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battle fleet |
Noun
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a fleet of warships prepared for battle |
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brahman |
Noun
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the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category |
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brahman |
Noun
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a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas |
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brahman |
Noun
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a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) |
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brahmin |
Noun
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the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category |
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brahmin |
Noun
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a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas |
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brahmin |
Noun
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a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) |
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blue ribbon commission |
Noun
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an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue |
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blue ribbon committee |
Noun
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an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue |
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board of appeals |
Noun
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a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals |
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board of selectmen |
Noun
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a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town |
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board of regents |
Noun
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a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students |
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board of trustees |
Noun
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a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution |
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border patrol |
Noun
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a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country |
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baby-boom generation |
Noun
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the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II |
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batch |
Noun
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a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
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batch |
Noun
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all the loaves of bread baked at the same time |
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batch |
Noun
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a large number or amount or extent, often followed by `of' |
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batch |
Verb
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to batch together |
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board of education |
Noun
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a board in charge of local public schools |
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beau monde |
Noun
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the fashionable elite |
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bon ton |
Noun
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the fashionable elite |
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baronage |
Noun
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the peers of a kingdom considered as a group |
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black economy |
Noun
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a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported |
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board of directors |
Noun
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a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution |
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boarding school |
Noun
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a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught |
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beat generation |
Noun
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s |
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beats |
Noun
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s |
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beatniks |
Noun
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s |
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blind date |
Noun
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a date with a stranger |
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blind date |
Noun
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a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them) |
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bikers |
Noun
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originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s |
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bootboys |
Noun
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a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies |
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baby boom |
Noun
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the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II |
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bicycle traffic |
Noun
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bicycles coming and going |
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bus traffic |
Noun
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buses coming and going |
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blue ribbon jury |
Noun
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a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues |
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bureaucratism |
Noun
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nonelective government officials |
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backfield |
Noun
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the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen |
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blizzard |
Noun
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a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences |
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blizzard |
Noun
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a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds |
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breadline |
Noun
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a queue of people waiting for free food |
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bread line |
Noun
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a queue of people waiting for free food |
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banking concern |
Noun
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a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities |
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banking company |
Noun
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a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities |
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brushwood |
Noun
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a dense growth of bushes |
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brushwood |
Noun
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the wood from bushes or small branches |
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bosk |
Noun
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a small wooded area |
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building society |
Noun
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British equivalent of United States savings and loan association |
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bed ground |
Noun
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an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night |