billiards n.pl. Form of billiards with holes in the table.
- code n. Machine-readable striped code on packaging etc.
- mitzvah n. - religious initiation ceremony of a jewish boy at 13.
- boy undergoing this. [hebrew, = son of the commandment]
- person n. Barmaid or barman.
- sinister n. = *bend sinister.
- —n. - long piece of rigid material, esp. Used to confine or obstruct.
- a something of similar form (bar of soap; bar of chocolate). B band of colour or light. C heating element of an electric fire. D metal strip below the clasp of a medal, awarded as an extra distinction. E heraldry narrow horizontal stripe across a shield.
- a counter for serving alcohol etc. On. B room or building containing it. C small shop or stall serving refreshments (snack bar). D counter for a special service (heel bar).
- a barrier. B restriction (colour bar; bar to promotion).
- prisoner's enclosure in a lawcourt.
- any of the sections into which a piece of music is divided by vertical lines.
- (the bar) law a barristers collectively. B profession of barrister. —v. (-rr-) 1 a fasten with a bar or bars. B (usu. Foll. By in, out) shut or keep in or out.
- obstruct, prevent.
- (usu. Foll. By from) prohibit, exclude.
- mark with stripes. —prep. Except. be called to the bar be admitted as barrister. Behind bars in prison. [french]
- n. Esp. Meteorol. Unit of pressure, 105 newtons per square metre, approx. One atmosphere. [greek baros weight]
BAT
—n. - implement with a handle, used for hitting balls in games.
- turn with this.
- batsman. —v. (-tt-) 1 hit with or as with a bat.
- take a turn at batting. off one's own bat unprompted, unaided. [old english from french]
- n. Mouselike nocturnal flying mammal. [scandinavian]
- v. (-tt-) not (or never) bat an eyelid colloq. Show no reaction or emotion. [var. Of obsolete bate flutter]
BAY
rum n. Perfume distilled orig. From bayberry leaves in rum.
- window n. Window projecting outwards from a wall.
- n. Broad curving inlet of the sea. [spanish bahia]
- n. - laurel with deep green leaves.
- (in pl.) Bay wreath, for a victor or poet. [latin baca berry]
- n. - recess; alcove in a wall.
- compartment (bomb bay).
- area specially allocated (loading bay). [french baer gape]
- —adj. (esp. Of a horse) dark reddish-brown. —n. Bay horse. [latin badius]
- —v. Bark or howl loudly and plaintively. —n. Sound of this, esp. Of hounds in close pursuit. at bay cornered, unable to escape. Keep at bay hold off (a pursuer). [french bayer to bark]
BBC
abbr. British broadcasting corporation.
BCG
abbr. Bacillus calmette-guerin, an anti-tuberculosis vaccine.
BHP
Abbr. Brake horsepower.
BIB
n. - piece of cloth etc. Fastened round a child's neck while eating.
- top front part of an apron, dungarees, etc. [origin uncertain]
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