). (biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel. As she breathed her last"for she was dying"she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin. - Genesis 35:18 (context, US, slang) A US$100 bill, which features a portrait of w:U.S. one hundred-dollar bill, Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate money: Dean Ornish: "Health Care: It's All About the Benjamins" Newsweek (April 12, 2006) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12256977/site/newsweek/ Movie title: "All About the Benjamins" (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278295/ Martha Baer: "It's Not All About The Benjamins" Tango Magazine (2007) http://www.tangomag.com/tabid/89/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/154/Its-Not-All-About-The-Benjamins.aspx       Bennett proper noun  An English surname, diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.       Benny noun (pl=Bennies) (UK, slang) A stupid or dull-witted person. (UK, slang) A temper tantrum proper noun  A male given name; a diminutive of Benjamin.       Bentley proper noun (pl=Bentleys) an English surname a British manufacturer of luxury motor cars       berg noun  City/home (colloquial) Short form of iceberg. point       Berkeley proper noun  A given name. A city in California. The University of California: .       Berlin proper noun  The capital city of Germany. One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.       Bernard proper noun  (given name, male), borne by medieval European saints.       berry noun (berr, ies) A small fruit, of any one of many varieties. A soft fruit which develops from a superior ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.       best noun  (uncountable) The supreme effort one can make I did my . (countable) The person (or persons) who is (are) most excellent. verb  (transitive) To beat in a contest. adjective  (superlative of, good, lang=English, POS=adjective) adverb  (superlative of, well, lang=English, POS=adverb)       bias noun (wikipedia, Bias (disambiguation), bias) (es, -, pl2=biasses) (countable) (uncountable) inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 4. : nature has pointed out a mixed kind of life as most suitable to the human race, and secretly admonished them to allow none of these biasses to draw too much (countable) (textile) the diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric (electronics) a voltage or current applied for example to a transistor electrode (statistics) the difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it verb (bias, es) (transitive) To place bias upon; to influence. Our prejudices our views.       Bilbo proper noun  A male given name. Bilbo Baggins (a character in the w:The Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings trilogy) A surname. Theodore G. Bilbo       bion noun  A cyborg or robot.       bird noun (tearoom) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended. 2003, The Beach House, James Patterson&mdash;Then she raised both hands above her shoulders and flipped him the bird with each one. verb  To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.       bishop noun  A high ranking official in the Catholic church who governs a diocese, or a similar official in other denominations and religions. (context, Chess) A piece that may be moved only diagonally. (slang) penis (see bash the bishop).       Bismarck proper noun  A German family name. A major German battleship during World War 2. Otto von Bismarck, one of the prominent German statesmen of the nineteenth century. (Canada) A jam filled donut. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_(pastry) Type of Jam filled donut       black noun  (colour) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light. <table><tr><td height="25">black colour: &nbsp;</td><td bgcolor="black" width="80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table> A black dye, pigment. A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment. (context, sometimes capitalised) A person of African descent. (context, billiards, snooker, pool) the black: The black ball. (baseball) The edge of home plate verb  To make black, to blacken. 1859: Oliver Optic, Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn, a Story for Young Folks http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=506735625&tag=Optic,+Oliver:+Poor+and+proud;+or,+The+fortunes+of+Katy+Redburn,+a+story+for+young+folks,+1859&query=+black+your&id=OptPoor :"I don't want to fight; but you are a mean, dirty blackguard, or you wouldn't have treated a girl like that," replied Tommy, standing as stiff as a stake before the bully. :"Say that again, and I'll your eye for you." 1911: Edna Ferber, Buttered Side Down http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=302756157&tag=Ferber,+Edna:+Buttered+Side+Down,+1911&query=+black+your&id=FerButt :Ted, you can your face, and dye your hair, and squint, and some fine day, sooner or later, somebody'll come along and blab the whole thing. 1922: John Galsworthy, A Family Man: In Three Acts http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00645065&id=vw6G-rbudVUC&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=%22black+his+eye%22&as_brr=1 :I saw red, and instead of a cab I fetched that policeman. Of course father did his eye. To apply blacking to something. 1853: Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=600775507&tag=Stowe,+Harriet+Beecher:+The+Key+to+Uncle+Tom's+Cabin,+1853&query=+black+his&id=StoKeyu? :...he must catch, curry, and saddle his own horse; he must his own brogans (for he will not be able to buy boots). 1861: George William Curtis, Trumps: A Novel http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=160888866&tag=EAF538&query=+black+your&id=eaf538 :But in a moment he went to Greenidge's bedside, and said, shyly, in a low voice, "Shall I your boots for you?" 1911: Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=91865750&tag=Beerbohm,+Max,+Sir,+1872-1956:+Zuleika+Dobson,+1911&query=+black+your&id=BeeZule :Loving you, I could conceive no life sweeter than hers -- to be always near you; to your boots, carry up your coals, scrub your doorstep; always to be working for you, hard and humbly and without thanks. (British) To boycott something or someone, usually as part of an industrial dispute. adjective  (context, of an object) absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and colourless. (context, of a place, etc) without light. (context, sometimes capitalized) Relating to persons of African descent or (especially in the US) their culture. (context, Ireland, idiomatic) Overcrowded. Bad; evil. 1655, Benjamin Needler, Expository notes, with practical observations; towards the opening of the five first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis. London: N. Webb and W. Grantham, page 168. : ...what a day would that be, when the Ordinances of Jesus Christ should as it were be excommunicated, and cast out of the Church of Christ. Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced. 1866, The Contemporary Review, London: A. Strahan, page 338. :Foodstuffs were rationed and, as in other countries in a similar situation, the black market was flourishing.       Blackwood proper noun  any of many places in England, Scotland and the United States an English and Scottish habitational surname derived from the placename       Blake proper noun  an English surname, derived from black (dark haired), or from Old English blac, pale or fair an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic í� Blí¡thmhaic a male given name derived from the surname       bland adjective  mild, Mild; dull; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave. a temper persuasion a sycophant Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. a oil a diet Lacking in taste or vigor. the coffee was the judge found the denfense's case to be       Bliss proper noun  an English surname (computing) a programming language used for systems programming primarily on computers produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Bliss is a parallel language to C, both being derived from B and BCPL       block noun  A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. A of ice. A of stone. A cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a base on which to cut something. Anne Boleyn placed her head on the and awaited her execution. A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets I'm going for a walk around the . A group of buildings in a city or town, demarcated by streets. A of flats. The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern. The place you are looking for is two long blocks east and one short north. (slang) The human head. I'll knock your off. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end. A of 100 tickets. (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one ore more physical sector, sectors (see cluster). (context, rigging) A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship. (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions. Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage). There's a in the pipe that means the water can't get through. (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). (Cricket) A shot played by holding he bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground. (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter"s court. (WikiSaurus?-link, head) verb  (transitive) To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass. The pipe is blocked. (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing. You're blocking the road - I can't get through. (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something). His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss. (transitive) The act of impeding an opponent in sports. He blocked the basketball player's shot. The offensive lineman, offensive linemen tried to the blitz. (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors. It was very difficult to this scene convincingly. (transitive, Cricket) To hit with a block. (intransitive, Cricket) To play a block shot.       Bloody Mary noun  alternative spelling of [bloody maryAntoienette marie vaughn] proper noun  w:Mary I of England, Mary I of England       bloomer noun  a circular loaf of white bread a blooming flower       boas noun  (plural of, boa)       bogan noun  (Australian) A person who is, or is perceived to be, unsophisticated or of a lower class background, more or less analogous to the US American term redneck. (New Zealand) An anglo-celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group historically classified by the wearing of black jumpers, or black concert T-shirts. Bogans often drive larger cars and are often referred to as petrolheads. (italbrac, North Western Ontario) A slang word for a Native person typically perceived as having gangster ties. adjective (italbrac, used only attributively; not comparative or superlative, lang=English) Characteristic of a bogan. He had a mullet.       Bogart proper noun  Surname of American actor w:Humphrey Bogart, Humphrey Bogart, among others.       bok adjective  (South Africa)(slang) keen or willing. "Do you want to go to the movies?" "ja I'm "       Bologna proper noun  A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. A city, the capital of Bologna also of Emilia-Romagna.       Bonaparte proper noun  A French surname Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) The family of Napoleon Bonaparte A former name for the island of Réunion       bond noun  Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds. A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture. Many say that government and corporate bonds are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks. A physical connection which binds, a band; often plural. The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron bonds. An emotional link, connection or union. They had grown up as friends and neighbors, and not even vastly differing political views could break the of their friendship. (context, chemistry) A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule. Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study of carbon bonds, in their many variations. A binding agreement, a covenant. Herbert resented his wife for subjecting him to the bonds of matrimony; he claimed they had gotten married while drunk. A sum of money paid as bail or surety. The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the was posted. Any constraining or cementing force or material. A of superglue adhered the teacups to the ceiling, much to the consternation of the cafe owners. (context, construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying. In Scotland, a mortgage. verb  (transitive) To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind. The gargantuan ape was bonded in iron chains and carted onto the stage. (transitive) To cause to adhere (one material with another). The children bonded their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage. (context, transitive, chemistry) To form a chemical compound with. Under unusual conditions, even gold can be made to bond with other elements. (transitive) To guarantee or secure a financial risk. The contractor was bonded with a local underwriter. To form a friendship or emotional connection. The men had bonded while serving together in Vietnam. (transitive) To put in a bonded warehouse. (context, transitive, construction) To lay bricks in a specific pattern. (context, transitive, electricity) To make a reliable electrical connection between two conductors (or any pieces of metal that may potentially become conductors). A house's distribution panel should always be bonded to the grounding rods via a panel bond.       bonnet noun  A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin. A traditional Scottish woollen brimless cap, also spelled bunnet. (context, AU, UK, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car. (nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.       booth noun  A small stall for the display and sale of goods. An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person.       Borg noun  A member of a fictional humanoid race in the w:Star Trek, Star Trek universe. usage note: Almost never employed in the plural within w:Star Trek, Star Trek novels and films. (In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Infinite Regress", Seven of Nine says "Borg? I hate Borgs" while playing kadis-kot with Naomi Wildman.) (slang) One who proselytises or assimilates. quotations 2005:"Go for the fun of it (yes, I am one of the Borgs) and don't let equipment bother you. Just remember this even when the Borgs assimilate you." &mdash; http://www.varp.net/photos/altindex.html proper noun  (uncountable) A fictional humanoid race in the w:Star Trek, Star Trek universe. verb  (slang) to assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation quotations: 2003:"NYTIMES - Microsoft trying to borg google." &mdash; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/silk-list/message/9479?viscount=100 2004:"The Christians could afford to spend generations converting northern Europe and that's exactly what they did. We have that example from history. We know there are other faiths out there that want to wipe us out, and there are other faiths out there that want to us. The fact that some are still here after decades means we aren't giving in this time, and you're one of the ones here over a decade." &mdash; http://www.talkaboutreligion.com/group/alt.religion.asatru/messages/130372.html 2004:"They are trying to turn you into them. They are trying to borg us." &mdash; http://forums.darkenbane.com/showpost.php?p=46395&postcount=1 (slang) to turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or assimilating them quotations: 2000:"We already do it and they tell us they're going to us with fucking stuff into our brains and we won't have to talk to each other." &mdash; "Charles Hayward", FREQ (http://www.freq.org.uk/hayward.html online) 2001:"Intel wants to us!" &mdash; Rick C. Hodgin, GeekNews? (http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2001sep/bch20010919007931.htm online)       born noun  (Geordie) (alternative spelling of, burn) A stream. verb  (past participle of, bear); given birth to.       borrow noun  (archaic) A ransom; a pledge or guarantee. (archaic) A surety; someone standing bail. 1819: "where am I to find such a sum? If I sell the very pyx and candlesticks on the altar at Jorvaulx, I shall scarce raise the half; and it will be necessary for that purpose that I go to Jorvaulx myself; ye may retain as borrows my two priests." " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe verb  To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. To adopt (an idea) as one's own. (linguistics) To copy a word from another language. (arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.       Bosch proper noun plural (context, mostly, UK) (pejorative?) The German people, as a group, but especially their armed forces. The Bosch we know was a hideous beast Beyond our era's ban, But soldiers still must honor the Hun As a mighty fighting man. George Smith Patton, Jr. (1885-1945) Note: Also used as an adjective.       Boswell noun  A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds proper noun  A Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin from Beuzeville in France w:James Boswell, James Boswell biographer of w:Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson       bourbon noun  A whiskey distill, distilled from a mixture of grains in which more than half is maize, aged in oak barrel, barrels. Made chiefly in the US. A Bourbon biscuit       bourgeois adjective  of or related to middle class attitudes and conventions. belonging to the middle class. of, or related to capitalist exploitation of the working class.       bow noun verb       bowers noun  (plural of, bower)       Boyle proper noun  An Irish surname. w:Robert Boyle, Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.       Bradford proper noun  A town in West Yorkshire, England. A habitational surname. (given name, male) derived from the surname, mostly American usage.       Bradley proper noun  A male given name       Braille noun or (especially US) braille A system of writing invented by w:Louis Braille, Louis Braille, in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips. adjective  Of, relating to or written in Braille.       brand noun  A branding iron. A mark of ownership made by burning, e.g. on cattle. (context, advertising) A name, symbol, logo, or other item used to distinguish a product or manufacturer from its competitors. Brands of breakfast cereal. (context, advertising) A product's attributes " name, appearance, reputation, and so on " taken collectively and abstractly. verb  (transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound. When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up. (transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership. The ranch hands had to every new calf by lunchtime. (transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses. Her face is branded upon my memory. (transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone). He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story. (transitive, marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images. They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box. adjective  (context, advertising) Associated with a particular product, service, or company. That computer company has recognition. Have we settled on our name?       brant noun (plural brants or collectively ) Any of several wild goose, wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla. adjective  (context, dialectal) steep, Steep, precipitous.       bream noun (plural or breams) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See sea bream.       Brewster proper noun  An English and Scottish occupational surname for a brewer of ale       bride noun  A woman who is going to marry or has just been married.       bridges noun ;bridges plural of bridge verb ;bridges present tense, third-person singular of bridge       Bridget proper noun  (given name, female, ).       bright noun  An artists brush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head. A neologism intended as a positive-sounding umbrella term to describe various kinds of non-religious and non-superstitious people. (w:Brights movement, There is a Wikipedia article on this usage.) Definition A person whose world view is free of supernatural and mystical elements. The ethics and actions of a bright are based on a naturalistic world view. (2003, Paul Geisert and Mynga Futrell) adjective ((compar): brighter, (superl): brightest) Visually dazzling, luminous, radiant; not dark. Intelligent. Vivid, colourful. Happy.       Brigid proper noun  (context, Irish mythology) The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Also known as Saint Brigid of Kildare, the lesser popularly known patron saint of Ireland and also patron saint of babies, blacksmiths, illegitimate children, dairy workers, chicken farms, midwives, travellers, sailors, scholars and nuns.       brill adjective  Wonderful, clever, amusing. Denotes approval of the noun it is applied to, comparable to "cool."       Brisbane proper noun  Large city and State capital of Queensland (Australia).       broad noun  A colloquial term for a woman or girl. Synonyms: see wikiSaurus:woman adjective  (of a person or object) wide in extent or scope having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad) (context, of an accent) strongly regional       Brooke proper noun  A surname (given name, female)       Brooks proper noun  A surname.       Brown proper noun  An English, Irish and Scottish surname. A nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion.       Browne proper noun  A surname.       Browning proper noun  An English surname. John Moses Browning, inventor of handguns In Europe, a small, semi-automatic handgun. For the first half-century of their manufacturer, the majority of semi-automatic handguns in Europe were designed by John M. Browning. Robert Browning, poet.       Bruce noun  (context, Australia, slang) A man. proper noun  A Scottish surname, most notably of Robert Bruce. (given name, male).       Bruno proper noun  A male given name.       brush noun  An implement with a handle, and a head with multiple more or less flexible bristles, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. A spring-loaded electrical contact, usually of carbon, between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine. The act of brushing something. She gave her hair a quick . (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience. He has had brushes with communism from time to time. The tail of a fox. In 3D computer games, a convex polyhedron, esp. one that defines structure of the play area. (context, poker, slang) The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino. verb (brushes, brushing, brushed) To clean with a brush. Brush your teeth. To untangle or arrange with a brush. Brush your hair. To apply with a brush. Brush the paint onto the walls. To remove with a sweeping motion. Brush the flour off your clothes. To touch with a sweeping motion. Her scarf brushed his skin. 1990 October 28, w:Paul Simon, Paul Simon, "Further to Fly", w:The Rhythm of the Saints, The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros. : Maybe you will find a love that you discover accidentally, who falls against you gently as a pickpocket brushes your thigh.       Bryan proper noun  A male given name, variant of Brian       buck noun  A male deer or goat. A male rabbit or hare. A male of other species, such as the ferret. An uncastrated sheep, a ram. (context, US, Canadian English, colloquial) A dollar (one hundred cents). (context, Canadian English, colloquial) By extension, one hundred of anything. The police caught me driving a -forty on the freeway. (context , North America, derogatory) A black or Native American man. A young buck; an adventurous or high-spirited young man. (context, UK, obsolete) Hence, a fop or dandy. (rfv-sense) (poker) A plastic disc used to represent the player in dealer position. blame, Blame; responsibility; scapegoating; finger-pointing. w:Harry S. Truman, Harry S. Truman, : The stops here. verb  Of a horse: to rise sharply up on its hind legs. Of a horse: to leap upward arching its back. 1848: At the same time we got speared, the horses got speared too, and jumped and bucked all about &mdash; Statement by Jackey Jackey (an Aborigine) published in William Carron Narrative of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Direction of the Late Mr. Assistant Surveyor E. B. Kennedy (http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty.html carron at Project Gutenberg Australia) By extension, to move in any sharp or jerking manner. By extension, to resist obstinately.       Buckingham proper noun  A town in Buckinghamshire, England A dukedom in the English peerage An English habitational surname derived from the placename       budge verb (budges, budging, budged) (colloquial) To move. I've been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won't an inch.       bull noun  The adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals. In particular, the uncastrated adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. A large, strong man. (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices. (slang) A policeman. verb (bulls, bulling, bulled) To force oneself (in a particur direction). He bulled his way in. To lie, to tell untruths. (British military) To polish boots to a high shine. adjective  Large and strong, like a bull. Of large mammals, male. a bull elephant (finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)       Bunsen noun bunsen (plural bunsens) (chemistry) (informal) Short form of Bunsen burner proper noun  w:Robert Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist       burger noun  a hamburger or similar sandwich       burgess noun  an inhabitant of a borough with full rights, a citizen (historical) a town magistrate       Burke proper noun  One of various places located in the United States. (See w:Burke, Burke in Wikipedia) an English surname       burnet noun (plural: burnets, ) (herb) an herb used in salads and herbal teas.       burns noun  (plural of, burn) verb  (third-person singular of, burn)       burr noun  A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter. A seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing. A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.       Burroughs proper noun  an English surname.       Burton proper noun  An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.       Bush proper noun (plural Bushes) A family name.       Bushman noun (pl=Bushmen) A member of a distinct ethnic group of nomadic people from southwest Africa. Any of the related Khoisan languages spoken by the San/Bushman peoples.       Butler proper noun (wikipedia, Butler (surname)) (PersonalName?) an English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant; Anglicized form of the French Boutilier       button noun  A knob or disc that is passed through a slit (buttonhole) in the adjacent material, serving as a fastener. April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind. A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism. Pat pushed the marked "shred" on the blender. (computing) In computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function. Click the that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page. A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric. The politician wore a bright yellow with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it. (botany) A bud. (slang) The clitoris. (curling) The center (bullseye) of the house. (fencing) The soft circular tip at the end of a foil. (poker) A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's . (poker) The player who is last to act, who possesses the button. verb  (transitive) To fasten with a button.       Byron proper noun  George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788"April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism. 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