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bowling |
Noun
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(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman |
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bowling |
Noun
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a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them |
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boarding |
Noun
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the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft |
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boarding |
Noun
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a structure of boards |
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bell ringer |
Noun
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something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal |
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bell ringer |
Noun
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someone who plays musical handbells |
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bell ringer |
Noun
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a person who rings church bells, as for summoning the congregation |
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breakout |
Noun
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an escape from jail |
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bull's eye |
Noun
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something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal |
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bull's eye |
Noun
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in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target |
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bull's eye |
Noun
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the center of a target |
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backfire |
Noun
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a miscalculation that recoils on its maker |
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backfire |
Noun
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a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path |
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backfire |
Noun
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a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine |
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backfire |
Noun
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the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired |
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backfire |
Verb
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to set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire |
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backfire |
Verb
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to emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire |
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backfire |
Verb
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to come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
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backsliding |
Noun
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a failure to maintain a higher state |
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boomerang |
Noun
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a miscalculation that recoils on its maker |
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boomerang |
Noun
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a curved piece of wood |
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boomerang |
Verb
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to return to the initial position from where it came |
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breach |
Noun
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a failure to perform some promised act or obligation |
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breach |
Noun
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a personal or social separation, as between opposing factions |
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breach |
Noun
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an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) |
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breach |
Verb
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to make an opening or gap in |
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breach |
Verb
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to act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
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breach of contract |
Noun
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a breach of a legal duty |
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blunder |
Noun
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an embarrassing mistake |
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blunder |
Verb
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to utter impulsively |
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blunder |
Verb
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to make one's way clumsily or blindly |
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blunder |
Verb
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to commit a faux pas or make a serious mistake |
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blooper |
Noun
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an embarrassing mistake |
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breach of duty |
Noun
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a breach of due care |
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bloomer |
Noun
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an embarrassing mistake |
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bloomer |
Noun
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a flower that blooms in a particular way |
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breach of the covenant of warranty |
Noun
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a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title |
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breach of promise |
Noun
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failure to keep a promise (of marriage) |
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bungle |
Noun
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an embarrassing mistake |
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bungle |
Verb
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to spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly |
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bungle |
Verb
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to make a mess of, destroy, or ruin |
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breach of trust |
Noun
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violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him |
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breach of trust with fraudulent intent |
Noun
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larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking |
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breach of warranty |
Noun
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a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty |
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break |
Verb
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to act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
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break |
Verb
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to enter someone's virtual or real property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act |
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break |
Verb
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to happen or take place |
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break |
Verb
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to fail to agree with |
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break |
Verb
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to give up |
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break |
Verb
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to cause to give up a habit |