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brother-in-law |
Noun
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a brother by marriage |
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behemoth |
Noun
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a person of exceptional importance and reputation |
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behemoth |
Noun
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someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful |
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buffoon |
Noun
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a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior |
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buffoon |
Noun
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a rude or vulgar fool |
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battler |
Noun
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someone who fights or is currently fighting |
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beguiler |
Noun
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a person who charms others, usually by personal attractiveness |
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beguiler |
Noun
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someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
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Blimp |
Noun
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any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) |
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buckaroo |
Noun
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local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) |
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buckeroo |
Noun
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local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) |
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bionic man |
Noun
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a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices |
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bionic woman |
Noun
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a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices |
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bicyclist |
Noun
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a person who rides a bicycle |
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bicycler |
Noun
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a person who rides a bicycle |
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binger |
Noun
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someone who binges on something, especially food or intoxicants |
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business executive |
Noun
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an executive in a business corporation |
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barrow-man |
Noun
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a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow |
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barrow-boy |
Noun
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a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow |
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balladeer |
Noun
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a singer of popular ballads |
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barrel maker |
Noun
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a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs |
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bestower |
Noun
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person who makes a gift of property |
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betrayer |
Noun
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a person who says one thing and does another |
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betrayer |
Noun
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one who reveals confidential information in return for money |
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backbiter |
Noun
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one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
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bugologist |
Noun
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a zoologist who studies insects |
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bug-hunter |
Noun
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a zoologist who studies insects |
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bon vivant |
Noun
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a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) |
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blockhead |
Noun
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a stupid person |
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bonehead |
Noun
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a stupid person |
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busy bee |
Noun
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an alert and energetic person |
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beginner |
Noun
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a person who founds or establishes some institution |
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beginner |
Noun
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someone new to a field or activity |
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begetter |
Noun
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) |
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bowdlerizer |
Noun
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a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages |
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bowdleriser |
Noun
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a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages |
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bride-to-be |
Noun
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a woman who is engaged to be married |
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backwoodsman |
Noun
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a man who lives on the frontier |
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body snatcher |
Noun
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someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection |
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ball of fire |
Noun
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someone whose career progresses rapidly |
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ball of fire |
Noun
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a highly energetic and indefatigable person |
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brainiac |
Noun
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someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality |
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bridegroom |
Noun
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a man who has recently been married |
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bridegroom |
Noun
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a man participant in his own marriage ceremony |
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bleeder |
Noun
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someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding |
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back-number |
Noun
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someone who is no longer popular |
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bozo |
Noun
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an informal term for a youth or man |
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bozo |
Noun
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a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
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badgerer |
Noun
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someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections |
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blabber |
Noun
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one who reveals confidential information in return for money |