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  • archaeastronomy — (astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.
  • archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
  • archeoastronomy — the branch of archaeology that deals with the apparent use by prehistoric civilizations of astronomical techniques to establish the seasons or the cycle of the year, especially as evidenced in the construction of megaliths and other ritual structures.
  • architectonical — Alternative form of architectonic.
  • around the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
  • around the horn — (thrown) from third base to second to first in trying for a double play
  • at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.
  • at the controls — If someone is at the controls of a machine or other piece of equipment, they are operating it.
  • at the hands of — If someone experiences a particular kind of treatment, especially unpleasant treatment, at the hands of a person or organization, they receive it from them.
  • at the point of — very close to; on the verge of
  • authentications — Plural form of authentication.
  • baconian method — induction (def 4a).
  • baconian theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Francis Bacon.
  • bag on the side — An extension to an established hack that is supposed to add some functionality to the original. Usually derogatory, implying that the original was being overextended and should have been thrown away, and the new product is ugly, inelegant, or bloated. Also "to hang a bag on the side [of]". "C++? That's just a bag on the side of C." "They want me to hang a bag on the side of the accounting system."
  • base technology — (company)   The company which developed and distributes Liana. E-mail: Jack Krupansky <[email protected]> (owner). Address: Base Technology, Attn: Jack Krupansky, 1500 Mass. Ave. NW #114 Washington, DC 2005, USA. 800-786-9505 Telephone: +1 800 876 9505.
  • bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
  • be on the skids — to be on the decline or downgrade; meet with failure
  • be short on sth — If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have.
  • beat the bounds — (formerly) to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods
  • before the wind — with the wind coming from astern
  • bello horizonte — a city in SE Brazil.
  • beyond the pale — If you think that someone's actions or behaviour are not acceptable, you can say that they are beyond the pale.
  • big bang theory — In astronomy the big bang theory is a theory that suggests that the universe was created as a result of an extremely large explosion.
  • billings method — a natural method of birth control that involves examining the colour and viscosity of the cervical mucus to discover when ovulation is occurring
  • bit on the side — an extramarital affair
  • biting housefly — a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
  • bohemian forest — a mountain range between the SW Czech Republic and SE Germany. Highest peak: Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft)
  • boil-in-the-bag — (of food) able to be boiled in a sealed bag until ready to eat
  • booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • box chronometer — a ship's chronometer, supported on gimbals in a wooden box
  • brachistochrone — the curve between two points through which a body moves under the force of gravity in a shorter time than for any other curve; the path of quickest descent
  • branchiostegous — branchiostegal.
  • bring to a head — to bring or be brought to a crisis
  • bristol channel — an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)
  • bronchial tubes — the bronchi or their smaller divisions
  • brother-in-arms — a fellow soldier or comrade in a shared struggle
  • bun in the oven — in the womb
  • cannot help but — to be unable to do anything else except
  • catch (on) fire — to begin burning; ignite
  • catchment board — a public body concerned with the conservation and organization of water supply from a catchment area
  • catheterisation — Alternative spelling of catheterization.
  • catheterization — to introduce a catheter into.
  • chamber concert — a concert of chamber music
  • change of heart — a profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
  • charleston peak — a mountain in SE Nevada: highest peak in the Spring Mountains. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
  • chemoattractant — a chemical substance that provokes chemotaxis, esp one that causes a bacterium to move in the direction in which its concentration is increasing
  • chemoprevention — the prevention of disease, esp cancer, by means of chemical agents
  • chemosterilants — Plural form of chemosterilant.
  • chemotaxonomist — a specialist in the field of chemotaxonomy
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