bacchant
1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: {drunken reveler}, {drunken reveller}, {bacchanal}] 2: a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus [syn: {bacchanal}] 3: (classical mythology) a priest or v...
bacchante
1: (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
bacchantic
1: of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler
Baccharis
1: shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control [syn: {genus Baccharis}]
Baccharis halimifolia
1: a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts [syn: {groundsel tree}, {groundsel bush}, {consumption weed}...
Baccharis pilularis
1: widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle [syn: {coyote brush}, {coyote bush}, {chaparral broom}, {kidney wort}]
Baccharis viminea
1: California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer [syn: {mule fat}]
bacchic
1: used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: {bacchanalian}, {bacchanal}, {carousing}, {orgiastic}]
Bacchus
1: (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
bacciferous
1: producing or bearing berries [syn: {berried}, {baccate}]
baccilar
1: formed like a bacillus [syn: {bacillary}, {bacilliform}, {baculiform}, {rod-shaped}]
baccy
1: leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion [syn: {tobacco}]
Bach
1: German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750) [syn: {Johann Sebastian Bach}] 2: the music of Bach; "he played ...
bachelor
1: a man who has never been married [syn: {unmarried man}] 2: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon [syn: {knight bachelor}, {bachelor-at-arms}] v : lead a bachelor's existence [sy...
Bachelor of Arts
1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {BA}, {Artium Baccalaurens}, {AB}]
bachelor party
1: stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)
bachelor's button
1: an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers [syn: {cornflower}, {bluebottle}, {Centaurea cyanus}] 2: tropical American herb ha...
bachelor's degree
1: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies [syn: {baccalaureate}]
bachelor-at-arms
1: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon [syn: {knight bachelor}, {bachelor}]
bachelorhood
1: the time of a man's life prior to marriage 2: the state of being an unmarried man
Bacillaceae
1: typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores [syn: {family Bacillaceae}]
bacillar
1: relating to or produced by or containing bacilli [syn: {bacillary}]
Bacillariophyceae
1: marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms [syn: {class Bacillariophyceae}, {Diatomophyceae}, {class Diatomophyceae}]
bacillary
1: relating to or produced by or containing bacilli [syn: {bacillar}] 2: formed like a bacillus [syn: {baccilar}, {bacilliform}, {baculiform}, {rod-shaped}]
bacillary dysentery
1: an acute infection of the intestine by Shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains [syn: {shigellosis}]
bacillary white diarrhea
1: a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn: {pullorum disease}, {bacillary white diarrhoea}]
bacillary white diarrhoea
1: a serious bacterial disease of young chickens [syn: {pullorum disease}, {bacillary white diarrhea}]
bacilliform
1: formed like a bacillus [syn: {baccilar}, {bacillary}, {baculiform}, {rod-shaped}]
Bacillus
1: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: {Bacilli}, {B}]
Bacillus anthracis
1: a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon [syn: {anthrax}]
Bacillus globigii
1: a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus subtilis}, {grass bacillus}, {hay bacillus}]
Bacillus subtilis
1: a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics [syn: {Bacillus globigii}, {grass bacillus}, {hay bacillus}]
bacitracin
1: a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
back
1: related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" [syn: {back(a)}] [ant: {front(a)}] 2: located at or near the back of an animal; "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a ...
back and forth
1: moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York" [syn: {backward and forward}, {to and fro}]
back away
1: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its h...
back breaker
1: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: {acid}, {battery-acid}, {dose}, {dot}, {Elvis}, {loony toons}, {Lucy in the sky with diamonds}, {pane}, {superman}, {window pane}, {Zen}]
back burner
1: reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" [ant: {front burner}]
back channel
1: an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated via a back channel"
back circle
1: a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head
back country
1: a remote and undeveloped area [syn: {backwoods}, {boondocks}, {hinterland}]
back door
1: a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door" 2: an entrance at the rear of a building [syn: {back entrance}]
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back down
1: move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" [syn: {back up}, {back off}] 2: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn:...
back end
1: the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: {rear}, {backside}] [ant: {front}]
back entrance
1: an entrance at the rear of a building [syn: {back door}]
back exercise
1: exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles
back matter
1: written matter following the main text of a book [syn: {end matter}]
back of beyond
1: a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those"
back off
1: move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" [syn: {back up}, {back down}] 2: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" [syn...
back out
1: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway" 2: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his ea...
back pack
1: a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {knapsack}, {packsack}, {rucksack}, {haversack}]
back room
1: a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
back street
1: a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn: {alley}, {alleyway}]
back talk
1: an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: {sass}, {sassing}, {backtalk}, {lip}, {mouth}]
back tooth
1: a tooth situated at the back of the mouth [syn: {posterior}]
back up
1: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" [syn: {support}] 2: move backwards from a certain position; "The...
back-blast
1: backfire from a recoilless weapon [syn: {backblast}]
back-channel
1: via a back channel; "thefailure of back-channel negotiations"
back-formation
1: a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
back-geared
1: (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe" [syn: {double-geared}]
back-number
1: someone who is no longer popular [syn: {has-been}]
back-to-back
1: one after the other; "back-to-back home runs" [syn: {consecutive}]
backache
1: an ache localized in the back
backband
1: a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
backbench
1: any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
backbencher
1: a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
backbend
1: an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
backbite
1: say mean things [syn: {bitch}] [also: {backbitten}, {backbit}]
backbiter
1: one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel [syn: {defamer}, {maligner}, {slanderer}, {vilifier}, {libeler}, {traducer}]
backblast
1: backfire from a recoilless weapon [syn: {back-blast}]
backboard
1: a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard" [syn: {basketball backboard}] 2: a board used to support the back of someone or somethi...
backbone
1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: {anchor}, {mainstay},...
backbreaking
1: characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy g...
backchat
1: light teasing repartee [syn: {banter}, {raillery}, {give-and-take}]
backcloth
1: scenery hung at back of stage [syn: {backdrop}, {background}]
backcross
1: mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
backdate
1: make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"
backdown
1: a retraction of a previously held position [syn: {withdrawal}, {climb-down}]
backdrop
1: scenery hung at back of stage [syn: {background}, {backcloth}]
backed
1: having a back or backing, usually of a specified type [ant: {backless}] 2: having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence" [syn: {backed up}] 3: used of film that is coated on the side oppos...
backed up
1: having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence" [syn: {backed}]
backer
1: invests in a theatrical production [syn: {angel}]
backfield
1: the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen
backfire
1: a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine 2: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker [syn: {boomerang}] v 1: have an unexpected and u...
backflow
1: a flow that returns toward its source [syn: {backflowing}]
backflowing
1: a flow that returns toward its source [syn: {backflow}]
backgammon
1: a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
background
1: a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background" 2: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her ...
background knowledge
1: information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" [syn: {background}]
background level
1: the amplitude level of the undesired background noise [syn: {noise level}]
background noise
1: extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal [syn: {ground noise}]
background processing
1: the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system [syn: {backgrounding}]
background signal
1: extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" [syn: {background}]
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