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4-letter words - B Flashcards

1
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(Hebrew) a false god

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BAAL

BAALS or BAALIM

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(Polish) a kind of cake

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BABA

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an attractive young woman

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BABE

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(Hindi) a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title answering to Mr. or Esquire

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BABU

BABUS. Also BABOO

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(Adj.) like a baby; (verb) to treat like a baby

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BABY

BABIER, BABIEST; BABIES, BABYING, BABIED

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(Welsh) affectionate term of address; (verb) to live as a bachelor

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BACH

BACHS, BACHES, BACHING, BACHED

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To support

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BACK

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(Pl.) baccalaureate

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BACS

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9
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(Pt.) to command

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BADE

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10
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(Pl.) not goods

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BADS

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(Pl.) a person’s sweetheart or lover: often used as an affectionate term of address

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BAES

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(Hindi) a thorny Indian tree

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BAEL

BAELS. Also BEL, BHEL

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In golf, to strike the ground with the sole of the club and so send the ball up in the air

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BAFF

BAFFS, BAFFING, BAFFED

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(Urdu) a coarse fabric, orig. Oriental

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BAFT

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15
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Think of Iraqi capital

(Hinglish) a garden

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BAGH

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16
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(3rd.) to put into a bag

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BAGS

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(Thai) the basic monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 SATANGS

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BAHT

BAHTS. Also BHAT but not *BHATS

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18
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(Hindi) a daughter-in-law, esp one who lives with her husband’s family when married

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BAHU

BAHUS

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19
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(verb) to release from arrest on payment of money

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BAIL

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20
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(verb) to set a trap etc. with food

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BAIT

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21
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(Malay) a short loose jacket worn in Malaysia and Indonesia

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BAJU

BAJUS

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22
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To dry, harden or cook by the heat of the sun or fire

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BAKE

BAKEN

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23
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Devoid of hair; to become devoid of hair

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BALD

BALDER, BALDEST; BALDLY; BALDS, BALDING, BALDED

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(Verb) to form into bundles

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BALE

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To stop short, refuse a jump

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BALK

Also BAULK, BAUK

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Anything spherical or nearly so; (verb) to form into such a shape

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BALL

BALLS, BALLING, BALLED.

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27
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A fragrant resin; (verb) to embalm

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BALM

BALMS, BALMING, BALMED

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28
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think Scottish royal seat

(Pl.) shoes

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BALS

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29
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(Hindi) in India, a bear

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BALU

BALUS. Also BALOO

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(Pl.) a hoax or cheat.

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BAMS

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31
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(Fr.) a bank, as at a casino

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BANC

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32
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A flat strip used to bind or mark anything; (verb) to mark with such a strip

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BAND

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(Noun) an evil, a poison; (verb) to harm, poison

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BANE

BANES, BANING, BANED

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34
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A loud, explosive noise; (verb) to make such a noise

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BANG

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35
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(Pl.) Romanian monetary unit

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BANI

No -S

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36
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An institution for the keeping of money; (verb) to deposit in such a place

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BANK

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37
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(3rd.) to prohibit

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BANS

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38
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To diet

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BANT

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39
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(Pl.) a steamed dumpling, usually eaten with a filling

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BAOS

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40
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(Pl.) large flat breakfast roll.

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BAPS

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41
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(Hindi) a spiritual father

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BAPU

BAPUS

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42
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A Moorish horse; a dark pigeon; (verb) to fit with a sharp point

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BARB

BARBS, BARBING, BARBED

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43
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(Welsh) a poet; a kind of armour for horses; (verb) to armour a horse

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BARD

BARDS, BARDING, BARDED. Also BARDE

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44
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Unclothed, uncovered; (verb) to uncover

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BARE

BARER, BAREST; BARELY; BARES, BARING, BARED

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45
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(Coll.) to vomit

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BARF

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46
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To make a sound like a dog

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BARK

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47
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The foam on malt liquors

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BARM

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48
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A building for storing hay, straw etc.; (verb) to store in such a place

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BARN

BARNS, BARNING, BARNED.

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49
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(Scots) a mound or cairn

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BARP

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50
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(Pl.) unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter.

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BARS

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51
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Mean; (verb) to place on a foundation

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BASE

BASER, BASEST; BASELY; BASES, BASING, BASED

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52
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To strike

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BASH

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53
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To lie in the warmth or sunshine; to enjoy and take great pleasure

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BASK

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54
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(Adj.) of a voice, deep; (verb) to utter in a deep tone

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BASS

BASSER, BASSEST; BASSLY; BASSES, BASSING, BASSED

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55
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Phloem, the conductive material in a plant; inner bark, esp of lime

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BAST

BASTS

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56
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To reduce the force of

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BATE

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57
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Water for immersing the body; (verb) to immerse onself in such water

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BATH

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58
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(3rd.) to strike with a wooden implement for hitting

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BATS

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59
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A sheet of cottonwool prepared in sheets for quilting

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BATT

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60
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A unit of data transmission speed of one bit per second

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BAUD

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61
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To stop short, refuse a jump (variant sp.)

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BAUK

Also BAULK, BALK.

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62
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(Scots) a joke, amusing incident

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BAUR

Also BAWR

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63
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A procurer, now only a female one, a woman who obtains women for prostitution

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BAWD

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64
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an Atlantic seabird

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BAWK

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65
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To shout or cry very loudly

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BAWL

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66
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(Irish) in Ireland, the fortification round a house, an enclosure for cattle

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BAWN

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(Scots) joke, amusing incident (higher-scoring version)

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BAWR

Also BAUR cf. BOWR

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68
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(Spenser) to bathe

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BAYE

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69
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(3rd.) to make a noise like a hound

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BAYS

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70
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(Spenser) to bate, abate

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BAYT

BAYTS, BAYTING, BAYTED

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71
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to throw (as a stone)

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BAZZ

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72
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A small ball strung with others in a rosary; (verb) to provide with such a ball

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BEAD

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73
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A bird’s bill

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BEAK

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74
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an infected sore

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BEAL

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75
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A ray of light; (verb) to smile

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BEAM

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76
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The name of several kinds of leguminous plants and their seeds; (verb) to strike on the head

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BEAN

BEANS, BEANING, BEANED

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77
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To carry

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BEAR

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78
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To strike repeatedly

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BEAT

BEATS, BEATING, BEAT, BEATEN, YBET.

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79
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(Fr.) a lover; a boyfriend

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BEAU

BEAUS or BEAUX

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80
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To beckon

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BECK

BECKS, BECKING, BECKED

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81
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(Obs.) a prayer

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BEDE

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82
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(3rd.) to put to bed.

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BEDS

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83
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A tent-dwelling nomadic Arab

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BEDU

BEDU > no -S. Also BEDUIN, BEDOUIN, BEDAWIN.

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84
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The meat of the cow; a steer or cow; (verb) to add strength to

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BEEF

BEEFS, BEEVES, BEEFS, BEEFING, BEEFED

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85
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(PaP.) BE.

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BEEN

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86
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The sound made by the horn of a car, etc; (verb) to make this sound

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BEEP

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87
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An alcoholic drink made from malted barley flavoured with hops

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BEER

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88
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(Pl.) any of various four-winged insects.

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BEES

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89
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A plant of the goosefoot family, with a red or white succulent root, used as food (red) and as a source of sugar (white); (verb) to improve or mend, esp. a fire

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BEET

BEETS, BEETING, BEETED

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90
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To beset

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BEGO

BEGOES, BEGOING, BEWENT, BEGONE

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91
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(3rd.) to ask, entreat.

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BEGS

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92
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(Scots) well off, comfortable.

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BEIN

Also BIEN

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93
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(Verb) to provide with a ringing device

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BELL

BELLS, BELLING, BELLED

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94
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(Pl.) a measure of noise.

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BELS

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95
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A band of leather or other material, esp one worn around the waist; (verb) to hit very hard

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BELT

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96
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(Greek) a synagogue platform

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BEMA

BEMAS or BEMATA. Also BIMA, BIMAH.

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97
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To curve

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BEND

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98
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The sesame plant

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BENE

BENES. Also BENNE, BENNI, BENI.

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99
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The sesame plant (variant sp.)

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BENI

BENIS. Also BENE, BENNI, BENNE

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100
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(Arabic) cannabis, Indian hemp, used as a weak narcotic

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BENJ

BENJES. Also BHANG.

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101
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Scottish mountains

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BENS

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102
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(Noun) a kind of grass

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BENT

BENTS

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103
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Barley, esp. the six-rowed barley

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BERE

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104
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(Afrikaans) a hill or mountain in S. Africa

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BERG

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105
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A fool

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BERK

Also BURK

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106
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A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch

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BERM

Also BERME

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107
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(Verb) to defeat

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BEST

BESTS, BESTING, BESTED

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108
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(Greek) a Greek letter

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BETA

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109
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To mend; to repair

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BETE

BETES, BETING, BETED. Also BEET

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110
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(Hebrew) the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet

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BETH

BETHS

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111
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(3rd.) to wager.

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BETS

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112
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An alcoholic drink; a drinking session

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BEVY

BEVIES. Also BEVVY

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113
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(Pl.) Turkish governor.

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BEYS

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114
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(Hindi) a brother-in-law

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BHAI

BHAIS

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115
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The basic monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 SATANGS (variant sp.)

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BHAT

BHATS. Also BAHT

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116
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(Hindi) a thorny Indian tree (higher-scoring sp.)

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BHEL

BHELS. Also BAEL, BEL.

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117
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(Hindi) a small whirlwind

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BHUT

BHUTS. Also BHOOT

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118
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To cause to incline to one side

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BIAS

BIASES or BIASSES, BIASING or BIASSING, BIASED or BIASSED

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119
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A mast support

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BIBB

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120
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(Irish) a type of banshee whose crying is an omen of death

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BIBE

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121
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(Pl.) item of clothing worn by babies to protect their clothes from food.

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BIBS

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122
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A pale blue or green paint

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BICE

BICES

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123
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To wait, dwell

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BIDE

BIDES, BIDING, BIDED or BODE, BIDDEN

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124
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(Hindi) a hand rolled cigarette

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BIDI

BIDIS. Also BEEDI.

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125
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(3rd.) to make an offer.

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BIDS

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126
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(Scots) well off, comfortable (variant sp.)

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BIEN

Also BEIN

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127
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A coffin stand to carry a dead person to the grave

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BIER

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128
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A blow; (verb) to strike hard

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BIFF

BIFFS, BIFFING, BIFFED; NB: BIFF, BOFF, BAFF

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129
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(Lat.) a two-horse chariot

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BIGA

BIGAE

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130
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Four-rowed barley

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BIGG

BIGGS. Cf. BERE.

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131
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(3rd.) to build.

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BIGS

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132
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(Coll.) a bicycle; (verb) to travel by such a means

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BIKE

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133
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A fluid secreted by the liver

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BILE

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134
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To cheat out of something valuable; to evade payment of creditors

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BILK

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135
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(verb) to charge someone for services

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BILL

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136
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(Hebrew) a raised platform in a synagogue (variant sp.)

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BIMA

BIMAS. Also BEMA, BIMAH.

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137
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To tie, fasten

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BIND

BINDS, BINDING, BOUND, BOUNDEN, YBOUND, YBOUNDEN.

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138
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The flexible shoot of climbing plant, especially hop

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BINE

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139
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Think crooner

A heap or pile; as, a pile of wood

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BING

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140
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A bench

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BINK

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141
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(3rd.) to discard.

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BINS

142
Q

(Abbr.) biography

A

BIOG

Also BIO

143
Q

(Pl.) biographies.

A

BIOS

144
Q

(Verb) to catch or snare winged creatures

A

BIRD

145
Q

(Scots) birch

A

BIRK

BARK, BERK, BIRK, BORK, BURK all good

146
Q

To carouse

A

BIRL

BIRLS, BIRLING, BIRLED. Also BYRL, BIRLE

147
Q

A tradename of a kind of ballpoint pen

A

BIRO

BIROS

148
Q
  1. (Scots) to whir 2. (Amharic) the monetary unit of Ethiopia
A

BIRR

BIRRS, BIRRING, BIRRED. BIRROTCH

149
Q

(Fr.) a cold dry northerly wind, mainly prevalent in spring, that occurs in and near Switzerland

A

BISE

BISES. Also BIZE

150
Q

A mistake, a blunder

A

BISH

151
Q

A kind of rich thick soup

A

BISK

BISQUE

152
Q

(Arch.) 2nd person singular of BE

A

BIST

153
Q

To seize or tear with the teeth

A

BITE

154
Q

A tree of dry tropical Africa and Asia

A

BITO

BITOS

155
Q

Think small pieces

(3rd.) to curb or restrain (as in a horse)

A

BITS

156
Q

Think of a drill

A post for fastening cables, etc; (verb) to secure a cable to such a post

A

BITT

BITTS, BITTING, BITTED

157
Q

(Fr.) a cold N or NE wind prevalent at certain seasons in and near Switzerland (higher-scoring variant)

A

BIZE

BIZES. Also BISE

158
Q

To talk idly; to tell tales

A

BLAB

159
Q

(Scots) to strike, disfigure

A

BLAD

160
Q

(ON) dark blue or bluish grey; lead-coloured

A

BLAE

BLAER, BLAEST

161
Q

To rob, steal

A

BLAG

162
Q

Pretentious nonsense; (verb) to talk stupidly or insipidly

A

BLAH

BLAHS, BLAHING, BLAHED

163
Q

The sound of a gunshot

A

BLAM

164
Q

(Sl.) a newspaper. (Verb) to cry like a sheep

A

BLAT

Also BLATT. BLATS, BLATTING, BLATTED.

165
Q

(Scots) to blow

A

BLAW

BLAWS, BLAWING, BLAWED, BLAWN.

166
Q

A small fish, aka BLEAK or ABLET

A

BLAY

BLAYS. Also BLEY

167
Q

A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc

A

BLEB

168
Q

(Pt.) to lose blood.

A

BLED

169
Q

(Scots) complexion

A

BLEE

BLEES

170
Q

A form of decay in fruit which is overripe; (verb) to decay like this

A

BLET

BLETS, BLETTING, BLETTED

171
Q

(Pt.) to produce a current of air

A

BLEW

172
Q

A small fish, aka BLEAK or ABLET (variant sp.)

A

BLEY

BLEYS. Also BLAY.

173
Q

(Russian) a small buckwheat pancake; (Verb) to cease from, stop

A

BLIN

BLINI, BLINIS or BLINY. Also BLINTZ, BLINTZE. BLINS, BLINNING, BLINNED.

174
Q

(Verb) to remove sound from a tape

A

BLIP

BLIPS, BLIPPING, BLIPPED.

175
Q

To transfer a large array of bits between different locations in a computer’s memory

A

BLIT

BLITS, BLITTING, BLITTED. NB BLITZ

176
Q

A drop or globule; (verb) to make such a drob

A

BLOB

BLOBS, BLOBBING, BLOBBED.

177
Q

(Fr.) a combination of States, parties, groups, or people, formed to promote a particular interest

A

BLOC

178
Q

A journal written on-line and accessible to users of the internet

A

BLOG

179
Q

A spot of e.g. ink; (verb) to remove excess ink etc.

A

BLOT

180
Q

To produce a current of air

A

BLOW

181
Q

To cry

A

BLUB

182
Q

Blood, in the sense of a close friend.

A

BLUD

183
Q

The colour of clear sky; to make this colour

A

BLUE

BLUER, BLUEST; BLUELY; BLUES, BLUING or BLUEING, BLUED.

184
Q

An ill-defined spot or smear; (verb) to make such a smear

A

BLUR

185
Q

(Aust.) short for BAOBAB, a tree native to Africa

A

BOAB

186
Q

(Dial.) to belch, vomit

A

BOAK

BOAKS, BOAKING, BOAKED. Also BOKE, BOCK.

187
Q

A male pig

A

BOAR

188
Q

(Pl.) kind of snake.

A

BOAS

189
Q

A small rowing, sailing or motor vessel; loosely, a ship; (verb) to sail about in such a vessel

A

BOAT

190
Q

A contagious skin disease resembling syphilis, aka YAWS

A

BOBA

BOBAS. Also BUBA.

191
Q

a well-to-do person who holds bohemian values and leads a bourgeois life

A

BOBO

BOBOS

192
Q

(3rd.) to move rapidly up and down

A

BOBS

193
Q

To vomit, belch (variant sp.)

A

BOCK

BOCKS, BOCKING, BOCKED. Also BOKE, BOAK.

194
Q

To foretell, be an omen of

A

BODE

195
Q

(Pl.) a person.

A

BODS

196
Q

(Verb) to give form to, to embody

A

BODY

BODIES, BODYING, BODIED

197
Q

(S. Afr.) a protruding belly

A

BOEP

BOEPS

198
Q

(S. Afr.) brother, chum

A

BOET

BOETS

199
Q

A hearty laugh. (Verb) to hit, strike

A

BOFF

Also BOFFO, BOFFOLA.

200
Q

(3rd.) to sink into a swamp

A

BOGS

201
Q

A goblin, a bugbear, an object of special dread

A

BOGY

BOGIES. Also BOGEY, BOOGERMAN, BOGEYMAN, BOGYMAN, BOOGEYMAN

202
Q

(Coll.) a Bohemian

A

BOHO

BOHOS

203
Q

(Pl.) an exclamation used to startle someone.

A

BOHS

204
Q

To pass rapidly from liquid into vapour with violent and copious production of bubbles

A

BOIL

205
Q

(Pl.) a lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance or manners.

A

BOIS

206
Q

(Dial.) to belch, vomit (2nd variant sp.)

A

BOKE

Also BOCK, BOAK.

207
Q

(Sl.) the nose

A

BOKO

208
Q

(Pl.) goat or antelope.

A

BOKS

209
Q

Think of Spanish ball

(Spanish) a throwing weapon

A

BOLA

210
Q

Brave, daring; (noun) boldfaced type

A

BOLD

BOLDER, BOLDEST; BOLDLY; BOLDS

211
Q

A fine earthy clay

A

BOLE

212
Q

The pod of a plant, as that of flax or cotton; (verb) to form pods

A

BOLL

BOLLS, BOLLING, BOLLED

213
Q

Think of Spanish skittle

(Spanish) a traditional long-bladed Philippine knife

A

BOLO

214
Q

A bar or rod that slides into a hole or socket to fasten a door; (verb) to fasten with such a bar

A

BOLT

215
Q

(Swahili) in Africa, a thorn enclosure

A

BOMA

216
Q

A hollow case containing explosive; (verb) to attack with such a device

A

BOMB

217
Q

Think of credentials

(Lat.) goods.

A

BONA

No -S

218
Q

Something that binds; (verb) to secure with such a thing

A

BOND

219
Q

A hard substance forming the skeleton of the higher animals; (verb) to remove this from a body

A

BONE

220
Q

To make a deep ringing sound

A

BONG

221
Q

To hit or thump; to have sexual intercourse with

A

BONK

222
Q

Osseous

A

BONY

Also BONEY.

223
Q

(Verb) to make a mistake

A

BOOB

224
Q

To express vocal disapproval

A

BOOH

BOOHS, BOOHING, BOOHED.

225
Q

A collection of sheets of paper, etc, bound or otherwise fastened together; (verb) to reserve in advance

A

BOOK

226
Q

(Scots) a bowl; (verb) to play bowls

A

BOOL

227
Q

A hollow sound or roar; (verb) to make a hollow sound

A

BOOM

228
Q

A timely benefit, a blessing

A

BOON

229
Q

A rude person

A

BOOR

230
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(3rd.) to express vocal disapproval

A

BOOS

231
Q

A covering for the foot and at least the ankle, often the calf or even higher up the leg, made of leather, rubber, etc; (verb) to kick

A

BOOT

232
Q

(Pl.) variety of jazz music.

A

BOPS

233
Q

(Ital.) a violent cold North wind that blows from the mountains (usually in the winter) towards the East coast of the Adriatic

A

BORA

234
Q

(Spenser) board

A

BORD

Also BOORD, BORDE, BOORDE

235
Q

To pierce, make a hole in

A

BORE

236
Q

To attack a candidate or public figure systematically, especially in the media

A

BORK

BARK, BERK, BIRK, BORK, BURK all good

237
Q

(Dial.) to smear with paint

A

BORM

238
Q

(Pa.P.) BEAR, to give birth to.

A

BORN

239
Q

(Pl.) East Anglian form of address meaning neighbour.

A

BORS

240
Q

Diamond dust or fragments

A

BORT

BORTS. Also BOART, BORTZ.

241
Q

(Coll.) meaningless talk

A

BOSH

BOSHES

242
Q

A bush; a thicket

A

BOSK

BOSKS. Also BOSQUE, BOSQUET, BOSKET. BOSKY. Cf. BISK/BISQUE

243
Q

Excellent; (verb) to order about

A

BOSS

BOSSER, BOSSEST; BOSSES, BOSSING, BOSSED.

244
Q

Think of Spanish boot

(Spanish) a leather bottle for wine

A

BOTA

245
Q

Think of Spanish bounce

Compensation for injury or damage to property

A

BOTE

246
Q

The two; the one and the other.

A

BOTH

No -S

247
Q

A cattle disease caused by botfly larvae

A

BOTS

248
Q

The maggot of a botfly

A

BOTT

Also BOT.

249
Q

(Scots) the body; bulk

A

BOUK

BOUKS. Also BUKE.

250
Q

To prepare oneself

A

BOUN

BOUNS, BOUNING, BOUNED. Also BOWNE.

251
Q

A contest

A

BOUT

252
Q

To roll or trundle

A

BOWL

253
Q

(Spenser) a muscle

A

BOWR

BOWRS

254
Q

(3rd.) to bend or incline downwards

A

BOWS

255
Q

Like a box

A

BOXY

BOXIER, BOXIEST; BOXILY

256
Q

(Sl.) a boyfriend

A

BOYF

BOYFS

257
Q

(Norwegian) a problem difficult to get to grips with

A

BOYG

BOYGS

258
Q

(Welsh slang) a boy, a young man

A

BOYO

BOYOS

259
Q

(3rd.) to play a female part as a boy

A

BOYS

BOYED, BOYING

260
Q

(US slang) a man, a fellow

A

BOZO

BOZOS

261
Q

(ON) a thin, flat, small-headed nail; (verb) to fasten with such a nail

A

BRAD

BRADS, BRADDING, BRADDED

262
Q

(Scots) a steep bank beside a river valley; a hillside

A

BRAE

263
Q

(Verb) to boast; (adj.) first-rate

A

BRAG

BRAGS, BRAGGING, BRAGGED; BRAGGER, BRAGGEST; BRAGLY.

264
Q

(S. Afr.) brackish, salty; (noun) a mongrel dog

A

BRAK

BRAKS

265
Q

The husks of grain sifted from the flour; (verb) to soak in water mixed with such husks

A

BRAN

BRANS, BRANNING, BRANNED

266
Q

an exclamation used to imitate the sound of a burst of gunfire from an automatic weapon

A

BRAP

No -S

267
Q

(Pl.) women’s underwear

A

BRAS

268
Q

A contemptuous name for a child

A

BRAT

269
Q

(Scots) fine, brave

A

BRAW

BRAWER, BRAWEST; BRAWLY

270
Q

To cry like a donkey

A

BRAY

271
Q

(Pt.) to cause to give birth; (noun) a person who lives in a small remote place

A

BRED

BREDS

272
Q

(Scots) the liquor in which anything has been boiled

A

BREE

BREES. Also BRIE, BROO.

273
Q

(S. Afr.) to speak with uvular r, especially in Afrikaans

A

BREI

BREIS, BREIING, BREID. Also BREY.

274
Q

(Arch.) to burn

A

BREN

BRENS, BRENNING, BRENT (not BRENNED*).

275
Q

(Southern US dial.) brother

A

BRER

BRERS

276
Q

To prepare by infusion

A

BREW

277
Q

(S. Afr.) to speak with uvular r, especially in Afrikaans (variant sp.)

A

BREY

BREYS, BREYING, BREYED. Also BREI.

278
Q

Think French cheese

(Scots) the liquor in which anything has been boiled (variant sp.)

A

BRIE

BRIES. Also BREE, BROO.

279
Q

A two-masted, square-rigged vessel

A

BRIG

280
Q

Think Tetrapak

(Arabic) a Tunisian deep fried spicy pastry filled with fish or meat and sometimes an egg

A

BRIK

281
Q

The upper edge of a vessel; (verb) to fill to this edge

A

BRIM

BRIMS, BRIMMING, BRIMMED.

282
Q

The rib of a fan

A

BRIN

283
Q

(Ital.) liveliness, enthusiastic vigour

A

BRIO

BRIOS

284
Q

Takes A- front hook

(Hebrew) a Jewish circumcision rite

A

BRIS

BRISSES. Also BRISS, BRITH

285
Q

A young herring, sprat or other fish

A

BRIT

BRITS. Also BRITT.

286
Q

(Dial.) a goad, a spike; (verb) to prod

A

BROD

BRODS, BRODDING, BRODDED.

287
Q

(Scots) an awl; (verb) to prick with an awl

A

BROG

BROGS, BROGGING, BROGGED.

288
Q

(Scots) unemployment benefit; the office at which people receive it

A

BROO

BROOS. Also BUROO

289
Q

Think brothers

(Pl.) a place for which one feels a strong affinity.

A

BROS

290
Q

the ridge over the eyes

A

BROW

BROWED

291
Q

An interjection expressing a feeling of cold.

A

BRRR

Also BRR.

292
Q

Think IRN, a soft drink

(Pl.) a friend.

A

BRUS

293
Q

(Fr.) of wines, unsweetened, dry; (noun) a very dry champagne

A

BRUT

BRUTS

294
Q

To grind the teeth

A

BRUX

BRUXES, BRUXING, BRUXED.

295
Q

(Scots) a lantern

A

BUAT

BUATS. Also BOWAT, BOWET.

296
Q

A contagious skin disease resembling syphilis, aka YAWS (variant sp.)

A

BUBA

BUBAS. Also BOBA.

297
Q

Think bubonic plague

(Lat.) an inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the groin, as in syphilis

A

BUBO

BUBOES, BUBOED. No -S

298
Q

(Pl.) strong drink.

A

BUBS

299
Q

A long flowing garment worn by men and women in Mali

A

BUBU

BUBUS. Also BOUBOU.

300
Q

The male of e.g. the deer; (verb) (of a horse, etc) to jump repeatedly into the air

A

BUCK

301
Q

(Hinglish) derogatory for an old man

A

BUDA

302
Q

(Hinglish) derogatory for an old woman

A

BUDI

303
Q

(Japanese) the system or philosophy of the martial arts

A

BUDO

304
Q

New plant offshoots

A

BUDS

305
Q

Dull yellow; (verb) to polish

A

BUFF

BUFFER, BUFFEST; BUFFS, BUFFING, BUFFED.

306
Q

Think Spanish toad

(Lat.) a black tincture in alchemy

A

BUFO

307
Q

(3rd.) to trouble, annoy.

A

BUGS

308
Q

A form of marquetry with e.g. gold and silver inlaid in tortoiseshell

A

BUHL

[From Charles André Boulle (1642-1732), a cabinetmaker in the service of Louis XIV]. Also BOULLE, BOULE, BUHLWORK.

309
Q

A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones

A

BUHR

BUHRS. Also BUHRSTONE, BURRSTONE, BURSTONE

310
Q

(Scots) a book

A

BUIK

BUIKS. Also BUKE.

311
Q

(Scots) a book (variant sp.)

A

BUKE

BUKES. Also BUIK.

312
Q

(Verb) to form a swollen root

A

BULB

BULBS, BULBING, BULBED.

313
Q

Volume or size; (verb) to fill out

A

BULK

BULKS, BULKING, BULKED.

314
Q

(Verb) to copulate with a cow

A

BULL

BULLS, BULLING, BULLED.

315
Q

Toilet paper; also, worthless paperwork, literature, or junk mail

A

BUMF

BUMFS. Also BUMPH.

316
Q

To make a heavy or loud noise; to knock dully

A

BUMP

317
Q

(3rd.) to scrounge; to hum like a bee.

A

BUMS

318
Q

A kind of artifical rubber made from BUTADIENE

A

BUNA

BUNAS

319
Q
  1. a league; a confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states. 2. in India, a man-made embankment or dam; (verb) to embank
A

BUND

BUNDS, BUNDING, BUNDED.

320
Q

The stopper of the hole in a barrel; (verb) to stop up or enclose with such a device

A

BUNG

321
Q

A box or recess in a ship’s cabin; (verb) to occupy such a place

A

BUNK

322
Q

A kind of sweet roll or cake

A

BUNN

BUNNS. Also BUN.

323
Q

(Pl.) a kind of sweet roll or cake.

A

BUNS

324
Q

Think baseball

(Verb) to knock

A

BUNT

325
Q

(Verb) to mark with floating devices

A

BUOY

BUOYS, BUOYING, BUOYED

326
Q

(Russian) in central Asia, a blizzard blowing from the North, or a summer wind from the North that causes dust storms

A

BURA

BURAS. Also BURAN.

327
Q

(Abbr.) suburb

A

BURB

328
Q

(Scots) a bird

A

BURD

Also BURDIE.

329
Q

A fortified town

A

BURG

330
Q

(Coll.) a fool (variant sp.)

A

BURK

BARK, BERK, BIRK, BORK and BURK all good

331
Q

A small knot in thread; a knot in wood; (verb) to finish cloth by removing such knots

A

BURL

BURLS, BURLING, BURLED

332
Q

To consume or injure by fire or great heat

A

BURN

BURNS, BURNING, BURNED or BURNT or (obs.) YBRENT.

333
Q

To belch

A

BURP

334
Q

(Verb) to remove a rough edge from

A

BURR

335
Q

(Pl.) a prickly seed-case.

A

BURS

336
Q

To hide in the ground; to cover

A

BURY

337
Q

(Verb) to cover or protect with shrubs

A

BUSH

BUSHES, BUSHING, BUSHED.

338
Q

To entertain by singing and dancing; to prepare

A

BUSK

339
Q

A kiss, esp. a rude or playful kiss; (verb) to kiss

A

BUSS

BUSSES, BUSSING, BUSSED.

340
Q

To break, shatter

A

BUST

341
Q

Occupied; (verb) to occupy oneself

A

BUSY

BUSIER, BUSIEST; BUSILY; BUSIES, BUSYING, BUSIED.

342
Q

(Sl.) a capsule of phenybutazone

A

BUTE

343
Q

(3rd.) to put forward as an objection.

A

BUTS

344
Q

To strike with the head, as a goat etc

A

BUTT

345
Q

(3rd.) to purchase.

A

BUYS

346
Q

To make a noise like that of insects’ wings

A

BUZZ

347
Q

(Scots) to bide

A

BYDE

BYDES, BYDING, BYDED.

348
Q

(Pl.) a pass to the next round (of a competition, etc.).

A

BYES

349
Q

(Scots) a nest of wasps or wild bees; a swarm, throng; (verb) to swarm

A

BYKE

BYKES, BYKING, BYKED.

350
Q

A cow barn

A

BYRE

351
Q

To carouse (higher-scoring variant sp.)

A

BYRL

BYRLS, BYRLING, BYRLED. Also BIRL, BIRLE.

352
Q

A set of usu. eight binary digits (bits) considered as a unit

A

BYTE

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