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bush
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(n) hair growing in the pubic area

(n) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

(n) a large wilderness area

(n) Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)

(n) United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)

(n) 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)

(n) a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches

(v) provide with a bushing

(s) not of the highest quality or sophistication

bonus
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(n) anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"

(n) an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

bankruptcy
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(n) a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared in bankruptcy

(n) inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

(n) a state of complete lack of some abstract property; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"

bless
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(v) give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"

(v) render holy by means of religious rites

(v) make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

(v) confer prosperity or happiness on

besides
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(r) making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her"

(r) in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"

bloody
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(v) cover with blood; "bloody your hands"

(a) having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"

(r) extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"

barn
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(n) an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

(n) (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter

buddy
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(n) a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

bubble
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(n) a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic

(n) an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"

(n) a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"

(n) a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

(v) expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table"

(v) form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"

(v) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"

broker
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(n) a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

(v) act as a broker

burning
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(n) the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"

(n) execution by fire

(n) execution by electricity

(n) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

(n) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

(s) lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming cr

(s) consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves"

(s) producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat"

banking
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(n) transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.

(n) engaging in the business of banking; maintaining savings and checking accounts and issuing loans and credit etc.

bias
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(n) a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

(n) a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

(v) cause to be biased

(v) influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

(s) slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"

blend
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(n) the act of blending components together thoroughly

(n) a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"

(n) an occurrence of thorough mixing

(v) mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

(v) combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"

(v) blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

bold
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(n) a typeface with thick heavy lines

(a) fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

(s) clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"

(s) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"

bath
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(n) you soak your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning"

(n) a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath"

(n) a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

(n) a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

(n) a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains

(n) an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons

(v) clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day"

bite
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(n) a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"

(n) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

(n) a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"

(n) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"

(n) (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"

(n) a light informal meal

(n) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"

(n) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

(n) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

(v) penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"

(v) deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

(v) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"

(v) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

businessman
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(n) a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)

belly
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(n) the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish

(n) a protruding abdomen

(n) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

(n) the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship"

(n) a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"

(v) swell out or bulge out

bounce
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(n) a light springing movement upwards or forwards

(n) the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

(n) rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

(v) hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"

(v) eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

(v) spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

(v) move up and down repeatedly

(v) leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

(v) refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"

(v) come back after being refused; "the check bounced"

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