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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>BILLOFSA</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="billofrights"> Bill of Rights,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States, adopted on December 15, 1791, which include a declaration of fundamental rights held by U.S. citizens. <DD> 2. an English statute passed in 1689 which confirmed the rights and liberties of English subjects, and settled the succession of the crown in William of Orange and Mary. </DL> <A NAME="billofsale"> bill of sale,<DL COMPACT><DD> a written statement transferring ownership of something from the seller to the buyer. </DL> <A NAME="billofsight"> bill of sight,<DL COMPACT><DD> a record of goods imported, the exact nature of which is not known by the merchant. </DL> <A NAME="billon"> billon, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an alloy of gold or silver with much copper or tin. <DD> 2. a coin made of suchan alloy. </DL> <A NAME="billow"> billow, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a great swelling wave or surge of the sea. Ex. The billows of the Atlantic dash high on the rocks during a storm. <DD> 2. any great wave or swelling mass of smoke, flame, sound, or the like. Ex. Billows of smoke were belching from the chimney. (SYN) undulation. <DD>v.i. 1. to rise or roll in big waves; surge. Ex. The wind made the lake waters billow onto the beach. <DD> 2. to swell out; bulge. Ex. The sheets on the line billow in the wind. (SYN) undulate. </DL> <A NAME="billowed"> billowed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> puffed up or out; fluffy. Ex. a billowed skirt. </DL> <A NAME="billowy"> billowy, adjective, -lowier, -lowiest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. rising or rolling in big waves. <DD> 2. swelling out; bulging. noun billowiness. </DL> <A NAME="billposter"> billposter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a worker who puts up advertisements or notices in public places. </DL> <A NAME="billposting"> billposting, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the posting of advertisements or notices in public places. </DL> <A NAME="billsticker"> billsticker, noun. =billposter.</DL> <A NAME="billsticking"> billsticking, noun. =billposting.</DL> <A NAME="billy"> billy (1), noun, pl. -lies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (U.S.) a policeman's club or stick; nightstick; truncheon. <DD> 2. any stick or club. <DD> 3. a billy goat. <DD> 4. Also, billycan. <DD> a. (in Australia) a kettle, can, or pot for making tea or for cooking. <DD> b. (in industrial Britain) a can with a lid and handle for carrying tea. </DL> <A NAME="billy"> billy (1), noun, pl. -lies.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) a companion. </DL> <A NAME="billyboy"> billyboy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a flat-bottomed barge especially built for river navigation. </DL> <A NAME="billycan"> billycan, noun. =billy (1) (def. 4).</DL> <A NAME="billycart"> billy cart,<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Australia) any cart, often a box on wheels, used by children to ride or coast on. </DL> <A NAME="billyclub"> billy club,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a policeman's club; billy. </DL> <A NAME="billycock"> billycock, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Informal.) a derby hat; bowler. </DL> <A NAME="billygoat"> billy goat,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a male goat. </DL> <A NAME="billyo"> billy-o or billy-oh, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) expr. like billy-o or like billy-oh, at full force; vigorously. Ex. to shout like billy-o. </DL> <A NAME="bilobate"> bilobate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or divided into two lobes. Ex. a bilobate leaf. </DL> <A NAME="bilobated"> bilobated, adjective. =bilobate.</DL> <A NAME="bilobed"> bilobed, adjective. =bilobate.</DL> <A NAME="bilobular"> bilobular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having two small lobes. </DL> <A NAME="bilocation"> bilocation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> being in two places at the same time. </DL> <A NAME="bilocular"> bilocular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having two locules, chambers, or cells. </DL> <A NAME="biloculate"> biloculate, adjective. =bilocular.</DL> <A NAME="biloxi"> Biloxi, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a tribe of Sioux Indians. </DL> <A NAME="bilsted"> bilsted, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the sweet gum tree. </DL> <A NAME="biltong"> biltong, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in South Africa) strips of lean meat (of antelope, buffalo, etc.) dried in the sun. </DL> <A NAME="bim"> bim, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) <DD> 1. a woman. <DD> 2. an undignified woman. Ex. a beery old bim. </DL> <A NAME="bim"> Bim, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Barbados) an informal name for a Barbadian. </DL> <A NAME="bimah"> bimah, noun. =almemar.</DL> <A NAME="bimanal"> bimanal, adjective. =bimanous.</DL> <A NAME="bimane"> bimane, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a two-handed animal. </DL> <A NAME="bimanous"> bimanous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) having two hands. </DL> <A NAME="bimanual"> bimanual, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> involving the use of both hands. adv. bimanually. </DL> <A NAME="bimbashi"> bimbashi, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a Turkish military captain or commander. <DD> 2. (in colonial Egypt) an English officer in the service of the Khedive. </DL> <A NAME="bimbo"> bimbo, noun, pl. -bos or -boes, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD>noun 1. a stupid or ineffectual person. <DD> 2. a man or boy; fellow (used disparagingly). <DD> 3. =bim. <DD>adj. of, for, or by bimbos; stupid; unintelligent. Ex. The era of the big three networks and ... "bimbo programming" is passing (Desmond Smith). </DL> <A NAME="bimensal"> bimensal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> happening once in two months; bimonthly. </DL> <A NAME="bimestrial"> bimestrial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. lasting for two months. <DD> 2. happening every two months; bimonthly. </DL> <A NAME="bimetal"> bimetal, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun something consisting of two different metals. Ex. [In] this bimetal ... the copper is inseparably bonded to the steel (Science News Letter). <DD>adj. =bimetallic. </DL> <A NAME="bimetallic"> bimetallic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with two different metals. <DD> 2. of bimetallism; based on bimetallism. </DL> <A NAME="bimetallicstrip"> bimetallic strip,<DL COMPACT><DD> two metals with different rates of expansion, fastened in a strip, used to control or measure temperature, as in an oven. </DL> <A NAME="bimetallism"> bimetallism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the use of two metals, especially gold and silver, as the basis of the money system of a nation. The amount in weight of each metal necessary to make coins having the same money value is fixed by law. noun bimetallist. </DL> <A NAME="bimillennial"> bimillennial, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with a bimillennium. <DD>noun =bimillennium. </DL> <A NAME="bimillennium"> bimillennium, noun, pl. -lenniums, -lennia.<DL COMPACT><DD> a period of 2,000 years. </DL> <A NAME="bimodal"> bimodal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Statistics.) having two modes. Ex. a bimodal distribution. </DL> <A NAME="bimodality"> bimodality, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fact or quality of being bimodal. </DL> <A NAME="bimolecular"> bimolecular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or formed from two molecules. </DL> <A NAME="bimonthly"> bimonthly, adjective, adverb, noun, pl. -lies.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. happening or appearing once every two months. Ex. A bimonthly magazine is issued six times a year. <DD> 2. happening or appearing twice a month; semimonthly. Ex. The bimonthly meetings are on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. <DD>adv. 1. once every two months. Ex. The magazine is issued bimonthly. <DD> 2. twice a month; semimonthly. Ex. The meetings are held bimonthly. <DD>noun a magazine or other periodical that is published once every two months. </DL> <A NAME="bimorph"> bimorph, noun, or bimorph cell,<DL COMPACT><DD> a rigid structure of two quartz or other crystals cemented together, and caused to bend when a potential makes one crystal expand and the other contract. A bimorph is used to activate loudspeakers and various electronic devices. </DL> <A NAME="bin"> bin, noun, verb, binned, binning.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a box or enclosed place for holding or storing grain, coal, or similar things. Ex. The baker emptied several bags of flour into a bin. (SYN) crib. <DD> 2. (British.) a dustbin (ashcan). <DD> 3. (Slang.) =loony bin. <DD>v.t. to place or store in a bin. </DL> <A NAME="bin"> bin-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) form of bi- before vowels, as in binal. </DL> <A NAME="binal"> binal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> twin; double; twofold. </DL> <A NAME="binary"> binary, adjective, noun, pl. -ries.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. consisting of two; involving two. Ex. a binary number. <DD>noun 1. a set of two things; pair. <DD> 2. =binary star. </DL> <A NAME="binaryarithmetic"> binary arithmetic, =binary notation.</DL> <A NAME="binarycodeddecimal"> binary coded decimal,<DL COMPACT><DD> a system of coding numbers in binary units used in programming computers and in higher mathematics. Each decimal digit is represented by four binary digits. (Example:) 234 is represented in binary coded decimal by 0010 0011 0100. </DL> <A NAME="binarycolor"> binary color,<DL COMPACT><DD> a color, such as orange, violet, or green, made by mixing two primary colors; secondary color. </DL> <A NAME="binarycompound"> binary compound,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) a compound of two elements, or of an element and a radical, or of two radicals. </DL> <A NAME="binarydigit"> binary digit,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. either of the digits 0 or 1 used in binary notation. <DD> 2. =bit (4). </DL> <A NAME="binaryfission"> binary fission,<DL COMPACT><DD> the division or splitting of a cell, especially a protozoan, into two equal parts. </DL> <A HREF="binaryfo.dic">NEXT</A>