<B>botfly, </B>noun, pl. <B>-flies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a two-winged fly whose larvae are parasites of horses, cattle, sheep, and sometimes man. </DL>
<A NAME="both">
<B>both, </B>adjective, pronoun, adverb, conjunction.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> the two; the one and the other. <BR> <I>Ex. Both houses are white.</I> <DD><I>pron. </I> the two together. <BR> <I>Ex. Both belong to him.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> together or alike; equally. <BR> <I>Ex. He fears and hopes both at once.</I> <DD><I>conj. </I> together; alike; equally. <BR> <I>Ex. He is both strong and healthy.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="bother">
<B>bother, </B>noun, verb, interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>much fuss or worry about small matters; trouble. <BR> <I>Ex. What a lot of bother about nothing!</I> (SYN) disturbance. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person or thing that causes worry, fuss, or trouble. <BR> <I>Ex. A door that will not shut is a bother.</I> (SYN) annoyance. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to take trouble; concern oneself; fuss. <BR> <I>Ex. Don't bother about my breakfast; I'll eat what is here.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to annoy; irritate. <BR> <I>Ex. Hot weather bothers me.</I> (SYN) pester, vex. <DD><B> 2. </B>to bewilder; fluster; confuse. <BR> <I>Ex. This problem has bothered the experts for many years.</I> <DD><I>interj. </I> (Especially British.) an expression of annoyance. <BR> <I>Ex. "Bother Mrs. Harris!" said Betsey Prig ... "I don't believe there's no sich a person" (Dickens).</I> noun <B>botherer.</B> </DL>
<B>bothersome, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> causing worry or fuss; troublesome; annoying. </DL>
<A NAME="botogenin">
<B>botogenin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a steroid compound derived from a Mexican variety of yam, used as a source of cortisone. </DL>
<A NAME="botone">
<B>botone</B> or <B>botonee, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Heraldry.) having an ornament of three knobs or other parts, resembling a trefoil. </DL>
<A NAME="botony">
<B>botony, </B>adjective. <B>=botone.</B></DL>
<A NAME="botree">
<B>bo tree,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the sacred fig tree of India under which the founder of Buddhism is said to have attained the enlightenment which constituted him the Buddha; pipal. The bo tree belongs to the mulberry family. </DL>
<B>botryoidal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the form of a bunch of grapes. adv. <B>botryoidally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="botryomycosis">
<B>botryomycosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a disease of horses in which a micrococcus causes the formation of small, fibrous tumors in the lungs and other parts of the horse. </DL>
<B>botrytis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of fungi which thrive in cool damp weather and attack the buds of flowering plants, causing them to shrivel up and die. </DL>
<A NAME="bots">
<B>bots, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> a disease especially of horses, cattle, sheep, and oxen, caused by infestation of the stomach and intestines with the larvae of botflies. Also, <B>botts.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="bott">
<B>bott, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> bot; the larva of a botfly. </DL>
<A NAME="bottega">
<B>bottega, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ghe.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) a studio; workshop. </DL>
<A NAME="bottine">
<B>bottine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman's boot or shoe. </DL>
<A NAME="bottle">
<B>bottle</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>-tled,</B> <B>-tling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a container without handles for holding liquids, usually made of glass. Most bottles have narrow necks which can be closed with stoppers. Some bottles, however, have wide necks; some are closed with caps. <BR> <I>Ex. He dropped the bottle and it broke.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the amount that a bottle can hold. <BR> <I>Ex. He can drink a whole bottle of soda at one time.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to put into bottles. <BR> <I>Ex. Many companies bottle perfume.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to hold in; keep back; control. <BR><I>expr. <B>bottle up,</B> </I>to hold in; keep back; control. <BR> <I>Ex. He managed to bottle up his anger.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>crack a bottle,</B> </I>to open a bottle and drink what is in it. <BR> <I>Ex. Two gentlemen ... are cracking a bottle together at some inn (Henry Fielding).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>hit the bottle,</B> (Slang.) <DD><B> a. </B>to drink a great deal of intoxicating liquor. </I> <I>Ex. [She] started hitting the bottle at twenty ... Then, through the good offices of Alcoholics Anonymous, she got a grip on herself (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to become intoxicated. <BR> <I>Ex. The first time he hit the bottle he became very sick.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>the bottle,</B> </I>(Slang.) intoxicating liquor. <BR> <I>Ex. The former alcoholic made up his mind to stay away from the bottle and he succeeded.</I> adj. <B>bottlelike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="bottle">
<B>bottle</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Dialect.) a bundle, such as one of hay or straw. </DL>
<A NAME="bottlebaby">
<B>bottle baby,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an infant who is bottle-fed rather than breast-fed. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a person who drinks too much alcoholic liquor. </DL>
<A NAME="bottlebrush">
<B>bottlebrush, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various plants, such as the mare's-tail or certain horsetails, that look like thin brushes. </DL>
<A NAME="bottleclub">
<B>bottle club,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a private club at which alcoholic drinks are served after the legal closing hours of public bars. </DL>
<A NAME="bottledgas">
<B>bottled gas,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> butane, propane, or a similar gas liquefied and stored under pressure in portable tanks. </DL>
<A NAME="bottledinbond">
<B>bottled in bond,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) untaxed during government-supervised storage of bottled whiskey. </DL>
<A NAME="bottlefeed">
<B>bottle-feed, </B>transitive verb, <B>-fed,</B> <B>-feeding.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to feed (a baby or young animal) with a bottle. <BR> <I>Ex. Visitors are invited to cuddle newborn calves and bottle-feed kids (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="bottleful">
<B>bottleful, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fuls.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> as much as a bottle will hold. </DL>
<B>bottle imp,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a Cartesian devil. </DL>
<A NAME="bottleneck">
<B>bottleneck, </B>noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the neck of a bottle. <DD><B> 2. </B>a narrow passageway or street. <DD><B> 3. </B>a person, thing, or condition that hinders progress; check. <DD><B> 4. </B>any situation in which progress is hindered. <BR> <I>Ex. Heavy traffic caused a bottleneck at the narrow bridge. Labor bottlenecks also are likely to develop in the ... construction and machine tool industries (New York Times).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> like a bottleneck; narrow. <BR> <I>Ex. Several highways converged into a bottleneck approach to the airport.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to confine in a bottleneck; hinder or delay. <BR> <I>Ex. to bottleneck traffic on an approach to a bridge.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to be hindered or delayed. <BR> <I>Ex. Decisions bottleneck on his desk (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<B>bottle-nosed dolphin,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a dolphin with a bottle-shaped nose. It grows up to 12 feet long and weighs as much as 800 pounds. </DL>
<A NAME="bottlenosedwhale">
<B>bottle-nosed whale,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various small whales, such as the blackfish. </DL>
<A NAME="bottleparty">
<B>bottle party,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a party to which the guests bring their own alcoholic liquor. </DL>
<A NAME="bottler">
<B>bottler, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or machine that bottles beverages or other liquids. </DL>
<A NAME="bottletree">
<B>bottle tree,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an Australian tree with a short trunk that bulges like a round bottle. Australian aborigines make nets of bottle-tree fibers and drink bottle-tree sap. The bottle tree belongs to the sterculia family. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=sour gourd.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=baobab.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="bottlewasher">
<B>bottle-washer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a general caretaker; factotum. <BR> <I>Ex. Marcovic had been the bodyguard, bottle-washer, and friend of film star Alain Delon (London Times).</I> </DL>
