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`bil-ious \'bil-y9s\ adj l : marked by or suffering from
`disordered liver function 2 : mmrABLE,
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`PERED —- bil-ious-ness n
`bilk \'bi1k\ vb : CHEAT, SWINDLE
`lbill \'bil\n : the jaws of a bird together with their horny
`covering; also : a mouth structure (as of a turtle) re-
`sembling these —- billed \'bild\ adi
`zbill vb : to caress fondly
`3bill n 1 : an itemized statement of particulars; also : IN-
`VOICE 2 : a written document or note 3 z a printed ad-
`vertisement (as a poster) announcing an event 4 : a
`draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment
`5 : a written statement of a legal wrong sufi'ered or of
`some breach of law 6 : a piece of paper money
`‘bi]! vb 1 : to enter in or prepare a bill; also : to submit
`a bill or account to 2 : to advertise by bills or posters
`bill-board \-.b6rd\ n : a flat surface on which adver-
`tising bills are posted
`‘bil-let \'bi-lat\ n l : an order requiring a person to pro-
`vide lodging for a soldier; also : quarters assigned by
`or as if by such an order 2 : POSITION, APPOINTMENT
`’billet vb : to assign lodging to by billet
`bil-let-doux \ubi-la-'di“i\ n. pl billets-dong \same or
`deiz\ [F billet doux, lit., sweet letter] : a love letter
`bill-fold \'bil-ifold\ n : WALLET
`bfl-ligrds \'bil-yardz\ n : any of several games played
`on an oblong table by driving balls against each other
`or into pockets with a cue
`biI-lings-gate \'bi-linz-Igat, Brit usu -git\ n [Billings-
`gate, old gate and fish market, London. England]
`: coarsely abusive language
`bilolion \'bil-y9n\ n l : a thousand millions 2 Brit : a
`million millions — billion adi — bilolionth \-yanth\
`adi or n
`bill of health : a usu. favorable report following an ex-
`amination
`bill of sale : a legal document transferring ownership
`of goods
`‘bil-low \'bi-16\ n l : WAVE; esp : a great wave 2 : a roll-
`ing mass (as of fog or flame) like a great wave — bil-
`lowy \'bi-la—we\ adi
`’billow vb : to rise and roll in waves; also : to swell out
`(~ing sails)
`bilcly \'bi-1e\ n, pl billies : BILLY CLUB
`billy club n : a heavy usu. wooden club; esp : a police
`ofi'icer's club
`bil-ly goat \'bi-lé-\ n : a male goat
`bi-metoal \'bi-nmet-°l\ adi : BIMETALLIC — bimetal n
`bi-me-tal-lic \ubi-ma-'ta-lik\ adj : made of two difi‘erent
`metals — often used of devices having a bonded ex-
`pansive part — bimetallic n
`bi-metml-lism \bi-‘met-‘l-ui-zam\ n : the use of two
`metals at fixed ratios to form a standard of value for
`a monetary system
`Ibi'montli-ly \bi-‘manth-lé\ adi 1 : occurring every two
`months 2 : occurring twice a month : SEMIMONTHLY
`— bimonthly adv
`”bimonthly n : a bimonthly publication
`bin \'bin\ n : a box, crib, or enclosure used for storage
`bi-na-ry \'bi-na-ré. -uner-é\ adi 1 : consisting of two
`things or parts 2 : relating to, being, or belonging to
`a system of numbers having 2 as its base (the ~ digits
`0 and l) 3 : involving a choice between or condition
`of two alternatives only (as on-off, yes-no) — binary
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`each other
`bmu-ral \bi-‘nor-al\ adi : of or relating to sound re-
`Production involving the use of two separated micro-
`phones and two transmission channels to achieve a
`stereophonic effect
`bind \'bind\ vb bound \'baiind \; bind-ing l : TIE; also
`{to restrain as if by tying 2 : to put under an obliga-
`tlon; also : to constrain with legal authority 3 : BAND-
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`decorate with a band 7 : to fasten together and en-
`close in a cover (~ books) 8 z to exert a tying, re-
`straining, or compelling effect — bind—er n
`bind-ing \'bin-dig\ n : something (as a ski fastening. a
`cover, or an edging fabric) used to bind
`lbinge \'bini\ n : SPREE
`zbinge vb hinged; binge-ing or hing-ing : to
`binge and esp. an eating binge — hing-er n
`bin'go \'bin-g6\ n, pl bingos : a game of chance played
`with cards having numbered squares corresponding
`to numbered balls drawn at random and won by cov-
`ering five squares in a row
`bin-na-cle \'bi-ni-kal\ n [alter. of ME birakle, fr. Pg or
`Sp; Pg bitdcola & Sp bitdcula, fr. L habiraculum
`dwelling place, fr. habitare to inhabit] : a container
`holding a ship‘s compass
`lbin-oc-ti-lm' \bi-'na-kyo-lar, ba-\ adi : of, relating to, or
`adapted to the use of both eyes — bintoc-u-larvly adv
`2bin-tItcou-lar \ba—‘na-kya-lar, bi-\ n l : a binocular op-
`tical
`instrument
`(as a microscope) 2 : a hand:
`held optical instrument composed of two telescopes
`and a focusing device — usu. used in pl.
`bi-nOtmioal \bi-‘no-mé-ah n l : a mathematical expres-
`sion consisting of two terms connected by the sign
`plus (+) or minus (—) 2 : a biological species name
`consisting of two terms — binomial adi
`bio-chemistry \Ibi'é‘lke'mG-Stré\ n : chemistry that
`deals with the chemical compounds and processes
`occurring in living things — bio-chem-i-eal \-mi-kol\
`adi or n - biovchem-ist \-mist\ n
`bio-degradable \-di-'gra~da-bal\ adi : capable of be-
`ing broken down esp. into innocuous products by the
`actions of living things (as microorganisms) (a ~ de-
`tergent) — biodegradability \-ugii—da-'bi—la-té\ n
`—— biovdeg-ra-da-tion \-.de-gra-'da-shan\ n — bio-
`de-grade \-di-'grad\ vb
`biocdi-ver-sitty \-d9—'var—sa-té. -di-\ n : biological di-
`versity in an enviromnent as indicated by numbers of
`difi'erent species of plants and animals
`bio-eth-iee \-'e-thiks\ n : the ethics of biological re-
`search and its applications esp. in medicine — bio-
`ethoi-cal \-'e-thi-kal\ adi — bio-eth-iccist \v'e-tha-sist\
`n
`bio-feedback \-'féd-ubak\ n : the technique of making
`unconscious or involuntary bodily processes (as
`heartbeats or brain waves) objectively perceptible to
`the senses (as by use of an oscilloscope) in order to
`manipulate them by conscious mental control
`biog abbr biographer; biographical; biography
`bio-ge-og-raophy \ibi-o-je-'a-gra-tE\ n z a branch of bi-
`ology that deals with the distribution of plants and an-
`imals — bio-geog-ra-pher n
`bi-og-rasphy \bi-‘a-gro-te. bé-\ n, pl -phies : a written
`history of a person's life; also : such writings in gen-
`eral — biog-ra-pher n — bioo-graph-i-eal \ubi—a-
`'gra-fi-kah also bi-oograph-ic \-fik\ adi
`biol abbr biologic; biological; biologist; biology
`bi-o-logtitcal \-bi~e-'la-ji-kal\ also bi-o-log-ic \-jik\ adi l
`: of. relating to. or produced by biology or life and liv-
`ing processes 2 : related by direct genetic relationship
`rather than by adoption or marriage (~ parents) —
`biological-1y \-ji-k(a-)lé\ adv
`biological clock n : an inherent timing mechanism in-
`ferred to exist in some living systems (as a cell) in or-
`der
`to explain various cyclic physiological and
`behavioral responses
`. biological warfare n : warfare in which living organ-
`isms (as bacteria) are used as weapons
`bi-ol-o‘gy \bi-‘é-la—jé\ n [G Biologie, fr. Gk bios mode
`of life + logos word] 1 : a science that deals with liv-
`ing beings and life processes 2 : the life processes of
`an organism or group — bi-ol'o-gist \bi-‘i-lo-jisn n
`bio-med-i-cal \.bi-o-'me-di-kal\ adi : of, relating to, or
`involving biological, medical. and physical science
`bi-on-ic \bi—‘a-nik\ adj : having normal biological ca-
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