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adjective
- (botany) pulpy, Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits. Asa Gray.
- Looking like a berry
- Producing berries
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adjective
- Producing berry, berries.
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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.
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noun (plural: basins)
- A bowl for washing, often affixed to a wall
- An area of water that drains into a river
- A rock formation scooped out by water erosion
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noun
- fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord.
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noun
- A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming and for eating food.
- A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus.
- (nautical) The metal point fixed on the bows of a war galley, used as a ram.
- (slang) A justice of-peace, or magistrate. Also a judge or chairman who presides in court.
- He's up before the beak again tomorrow.
- I clapp'd my peepers full of tears, and so the old beak set me free; I began to weep, and the judge set me free.
- (slang) The human nose, especially one that is large and pointed.
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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.
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noun
- (context, generally) One who bears.
- Someone who helps carry the coffin or a dead body during a funeral procession.
- A domestic servant in India.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, "Watches of the Night", Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 60:
- :The bar of the watch-guard worked through the buttonhole, and the watch"Platte's watch"slid quietly on to the carpet; where the found it next morning and kept it.
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noun
- A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, to sleep on.
- A prepared spot to spend the night in, as in camping bed.
- A garden plot, as in "bed of roses".
- The bottom of a lake or other body of water, as in "sea bed".
- An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, or other sessile shellfish is found.
- A flat surface or layer on which something else is to be placed, as a "bed of lettuce".
- A deposit of ore, coal etc.
- A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship, ship"s floor.
verb (bed, d, ed)
- To go to a sleeping bed.
- To put oneself to sleep.
- To settle, as machinery.
- To set in a soft matrix, as paving stones in sand, or tiles in cement.
- To set out plants in a garden bed.
- (Slang) To have sexual intercourse.
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noun
- bedlinen, Bedlinen; the textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
- bedclothes, Bedclothes.
- Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
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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.
| | bicyclic |
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adjective
- Having two cycles.
- (chemistry) Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused as in naphthalene, or separate as in biphenyl.
| | biennial |
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noun
- A plant that requires two years to grow its fruit.
adjective
- Occurring every two years.
| | biparous |
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adjective
- producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
| | bipartite |
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adjective
- having two parts
- (context, of an agreement or contract) having two participants; joint
- (botany) (of leaves) divided into two at the base
- (graph theory) (of graph)
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noun
- (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
- (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
- (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
- The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
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verb (bleeds, bleeding, bled)
- (intransitive) Of an animal, to lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
- To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing fluids.
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noun
- A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
- Flowers, collectively.
- (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
- The cherry trees are in bloom.
- A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor/vigour; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
- the bloom of youth
- The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
- Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.
- The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
- A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather. (Knight.)
- (mineralogy) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals.
- the rose-red cobalt bloom
- A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.
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noun
- a circular loaf of white bread
- a blooming flower
| | blossom |
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noun
- A flower, especially indicative of fruit as seen on a fruit tree etc.; taken collectively as the mass of such flowers.
- The has come early this year.
- The state or season of producing such flowers.
- The orchard is in .
verb
- (intransitive) To have or open into blossoms; to bloom.
- (intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish.
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noun
- The act of striking or hitting.
- A fabricator is used to direct a sharp to the surface of the stone.
- During an exchange to end round 13, Duran landed a to the mid-section.
- An unfortunate occurrence.
- A further to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park.
- (slang) (uncountable) cocaine
- A strong wind.
- We're having a bit of a this afternoon.
- (colloquial) A chance to catch one"s breath.
- The players were able to get a bit of a during the last timeout.
verb (blows, blowing, blew or (dialect) blowed, blown or (dialect) blowed)
- (intransitive) To produce an air current
- Quotations
- Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! ! -- King Lear
- (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
- The leaves through the streets in the fall.
- (intransitive) To explode
- Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to !
- (intransitive) (slang) To be very undesirable (see also suck)
- This blows!
- (intransitive) (of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater it has taken in while feeding.
- There's nothing more thrilling to the whale watcher than to see a whale surface and .
- There she blows! (That is, "I see a whale spouting!")
- (transitive) To propel by an air current.
- Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
- (transitive) To squander.
- I managed to $1000 at blackjack in under an hour.
- (transitive) (vulgar) To fellate.
- Who did you have to to get those backstage passes?
- (transitive) To create or shape by blowing; as, to blow bubbles, to blow glass
- (transitive) To play a musical instrument such as a horn or woodwind.
- "He was blowing saxophone for me." Ike Turner, interview by Terri Gross, "Fresh Air", NPR, 1996.
- (transitive) To leave
- Let's this joint.
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verb
- (past participle of, blow)
adjective
- distended, swollen or inflated
- panting and out of breath
- (glass) formed by blowing
- (marijuana) under the influence of drugs
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noun - The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.
- 1908: w:Kenneth Grahame, Kenneth Grahame, w:The Wind in the Willows, The Wind in the Willows
- : A fine powder filled the air and caressed the cheek with a tingle in its touch, and the black boles of the trees showed up in a light that seemed to come from below.
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noun
- The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
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noun (Plural: bonsai- English, bonsai or bonsais)
- A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by restriction of its roots and by careful pruning.
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proper noun
- a mixture of copper sulphate and lime that is sprayed on plants as a fungicide
| | boss |
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noun
- A person in charge of a business or company.
- Chat turned to whisper when the entered the conference room.
- A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor; someone who fires people.
- My complains that I'm always late to work.
- A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
- They named him because he had good leadership skills.
- The head of a political party in a given region or district.
- He is the Republican in Kentucky.
- (context, mechanical) A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
- (architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
- a hassock or footrest
- the strengthened area at the centre of a shield to the hand grip, which is attached to the rear of the boss. The boss is frequently made of metal even when the remainder of the shield is of wood or leather
verb (boss, es)
- To exercise authoritative control; to lord over; to boss around; to tell someone what to do, often repeatedly.
- You aren't my father. You can't me around!.
- (rare) To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
adjective
- (slang) of excellent quality, first-rate
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition.
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verb (botaniz, ing)
- To do the work of a botanist; as to inventory the plant life in an area.
- 1770: Dr Solander and Myself were botanizing — w:Joseph Banks, Joseph Banks, The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks, entry for 1770 January 22. http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty.html
- banks
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noun (botan, ies, -)
- (uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.
- The plant life, or the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group.
- (countable) A botanical treatise or study, especially of a particular system of botany or that of a particular place.
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noun
- A firm branch of a tree.
- When the breaks, the cradle will fall
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verb (brachiat, ing)
- (intransitive) To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.
- ...brachiating from handhold to handhold like chimpanzees in a jungle.
adjective
- Having decussate branches.
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noun
- (botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.
| | branch |
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noun
- The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing
- Something that divides like the branch of a tree
- A location of an organization with several locations.
- Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.
- (context, Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but smaller than a ward.
- An area in business or of knowledge, research
- (nautical) The certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters
verb (branch, es)
- (context, intransitive) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
- (context, intransitive) To produce branches.
- (context, intransitive, computing) To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
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noun
- (countable) An instance of breaking something into two pieces.
- The femur has a clean and so should heal easily.
- (countable) A physical space that open up, opens up in something or between two things.
- The sun came out in a in the clouds.
- (countable) A rest or pause, usually from work.
- Let"s take a five-minute .
- (countable) (tennis) (tennis) A game won by the receive, receiving player or players (in case of a double).
- (countable) (context, billiards) The first shot in a game of billiards
- (countable) (context, snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table
- (countable) (surfing) Place where waves break (ie. pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- 2005: The final in the Greenmount area is Kirra Point. — coolangatta.net http://www.coolangatta.net/coolangatta/surfbreaks.html
verb (breaks, breaking, broke, broken)
- (intransitive) To end up in two or more pieces that can't easily be reassembled.
- If the vase falls to the floor, it might .
- (intransitive) (medicine) Of a bone, to crack or fracture through a sudden physical strain, such as a collision.
- Don't slip and your leg.
- (intransitive) To stop functioning properly or altogether.
- Don't the fridge with your tools.
- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
- Let's for lunch.
- (intransitive) (tennis) To win a game as receiver.
- (intransitive) (context, sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot.
- Is it your or my turn to ?
- (transitive) To cause to end up in two or more pieces.
- I am going to your mask.
- (transitive) (medicine) (ergative) Of a bone, to cause to crack under physical strain.
- Don't try to his neck.
- (transitive) (medicine) (ergative) Of a bone, to fracture accidentally.
- Don't your fingers playing basketball.
- (transitive) (ergative) To cause to malfunction or stop working altogether.
- Did you two the trolley by racing with it?
- (transitive) To cause a person or animal to lose his/her/its will, usually obtained by means of torture.
- You have to an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden.
- America has used many forms of torture to their POWs.
- (transitive) To do that which is forbidden by (a rule or rules).
- When you go to Vancouver, promise me you won't the law.
- (transitive) (gaming slang) To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a player's favor.
- Letting white have three extra queens would chess.
- (transitive) (media) (ergative) to disclose or make known an item of news etc
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noun
- The process through which propagation, growth or development occurs.
- Your dog has had good breeding.
- The act of insemination by natural or artificial means
- The act of copulation in animals
verb
- (present participle of, breed)
- Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.
adjective (no comparative or superlative; used only before the noun)
- Of, relating to or used for breeding.
- Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.
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noun - The study of bryophytes (non-vascular plants including mosses and liverworts).
| | bryophyte |
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noun - (botany) A member of the Bryophyta (in the broadest sense). Any plant in which the gametophyte (haploid) stage of the lifecycle is the larger, persistent stage, and the sporophyte (diploid) stage is small and dependent upon the gametophyte. Bryophytes include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
| | Bud |
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proper noun
- A male nickname.
- I remember many visits from my uncle Bud.
- (colloquial) A nickname for the beer Budweiser®.
- I'd like a Bud, please.
| | bulbous |
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adjective
- Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
- One who is overweight and round in shape
- (botany) Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.
| | bundle |
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noun
- A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
- A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
- (biology) A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.
- (colloquial) A large amount, especially of money.
- A prank where many people jump (from ground level) on top of their victim(s).
verb (bundles, bundling, bundled)
- To tie or wrap together.
- To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.
- To dress someone warmly.
- (computing) To sell hardware and software as a single product.
- (intransitive) To hurry.
- (intransitive) To dress warmly.
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proper noun (plural Bushes)
- A family name.
| | button |
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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.
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