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barcarolle |
Noun
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a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers |
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bluegrass |
Noun
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a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars |
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bluegrass |
Noun
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any of various grasses of the genus Poa |
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bop |
Noun
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an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) |
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bop |
Verb
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to hit hard |
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bop |
Verb
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to dance the bebop |
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bebop |
Noun
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an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) |
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bebop |
Verb
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to dance the bebop |
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boogie |
Noun
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an instrumental version of the blues, especially for piano |
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boogie |
Verb
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to dance to boogie music |
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boogie-woogie |
Noun
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an instrumental version of the blues, especially for piano |
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blues |
Noun
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a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century |
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blues |
Noun
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a state of depression |
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blue note |
Noun
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a flattened third or seventh |
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berceuse |
Noun
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a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep |
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banquet song |
Noun
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a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet |
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bass part |
Noun
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the lowest part in polyphonic music |
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black humor |
Noun
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the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect |
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belling |
Noun
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a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple |
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basso continuo |
Noun
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a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played |
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black humour |
Noun
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the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect |
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battle cry |
Noun
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a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle |
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battle cry |
Noun
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a slogan used to rally support for a cause |
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bellow |
Noun
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a very loud utterance, similar to the sound of an animal |
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bellow |
Verb
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to shout loudly and without restraint |
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bellow |
Verb
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to make a loud noise, as of animal |
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beginning rhyme |
Noun
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use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
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bellowing |
Noun
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a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) |
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backbeat |
Noun
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a loud steady beat |
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bombast |
Noun
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing |
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blah |
Noun
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing |
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blue murder |
Noun
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an extravagantly loud outcry |
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blether |
Noun
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idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
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blether |
Verb
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to talk foolishly |
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boo |
Noun
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a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt |
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boo |
Verb
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to show displeasure, as after a performance or speech |
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byword |
Noun
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a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people |
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banality |
Noun
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a trite or obvious remark |
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bromide |
Noun
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a trite or obvious remark |
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bromide |
Noun
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any of the salts of hydrobromic acid |
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bawdry |
Noun
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lewd or obscene talk or writing |
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baby talk |
Noun
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the developing speech of a young child |
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baby talk |
Noun
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an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child |
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bull session |
Noun
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an informal discussion |
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babytalk |
Noun
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the developing speech of a young child |
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babytalk |
Noun
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an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child |
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backgrounder |
Noun
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a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy |
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basketball clinic |
Noun
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a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction |
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baseball clinic |
Noun
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a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction |
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bargaining |
Noun
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the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement |