butter-and-eggs
— Noun
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~ common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
Boykinia elata
— Noun
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~ plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
black elder
— Noun
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~ a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
blue elder
— Noun
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~ shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
box elder
— Noun
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~ common shade tree of eastern and central United States
black elderberry
— Noun
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~ common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
blue elderberry
— Noun
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~ shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
by-election
— Noun
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~ a special election between regular elections
bye-election
— Noun
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~ a special election between regular elections
Bessera elegans
— Noun
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~ half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
Brodiaea elegans
— Noun
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~ brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California
Byzantine Empire
— Noun
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~ a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
British Empire
— Noun
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~ a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand; "the sun never sets on the British Empire"
British empiricism
— Noun
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~ the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century
big enchilada
— Noun
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~ an important influential person; "he thinks he's a big shot"; "she's a big deal in local politics"; "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
back end
— Noun
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~ the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
be all and end all
— Noun
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~ the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
be-all and end-all
— Noun
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~ the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
bitter end
— Noun
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~ (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
bitter end
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~ the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"