- Sir! Did you have a good holiday? Did you go away?
- Yes, I went to France, to Paris.
- Did you have much trouble with your French when you were there?
- No, I didn"t - but the Parisians did.
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]
BID
—v. (-dd-; past bid, archaic bade; past part. Bid, archaic bidden) 1 (past and past part. Bid) a (esp. At an auction) make an offer (of) (bid for the vase; bid £20). B offer a service for a stated price.
- literary command; invite (bid the soldiers shoot; bade her start).
- literary utter (a greeting or farewell) to (i bade him welcome).
- (past and past part. Bid) cards state before play how many tricks one intends to make. —n. - act of bidding.
- amount bid.
- colloq. Attempt; effort (bid for power). bidder n. [old english]
BIG
apple n. Us slang new york city.
- bang theory n. Theory that the universe began with the explosion of dense matter.
- brother n. Supposedly benevolent watchful dictator.
- end n. (in a vehicle) end of the connecting-rod, encircling the crankpin.
- money n. Large amounts of money.
- noise n. (also big shot) colloq. = *bigwig.
- stick n. Colloq. Display of force.
- time n. (prec. By the) slang success, esp. In show business. big-timer n.
- top n. Main tent in a circus.
- wheel n. Ferris wheel.
- —adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. B of a large or the largest size (big toe).
- important (my big day).
- adult, elder (big sister).
- colloq. A boastful (big words). B often iron. Generous (big of him). C ambitious (big ideas).
- (usu. Foll. By with) advanced in pregnancy (big with child). —adv. Colloq. Impressively or grandly (think big). in a big way colloq. With great enthusiasm, display, etc. biggish adj. [origin unknown]
BIN
end n. One of the last bottles from a bin of wine, usu. Sold at a reduced price.
- n. Large receptacle for rubbish or storage. [old english]
BIO
comb. Form 1 life (biography).
- biological; of living things. [greek bios life]
BIT
on the side n. Slang sexual relationship involving infidelity.
- part n. Minor role.
- n. - small piece or quantity.
- (prec. By a) fair amount (sold quite a bit).
- often colloq. Short or small time, distance, or amount (wait a bit; move up a bit; a bit tired; a bit of an idiot). bit by bit gradually. Do one's bit colloq. Make a useful contribution. [old english]
- past of *bite.
- n. - metal mouthpiece of a bridle.
- tool or piece for boring or drilling.
- cutting or gripping part of a plane, pincers, etc. [old english]
- n. Computing unit of information expressed as a choice between two possibilities. [binary digit]
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