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`Preface
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`How to Use This Dictiona
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`Key to Pronunciation
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`The Pocket Oxford American
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`Biographical Entries
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`Special Reference Appendi
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`Presidents of the United
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`States of the United Stat
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`Standard Weights and M
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`Conversion from Standai
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`Metric Weights and Mea:
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`Conversion from Metric
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`Chemical Elements
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`Countries of the World
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`betting /béting/ n. 1 gambling by risking money on an
`unpredictable outcome. 2 the odds offered in this.
`bet-tor lbétor/ 72. (also bet-tar) a person who bets.
`be-tween lbitwe'en/ prep. Ctr adv. oprep. 1 a at or to a
`point in the area or interval bounded by two or more
`other points in space, time, etc. (stopped between Bos—
`ton and Providence; we must meet between now and Fri-
`day). b along the extent of such an interval (there are
`five shops between here and the main road; works best be-
`tweenfive amisix, the numbers between 10 and 20). 2 sep—
`arating, physically or conceptually (the distance between
`here and the moon; the difference between right and wrong).
`3 a by combining the resources of (between us we could
`afford it). b as the joint resources of (55 between them).
`cby joint or reciprocal action (an agreement between
`its). 4 to and from (runs between New ibrle and LA).
`5 taking one and rejecting the other of (decide between
`eating here and going out). oad‘v. (also in between) at a
`point or in the area bounded by two or more other
`points in space, time, sequence, etc. (notfat or thin but
`in between).
`>1. Between is used in speaking of only two things,
`people, etc.: [We must choose between two equally unat—
`tractive alternatives. Among is used when more than
`two are involved: Agreement on landscaping was reached
`among all the neighbors. But where there are more than
`two parties involved, between may be proper to em-
`phasize the relationship of pairs within the group or
`the sense ‘shared by’: There is close friendship between
`the members ofthe club; relations between the UHired States,
`Canada, and [Mexico 2. Between you and 1, between you
`and he, etc., are incorrect; between should be followed
`only by the objective case: me, her, him, them.
`be‘twixt lbitwiksfl prep. Ca" adv. archaic between. D be-
`twixt and between colluq. neither one thing nor the
`other.
`bev-el /bévol/ n. {‘9’ v. on. 1 a slope from the horizontal
`or vertical in carpentry and stonework. 2 (in full bev-
`el square) a tool for marking angles in carpentry and
`stonework. w. (beveled, beveling or bevelled, bevel-
`iing) 1 tr. reduce (a square edge) to a sloping edge.
`2 intr. slope at an angle; slant.
`beV-el gear 11. a gear working another gear at an angle
`to it by means of beveled wheels.
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`betting ~ biceps
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`range, or understanding of(beyond repair; beyond ajoke;
`it is beyond me). 3 more than. undo. 1 at or to the far-
`ther side. 2 farther on. o n. (prec. by the) the unknown
`after death.
`bez-el lbézall n. 1 the sloped edge of a chisel. 2 the
`oblique faces of a cut gem. 3 a groove holding a watch
`crystal or gem.
`Bi symb. Chem. the element bismuth.
`bi- /bi/ comb. form (often bin- before a vowel) forming
`nouns and adjectives meaning: 1 having two; a thing
`having two (bilateral; biplane). 2 a occurring twice in
`every one or once in every two (biweekbt). b lasting for
`two (biennial). 3 doubly,
`in two ways (bt'concave).
`4 Chem. a substance having a double proportion of
`the acid, etc., indicated by the simple word (bicar—
`benate).
`bi-an-nwal fbi-iiny®ol/ adj. occurring, appearing, etc.,
`twice a year. no bi-an-nuoal-ly ado.
`>see note at BIENNIAL.
`bi~as /bias/ n. (if v. on. 1 (often fell. by toward, against)
`a predisposition or prejudice. 2 Statistics a systematic
`distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not al-
`lowed for in its derivation. 3 an edge cut obliquely
`across the weave ofa fabric. a 1'. tr. (biased, biasing; bi-
`assed, biassing) 1 (esp. as biased adj.) influence (usu.
`unfairly); prejudice. 2 give a bias to. n on the bias
`obliquely; diagonally.
`bi-ath‘lon lbi-éthlon, —l:in/ 11. Sports an athletic contest
`comprising skiing and shooting or cycling and run-
`ning. on bivath-Iete n.
`bib lbib/ n. 1 a piece of cloth or plastic fastened round
`a child’s neck to keep the clothes clean while eating.
`2 the top front part of an apron, overalls, etc.
`bl-be-lot /be’eblo/ n. a small Curio or artistic trinket.
`Bi-ble /bibal/ n. 1 a the Christian scriptures consisting
`of the Old and New Testaments. b the Jewish scrip-
`tures. 0 (bible) any copy of these (three bibles on the
`table). 2 (bible) calloq. any authoritative book (the
`woodworker’s bible).
`Bi-ble belt 11. the area of the southern and central US
`where fundamentalist Protestant beliefs prevail.
`bibvli-cal lbiblikal/ adj. 1 of, concerning, or contained
`in the Bible. 2resembling the language of the Au—
`thorizedVersion of the Bible. on bib-li.cal~ly ado.
`biblio- lbibleeo/ combforin denoting a book or books.
`bib-li-ogvra-phy /bibleeografee/ n. (pl. -phies) 1 a alist
`of the books referred to in a scholarly work. b a list of
`the books of a specific author or publisher, or on a
`specific subject, etc. 2 a the history or description of
`books, including authors, editions, etc. b any book
`containing such information. on bib-li-og-ra-pher n.
`bibili-o-graphiic /—leeagrafik/ adj. bib-li~o-graph-i-cal
`adj.
`bib-Il-O-phile /bibleeofil/ n. a person who collects or is
`fond of books.
`bib-u-lous /bibyalas/ adj. given to drinking alcohol.
`bbcam-erval lbikamarol/ adj. (ofa parliament or legis-
`lative body) having two chambers. no bi~cam~er-al-ism
`n.
`bi-car-bo-nate Ibika'arbanit/ n. 1 Chem. any acid salt of
`carbonic acid. 2 (in full bicarbonate of soda) sodium
`bicarbonate used as an antacid or in baking powder.
`bi-cen'ten-ar-y /bisenténaree, biséntaneree/ n. 69‘ adj.
`esp. Brit. = BICEN’I‘ENNIAL.
`bi-cen-ten-nioal /biseriténeeol/ n. (3‘ adj. en. 1 a two~
`hundredth anniversary. 2 a celebration of this. «adj.
`1 lasting two hundred years or occurring every two
`hundred years. 2 of or concerning a bicentennial.
`bi-CEpS /biseps/ n. (pl. same) amuscle having two heads
`See page xii for the Key to Pronunciation.
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`now /bisto/ utr. 1 (fall. by on, upon) confer (a gift,
`ht, ctc.). 2 deposit. on bestow-at n.
`mew Ibistro’o/ on:
`(past part. bestrewed or be-
`ewn /—stro‘on/) 1 (foil. by with) cover or partly cover
`surface). 2 scatter (things) about. 3 lie scattered
`:r.
`stride /bistrid/ 7;. tr. (past bestrode /—stro’d/; pastpart.
`stridden lestrid’nl) 1 sit astride on. 2 stand astride
`:r.
`t-sell-er n. a book or other item that has sold in
`go numbers.
`/bct/ ’U. {‘9’ n. .v. (betting; past and past part. bet or
`tied) 1 intr.
`(foll. by on or against with ref. to the
`iconic) risk a sum of money, etc., against another’s
`the basis of the outcome of an uncertain event.
`'r. risk (an amount) on such an outcome (bet $10 on
`horse race). 3 tr. risk a sum of money against (a ,
`rson). 4 tr. eollaq. feel sure (bet they’ve forgotten it): '
`l. 1 the act of betting (make a bet). 2 the money,
`3. staked (put Ll bet on). 3 colloq. an opinion (my bet
`that he won’t come). 4 colloq. a choice or course of
`tion (she’s our best bet). 1: you bet colloq. you may be
`re.
`ta /bayto, be'e—/ n. 1 the second letter of the Greek
`phabet (B, B). 2 the second member ofa series.
`~ta—block-er n. Pharm. a drug that prevents the stim-
`ation ofincreascd cardiac action, used to reduce high
`and pressure.
`-take /bitéyk/ urejl. (past beiook /bito’ok/; past part.
`ataken lbitaykanl) (foll. by to) go to (a place or per-
`m .
`Via) par-tiocle n. (also be-ta ray) a fast—moving elec—
`on emitted by radioactive decay of substances (orig.
`:garded as rays).
`-ta-tron lbaytatron, be’e—/ n. Physics an apparatus for
`:cclerating electrons in 21 Circular path by magnetic
`iduction.
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`~tei /be'et’l/ n. the leaf of the Asian evergreen climb—
`ig plant Piper betle, chewed in parts of Asia with the
`reca nut.
`ulel nut 71. the areca nut.
`(pl. bétes nolres pronunc.
`rte noire I'bet nwa’ar/ rt.
`sine) a person or thing one particularly dislikes or
`:ars; a bugbear.
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`i-iide /bitid/ o. poet. (only in infin. and 3rd sing. subj.)
`n'. happen to (woe betide him). 2 intr. happen (whate’et'
`my betide).
`i-to-ken lbitdken/ 'u.tr. 1 be a sign of; indicate. 2 an-
`or.
`e-took past of BETAKE.
`z-tray /bitray/ air. 1 place (a person, one’s country,
`'tC.) in the power of an enemy. 2 be disloyal to (anoth—
`:r person, etc.). 3 reveal involuntarily (his shaking hand
`wtmyed his fear). 4 lead into error. on be-tray-al rt. be.
`ray-er n.
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`a-iroth lbitrom, -tréwth/ 2:. tr. (usu. as betrothed adj.)
`bower-age /bévorij, be’vrij/ n. a drink (hot beverage; al»
`wind with a promise to marry. no be-trothval n.
`caholic beverage).
`ei~ter/bétar/ odj.,ado.,n., (fro. . adj. (camper. ofGOOD).
`bev-y lbévee/ n. (pl. ~ies) 1 a flock of quails or lurks. 2 a
`I ol‘a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind
`company or group (orig. of women).
`in better product). 2 partly or fully recovered from 111—
`bewall /biw:iyl/ on: 1 greatly regret or lament. 2 wail
`over; mourn for.
`iess (feeling better). o adv. (compar. of\VELIJ). 1 in a bet—
`:er manner (she sings better). 2 to a greater degree (like
`be-ware lbiwair/ 1). (only in imper. or infi'n.) 1 intt'.
`(of—
`it better). 3 more usefully or advantageously (is better
`ten foll. by of, or that, lest, etc. + clause) be cautious;
`take heed (beware of the dog; told us to beware; beware
`forgotten). on. 1 that which is better (the better of the
`two). 2 (usu. in pl; prec. by my, etc.) one’s superior in
`that you don ’tfall). 2 tr. be cautious of (beware the Ides
`ability or rank (take notice ofyour batters). - o. 1 tr.
`im—
`ofMarch).
`be~wil-der fbiwildar/ 2). tr. perplex or confuse. no be-wil-
`prove on; surpass. 2 tr. make better; improve. 3 refl.
`improve one‘s position, etc. o the better part of most
`dered-ly ado. be-wihderoing adj. be-wil-der-ment n.
`be-witch lbiwich/ 1!. tr. 1 enchant; greatly delight. 2 cast
`of. get the better of defeat; outwit; win an advantage
`over. go one better 1 outbid, etc., by one. 2 outdo
`a spell on. no be-wiich-ing adj. be-wiichdngdy adv.
`another person. had better would find it wiser to.
`be-yond lbiyond/ prep, add, {'9' n. .prep. 1 at or to the
`no bet-ter-ment n.
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`farther side of (beyond the river). 2 outside the scope,
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`uet-ier half 71. colloq. one’s mic or husband.
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