B Flashcards
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baboon
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a large monkey that lives in africa and south asia
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backgammon
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a game for two players, using flat round pieces and Dice on a board
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backhanded
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a compliment that seems to express praise or admiration but is actually insulting
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backlash
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a strong reaction from people aganist an idea or person
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backlog
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work that still needs to be done and should have been done earlier
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backstroke
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a style of swimming on ur back
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backwater
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a quiet town or place far away from cities, where not much happens
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backwoods
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an area in the forest that is far from any town
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bade
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past tense = bid
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badger
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an animal with black and white fur that lives under ground
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badlands
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an area of rocks and hills where no crops can be grown
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bag lady
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[impolite] an impolite word for a woman who lives on the street and carries all her possessions with her
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bagpipes
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a Scottish musical instrument which is played by blowing air into a bag and forcing it our through the pipes
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bald eagle
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a large north american wild bird with a white head and neck that is the national bird of the usa
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bale
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a large amount of something such as paper or hay that is tied tightly togehter
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baleful
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expressing a desire to harm someone
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balk
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to not want to do something
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ballad
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1) a slow love story 2) a long song or poem that tells a story
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ball game
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1) a game of baseball, backetball or football 2) [a whole new ball game = situation that is very different from the one you were in
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ballistics
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study of how objects move through the air when they are thrown or shot from a gun
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balloon
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2) to suddenly become much larger
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ball park
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1) place where u play ball 2) a ball park figure =a number or amount that is almost but not exactly correct
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balmy
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balmy weather or air is warm and pleasant
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bamboozle
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to trick or confuse someone
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banal
ordinary and not interesting
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bandstand
a structure in a park, used by a band playing music
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bandwagon
to start doing something because a lot of other people are doing it
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bandwidth
the amount of information that can be carried through a telephone wire or computer connection at one time
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bandy
to be mentioned by a lot of people
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bane
to be the thing that causes trouble or makes people unhappy
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banister
a row of wooden posts with a BAR along the top that you hold onto when you use stairs
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banjo
a musical instrument like a GUITAR with four or more strings, a circular body and a long neck
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banker
someone someone who has an important job in a bank
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bank on
to depend on something happening
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banner
excellect or successful
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banter
friendly conversation with a lot of jokes in it
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barbed
unkind humor or remark
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barbed wire
wire with short sharp points on it, usually used for making fences
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barbiturate
a drug that makes people calm and helps them to sleep
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bard
a poet
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bareback
on the back of a horse without a saddle
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barf
vomit
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barge
a boat with a flat bottom used for carrying goods on a canal
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baritone
a male singing voice that is fairly low not not the lowest
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barley
a grain used for making food and alcohol
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barnacle
a small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks firmly to rocks, boats, etc
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barnyard
the area on a farm around a barn
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barometer
1 ) an instrument for measuring changes in the air pressure and weather 2) something that shows any change in a situation
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baroque
relating to the very decorated style of art, music, buildings during the 17th century
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barracks
a group of buildings in which soldiers live
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barrage
1) a lot of complaints and questions 2) the continous shooting of guns
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barrel
1) large container 2) the part of the gun through which bullets are shot 3) to put someone in a situation where he/she is forced to d something 4) a unit used for measuring oil.
5** to move very fast, especially in an uncontrolled way
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barrette
a small metal or plastic object used to keep a women hair in place
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barring
unless something happens
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barrio
an are in a city where many poor, spanish-speaking people live
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barter
to exchange goods or services instead of money
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bash
to hit someone or something hard, causing pain or damage
2) to criticize so or st very strongly ( informal)
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bast
a party
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bashful
shy
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bashing
the act of physical
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bask
to enjoy sitting or lying somewhere warm 2) to enjoy the attention or approval you revive from someone
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bass
1) a guitar that plays low notes
2) the lowest male singing voice or a man with a voice like that
3) the lower half of the whole range of musical notes
4) a fish that lives both in the sea and in rivers, etc
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bassoon
a very long wooden musical instrument with a low song that you play by blowing into it
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baste
to pour liquid fat over food that is cooking
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bastion
a place or organization that protects old believes of doing things
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bated
in a very excited and anxious way
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battalion
a cheap piece of jewerly
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batter
1) a mixture of flour, eggs, milk, etc used for making cakes and shit
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battered
1) old and slightly damaged
| 2) a woman who has been attached by her male partner
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bawdy
jokes, songs about sex
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bawl
1) to should or cry loudly
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bay
1) a place where the coast curves aroung the sear
| 2) to prevent st dangerous or bad from happening or coming too close
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bayonet
a long knife attached to the end of a long gun
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bayou
a large area of water in the southeast US that moves very slowly and has many water plants
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bay window
a window that sitcks out from the wall of a house
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bazzar
2) an event at which a lot of people sell various things to collect money for an organization
3) a market in an asian or middle east countries
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BB gun
a gun that uses air pressure to shoot small metal balls
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beady
small and shiny eyes
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beagle
a dog with large ears, short legs and smooth fur, sometimes used in hunting`
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bearing
1) to have some influence on or effect on something
2) to find out where you are or what you should do
3) to become confused about where you were (lose your bearings )
4) the way someone moves or stands
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bear market
a situation in which the value of STOCKS is decreasing
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bepop
a style of jazz music
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beckon
to move your hand or show that you want someone to move toward you
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bedpan
a container used as a fouled by someone who is too sick or old to get out of bed
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bedraggled
looking dirty, wet and messy
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bedspread
A large cover that goes on top of a bed
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beech
A large tree with smooth gray branches or the hard wood of this tree
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beefy
a beefy an is big and strong
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beeline
(informal) to go quickly and directly toward someone or st
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beet
an alcoholic drink made from grain or a glass or can of this drink
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begrudge
to feel upset or jealous about something
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beguile
to interest and attract someone
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belch
1) to let air from your stomach come out loudly through your mouth (aka. burp -_-)
2) to send out a large amount of smoke, flames, etc
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beleaguered
having a lot of problems
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belie
to give you a wrong idea about something
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belligerent
wanting to fight or argue
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benediction
a prayer that asks God to protect and help someone
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benign
a tumor not caused by cancer
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bequeath
to arrange for someone to get something that belongs to you after your death
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bequest
money or property that you decide to give to someone after your death
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berate
to speak angrily to someone because she had done something wrong
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bereaved
when someone you love has died
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bereft
completely without something
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beret
a soft round hat that is almost flat
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berth
1) a place to sleep on a train or boat
| 2) a place near land where a ship can be kept
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beset
to make someone have a lot of trouble or problems
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besiege
1) to be surrounded by a lot of people or to be very worried
2) to receive a lot of letters, be asked a lot of questions
3) to surround a place with an army
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bevy
a large group of people
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bide
to wait untill the right time to do something
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biennial
happening every two years
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bigamy
the crime of being married to two people at the same time
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Big Apple
a (informal) name for New York City
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big brother
any person, organization or system that seems to control people's lives and restrict their freedom
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Big Dipper
a group of seven bright stars seen in the northern sky in the shape of a bowl with a long handle
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big government
a type of gov in which people think it is controlling their lives too much
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bigoted
having strong opinions that most people think are unreasonable, especially about race, religion, or politics
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bigwig
an imortant person
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bilateral
an agreement, etc between two groups or countries
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billfold
a wallet
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billow
1) if something made of cloth billows, it moves in the wind and fills with air
2) if a cloud or smoke billows, it rises in a round shape
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bimbo
an insulting word meaning an attractive but stupid woman
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binary
a system of counting, using in computers, in which only the numbers 0 and 1 are used
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biodegradable
a material, products, etc that is biodegradable is able to change or decay naturally s o that is does not harm the environment
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biotechnology
the use of living things such as cells, and bacteria in science and industry to make drugs, chemicals, etc
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bipartisan
involving two political parties
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bird-brained
silly or stupid
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bird seed
a mixture of seeds for feeding birds
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bird's eye view
a view from a very high place
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bisect
to divide something, especially a line or angle into two equal parts
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bishop
A chirstian priest with a vhigh rank who is in charge of the churches and priests in a large area
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bistro
a small restaurant or bar
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black head
a small spot on someone's skin that has a black center
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black jack
a card game, usually played for money, in which you try to get as close to 21 points as possible
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blacksmith
someone who makes and repairs things made of iron
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blacktop
the thick black substance used for covering roads
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blanch
to become pale because you are afraid or shocked
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blase
not worried or excited about things that most people think are important and impressive
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blatant
very noticeable and offensive
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bleary
unable to see clearly because you are tired or have bene crying
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bleat
to make the sound that a sheep or goat makes
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blemish
a small mark that spoils the appearance of st or so
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blight
st that damages or spoils st else or the condition of being damaged or spoiled
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blimp
an aircraft without wings that looks like a very large balloon
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blip
a flashing light on the screen of a piece of electronic
| 2) a sudden and temporary change in st from what usually happens
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blithe
seeming not to care or worry about the effects of what you do
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blitz
1) a situation when you use a lot of effort to achieve some, often in a short time
2) a sudden military attack, especially from air
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bloc
a large group of people or countries with the same political aims, working together
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bloodcurdling
extremley frightening
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bloodhound
a large dog with a very good sense of smell
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blood vessel
one of the tubes through which blood flows in your body
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blot
1) a mark or spot that spoils something or makes it dirty
| 2) to dry a wet surface by pressing soft paper or cloth on it
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blotch
a pink or red mark on the skin or a colored mark on something
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blow by blow
a description of an event that gives al the details exactly as they happened
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blowtorch
a piece of equipment that produces a small very hot game, used especially to remove paint
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blubber
to cry loudly, especially in a way that annoys people
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bludgeon
to hit someone many times with a heavy object
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bluebell
a small plant with blue flowers that grows in the forest
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bluebird
a small north american wild bird that sings and has a blue back and wings
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blue blooded
belonging to a royal or Noble family
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blue cheese
a strong tasting pale cheese with blue spots in it
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blue chip
companies or shares that are very unlikely to lose money
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blue grass
a type of country music from the southern and western us using string instruments such as the violin or banjo
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bluejay
a common north american will bird that has blue, black and white feather
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blue law
(informal) a law that controls activities that are considered immoral, such as drinking alcohol, working on sundays, etc
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bluemovie
a movie that shows a lot of sexual activities
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blue ribbon
a small piece of blue material gives to someone who sins a competition
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blurb
a short description giving information about a book, new product, etc
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B-movie
a cheaply made low quality movie
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boa constrictor
a large snake that is not poisonous, but kills animals by crushing them
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boar
1) a male pig
| 2) a wild pig
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bobbin
a small round object that you wind thread onto
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bobcat
a north american wild cat that has no tail
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bobsled
a small vehicle with two long thin metal blades that is used for racing down a special ice track
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bode
to be a good or bad sign for the future (bode well/ill)
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bobice
the part of a woman's dress above her waist
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bog
1) to become too involved in thinking about or dealing with one particular thing, so that you aren't able to make any progress
2) an area of wet, muddy ground
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boggle
(informal) used in order to say that something is difficult to believe or very confusing
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bohemian
living in a very relaxed or informal way and not accepting socitey's rules or behavior
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boisterous
noisy and full of energy
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bologna
a type of cooked meat often eaten in sandwiches
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bolster
to improve something by giving support and confidence
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bombastic
(disapproving) language that contains long words that sound important but have no real meaning
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bombshell
a shocking piece of news
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bonafide
real, true and not pretending to be something else
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bonanza
a lucky or successful situation in which people can make a lot of money
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bone marrow
the soft substance in the hollow center of bones
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bongos
a pair of small drums that you play with your hands
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booby prize
a prize given as a joke to the person who is last in a compeitition
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bookend
one of a pair of objects that you put at each end of a row of books to prevent them from failing
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bookie
(informal) someone whose job is to collect money that people bet on a race, sport , etc and who pays them if they win
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boom town
(informal) a city that has suddenly become very successful due to new industry
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boon
something that is very useful and makes our life a lot easier
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boondocks
a place that is long way from any town
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boor
someone who behaves in an unacceptable way in social situations
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booty
valuable things taken or won by the winners in a war or competition
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bop
1) a gentle hit 2) bebop
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botany
the scientific study of plants
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botch
to do something badly because you were careless or did not have the skill to do it well
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bottleneck
1) a place in a road where the traffic can pas easily so that care are delayed
2) a delay in part of a process that makes the whole process take longer
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bough
a main branch on a tree
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boulder
a large stone or piece of rock
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bourbon
a type of american whiskey made from corn
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bourgeois
(disapproving) too interested in having a lot of possessions and a high position in society
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bout
1) a shout period of time during which you do something a lot or suffer battle
2) a boxing or wresting
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bovine
relating to cows, or like a cow
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bowlegged
having legs that curve out at the knee
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bowling alley
a building where you can go bowling
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boxcar
a railroad car with high sides and a roof that is used for goods
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bozo
(informal) someone who you think is really silly or stupid
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bpbs, BPS
(bits per second) a measurement of how fast a computer or medium
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bracing
.1) air or weather that is cold and makes you feel very awake and healthy
2) making you feel excited and interested
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brackish
water that is not pure and is slightly salty
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braggart
someone who brags
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braise
to cook meat or vegetables slowly in a small amount of liquid in a closed container
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bran
the crushed outer skin of wheat or a similar grain
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brandish
to wave something around in a dangerous and threatening way (..ex..brandishing a knife)
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brandy
a strong alcoholic drink make from wine, or a drink of this
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brash
behaving and talking very confidently
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brass
1) a very hard bright yellow metal that is a mixture of copper and zinc
2) the people in an orchestra or band who play musical instruments such as trumpet or horn
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brassiere
a bra
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brass knuckles
a set of metal rings worn on your knuckles, used as a weapon
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brassy
1) sounding loud and unpleasant
| 2) a woman who is brassy talks loudly and behaves in a way that is confident
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bravado
behavior that intended to show how brace you are but in an unnecessary way
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brawn
physical strength
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breadth
1) the distance from one side of something to the other, especially something very wide
2) a wide range or variety
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breaker
a large wave with a white top that rolls onto the shore
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breakneck
extremely and often dangerously fast (..ex..she drove at a breakneck speed)
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breakout
successful and making someone or something famous or popular
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breathalyzer
a piece of equipment used by the police to see if a car drivers has drunk too much alcohol
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breathy
when you can hear a person breath when he/she speaks
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brethren
male members of an organization, especially a religious group
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brevity
1) the quality of expressing something in very few words
| 2) the quality of continuing for only a short time
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brewer
a person or company that makes beer
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brewery
a place where beer is made or a company that does that
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brew pub
a bar or restaurant that serves beer that i made locally, rather than by large companies
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bric-a-brac
small objects that are used for decoration in a houses
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bricklayer
someone whose job is to build things with bricks
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bridle
1) a set of leather bands put on a horse's head and used to control its movements
2) to put a bridle on a horse
3) to become angry or offended
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brigade
1) a large group of soldiers forming part of an army
| 2) a group of people who have similar qualities or beliefs
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brigadier general
an officer who has a high rank in the army , air force or marines
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brights
car headlights when they are on as brightly as possible
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brim
1) the part of a hat that sticks out protect you from sun and rain
2) the top of a container such as glass
3) to start to cry
4) to be full of a particular thing , quality or emotion
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brine
water that contains a lot of salt
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brisk
1) quick and full of energy
2) a trade or business that is brisk is very busy
3) weather that is brisk is cold and clear
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bristle
1 ) to behave in a way that shows you are very angry or annoyed
2) if an animal's hair bristles, it stands up stiffly because the animal is afraid or angry
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briches
1) very confident, in a way that annoys other people
2) humorous
3) (old-fashioned) pants
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brittle
1) hard but easily broken
2) a system, relationship, feeling that is easily damaged or destroyed
3) showing no kind feeling
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broach
to mention a subject that may be embarrasing or cause an argument
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broad
(spoken offensively) a woman
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broadband
a system in which computers are connected to the internet and can receive information at very high speed
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broadsheet
a serious newspaper printed on large sheets of paper
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broadside
1) with the longest side facing you
| 2) to crash into the side of another vehicle
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broadway
a street in new york that is known as the center of american theater
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brocade
think heavy-cloth that has a pattern of gold and silver threads
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brogue
1) a strong leather shoe, especially one with a pattern in the leather
2) an accent, especially an Irish or Scottish one
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bronchitis
an illness that affects your breathing and makes you cough
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bronco
a wild horse
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brontosaurus
a large dinasour with a very long neck and body
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bronze
1) a hard metal that is a mixture of copper and tin
2) a bull red brown color
3) a work of art made of bronze
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brood
1) a family of young bride
| 3) (humorous) = someone's children
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brook
a small stream
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brouhaha
(informal) unnecessary noise and activity
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browbeat
to make someone do something by continuously asking him/her to do it, especially in a threatening way
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brownstone
1) a type of red-brown stone, often used for building in the eastern
3) a house with a front made of this stone
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brunt
to have to deal with the worst part of something bad
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brusque
using very few words in a way that seems impolite
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brussels sprout
a small round green vegetable that has a slightly bitter taste
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buck
1) a dollar
2) the fact of being responsable for something
3) the make of some animals, such as deer, rabbits, etc
4) when a hose kicks its back feet up in the air
5) if a hose riding horse "bucks", it threw someone one its back
6) to oppose someone of do oppose of it
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budding
beginning to develop
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buff
1) someone who is interested in and knowles a lot of jazz, etc
2) to make a surface shine but polishing it with a cloth
3) having an attactraive boy
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buffalo
1) a large animals that resembles a cow
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BUFFON
s/o who does silly things that make you laugh
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buggy
a light carriage to bubble pulled by a horse
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bugle
a muscial instrument like trumpet, which is used in the army to call soldiers
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bulbous
fat and round
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bulldog
a dog with a large head, a flat nose, a short neck and short think legs
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bullhorn
a piecie of equipment that you hold up to your mouth when you talk, to make your voice louder
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bullion
blocks of gold or silver
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bullish
relating to an increase in prices in the STOCK MARKET
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bull market
a situation in which the value of shares in buisness increases
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bullpen
the area in a baseball field in which pitchers practice throwing
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bum
1) bad and useless
| 2) injuried
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bumblebee
a large hairy bee
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bumbling
behaving in a careless way and making a lot of mistakes
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bumper
very large
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bungalow
a small house that usually has only one level
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bungle
to do something badly
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bunion
a painful sore on your big toe
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buoy
1) an object that floats on the water, used for showing boats which parts of the water are safe or dangerous
2) to make someone feel happier, more confident, etc (buoyant = someone who is happy and confident)
3) to keep profits, prices, at a high level
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bureau
1) a gov department
2) an office or organization that collects or provides information
3) a chest of drawers
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bureaucracy
1) an offical system that is annoying/confusing because it has alot of rules, processess, etc
2) the officials in a gov who are employed rather than elected.
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bureaucratic
involving alot of complicated official rules and processes
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burgeoning
growing, increasing, or developing very quickly
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burgundy
1) red or white win from the burgundy are of france
| 2) a dark red color
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burlap
a type of thick rough cloth
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burly
big and strong man
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burnish
to polish metal until it shines
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burro
small donkey
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burrow
1) to make a hole or passage into the ground
| 2) a passage in the ground made by an animal such as a rabbit or a fox for it to live in
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busboy
a man whose job is to take away dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant
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bushed
very tired
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bushel
a unit for measuring dry food, equal to 8 gallons or 36.4 liiters
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bushy
hair/fur that grows thickly
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busing
a system in which students ride buses to schools that are far from where they live, so that a school has students of different races
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bust
1) to break s/t
2) to catch someone who has done something illegal
3) to use too much money
4) to go into out of etc a place quickly and violently
5) business that stops operating because it doesn't have enough money
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buster
1) s/t that ends a situation or that stops a particular activity
2) used when speaking to a man who is annoying you or whom you do not respoect
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bustle
1) busy and usually noisy activity
| 2) to move around quickly, looking very busy
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butte
a large hill with steep sides and a flat top
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buttercup
a small shiny yellow wild flower
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butterscotch
a type of candy made from butter and sugar boiled together
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buttress
1) to do s/t to support a system, idea, argument
| 2) a structure built to support a wall
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buxom
woman w large boobies
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buyout
a situation in which s/o gains control of a company by buying all of its shares
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buzzard
a large wild bird that eats dead animals
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bygones
to forgive someone for something bad that he or she has done to you
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by-line
a line at the beginning of a newspaper or magazine article that gives the writer's name
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BYOB
bring your own bottle = a party where you bring your own alchoholic drink
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bypass
1) a medical operation that repairs the system of arteries around the heart
2) a road that goes around a town or other busy place rather than through it
3) to avoid a place by going around it
4) to avoid obeying a rule, system or someone in an official position
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byte
a unit for measuring the amount of information a computer can use, equal to 8 bITS
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byway
a small road or path that is not used very much
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byword
the name of someone or something that has become so well known for a particular quality that it represents that quality
