barbershop quartet
1: an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony
Barberton daisy
1: widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays [syn: {Transvaal daisy}, {Gerbera jamesonii}]
barbet
1: small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
barbette
1: (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
barbette carriage
1: a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet
barbican
1: a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) [syn: {barbacan}]
barbital
1: a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: {veronal}, {barbitone}, {diethylbarbituric acid}, {diethylmalonylurea}]
barbitone
1: a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: {barbital}, {veronal}, {diethylbarbituric acid}, {diethylmalonylurea}]
barbiturate
1: organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
barbituric acid
1: a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs [syn: {malonylurea}]
Barbra Joan Streisand
1: United States singer and actress (born in 1942) [syn: {Streisand}, {Barbra Streisand}]
Barbra Streisand
1: United States singer and actress (born in 1942) [syn: {Streisand}, {Barbra Joan Streisand}]
barbu
1: found along western Atlantic coast [syn: {Polydactylus virginicus}]
Barbuda
1: an island in Antigua and Barbuda
barcarole
1: a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers [syn: {barcarolle}]
barcarolle
1: a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers [syn: {barcarole}]
Barcelona
1: a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
bard
1: a lyric poet 2: an ornamental caparison for a horse v : put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" [syn: {caparison}, {dress up}]
Bardeen
1: United States physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics twice (1908-1991) [syn: {John Bardeen}]
bardic
1: being a bard or relating to a bard's poetry; "bardic poetry"
bare
1: denuded of leaves; "the bare branches of winter" 2: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: {au naturel(p)}, {naked}, {nude}] 3: lacking in amplitude or...
bare bones
1: (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story"
bare-ass
1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-assed}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]
bare-assed
1: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: {bare-ass}, {in the altogether}, {in the buff}, {in the raw}, {raw}, {peeled}, {naked as a jaybird}, {stark naked}]
bare-breasted
1: having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret" [syn: {braless}, {topless}]
bare-knuckle
1: characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn: {rough-and-tumble}, {bare-knuckled}]
bare-knuckled
1: characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn: {rough-and-tumble}, {bare-knuckle}]
bareback
1: riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider" [syn: {barebacked}] adv : without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback" [syn: {barebacked}]
barebacked
1: riding without a saddle; "a bareback rider" [syn: {bareback}] adv : without a saddle; "she prefers to ride her horse bareback" [syn: {bareback}]
bareboat
1: a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
bareboating
1: boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating"
bared
1: having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head" [syn: {bareheaded}]
barefaced
1: with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie" [syn: {bald}] 2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism ...
barefacedly
1: without shame; "he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it" [syn: {unashamedly}, {shamelessly}] [ant: {ashamedly}]
barefoot
1: without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson" [syn: {barefooted}, {shoeless}] adv : without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow" [syn: {barefooted}]
barefooted
1: without shoes; "the barefoot boy"; "shoeless Joe Jackson" [syn: {barefoot}, {shoeless}] adv : without shoes on; "he chased her barefoot across the meadow" [syn: {barefoot}]
barehanded
1: with bare hands; "fought barehanded"
bareheaded
1: having the head uncovered; "caught bareheaded by the downpour"; "with bared head" [syn: {bared}]
barelegged
1: having the legs uncovered by clothing; "barelegged children on the beach"
barely
1: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she ...
bareness
1: the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body) 2: an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation [syn: {starkness}]
Barents Sea
1: the part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia
barf
1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: {vom...
bargain
1: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" [syn: {dea...
bargain down
1: persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100" [syn: {beat down}]
bargain rate
1: a price below the standard price [syn: {cheapness}, {cut rate}, {cut price}]
bargain-priced
1: costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods" [syn: {cut-rate}, {cut-price}]
bargainer
1: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold [syn: {trader}, {dealer}, {monger}] 2: negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer"
bargaining
1: the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
bargaining chip
1: leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations
barge
1: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) [syn: {flatboat}, {hoy}, {lighter}] v 1: push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" [syn: {thrust ahead}, {push forward}] 2...
barge in
1: enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn: {crash}, {gate-crash}] 2: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn:...
barge pole
1: a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"
bargee
1: someone who operates a barge [syn: {lighterman}, {bargeman}]
bargello
1: needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines
bargeman
1: someone who operates a barge [syn: {lighterman}, {bargee}]
Bari
1: capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
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baric
1: of or relating to or containing barium
barilla
1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: {saltwort}, {glasswort}, {kali}, {kelpwort}, {Salsola kali}, {Salsola soda}] 2:...
baring
1: the removal of covering [syn: {denudation}, {stripping}, {uncovering}, {husking}]
Barish
1: Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India [syn: {Bodo-Garo}]
barite
1: a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barytes}, {barium sulphate}]
baritone
1: lower in range than tenor and higher than bass; "a baritone voice"; "baritone oboe" n 1: a male singer [syn: {barytone}] 2: the second lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {baritone voice}] 3: the...
baritone horn
1: the second lowest brass wind instrument [syn: {baritone}]
baritone voice
1: the second lowest adult male singing voice [syn: {baritone}]
barium
1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite [syn: {Ba}, {atomic number 56}]
barium dioxide
1: a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air [syn: {barium peroxide}]
barium enema
1: contrast medium is injected into the rectum and x-rays are taken to search for lesions
barium hydroxide
1: white poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide in water
barium monoxide
1: an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium oxide}, {barium protoxide}]
barium oxide
1: an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium monoxide}, {barium protoxide}]
barium peroxide
1: a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air [syn: {barium dioxide}]
barium protoxide
1: an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder [syn: {barium monoxide}, {barium oxide}]
barium sulfate
1: a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn: {barium sulphate}, {blanc fixe}]
barium sulphate
1: a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment [syn: {barium sulfate}, {blanc fixe}] 2: a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barite}, {barytes...
bark
1: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants 2: a noise resembling the bark of a dog 3: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: {barque}] 4: the sound ...
bark beetle
1: small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
bark louse
1: any of several insects living on the bark of plants [syn: {bark-louse}]
bark-louse
1: any of several insects living on the bark of plants [syn: {bark louse}]
barkeep
1: an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar [syn: {bartender}, {barman}, {barkeeper}, {mixologist}]
barkeeper
1: an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar [syn: {bartender}, {barman}, {barkeep}, {mixologist}]
barker
1: someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers 2: informal terms for dogs [syn: {pooch}, {doggie}, {doggy}, {bow-wow}]
barking deer
1: small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark [syn: {muntjac}]
barking frog
1: of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark [syn: {robber frog}, {Hylactophryne augusti}]
Barkley
1: United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956) [syn: {Alben Barkley}, {Alben William Barkley}]
barky
1: resembling the rough bark of a tree; "the rattlesnake's barky scales"
barley
1: a grain of barley [syn: {barleycorn}] 2: cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
barley candy
1: a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar [syn: {barley-sugar}]
barley grass
1: European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows [syn: {wall barley}, {Hordeum murinum}]
barley-sugar
1: a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar [syn: {barley candy}]
barleycorn
1: a grain of barley 2: a grain of barley [syn: {barley}]
barm
1: a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey [syn: {yeast}]
barman
1: an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar [syn: {bartender}, {barkeep}, {barkeeper}, {mixologist}]
barmy
1: marked by spirited enjoyment [syn: {zestful}, {yeasty}, {zesty}] 2: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {b...
barn
1: an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals 2: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another a...
barn dance
1: a dance party featuring country dancing
barn door
1: the large sliding door of a barn
barn grass
1: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard grass}, {barn millet}, {Echinochloa crusgalli}]
barn millet
1: a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing [syn: {barnyard grass}, {barn grass}, {Echinochloa crusgalli}]
barn owl
1: mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control [syn: {Tyto alba}]
barn spider
1: an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte's Web'" [syn: {Araneus cavaticus}]
barn swallow
1: common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc. [syn: {chimney swallow}, {Hirundo rustica}]
Barnaby's thistle
1: European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States [syn: {yellow star-thistle}, {Centaurea solstitialis}]
barnacle
1: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces [syn: {cerriped}, {cerripede}] 2: European go...
barnacle goose
1: European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north [syn: {barnacle}, {Branta leucopsis}]
barnacled
1: covered with barnacles; "the barnacled hull of a wrecked ship"
barnburner
1: someone who burns down a barn 2: a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
barndoor
1: an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas
barndoor skate
1: one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook [syn: {Raja laevis}]
Barney Oldfield
1: United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946) [syn: {Oldfield}, {Berna Eli Oldfield}]
barnful
1: the quantity that a barn will hold
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