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banana
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(n) elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

(n) any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

blessing
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(n) the act of praying for divine protection

(n) the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

(n) a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

(n) a short prayer of thanks before a meal

(n) a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

bulk
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(n) the property possessed by a large mass

(n) the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

(n) the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"

(v) cause to bulge or swell outwards

(v) stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"

butt
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(n) thick end of the handle

(n) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

(n) a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)

(n) a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

(n) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

(n) sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

(n) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

(n) a victim of ridicule or pranks

(v) to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"

(v) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

(v) place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"

blink
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(n) a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

(v) briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

(v) force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears"

(v) gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"

blank
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(n) a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

(n) a piece of material ready to be made into something

(n) a blank gap or missing part

(n) a substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car"

(n) a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"

(v) keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

(s) void of expression; "a blank stare"

(s) of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"

(s) not charged with a bullet; "a blank cartridge"

builder
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(n) someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)

(n) a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

boast
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(n) speaking of yourself in superlatives

(v) show off

(v) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"

breathing
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(n) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

(a) passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"

behalf
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(n) as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";

(n) for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"

beast
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(n) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

(n) a cruelly rapacious person

banker
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(n) the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game

(n) someone who owns or is an executive in a bank

backyard
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(n) the grounds in back of a house

bicycle
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(n) a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

(v) ride a bicycle

booth
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(n) small area set off by walls for special use

(n) a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment

(n) a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches

(n) United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)

breeze
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(n) any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"

(n) a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

(v) to proceed quickly and easily

(v) blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore"

bureau
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(n) furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

(n) an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

boil
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(n) the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil"

(n) a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core

(v) cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"

(v) bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"

(v) come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"

(v) be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"

(v) be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

biology
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(n) the science that studies living organisms

(n) all the plant and animal life of a particular region

(n) characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses"

bull
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(n) a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"

(n) mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

(n) uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

(n) obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

(n) a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

(n) the center of a target

(n) the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

(n) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

(n) a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"

(n) an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

(n) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

(v) advance in price; "stocks were bulling"

(v) talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"

(v) try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

(v) push or force; "He bulled through his demands"

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