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`ba-zoo-ka \bo-'zii-ka\ n [bazooka (a crude musical instrument madegf
`that indicate specific gravity in degrees
`pipes and a funnel)] (1943): a lightportable antitank weapon consist,
`baum marten \'baim-,mar-t*n\ n [part trans. of G Baummarder,fr.
`ing of an open-breech smoothborefiring tube that launches an armo;:
`Baum tree + Marder marten] (1905): the pelt or fur of the European
`Piercing rocket andis fired from the shoulder
`marten (Martes martes)
`BB \'bé-(,)bé\ n (1874) 1: a shotpellet 0.18 inch in diameterfor ugg
`baux-ite \'bok-,sit,
`'bak-\ n [F bauxite,
`fr. Les Baux, near Arles,
`in a shotgun cartridge 2: a shotpellet 0.175 inch in diameter for use
`France] (1861) : an impure mixture of earthy hydrous aluminum ox-
`in an air
`gun
`;
`ides and hydroxides that is the principal source of aluminum — baux-
`BCD\,bé-(,)sé-'dé\ n [binary coded decimal] (ca. 1962) : a compute,
`iteic \bok-'si-tik, bak-\ adj
`codefor representing alphanumeric information
`Ba-var-i-an \bo-'ver-é-on, -'var-\ n (1638) 1: a native or inhabitant of
`B cell n [bone-marrow-derived cell] (1968) : any of the lymphocyte,
`Bavaria 2: the High German dialect of southern Bavaria and Austria
`that have antibody molecules on the surface and comprise theanti,
`— Bavarianadj
`body-secreting plasma cells when mature — called also B lymphocyte:
`Bavarian cream n (ca. 1879) : flavored custard or pureed fruit com-
`compare T CELL
`bined with gelatin and whipped cream
`BCG
`vaccine \,bé-(,)sé-"jé-\_n [Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (an atten),
`bawebee \'b6-(,)bé, bo-'\ n [prob. fr. Alexander Orrok, laird of Sil-
`ated strain of tubercle bacilli), fr. Albert Calmette +1933 and Camille
`lebawbe fl 1538 Scot. master of the mint] (1542) 1: any of various
`Guérin +1961 Fr. bacteriologists] (1927) : a vaccine prepared from q
`Scottish coins of small value 2: an English halfpenny
`living attenuatedstrain of tubercle bacilli and used to vaccinate humap
`beings against tuberculosis — called also BCG
`baw-cock \'bo-,.kak\ n
`beau coq, fr. beau fine + cog fellow, cock]
`(1599) archaic :
`‘a fine fellow
`B complex n (1934) : vITAMIN BCOMPLEX
`bawd \"bod\ n [ME bawde] (14c)
`1 obs : PANDER 2 a: one who
`BC soil \'bé-'sé-\_n (ca. 1938) : a soil whose profile has only B hor.
`keeps a houseof prostitution: MADAM b: PROSTITUTE
`zons and C horizons
`bawdery \'bo-dré\ n [ME bawderie, fr. bawde] (15c)
`1 obs : UNCHAS-
`bdel-li-um \'de-lé-am\ n [ME,fr. L,fr. Gk bdellion] (14c) : a gum resin
`TITY 2: suggestive, coarse, or obscene language
`similar to myrrh obtained from various trees (genus Commiphora)of
`ibawdy \'b6-dé\ adj bawdei-er; -est [bawd] (1513) 1: OBSCENE, LEWD
`the East Indies and Africa
`.
`2: _boisterously or humorously indecent — bawd:iely \'bo-d*l-é\ adv
`be\'bé\ vb, past Ist & 3d sing was\'wez, "waz\; 2d sing were \'war\;p|
`— bawd-ieness\'b6-dé-nas\ n
`were; past subjunctive were; past part been \'bin, chiefly Brit ‘ben\;
`2bawdyn [prob.fr. !bawdy] (1656): BAWDRY 2
`pres part beeing \'bé(-i)n\; pres Ist sing am \om, 'am\; 2d sing are \'4r,
`bawdy house n (1552) : BORDELLO
`ar\; 3d sing is \'iz, oz\; pl are; pres subjunctive be [ME,fr. OE beon;
`akin to OHG bim am, L fui I have been, futurus aboutto be,fieri to
`Ibawl\'bol\ vb Me to bark, prob. of Scandorigin; akin to Icel baula
`to low] vi (1570)
`1: tocry out loudly and unrestrainedly : YELL, BEL-
`become, be done, Gk phynaito be born, be by nature, phyein to pro.
`Low 2: to cry loudly : WAIL ™ yt: to cry out at the top of one’s
`duce] vi (bef. 12c)
`1 a: to equal in meaning : have the same conno.
`voice — bawl-er n
`tation as : SYMBOLIZE (God is love) Januaryis the first month) (let x
`2bawl n (1792): aloud prolonged cry : OUTCRY
`~ 10) b: to have identity with <the first person I met was my
`bawlout vt (1905): to reprimandloudly or severely
`brother)
`c¢: to constitute the same class as d: to have a specified
`Ipay \'ba\ adj [ME,fr. MF bai, fr. L badius; akin to Olr buide yellow]
`qualification or characterization <the leaves are green) e: to belong
`(14c) : reddish brown (a ~ mare)
`to the class of <the fish is a trout) — used regularly in senses |g
`2bay n (1535) 1: a bay-colored animal; specif: a horse with a bay-
`through le as the copula of simple predication 2 a: to have anob.
`colored body and black mane,tail, and points — compare CHESTNUT4,
`jective existence : have reality or actuality : LIVE <I think, therefore]
`ISORREL1 2: areddish brown
`am) “once upon a time there was a knight) b: to have, maintain, or
`3bay n [ME,fr. MF baee opening,fr. OF, fr. fem. of baé, pp. of baer to
`occupya place, situation, or position (the book is on the table)
`remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in
`gape, yawn — more at ABEYANCE] (14c) 1: a principal compartment
`infinitive form <let him ~) d: to take place : OCCUR <the concert was
`of the walls, roof, or other part of a building or of the whole building
`last night) e: to comeor go <has already been and gone) <hasnever
`2: a main division of a structure 3: any of various compartments or
`sections used for a special purpose (as in an airplane, spacecraft, or
`been to the circus)
`f archaic: BELONG, BEFALL ~ verbal auxiliary |
`service station) (bomb ~) <cargo ~) 4: BAY WINDOW 1
`5: a sup-
`— used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive-voice
`auxiliary the money was found)<the houseis being built) 2 — used as
`port or housing for electronic equipment
`the auxiliary of the present participle in progressive tenses expressing
`4bay vb [MEbaien,abaien,fr. OF abaiier, of imit. origin] vi(14c) 1: to
`bark with prolonged tones 2: tocry out: SHOUT ~™ vt 1: to bark
`continuous action ¢he is reading) <I have been sleeping) 3 — used
`with the past participle of someintransitive verbs as an auxiliary form.
`at 2: to bring to bay 3: to pursue with barking 4: to utter in
`deep prolonged tones
`ing archaic perfect tenses (Christis risen from the dead —1 Cor15:20
`Sbay n (14c) 1: a baying of dogs
`2: the position of one unable to
`(DV)>)
`4 — used with the infinitive with to to express futurity, ar-
`retreat and forced to face danger (brought his quarry to ~) 3: the
`rangementin advance,or obligation <I am to interview him today) <she
`was to become famous)
`position of one checked <police kept the rioters at ~)
`Sbay n, often attrib [ME baye, fr. MF baie] (14c)
`1: an inlet of the sea
`be- prefix [ME,fr. OE bi-, be-; akin to OE bi by, near — moreat By]
`: on : around : over <bedaub) <besmear) 2: to a great or greater
`or other body of water usu. smaller than a gulf 2: a small body of
`waterset off from the main body 3: anyof variousterrestrial forma-
`degree : thoroughly <befuddle) (berate)
`tions resembling a bay of the sea
`tiously — in intensive verbs formed from simple verbs <bedeck) and in
`adjectives based on adjectives ending in -ed <beribboned) 4 : about
`Thay n [ME, berry, fr. MF baie, fr. L baca](15c)
`1 a: the European
`laurel
`(Laurus nobilis)
`b : any of several shrubs or trees (as of the
`: to : at
`: upon : against
`: across <bestride) <bespeak>
`: cause to be: treat as (belittle) (befool> <befriend)
`genera Magnolia, Pimenta, and Gordonia) resembling the laurel
`2
`a
`esp. excessively <bedoctor) 7: affect, afflict, treat, provide, or cover
`: a garland or crownesp.of laurel given as a prize for victory or excel-
`lence b: HONOR, FAME—usu.usedin pl.
`with esp. excessively (bedevil) a
`ba-ya-dere\‘bi-o-,dir, -,der\ n [F bayadére professional female dancer
`ibeach \‘béch\ n [origin unknown]
`(1535) 1: shore pebbles : SHINGLE
`2 a: ashore of a body of water covered by sand,gravel, or larger
`colors
`in india] (1856): a fabric with horizontal stripes in strongly contrasted
`rock fragments b: a seashore area
`2beach vt (1840) 1: to runor drive ashore
`bay-berery \'ba-,ber-€\
`n (1687) 1: any of several wax myrtles; esp
`a beach
`: a hardy shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) of coastal eastern No. America
`beach ball n (1940) : a large inflated ball for use at the beach
`bearing dense clusters of small berries covered with grayish white wax
`2: the fruit of a bayberry
`Beasktay \-:bdi\ n (1941)
`: a male beach attendant(as at a club or
`hotel
`Bayes-ian \'ba-zé-an, -zhon\ adj (1961) : being, relating to, or con-
`beach buggy n (1943): DUNE BUGGY
`cerned with a theory (as of decision makingorstatistical inference)
`involving the application of Bayes’ theorem andthe use of probabilities
`beach-combeer \'béch-,kd-mar\ n (1840) 1: a white man living asa
`drifter or loafer esp. on theislands of the So. Pacific 2: a person who
`models
`bse on prior knowledge and accumulated experience <~ probability
`searches along a shore(asfor salable refuse or for seashells) — beach-
`Bayes’ theorem \'baz-\ n [Thomas Bayes +1761 Eng. mathematician]
`comb\-,k6m\ vb
`beach flea n (1843) : any of numerous amphipod crustaceans (family
`(1939) : a theorem about conditional probabilities: the probability that
`an event A occurs given that another event B has already occurred is
`Talitridae) living on ocean beaches andleapinglikefleas
`equal to the probability that the event B occurs given that’A has al-
`beach-front\'béch-,frant\ n (1921): a strip of land that fronts a beach
`ready occurred multiplied by the probability of occurrence of event A
`beach-gover \-,g6-ar\ n (1954) : a person who frequently goesto the
`beach
`anddivided by the probability of occurrence of event B
`bayleaf n (15c): the dried leaf of the European laurel (Laurus nobilis)
`beach grass n (1681) : any of several tough strongly rooted grasses
`used in cooking
`that grow on exposed sandy shores; esp : any of a genus (Ammophila)
`of rhizomatous perennials widely planted to bind sandy slopes
`bay-man \'ba-mon, -yman\ n (1641) : a person and esp. a fisherman
`wholives or workson or about a bay
`beach-head\'béch-,hed\ n (1940) 1: an area on a hostile shore occv-
`pied to secure further landing of troops and supplies 2: FOOTHOLD
`ibay-o-net \'ba-o-not, -net,
`,ba-a-'net\ n [F baionnette, fr. Bayonne,
`France] (1704) : a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder
`beach pea n (1802): a wild pea (Lathyrus japonicus syn. L. maritimus)
`arm (asa rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat
`having tough roots and purpleflowers that is found along sandy shores
`beach plum n (1784) : a shrubby plum (Prunus maritima) having
`2bayonetvb -net-edalso -net-ted; -net-ing also -net-ting vt (1858)
`1
`: to stab with a bayonet 2: to compelordrive by orasif by the bay-
`white flowers and growing along the northeastern coast of No. Amel
`onet ™ vi:
`to use a bayonet
`ica; also: its edible usu. dark purple fruit that is used esp. in preserves
`beachside \'béch-,sid\ adj (1952): located at a beach
`bay-ou \'bi-(,))ii, -()0\ n [LaF, fr. Choctaw bayuk] (1763) 1: a creek,
`beach-wear\-,war, -,wer\ n (1928): clothing for wear at a beach
`secondary watercourse, or minorriverthatis tributary to another body
`of water 2; any of various usu. marshyor sluggish bodies of water
`beachy\'bé-ché\ adj (1597): covered with pebbles or shingle
`bay rum n (1840) : a fragrant cosmetic and medicinal liquid distilled
`thea-con \'bé-kon\ n [ME beken, fr. OE béacen sign; akin to OHG
`from the leaves of a West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa) or usu.
`bouhhan sign] (14c) 1: a signal fire commonly onahill, tower, of
`prepared from essential oils, alcohol, and water
`pole
`2 a: a lighthouse or other signal for guidance b: a radi0
`Bay Stat-er \'ba-,sta-tor\ n (1845) : a native or resident of Massa-
`transmitter emitting signals for guidance of aircraft 3: a source of
`chusetts—used as a nickname
`light or inspiration
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