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baseline |
Noun
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an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared |
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business address |
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the address at which a business is located |
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battlefront |
Noun
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the line along which opposing armies face each other |
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biogeographical region |
Noun
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an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna |
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benthic division |
Noun
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a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones |
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bishopric |
Noun
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the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop |
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benthonic zone |
Noun
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a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones |
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back end |
Noun
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the side of an object that is opposite its front |
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beeline |
Noun
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the most direct route |
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burg |
Noun
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colloquial American term for a town |
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boom town |
Noun
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a town enjoying sudden prosperity |
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bedside |
Noun
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space by the side of a bed, especially the bed of a sick or dying person |
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blind side |
Noun
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the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed |
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barrio |
Noun
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an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country |
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barrio |
Noun
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a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States) |
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building site |
Noun
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a lot on which there are no permanent buildings |
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buffer zone |
Noun
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a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict |
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borscht circuit |
Noun
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(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests |
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borsht circuit |
Noun
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(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests |
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borscht belt |
Noun
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(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests |
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borsht belt |
Noun
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(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests |
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brae |
Noun
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a slope or hillside |
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branched chain |
Noun
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an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it |
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bayou |
Noun
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a term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana to refer to a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake |
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beach |
Noun
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake |
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beach |
Verb
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to land on a beach |
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brook |
Noun
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a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) |
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brook |
Verb
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to put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
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beachfront |
Noun
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a strip of land running along a beach |
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belay |
Noun
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something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured |
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belay |
Verb
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to fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat |
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belay |
Verb
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to turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him |
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brooklet |
Noun
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a small brook |
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bullet hole |
Noun
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a hole made by a bullet passing through it |
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ben |
Noun
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a mountain or tall hill |
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burrow |
Noun
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a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter |
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burrow |
Verb
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to move through by or as by digging |
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butte |
Noun
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a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region |
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beta particle |
Noun
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a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope |
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buffalo chip |
Noun
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a piece of dried bovine dung |
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billabong |
Noun
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a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high |
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billabong |
Noun
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a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently |
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binary star |
Noun
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a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation |
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biological agent |
Noun
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any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare |
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biohazard |
Noun
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any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare |
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biohazard |
Noun
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hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions |
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bird's nest |
Noun
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nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young |
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bird nest |
Noun
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nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young |
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birdnest |
Noun
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nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young |
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birdnest |
Verb
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to gather the home of a bird, made of twigs and other materials |