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All Words Glossary Glossary of Idioms Terms beginning with letter B Browse the Idioms 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  babe noun  (context, literary, or, poetic) A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. These events came to pass when he was but a . (slang) An attractive person, especially a woman. She's a real ! (also babes (singular)) Darling (term of endearment). Hey, , how's about you and me getting together?       back noun  The side of something opposite the front or useful side; the reverse side; the side that is not normally seen. Turn the book over and look at the cover. That which is farthest away from the front. He sat in the of the room. The part of something that goes last. The car was near the of the train. The rear of body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. Could you please scratch my ? In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team. verb  To go in the reverse direction. The train backed into the station. To support. I you all the way. (nautical, of the wind) the change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern) (nautical, of a square sail) to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship (nautical, of an anchor) to lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power adjective  Near the rear. Go in the door of the house. (context, after a change) In the previous state or position. He was on vacation, but now he"s . The office fell into chaos when you left, but now order is . Not current. I"d like to find a issue of that magazine. far, Far from the main area. They took a road. adverb (further back, furthest back) (Not comparable) To a previous condition or place. He gave the money. Away from the front or from an edge. Sit all the way in your chair. Step from the curb. In a manner that impedes. Fear held him .       background noun  One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously. The lawyer had a in computer science. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject. Context. Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history. A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground.) There was tons of noise in the . The photographer let us pick a for the portrait. (computing): (Windows): The solid color that provides contrast with items (usually icons) appearing on it. (computing): Activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user The antivirus program is running in the .       backward adjective  (context, of motion) Pertaining to the direction towards the back. (context, of motion) Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal. The occasional movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun. reluctant, Reluctant or unable to advance. Dont be in suggesting story ideas to local media but always think of the wants, needs and desires of their readers when selling-in story ideas.http://www.mortgagemagazine.com.au/detail_article.cfm?articleID=364 Of a culture considered undeveloped or unsophisticated. Most cruelly, the immediate security interests of the United States and the states surrounding Somalia are now to keep it a failed state, to prevent Islamists from consolidating even a weak state centered on Mogadishu. The leader of the victorious faction, one Aden Hashi 'Ayro, is said to be a veteran of Afghanistan; he knows well what a small sanctuary in a corner of the globe can mean for al Qaeda. http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2006/06/1851044 Pertaining to a thought or value that is considered outdated. Replace the morbid, bankrupting, idea of superpower domination: Weapons dismantled. Global warming reversed. Perhaps, in time, overpopulation, poverty, starvation, ignorance and disease all resolved. Thus, moral determination combined with 21st Century science, ecology and social initiatives will make possible a resonant fulfillment of our American Revolution http://www.counterpunch.org/bice01042003.html (Cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease. (Cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else. adverb  (context, of motion) In the direction towards the back; backwards       bad noun  (slang) error, mistake Sorry, my ! adjective (worse, worst) Not good; unfavorable; negative. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc. It is manners to talk with your mouth full. Not suitable or fitting. tricky; stressful; unpleasant Divorce is usually a experience for everybody involved. evil, wicked Be careful. There are people in the world. A result that is negative in the eyes of the speaker. faulty; not functional I had a headlight. Of food, spoilt, rotten, overripe. Of breath, malodorous, foul.       badly adverb  In a bad manner.       bag noun  A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc. One"s preference. Acid House is not my , I prefer the more traditional styles of music. (derogatory) An ugly woman. (baseball) First, second, or third base. He headed back to the . (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base. ''The grounder hit the and bounced over the fielder"s head. (context, preceded by "the") A breathalyzer device, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath. verb (bag, g, ing) To put into a bag. To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting. We bagged three deer yesterday. To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something. (context, slang, w:AAVE, African American Vernacular English) To be caught by the police. (context, slang, w:AAVE, African American Vernacular English) To bring a woman one met on the street with one. (context, slang, w:AAVE, African American Vernacular English) To laugh uncontrollably. (context, AU, slang) To criticise sarcastically. (context, medical) To provide artificial ventilation with a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.       balance noun  A pair of scales. (uncountable) equilibrium, Equilibrium in movement. (uncountable) support, Support for both viewpoints, substances etc or neither; neutrality. A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other verb (balanc, ing) (transitive) to make (items) weigh up. (transitive) (figurative) to make (concepts) agree. (transitive) to hold (an object or objects) precariously. (transitive) to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond. (intransitive) to be in equilibrium. (intransitive) to have matching credits and debits.       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.       band noun  A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. A group of musicians, especially (a) wind and percussion players, or (b) rock musicians. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; i.e. marching band. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves). (physics) A part of radio spectrum. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material. Valence band, conduction band. (Canadian English) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada. verb  (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose. To fasten together with a band. (ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around (a bird's) leg.       bandit noun  one who robs others an outlaw one who cheats others       bar noun  A solid, more or less rigid object with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length. (metallurgy) a solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section, whose smallest dimension is .25 inch or greater (US), a piece of thinner material being called a strip. Ancient Sparta used iron s instead of handy coins in more valuable alloi, to physically disencourage the use of money A cuboid piece of any solid commodity. bar of chocolate bar of soap A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart. A business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; public house. The counter of such a premises A similar device or simply a closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room. An official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity. (computing, whimsical, derived from fubar) Used to stand for some unspecified entity, usually a second entity following foo. Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar (legal: the Bar) Short for the Bar Exam, the legal licensing exam. He's studying hard to pass the Bar this time; he's failed it twice before. (British: the Bar) A collective term for barristers. (British: the Bar) (loosely) The profession of barristers. (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value. (music) One of these musical sections. (soccer) The crossbar An addition to a military medal, on account of a subsequent act A linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. (nautical) A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance, especially a formation extending across the mouth of a river or harbor or off a beach, and which may obstruct navigation. (FM 55-501). (heraldry) One of the ordinary, ordinaries in heraldry. See wikipedia article on the topic: (w, Ordinary (heraldry)) verb (bars, barring, barred, barred) (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something). (transitive) To prohibit. I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar. bar the door       bargain noun  An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. A contract is a bargain that is legally binding. --w:Wharton. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. And whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith. --w:Shak. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing at a bargain. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought cheap. She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. --w:Shak. ::{Bargain and sale} (Law), a species of conveyance, by which the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use, and the statute vests the possession. --w:Blackstone. ::{Into the bargain}, over and above what is stipulated;besides. ::{To sell bargains}, to make saucy (usually indelicate) repartees. Obs. --w:Swift. ::{To strike a bargain}, to reach or ratify an agreement. ``A bargain was struck.'' --Macaulay. verb (bargains, bargaining, bargained) (intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow. So worthless peasants for their wives. --w:Shak. (transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.       barrel noun  (countable) A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. a cracker The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons. Quotations 1882: Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons. &mdash; James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 205. 1882: 23 Hen. VIII, cap. 4... The barrel of beer is to hold 36 gallons, the kilderkin 18 gallons the firkin 9. But the barrel, kilderkin, and firkin of ale are to contain 32, 16, and 8 gallons. &mdash; James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 205. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; ''the of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. (obsolete) A jar. Obs. 1 Kings xvii. 12. (archaic) A tube. (zoology) The hollow basal part of a feather. (music) The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1). (context, idiomatic, surfing) A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. (context, US, specifically, _, New England) A waste receptacle. Throw it away in the trash . The ribs and belly of a horse or pony. verb (barrel, l, ed) to move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner He came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him.       base noun  Something from which other things extend; a foundation. The starting point of a logical deduction or thought. A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material. The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters. (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts. A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement. (baseball) One of the three places that a runner can stand in safety. (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer. (botany) The end of a leaf,petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support. (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a transistor. (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat. (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent. The logarithm to 2 of 8 is 3. (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated. adjective  (baser, basest) base (more base, most base) low inferior immoral common       bat noun  Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. They look like a mouse with membranous wings extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Altogether, there are about 1.000 bat species in the world. (context, offensive) An old woman. (1811) A low whore: so called from moving out like a bat in the dusk of the evening. verb (bats, batting, batted) (transitive) to hit with a bat. (intransitive) to take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. (intransitive) to strike or swipe as though with a bat The cat batted at the toy.       bate noun  strife, Strife; contention. 1598, William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2 :... and wears his boots very smooth, like unto the sign of the leg, and breeds no with telling of discreet stories; 1888, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night (Arabian Nights) :So the strife redoubled and the weapons together clashed and ceased not and debate and naught was to be seen but blood flowing and necks bowing; 1911, H.G. Wells, The New Machiavelli :The other merely needs jealousy and , of which there are great and easily accessible reservoirs in every human heart. = verb (bat, ing) (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate. (transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation; as, with bated breath.       battle noun  A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat. A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life. The whole intellectual that had at its center the best poem of the best poet of that day. -H. Morley. (obsolete) A division of an army; a battalion. The king divided his army into three battles. -Bacon. The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the , and on it alone depended the fate of every action. -Robertson. (obsolete) The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia. verb (battl, ing) (intransitive): To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories. (transitive): To assail in battle; to fight.       bead noun  (archaic) prayer, Prayer, later especially with a rosary. 1760: That he must believe in the Pope;"go to Mass;"cross himself;"tell his beads;"be a good Catholick, and that this, in all conscience, was enough to carry him to heaven. " Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 115) Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. A small round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire. A small drop of water or other liquid. beads of sweat verb  (intransitive) To form into a bead. The raindrops beaded on the car's waxed finish. (transitive) To apply beads to. She spent the morning beading the gown. (transitive) To form into a bead. He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire.       beam-ends noun  (nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship. Note: A ship is on her beam-ends when she has heeled over such that the beams are vertical and she cannot be brought back to an upright position.       beat noun  A pulsation or throb. A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece. A rhythm. A pause with the camera focused on one shot, often a characters face (often used in screenplays/teleplays). The route of a patrol by a guard or officer as in walk the beat. In newspapering, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business, etc.). A small part of a dramatic play. verb (beats, beating, beat, beaten) To hit; to knock; to pound; to strike. As soon as she heard the news, she went into a rage and the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled. To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm. He danced hypnotically while she the atabaque. To win against; to defeat; to do better than, outdo, or excel someone in a particular, competitive event. Jessica had little trouble beating John in tennis. He lost five games in a row. No matter how quickly Joe finished his test, Roger always him. (context, intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind. To mix food in a rapid fashion. cf. whip. Beat the eggs and whip the cream. adjective  (gay slang) fabulous Her makeup was beat! exhausted After the long day, she was feeling completely .       beaten verb  (past participle of, beat) <!--this belongs on the pgae for "beat" adjective  hit, knock.       beck noun  (Northern English dialect) A stream or small river.       become verb (becomes, becoming, became, become) To begin to be; to come to be; to turn into She became a doctor when she was 25. The weather will become cold after the sun goes down. To look attractive on, be suitable for That dress really becomes you.       bed 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.       behalf noun  Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.       believe verb (believ, ing) (transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth. Why did I ever you? (transitive) To accept as true. If you the numbers, you'll agree we need change. (transitive) To consider likely. I it might rain tomorrow. (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth. After that night in the church, I believed.       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.)       belt noun  A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. As part of the act, the fat clown's broke, causing his pants to fall down. A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt. Keep your fastened; this is going to be quite a bumpy ride. A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power. The motor had a single that snaked its way back and forth around a variety of wheels. A powerful blow, often made with a fist. After the bouncer gave him a solid to the gut, Simon had suddenly had enough of barfighting. (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product or feature (Corn Belt, Bible Belt). verb  (transitive) To encircle. The small town was belted by cornfields in all directions. (transitive) To fasten a belt. Edgar belted himself in and turned the car's ignition. The rotund man had difficulting belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue. (transitive) To hit with a belt. The child was remanded to state custody when the lacerations on her back where her parents had belted her in punishment were revealed. (transitive) To sing in a loud manner. He belted out the national anthem. (transitive) To drink quickly, often in gulps. He belted down a shot of whisky. (context, transitive, slang) To hit someone or something. The angry player belted the official across the face, and as a result was ejected from the game. (intransitive) To move very fast He was really belting along.       benefit noun  An advantage, help or aid. A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. A performance, etc, given to raise funds for some cause. verb  (transitive) To be a benefit (to someone). (intransitive) To be a benefit.       berth noun  A fixed bunk for sleeping in (caravans, trains, etc). Room for maneuver, maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.) A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park. A job or position, especially on a ship. (sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket. verb  (transitive) to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth (transitive) to assign a berth (bunk or position) to       better noun  (alternative spelling of, bettor) verb (betters, bettering, bettered, bettered) To improve. adjective  (comparative of, good or well, lang=English, POS=adjective) adverb  (comparative of, well, lang=English, POS=adverb)       BID initialism  twice a day       bidding verb  (present participle of, bid)       bide verb (bides, biding, bode or bided, bided or bidden) To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.       big adjective (bigg, er) Of a great size; large; the weakest sense of great size. Elephants are animals, and they eat a lot. (colloquial) Adult. Kids should get help from people if they want to use the kitchen. (colloquial) fat, Fat. Gosh, she is big! important, Important or significant. What's so about that? I do it all the time. popular, Popular. That style is very right now in Europe, especially among teenagers. (colloquial) (construed with on) enthusiastic, Enthusiastic (about). I'm not on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you. Of an industry or other field: Thought to have undue influence. There were concerns about the ethics of science.       Bill proper noun  (given name, male), diminutive of William. (context, UK, slang) A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill" (context, US, slang) One Hundred Dollars.       bill of health noun  A certificate stating whether or not there is infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the ship's master to present at the next port of arrival       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.       bit noun  A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to make holes. An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents. A quarter is two bits. (context, dated, UK) A coin of a specified value. A threepenny . A small piece of something. There were bits of paper all over the floor. A portion of something. I'd like a big of cake, please. (slang) A prison sentence. An excerpt of material from a stand-up comedian's repertoire. verb  (simple past of, bite) Your dog me! adverb  To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a"). That's a too sweet. =       bite noun  The act of bite Verb, biting. The wound left behind after having been bitten. That snake really hurts! The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting. After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites. A piece of food of a size that would be produced by bite Verb, biting; a mouthful. There were only a few bites left on the plate. (slang) Something unpleasant. That's really a ! (slang) An act of plagiarism. That song is a of my song! verb (bites, biting, bit, bitten) (transitive) To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth. As soon as you that sandwich, you'll know how good it is. (transitive) To hold something by clamping one"s teeth. (intransitive) To attack with the teeth. That dog is about to ! (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with. I needed snow chains to make the tires . (context, intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. Are the fish biting today? (intransitive) To fall for a deception. I've planted the story. Do you think they'll ? (context, intransitive, of an insect) To sting. These mosquitoes are really biting today! (context, intransitive, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision. This music really bites. (context, intransitive, slang) To plagiarize. He's biting my style.       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.       blame noun  The state of having caused a bad event. The for starting the fire lays on the arsonist. verb (blam, ing) To assert that something or someone caused a bad event; to place blame upon. The arsonist was blamed for the fire.       blanket noun  A cloth, usually large, used for warmth or sleeping. ''The baby was cold, so his mother put a over him. A layer of anything. The city woke under a thick of fog. A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed. A press operator must carefully wash the whenever changing a plate. adjective  In general; covering or encompassing everything. They sought to create a solution for all situations.       blast noun  A violent gust of wind. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast. Quotations 1957: Blast was produced by bellows worked by four 'blowers', three of whom worked at a time while the fourth stood ready to replace one of the others. &mdash; H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 146. An explosion. A loud, sudden sound. A from a trumpet. (cytology) An immature or precursor cell. verb  To make a loud noise. To shatter, as if by an explosion. To open up a hole in. Blast right through it. To curse; to damn. Blast it! Foiled again. To shoot. Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle. To return extra salvage to another location. To suddenly criticize or reprimand one bluntly or harshly in the face about his or her behaviour or choices, because of perceiving them as somehow threatening or annoying; to attack, verbally attack. My manager suddenly blasted me yesterday for being a little late to work for five days in a row, because I was never getting myself up on time.       bleed 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.       blow 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.       blue noun (wikipedia, Blue, Blue (colour)) (colorbox, blue) The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters. (context, snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 5 points. verb (blues, blueing or bluing, blued) (transitive) To make . (transitive) (context, Metallurgy) To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust. See Wikipedia article on bluing steel: (w, bluing (steel)) (intransitive) To turn . adjective (blu, er) Of the colour blue. (colloquial)(nautical) depressed, Depressed, melancholic, sad. The phrase "feeling blue" was coined from a custom among old deepwater ships to fly blue flags or have a blue band painted along the hull if the vessel lost a captain or officers during a voyage. (colloquial)(context, entertainment) pornographic, Pornographic. (US, politics) Of states or other political entities, tending to vote for the Democratic Party. Many of the traditionally states are on the east and west coasts. Congress turned in the mid-term elections. (rfv-sense) (US, politics) Of or pertaining to the Democratic Party. a advertisement (astronomy) of the higher-frequency region of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.       bluff noun  A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. (poker) An attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do. John's bet was a , he bet without even so much as a pair. verb  To make a bluff John bluffed by betting without even a pair. adjective  Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough. 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island, Treasure Island : ...he had a , rough-and-ready face, all roughened and reddened and lined in his long travels. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.       blush noun  An act of blushing. (uncountable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks. Confer rouge. (colour) A color between pink and cream. <table><tr><td>blush colour: &nbsp;</td><td bgcolor=" FAD1B1?" width="80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table> = verb (blush, es) To redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment.       boat noun  A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind. (context, poker slang) A full house verb  To travel by boat.       body noun (bodies) The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light. The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. The is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace. A corpse. Her was found at four o'clock, just two hours after the murder. The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremity, extremities (limbs, head, tail). The boxer took a blow to the . The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessory, accessories. The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the of the car was in remarkable shape. (archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms. Penny was in the scullery, pressing the of her new dress. An organisation, company or other authoritative group. The local train operating company is the managing for this section of track. A group of men or people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. I was escorted from the building by a of armed security guards. A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. We have now amassed a of evidence which points to one conclusion. Any physical object or material thing. All bodies are held together by internal forces. Substance; physical presence. We have given to what was just a vague idea. Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). The rioja, sadly, lacked . (programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.W:Subroutine, W       bold verb  To make a selected portion of text have a typeface with thicker and heavier strokes. adjective (wikipedia, bold, bold (typography)) courageous, Courageous, daring. 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 239c. : It would be extraordinarily of me to give it a try after seeing what has happened to you. (context, of a typeface) having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface The last word of this sentence is . presumptuous. 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 9. : even the boldest and most affirmative philosophy, that has ever attempted to impose its crude dictates and principles on mankind.       bolt noun  A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body, partially or completely threaded, and a larger head; it is inserted into an unthreaded hole (unlike a screw) up to the head, and a nut is threaded on the other end. A slide, sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. A bar of wood or metal dropped in hooks on a door and adjoining walls, or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a round in a gun. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult, especially a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow. A lightning spark, i.e. lightning bolt: a bolt from the blue. A large roll of material, e.g. fabric: a bolt of cloth. (nautical) The standard measurement of length of canvas for use at sea; 39 yards verb  To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. Bolt the vice to the bench. To secure a door by locking or barring it. Bolt the door. To accelerate suddenly. The horse bolted. To escape. Of a plant, to grow quickly; to go to seed. Lettuce and spinach will as the weather warms up.       bone noun  (uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. (countable) Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone. A bone of a fish; a fishbone One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone. (colour) an off-white colour, like the colour of bone. <table><tr><td>bone colour: &nbsp;</td><td bgcolor=" E4D4BA?" width="80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table> (context, US, colloquial) A dollar. (slang) An erect penis; a boner. (slang) domino, Dominoes or dice. (slang) (form of, shortened form, trombone) verb (bon, ing) (transitive) To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from. "They boned the roast before placing it in the oven." (context, transitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with. So, did you her? adjective  (colour) of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone. (colloquial) of something that is rubbish or broken =       book noun  A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. If initially blank, commonly referred to as a notebook. A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet). I'm running a on who is going to win the race. A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use. a of stamps a of raffle tickets A major division of a published work, larger than a chapter, commonly an academic publication or the Bible. The script of a musical. (usually, in plural) Records of the accounts of a business. A long document stored (as data) that is or will become a book; an e-book. (context, law) A colloquial reference to a book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement). (context, poker slang) four of a kind verb  (transitive) To reserve (something) for future use I want to a hotel room for tomorrow night I can tickets for the concert next week (transitive) To penalise (someone) for an offence. The police booked him for driving too fast (context, intransitive, slang) To travel very fast. He was really booking, until he passed the speed trap. (transitive) To write down. They booked that message from the hill (context, transitive, law) To receive the highest grade in a class. The top three students had a bet on which one was going to their intellectual property class.       boot noun  A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A blow with the foot; a kick. (automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car. Please put the luggage in the boot, not on the seats. (computing) The starting or re-starting of a computing device. It took three boots, but I finally got the application installed. A flexible cover of rubber, plastic or similar to protect a shaft, lever, switch etc. (usually with "the"): Sacked, dismissed. I am sorry for your husband and children, but I have to give the boot, give you the boot. (computing) (colloquial) The act or process of removing somebody from a chat room. A bootleg recording A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot. A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid. A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft's wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup. A wing boot. verb  To kick. I booted the ball toward my teammate. To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering) (colloquial) To forcibly eject. We need to those troublemakers as soon as possible (slang) To vomit. Sorry, I didn't mean to all over your couch. (computing) To start a system, eg. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap. Refers specifically to a cold start, ie. at the time power is first turned on. To describe a restart (warm start) performed when the system is already running, use to reboot. (computing) (colloquial) To disconnect, to be involuntarily removed from an online conversation; can refer to an accidental glitch, or a purposeful action by others I got booted from the chatroom., He booted me from the channel. 2002, Dan Verton, The Hacker Diaries - http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0072223642&id=le6jbnYNgQsC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=irc+booted&sig=UXlM74njMYW6gz4uZwV1fZV8Bbc Page 67 - "As an IRC member with operator status, Swallow was able to manage who was allowed to remain in chat sessions and who got booted off the channel." 2003, John C. Dvorak, Chris Pirillo, Online! - http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0131423630&id=jpGCib8MIgsC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=irc+booted&sig=1sCReq9FPBp4yk4WTyRi1YjkOPQ Page 173 - "Even flagrant violators of the TOS are not booted. 2002, Jobe Makar, Macromedia Flash Mx Game Design Demystified - http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0201770210&id=sdfWzPrNx2gC&pg=PA544&lpg=PA544&dq=irc+booted&sig=jL_eLr6Zhij93XmBWu6lw2-ULkw Page 544 - "In Electroserver, the kick command disconnects a user totally from the server and gives him a message about why he was booted.       bootstrap noun  A loop of leather or other material sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on. (computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory (computing) The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program. verb (bootstrap, p, ed) (computing) to load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot. (see pull oneself up by one's bootstraps) (computing) To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program. Bootstrapping means building the GNU C Library, GNU Compiler Collection and several other key system programs.http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6       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.       bow noun verb       brain noun  That part of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. An intelligent person. He was a total . (context, English pluralia tantum) A person who provides the intelligence required for something. The brains behind the scheme (in plural brains) Intellect. He has a lot of brains. By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations. The computer's is capable of millions of calculations a second. verb  (context, slang, transitive) To strike (someone) on the head. (transitive) To kill (a person) by smashing that person's skull. (seeCites)       bread noun  (uncountable) A foodstuff made by bake, baking dough made from cereals (countable) Any variety of bread. (slang) money, Money. verb  (transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.       break 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. &mdash; 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       breath noun  (uncountable) The act or process of breathe, breathing. I could hear the of the runner behind me. The child's came quickly and unevenly. (countable) A single act of breathing in and out. I took a deep and started the test. (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs. I could feel the runner's on my shoulder. (countable) A rest or pause. Let's stop for a when we get to the top of the hill.       breeches noun  (plural of, breech) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes. 1829, w:Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and w:Robert_Southey, Robert Southey, "The Devil's Thoughts," :And how then was the Devil drest? :Oh! he was in his Sunday's best: :His jacket was red and his were blue, :And there was a hole where the tail came through. (colloquial) Trousers; pantaloons; britches.       brew noun  The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage. (Commonwealth English) A cup of tea. (Commonwealth English) The act of making a cup of tea. (context, UK, colloquial) A hill. verb  (context, transitive, obsolete) To boil or seethe; to cook. (context, transitive, Commonwealth English) To prepare a teapot of tea. (context, transitive, Commonwealth English) To put the kettle on for a cup of tea. (context, transitive, Commonwealth English) To prepare, as beer or other liquor (or even ginger beer, shandy), from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation. w:William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, act III, scene I : She brews good ale. (transitive) To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct. w:William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare : Go, me a pottle of sack finely. (transitive) To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief. w:John Milton, John Milton : Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver! (intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer. w:William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare : I wash, wring, , bake, scour. (intransitive) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, orgathering; as, a storm brews in the west. w:William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare : There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest.       bridge noun  A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. The rope crosses the river. (anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose. Rugby players often break the of their noses. (dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent tooth, teeth. The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a . (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck. The first officer is on the . (music) The piece, on string instruments, that support the strings from the sounding board. (computing) A device which connects two or more computer bus, buses, typically in a transparent manner. This chip is the between the front-side bus and the I/O bus. (communication) A system which connects two or more LAN, local area networks at layer 2. The LAN uses a spanning tree algorithm. (music) A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody. The lyrics in the song's inverted its meaning. (chemistry) A valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads. (electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins. (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit (billiards, snooker, pool) A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports. verb (bridg, ing) To be or make a bridge over something. With enough cable, we can this gorge. (idiomatic) To span as if with a bridge. The two groups were able to their differences.       brief noun  An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court. (colloquial) A short news story or report. We got a news . (i, in plural for singular object) A short, legless undergarment; briefs. verb  (transitive) To knowledgeably summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power. The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability. (transitive, law) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court. adjective  Of short duration or distance. concise, Concise.       broke verb  (simple past of, break) (context, archaic, or, poetic) (past participle of, break) 1999 October 3, J. Stewart Burns, "Mars University", Futurama, season 2, episode 2, Fox Broadcasting Company : Guenther: I guess the hat must have my fall. (nautical) The sentence of a court martial which deprived an officer of his commission' He was and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea. adjective  (colloquial) lack, Lacking money; bankrupt (colloquial) broken, Broken.       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.       bucket noun  A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. I need a to carry the water from the well. (context, variation management) A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement. The amount held in this container. The horse drank a whole of water. Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a . (slang) An old car that is not in good working order. (context, basketball, colloquial) The basket. The forward drove to the . (context, basketball, colloquial) A field goal. ''We can't keep giving up easy buckets. verb  (intransitive) (colloquial) To rain heavily. It"s really bucketing down out there. (intransitive) (colloquial) To travel very quickly. The boat is bucketing along. (transitive) To place inside a bucket.       Bud proper noun  A male nickname. I remember many visits from my uncle Bud. (colloquial) A nickname for the beer Budweiser&reg;. I'd like a Bud, please.       burn noun  A physical injury caused by heat or caustic chemicals. She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire. The act of burning something. They"re doing a controlled of the fields. Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid. One and, two and, keep moving; feel the ! (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by an effective insult verb (burns, burning, burnt or burned) (intransitive) To be consumed by fire, or at least in flames. He watched the house . (intransitive) To feel hot, e.g. due to embarrassment. Her cheeks burned with shame. (context, intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone. (transitive) (ergative) To cause to be consumed by fire. He burned his manuscript in the fireplace. (transitive) To injure (a person or animal) with heat or caustic chemicals. She burned the child with an iron, and was put in jail for ten years. (context, transitive, slang) To betray. The informant burned him. (context, transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip. We'll this program onto an E-PROM one hour before the demo begins. (transitive) To waste (time). We have an hour to . (context, transitive, slang) To insult badly, leaving no possible comeback. I just burned you again. (context, transitive, cards) In pontoon, to swap a pair of cards for another pair.       bury verb (transitive) (buries, burying, buried) To ritualistically inter a corpse in a grave or tomb. (see burial) To place in the ground. "bury a bone" To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth - "she buried her face in the pillow", "buried the secret deep inside" To put an end to; to abandon. "They buried their argument and shook hands"       Bush proper noun (plural Bushes) A family name.       business noun (es, -) (countable) a person's occupation, work, or trade He is in the motor . (uncountable) commercial, industrial, or professional dealings He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in ! (countable) (context, business) a specific commercial enterprise or establishment I was left my father's . (uncountable) volume or amount of commercial trade Business has been slow lately. (uncountable) commercial dealings; patronage I shall take my elsewhere. (uncountable) something involving one personally That's none of your . (uncountable) serious work or endeavour Let's get down to . (uncountable) (context, slang, UK) something very good, top quality (possibly from the bee's knees) the business (countable) The collective noun for a group of ferrets.       by adjective  Out of the way, subsidiary; opposed to main. adverb  Along a path which runs by the speaker. I watched as it passed by.       bygone noun  A person or occurrence that took place in the past. adjective  In the past.       Browse the Dictionary 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  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550100250500 results per page.

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