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baseborn |
Adjective
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illegitimate |
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baseborn |
Adjective
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of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |
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bilinear |
Adjective
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linear with respect to each of two variables or positions |
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broadnosed |
Adjective
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of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses |
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belletristic |
Adjective
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written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content |
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banned |
Adjective
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forbidden by law |
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bootleg |
Adjective
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distributed or sold illicitly |
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bootleg |
Noun
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the part of a boot above the instep |
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bootleg |
Noun
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whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash |
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bootleg |
Verb
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to produce or distribute illegally |
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bootleg |
Verb
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to sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol |
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black-market |
Adjective
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distributed or sold illicitly |
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bimestrial |
Adjective
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two months long |
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bimestrial |
Adjective
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occurring every two months |
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beloved |
Adjective
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dearly loved |
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beloved |
Noun
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a beloved person |
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blaring |
Adjective
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unpleasantly loud and penetrating |
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blaring |
Noun
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a loud harsh or strident noise |
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best-loved |
Adjective
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preferred above all others and treated with partiality |
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baggy |
Adjective
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not fitting closely |
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booming |
Adjective
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used of the voice |
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booming |
Adjective
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very lively and profitable |
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barred |
Adjective
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marked with stripes or bands |
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barred |
Adjective
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action |
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borderline |
Adjective
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of questionable or minimal quality |
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borderline |
Noun
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a line that indicates a boundary |
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bowelless |
Adjective
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ruthless in competition |
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babyish |
Adjective
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characteristic of a baby |
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blood-and-guts |
Adjective
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marked by great zeal or violence |
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bigamous |
Adjective
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of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first |
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bilingual |
Adjective
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using or knowing two languages |
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bilingual |
Noun
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a person who speaks two languages fluently |
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bivalent |
Adjective
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used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis |
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bivalent |
Adjective
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having a valence of two or having two valences |
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bimetal |
Adjective
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formed of two different metals or alloys |
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bimetal |
Noun
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material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals |
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bimetallic |
Adjective
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formed of two different metals or alloys |
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bimetallic |
Adjective
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pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals |
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bally |
Adjective
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informal intensifiers |
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bimotored |
Adjective
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having two motors |
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bionic |
Adjective
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having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components |
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bionic |
Adjective
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of or relating to bionics |
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brachydactylic |
Adjective
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having abnormally short finger or toes |
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brachydactylous |
Adjective
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having abnormally short finger or toes |
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becalmed |
Adjective
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rendered motionless for lack of wind |
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blue-blooded |
Adjective
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belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy |
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barricaded |
Adjective
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action |
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blockaded |
Adjective
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action |
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blocked |
Adjective
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completely obstructed or closed off |
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blocked |
Adjective
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closed to traffic |