Bill, bill. s. the beak of a fowl; a kind of Biscuit, bis'kit. s. a kind of hard dry bread, made to be carried to sea; a small sweet cake hatchet; a written paper; an account of money; a law; an advertisement Bill, bill. v. n. to caress, as doves by joining bills Bill, bill. v. a. to publish by an advertisement Billet, blit. s. a small paper, a note, a small log of wood Billet, billit. v. a. to direct a soldier where he is to lodge; to quarter soldiers Billiards, hil'yurdz. s. a kind of play Billow, bill. s. a wave swollen Billowy, bio-é. a. swelling, turgid Bin, bin. s. a place where bread or wine is reposited [compass-box Binnacie, bin'a-kl. s. a sea term, meaning the Bind, bind. v. a. to confine with bonds, to gird, to enwrap; to fasten any thing Bind, bind. v. n. to contract, to grow stiff; to be obligatory Binder, bind'ur. s. a man whose trade it is to bind books; one who binds sheaves; a fillet Binding, blnding. s. a bandage Binocle, bin'no-kl. s. a telescope fitted sol with two tubes, as that a distant object may be seen with both eyes Binocular, bl-nok'd-lor. a. having two eyes Biographer, bl-ôg'grå-får. s. a writer of lives Biography, bi-og grå-fè. s. an historical account of the lives of particular men Biparous, bip'pa-ros. a. bringing forth two at [pondent parts Bipartite, bip'pår-tlte. a. having two corresBiped, bi'ped. s. an animal with two feet Bipennated, bl-pén'nå-téd. a. having two wings [flower-leaves Bipetalous, bl-pet'ta-lis. a. consisting of two Biquadrate, bl-qwa'drate. Biquadratick, bi-qwå-drât'ik. a birth s. the fourth power arising from the multiplication of a square by itself Birch, burtsh. s. a tree Birchen, bir'tshn. a. made of birch Bird, bird. s. a general term for the thered kind, a fowl [parts Bisect, bl-sekt'. v. a. to divide into two Bishop, bish'up. s. one of the head order of the clergy; a cant word for a mixture of wine, oranges, and sugar [bishop Bishoprick, bish'up-rik. s. the diocese of a Bismuth, biz'můth. 8. marcasite, a hard, white, mineral substance, of a metalline nature Bissextile, bis-seks'til. s. leap year Bistoury, bis'túr-é. s. a surgeon's incision instrument Bit, bit. s. the iron part of a horse's bridle; as much meat as is put into the mouth at once; a small piece of any thing; a Span ish West India silver coin Bitch, bitsh. s. the female of the dog kind Bite, bite. v. a. to crush or pierce with the teeth; to cheat, to trick Bite, bite. s. the seizure of any thing by the teeth; a cheat, a sharper Biter, bl'tur. s. he that bites; a tricker, a deceiver Bitter, bit'tur. a. having a hot, acrid, biting taste; sharp, cruel, severe; calamitous, miserable; satirical Bitterly, bit'tur-lè. ad. with a bitter taste; in a biting manner, sorrowfully, sharply Bitterness, bit'tir-nes. s. a bitter taste; malice, implacability; severity of temper, satire; keenness of reproach; sorrow, affliction Bitumen, be-to'men. s. a fat unctuous matter dug out of the earth, or scummed off lakes [of bitumen Bituminous, be-time-nis. a. compounded Bivalve, bl'valv. a. having two Bivalvular, bl-vál'vd-lår. valves Blab, blab. v. a. to tell what ought to be kept secret Idisma Blab, blab. s. a tell-tale fen-Black, blåk. a. dark; cloudy, sullen; wicked Black, blak. s. a black colour; mourning, Birder, burd'år. s. a birdcatcher Birdlime, bird'llme. s. a glutinous substance used to catch birds Bird nest, burdz'nêst. s. the place where a bird lays her eggs and hatches her young Birth, berth. s. the act of coming into life; extraction, lineage, condition; thing born Birthday, berth'da. s. the day on which ary one is born [any one is born Birthnight, berth'nite. s. the night in which Birthplace, berth'place. . place where any one is born Birthright, berth'rite. s. the rights and privileges to which a man is born; the right of the first born black moor COWS Black, blåk. v. a. to make black, to blacken Black-cattle, blåk'kât-tl. s. oxen, bulls, and [dirty fellow Blackguard, biag'gård. s. a low term for a Black-lead, blâk-led'. s. a mineral much used for pencils Blackberry, blák'bêr-rẻ. s. a species of bram- ness Blackness, blak'nés. s. black colour; dark- Blazon, blá'zn. v. a. to paint the figures on Blade, blade. s. the sharp or striking part of Blain, blåne. s. a pustule, a blister blameable Blanch, blansh. v. a. to whiten; to strip or soften Blandishment, blan'dish-mênt. s. act of fond- Blank, blank. s. a void space; a lot by which in a blanket Blazonry, bla'zn-ré. s. the art of blazoning Blearedness, blée'rêd-nes. s. the state of ha Bleat, bléte. v. n. to cry as a sheep Bleed, bleed. v. a. to let blood Blessedness, blés'sed-nês. s. happiness, felicity Blight, blite. s. mildew, any thing nipping Blight, blite. v. a. to blast, to hinder from Blind, blind. a. without sight, dark; obscure [vered Blankly, blank'lè. ad. in a blank manner, with paleness or confusion Blaspheme, blås-fème'. v. a. to speak in Blindfold, blind'fold. v. a. to hinder from seeterms of impious irreverence of God; to ing by blinding the eyes speak evil of Blindfold, olind'fold. a. having the eyes coBlaspheme, blås-fème'. v. n. to speak blas-Blindly, blind'le. ad. without sight; without Blasphemer, blás-fè'mur. s. a wretch that examination, judgment, or direction speaks of God in impious and irreverent Blindinan's Buff, blind-inânz-buf'. s. a childish terms [phemy play [verent with regard to God [rance Blasphemous, blas'fe-mus. a. impiously irre-Blindness, blind'nês. s. want of sight; igno- Blasphemy, blis'fè-mè. s. an offering of in-Blinkard, blink'ård. s. one that has bad eyes [gree Blast, blåst. s. a gust, or puff of wind; the sound made by any instrument of wind-Blissful, blis'fil. a. happy in the highest de Blister, blis'tur. s. pustule formed by raising musick Blast, blást. v. a. to injure, to invalidate; to Blatant, bla'tant. a. bellowing as a calí the cuticle from the cutis Blister, blis'tir. v. n. to rise in blisters hurt whiteBlithe, bllthe. a. gay, airy Blaze, blize.. a flame; publication; a Blithsome, blith'sim. a. gay, cheerfui ing Biobberlip, blob'búr-lip. s. a thick lip Block, blok. s. a short heavy piece of timber; a rough piece of marble; an obstruction, pulley; a blockhead a Block, blok. v. a. to shut up, to enclose Blockade, blok-kåde'. s. a siege carried on 1 by shutting up the place -Blockade, blok-kåde'. v. a. to shut up Blockhead, blok'hed. s. a stupid fellow, dolt Blubber, blúb'bûr. s. the part of a whale Blubber, blub'bůr. v. n. to weep in such a end loaded a Blueness, blu'nes. s. the quality of being blue Blockish, blok'ish. a. stupid, dull Blood, blúd. v. a. to stain with blood; to to stumble Blunderbuss, blun'dur-bus. s. a short gun Bluntness, blunt nés. s. want of edge; rude [without siaughterBlur, blur. s. a blot, a stain Bloodless, blid'les. a. without blood, dead a. filled with blood bursting from its proper vessels Bloodsucker, blud'suk-ur. s. a leech, a fly, any thing that sucks blood Blood-thirsty, blud'thurs-tè. a. desirous to shed blood Bloody, blud'è. a. stained with blood; cruel, murderous Bloom, bloom. s. a blossom; the state of Bloom, blom. v. n. to bring or yield blos- Blossom, blos'sum. v. n. to put forth blossoms Blur, blur. v. a. to blot, to efface; to stain sion, by a red colour in the cheeks; to terousness Blasterer, blus'tur-ur. s. a swaggerer, a bully Board, bord. s. a piece of wood of more Board, bord. v. a. to enter a ship by force; Boarder, bor'dur. s. one who diets with [skin another Blotch, blotsh. s. a spot or pustule upon the Boarish, bore'ish. 2. swinish, brutal, cruel Blow, blo. s. a stroke; a single action, a sud-Boast, bost. v. n. to display one's own work den event Blow, bld. v. n. to move with a current of air; to breathe hard; to sound by being blown; to play musically by wind; to bloom; to blossom or actions Boast, bost. . a. to brag of; to magnify, to exalt ling Blow, bio. v. a. to drive by the force of Boation, bo-a'shun. s. roar, noise Musick; to infect with the eggs of flies Boatman, bote'mân. s. he that manages a Boatswain, bo'sn. s. an officer on board all Bolt, bolt. v. a. to shut or fasten with a bolt ship, who has charge of all her rigging, Bolt, bolt. v. n. to spring out with speed and cables, and anchors Bob, bôb. v. a. to beat, to drub; to cheat Bob, bob. v. n. to play backward and forward Bob, bob. s. something that hangs loose; the words repeated at the end of a stanza; a blow; a short wig Bobbin, bôb'bin. s. a small pin of wood with Bobtailed, hob'tåld. a. having a tail cut [of Bode, bode. . a. to portend, to be the omen Bodement, bode'nent. s. portent, omen Bodge, bodje. v. n. to boggle Bodice, bou'dis. s. a sort of stays Bodiless, bed'dé-lès. a. incorporeal, without a body Bodily, bod'de-lé. a. relating to the body, real Bodily, bod' dé-lè. ad. corporeal Bodkin, bodkin. s. an instrument to draw a thread or riband through a loop Body, bod'dè. s. matter, opposed to spirit; a person; a collective mass; a corpora tion Body-clothes, bod'dě-kloze. s. clothing for horses that are dieted Bog, bog. s. a marsh, a fen, a morass Boggle, bog'gl. v. n. to fly back; to hesitate Boggler, bog'glår. s. a doubter, a timorous man Boggy, bug'ge. a. marshy, swampy Boghouse, bog'house. s. a house of office Bobea, bo-he'. s. a species of tea Boil, boil. v. n. to be agitated by heat; to move like boiling water • [water Boil, boll. v. a. to seeth; to dress in boiling Boiler, bolur. s. the vessel in which any thing is boiled Boisterous, bois'ter-us. a. loud, stormy, furious suddenness [from bran Bolter, bolt'ur. s. a sieve to separate meal Bolting-house, bolt'ing-house. s. the place where meal is sifted Bolus, bo'lus. s. a medicine made into a soft mass, larger than pills Bomb, bům. s. an iron shell, filled with gunpowder, and furnished with a vent for a fusee, or wooden tube, filled with combustible matter; to be thrown out from a [rel of wine Bombard, bum'bård. s. a great gun; a barBombard, bům-bård'. v. a. to attack with bombs mortar Bombardier, bum-hår-dèèr'. s. the engineer whose office is to shoot bombs Bombardment, bum-bård'ment. s. an attack made by throwing bombs Bombasin, hum-bâ-zéén'. s. a slight silken stuff Bombast, bum'bast. s. fustian; big words Bombast, bum-båst'. a. high-sounding Bombastick, bum-bas'tik. a. high-sounding, pompous Bombulation, bum-bd-la'shun. s. sound. noise Bonaroba, bo-na-rò'bá. s. a prostitute Bond, bond. s. a ligament that holds any thing together; union; a writing of obligation Bondage, bon daje. s. captivity, imprisonment Bondmaid, bond'måde. s. a woman slave Bondman, bond'mån. s. a man slave Bondslave, bond'slave. s. a man in slavery Bondsman, bondz'mån. s. one bound for another Bondwoman, bond'wim-in. s. a woman slave Bone, bone. s. the solid parts of the body Bone, bone. v. a. to take out the bones from the flesh Boneless, bone'lês. a. without bones Bonesetter, bone'set-tur. s. one who sets bones [tumultuously Bonfire, bon'fire. s. a fire made for triumph Boisterously, bols'ter-us-lè. ad. violently, Bonnet, bôn'nit. s. a hat, a cap Boisterousness, beis'ter-us-nês. s. tumultuous-Bonnily, bon'né-lè. ad. gayly, handsomely ness, turbulence Boldly, bold'le. ad. in a bold manner Boldness, bold'nés. s. courage, bravery; pudence Bonny, bon'nè. a handsome, beautiful; gay Bonny-clabber, bôn-né-kláb'bur. s. sour but termilk [bones Bony, bo'ne. a. consisting of bones; full of Booby, b88'be. s. a dull stupid fellow im-Book, book. s. a volume in which we read or write Bole, bole. s. a kind of earth; a corn mea-Book, b88k. v. a. to register in a book sure of six bushels Boll, bole. s. a round stalk or stem Bolster, bole'stur. s. something laid in the bed, to support the head; a pad or quilt Bolster, bole'stur. v. a. to support, maintain Bolt, hoit. s. an arrow, a dart; a thunderbolt; the bar of a door Bookbinder, bôôk'bin-dur. s. one who binds books [gested knowledge Bookful, bôôk'fül. a. crowded with undiBookish, book'ish. a. given to books Bookishness, book'ish-nés. s. over-studious[with books ||Book-learning, bôôk'iêrn-Ing. s. acquaintance ness Bookmate, book'måte. s. a schoolfellow Botanist, bot'a-nist. s. one skilled in plants Bookseller, bôôk'sél-lúr. s. a man whose pro-Botch, botsh. s. a swelling; a part in any fession is to sell books Bookworm, bock'wurm. s. a mite that eats holes in books; a close student Boom, boom. s. a bar laid across a harbour Boon, boon. a. gay, merry manners coach-box [boughs Boot-catcher, boot'kêtsh-ur. s. the person at Border, bor'dur. v. a. to adorn with a bor- Bore, bore. v. a. to pierce in a hole Bore, bore. v. n. to make a hole; to push forwards to a certain point Bore, bore. s. the hole made by boring; the size of a hole Bore, bore. pret. of bear Bereas, bo'ré-ás. s. the north wind work ill finished Botch, bôtsh. v. a. to mend clumsily; t mark with botches Botchy, bat'tshẻ. a. marked with botches Botn, both. conj. as well Bottle, bot'tl. s. a small vessel of glass. or other matter; a quantity of wine usually put into a bottle; a quantity cf hay or grass bundled up Bottle, bot'tl. v. a. to enclose in bottles Bottlescrew, bot'tl-skrbo. s. a screw to pull out the cork Bottom, bot'tům. s. the lowest part; the foundation; a valley Bottom, bôt'tům. v. a. to fix upon as a support; to wind upon something Bottom, bôt'tům. v. n. to rest upon as its support [tom, fathomless Bottomless, bot'tum-lês. a. without a botBottomry, bôt'tum-rẻ. s. the act of borrowing money on a ship's bottom Bouge, boodje. v. n. to swell out Bough, boi. s. an arm or large shoot of a Bought, bawt. pret. of to buy [tree Bounce, bounse. v. n. to make a sudden leap; to boast, to bully [noise; a boast, a threat Bounce, bounse. s. a sudden blow, crack, or Bouncer, boůn'sûr. s. a boaster, a bully, a liar Bound, bound. s. a limit, a boundary; a leap, a jump [to restrain Bound, bound. v. a. to limit, to terminate; Bound, boind. part. pass. of bind Boundary, boun'dâ-rẻ. s. limit, bound generous thing for a time; to use as one's own Borrower, bor'rò-år. s. he that Dorrows Boscage, bes'kaje. s. wood, or woodlands Boaky, bos'ké. a. woody Besom, bỏ'zim. s. the breast, the heart; the tender affections [som; to conceal Bounty, boun'tè. s. generosity, munificer 29 Bourn, borne. s. a bous.d, a limit; a brook, a torrent Bouse, bỏỏze, v. n. to drink lavishly Bousy, boo'zé. a. drunken Besom, ba'zům. v. a. to enclose in the bo-Bout, hot. s. a turn, as much of an action as Buss, bos. 8. a stud; a thick body of any kind is performed at one time Bow, hou. v. a. to bend; to depress, to crush Bow, bou. v. n. to bend, to stoop, tu sink un |