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belfry |
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a bell tower |
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bell |
Noun
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck |
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bell |
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the flared opening of a tubular device |
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bell |
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a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer |
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bell |
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a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed |
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bell |
Noun
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the sound of a bell being struck |
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bell |
Noun
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the shape of a bell |
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bell |
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(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell |
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bell |
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to attach a bell to |
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basement |
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the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level |
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basement |
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the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture |
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batten |
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a strip fixed to something to hold it firm |
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batten |
Noun
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stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber |
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batten |
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to secure with battens |
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batten |
Verb
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to furnish with battens |
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beauty spot |
Noun
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a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment |
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basic point defense missile system |
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a shipboard missile system |
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beaver board |
Noun
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a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp |
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battering ram |
Noun
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a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings |
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basilica |
Noun
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a Roman building used for public administration |
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basilica |
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an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica |
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becket |
Noun
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(nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other |
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belladonna |
Noun
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an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally |
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belladonna |
Noun
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perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries |
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batter's box |
Noun
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an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat |
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bell arch |
Noun
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a round arch resting on corbels |
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bed |
Noun
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep |
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bed |
Noun
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a plot of ground in which plants are growing |
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bed |
Noun
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a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track |
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bed |
Noun
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the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. |
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bed |
Noun
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single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance |
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bed |
Noun
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a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit |
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bed |
Noun
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a depression forming the ground under a body of water |
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bed |
Noun
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(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) |
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bed |
Verb
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to have sexual intercourse with |
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bed |
Verb
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to put to bed |
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bed |
Verb
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to place plants in a prepared bed of soil |
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bed |
Verb
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to furnish with a bed |
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basin |
Noun
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a bowl-shaped vessel |
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basin |
Noun
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a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe |
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basin |
Noun
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the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries |
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basin |
Noun
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a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it |
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basin |
Noun
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the quantity that a basin will hold |
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bellarmine |
Noun
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a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck |
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batting cage |
Noun
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a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice |
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basinet |
Noun
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a medieval steel helmet |
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bellbottom trousers |
Noun
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trousers with legs that flare |
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basketball hoop |
Noun
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horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball |
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batting glove |
Noun
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a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat |
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bell-bottoms |
Noun
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trousers with legs that flare |