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  • 91Buprestidan — Bu*pres ti*dan, n. [L. buprestis, Gr. ?, a poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by cattle in the grass, caused them to swell up and and die; ? ox, cow + ? to blow up, swell out.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus {Buprestis} and… …

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  • 92billow — 1. noun /ˈbɪləʊ,ˈbɪloʊ/ A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of water, smoke or sound And the brooklet has found the billow Though they flowed so far apart …

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  • 93pick up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To acquire incidentally] Syn. happen upon, find, secure; see obtain 1 . 2. [To take up in the hand or arms] Syn. lift, uplift, cuddle; see raise 1 . 3. [To receive] Syn. get, take, acquire; see receive 1 . 4. [*To increase]… …

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  • 94distend — v. a. Expand, dilate, bloat, enlarge, swell, stretch, swell out …

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  • 95inflate — [in flāt′] vt. inflated, inflating [< L inflatus, pp. of inflare, to blow into, inflate < in , in + flare, to BLOW1] 1. to blow full or swell out as with air or gas; distend; expand; dilate 2. to raise in spirits; make proud or elated 3. to …

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  • 96Nepenthes edwardsiana — Upper pitcher of Nepenthes edwardsiana from Mount Tambuyukon Conservation status …

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  • 97billow — bil|low1 [ bılou ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be filled with air and swell out like a sail: The sheets billowed on the clothes line. billow out: His cloak billowed out behind him. 2. ) if smoke or steam billows, it rises or moves in clouds: Smoke… …

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  • 98billow — I UK [ˈbɪləʊ] / US [ˈbɪloʊ] verb [intransitive] Word forms billow : present tense I/you/we/they billow he/she/it billows present participle billowing past tense billowed past participle billowed 1) to be filled with air and swell out like a sail… …

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  • 99Bunch — Bunch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunching}.] To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. [1913 Webster] Bunching out into a large round knob at one end. Woodward. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 100Bunched — Bunch Bunch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bunching}.] To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. [1913 Webster] Bunching out into a large round knob at one end. Woodward. [1913 Webster] …

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