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bail |
bucket handle |
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bale |
bundle of hay |
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bailed |
pumping water out of
a boat |
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baled |
to gather into a
bale |
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bailee |
a person to whom
goods are committed for custody or repair |
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bailey |
the outer wall of a
castle |
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bailie |
a municipal officer
in Scotland |
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bailer |
one who bails
(water) |
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bailor |
a person that
entrusts goods to a bailee |
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baler |
one who bales (hay) |
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bailing |
pumping water out of
a boat |
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baling |
wire used to tie
bales |
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bait |
to torment |
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bate |
to lessen |
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baited |
past tense of bait |
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bated |
past tense of bate |
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baiting |
tormenting |
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bating |
lessening |
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baize |
green felt |
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bays |
one or more enclosed
arms of the ocean |
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beys |
one or more Turkish
officials |
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bald |
hairless |
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balled |
carnal knowledge |
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bawled |
cried aloud |
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ball |
playful orb |
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bawl |
to cry |
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band |
a group |
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banned |
forbidden |
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bard |
a poet |
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barred |
enclosed by poles |
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bare |
naked |
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bear |
wild ursine |
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bark |
outer sheath of a
tree |
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barque |
square-rigged
sailing ship |
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baron |
minor royalty |
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barren |
unable to bear
children |
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Barry |
a man's name |
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berry |
small fruit |
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bury |
to take under |
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basal |
forming the base |
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basil |
an herb |
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base |
the bottom support
for anything |
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bass |
the lowest musical
pitch or range |
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based |
supported |
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baste |
to swab with liquid
during cooking |
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bases |
what baseball
players like to steal |
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basis |
principal
constituent of anything |
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basses |
many four-stringed
guitars |
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bask |
to warm oneself
pleasantly |
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basque |
tightfitting bodice
or tunic (or, people of the Pyrenees) |
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bat |
a blind, flying
rodent |
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batt |
a flat pad |
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baud |
bits per second |
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bawd |
brothel manager |
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bay |
an enclosed arm of
the ocean |
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bey |
a Turkish official |
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be |
to exist |
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bee |
pollinating buzzer |
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beach |
where i want to be |
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beech |
a type of tree |
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bean |
a legume |
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been |
past tense of be |
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beat |
to hit |
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beet |
edible red root |
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beau |
male friend |
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bow |
a curve or bend;
double-slipped reef knot |
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beaut |
slang for beauty,
beautiful |
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butte |
steep sided hill |
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been |
past tense of be |
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bin |
a box or container |
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beer |
universally brewed
comfort food |
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bier |
a temporary frame
for a coffin |
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bel |
indian thorn tree |
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Bel |
Babylonian god |
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bell |
ding ding |
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belle |
beautiful woman |
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berth |
anchorage |
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birth |
your method of
arrival |
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besot |
to get drunk |
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besought |
past tense of
beseech |
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better |
superior |
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bettor |
one who bets |
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bight |
middle of a rope |
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bite |
a mouthful |
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byte |
eight bits |
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billed |
has a bill |
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build |
to construct |
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bit |
past tense of bite |
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bitt |
large cleat for
tying up ships |
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blew |
past tense of blow |
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blue |
color of California
sky |
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bloc |
an alliance |
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block |
square object |
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boar |
wild pig |
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Boer |
a South African of
Dutch descent |
| |
boor |
tasteless buffoon |
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bore |
not interesting |
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board |
a plank |
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bored |
not interested |
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boarder |
lodger who gets
meals, too |
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border |
perimeter |
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bode |
an omen |
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bowed |
curved |
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bold |
brave |
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bowled |
knocked over |
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bolder |
more courageous |
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boulder |
large rock |
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bole |
trunk |
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boll |
round seed pod |
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bowl |
dish |
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boos |
disparaging sounds
from fans |
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booze |
whiskey |
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born |
brought into life |
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borne |
past participle of
bear |
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bourn |
a small stream or
boundary |
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borough |
township |
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burrow |
dig into the ground |
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bough |
tree branch |
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bow |
front of a ship;
respectful bend |
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bouy |
navigational aid |
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boy |
male child |
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bra |
brassiere |
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braw |
well-groomed |
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braid |
a weave of three
strands |
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brayed |
a donkey cried |
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: |
braise |
cook with oil and
water |
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brays |
loud, harsh cry |
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brake |
stopping device |
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break |
to split apart |
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breach |
to break through |
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breech |
the back part |
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bread |
a loaf |
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bred |
past tense of breed |
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brewed |
fermented |
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brood |
family |
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brews |
more than one beer |
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bruise |
a contusion |
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bridal |
pertaining to brides |
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bridle |
horse's headgear |
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broach |
to raise a subject |
| |
brooch |
an ornament fastened
to clothes |
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brows |
multiple foreheads |
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browse |
grazing |
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bundt |
type of cake |
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bunt |
hit a pitch without
swinging |
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burger |
meat sandwich |
| |
burgher |
merchant |
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bus |
large
multi-passenger vehicle |
| |
buss |
a kiss |
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bussed |
kissed |
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bust |
head and shoulders
sculpture |
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but |
excepting |
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butt |
the thick end |
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buy |
to purchase |
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by |
near |
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bye |
farewell |
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buyer |
one who purchases |
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byre |
a cow barn |
