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breathing spell |
Noun
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a short respite |
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breathing time |
Noun
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a short respite |
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birthrate |
Noun
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the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area |
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birth rate |
Noun
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the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area |
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bottom of the inning |
Noun
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the second half of an inning |
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bits per second |
Noun
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(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) |
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bps |
Noun
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the rate at which data is transferred, as by a modem; stands for bits per second |
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bronze age |
Noun
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the third age of the world, marked by war and violence, in classical Western mythological terms |
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bunk down |
Verb
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to go to bed |
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beats per minute |
Noun
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the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds |
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bpm |
Noun
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the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds |
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blink away |
Verb
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to force to go away by blinking |
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behave |
Verb
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to act in a certain manner |
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behave |
Verb
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to act in a certain manner |
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behave |
Verb
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to behave well or properly |
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bend over backwards |
Verb
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to try very hard to please someone |
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breathe |
Verb
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to draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs |
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breathe |
Verb
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to expel gases or odors |
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breathe |
Verb
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to reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked |
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breathe |
Verb
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to take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
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breathe |
Verb
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to manifest or evince |
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breathe |
Verb
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to utter or tell |
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breathe |
Verb
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to impart as if by breathing |
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breathe |
Verb
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to be alive |
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breathe |
Verb
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to allow the passage of air through |
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bed down |
Verb
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to go to bed |
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bellylaugh |
Verb
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to laugh a deep, hearty laugh |
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black out |
Verb
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to lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma |
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black out |
Verb
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to suppress by censorship as for political reasons |
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black out |
Verb
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to darken completely |
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black out |
Verb
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to obliterate or extinguish |
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break up |
Verb
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to laugh unrestrainedly |
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break up |
Verb
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to separate substances into constituent elements or parts |
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break up |
Verb
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to cause to separate |
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break up |
Verb
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to break or cause to break into pieces |
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break up |
Verb
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to bring the association of to an end or cause to break up |
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break up |
Verb
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to close at the end of a session |
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break up |
Verb
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to cause to go into a solution |
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break up |
Verb
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to release ice |
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break up |
Verb
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to attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example |
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break up |
Verb
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to set or keep apart |
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break up |
Verb
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to destroy the completeness of a set of related items |
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break up |
Verb
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to take apart into its constituent pieces |
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break up |
Verb
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to suffer a nervous breakdown |
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break up |
Verb
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to come apart |
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break up |
Verb
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to cause to separate and go in different directions |
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break up |
Verb
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to discontinue an association or relation |
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bedizen |
Verb
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to dress up garishly and tastelessly |
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bedizen |
Verb
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to decorate tastelessly |
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break down |
Verb
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to collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack |