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when he's with his friends. 10 successfully, well,<br />

oustandingly,effectively: I think your speech went over big<br />

with those opposed to the new budget.<br />

bigoted adj. prejudiced, intolerant, biased, jaundiced, one-sided,<br />

partial: <strong>The</strong> judge was bigoted against Blacks, which accounts<br />

for the unfair decision.<br />

bigotry n. prejudice, intolerance, bias, partiality: No government<br />

that practises bigotry can survive long.<br />

bigwig n. 1 boss, kingpin, king, queen, nabob, VIP, Colloq big-shot,<br />

big gun, big cheese, big wheel, hotshot, chief, brass hat, US<br />

(chief) honcho, Mr Big: <strong>The</strong> bigwig sits here, at the head <strong>of</strong><br />

the table. 2 bigwigs. brass, brass hats: Don't let the bigwigs<br />

find out what we've done.<br />

bilious adj. ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, peevish, testy,<br />

cross, petulant, tetchy, choleric, dyspeptic, angry, wrathful:<br />

<strong>The</strong> director was absolutely bilious when he heard we had lost<br />

the account.<br />

bill° n. 1 invoice, account; tally, reckoning, tabulation, US<br />

(restaurant) check, Colloq US tab: Have you paid the telephone<br />

bill? 2 US and Canadian note, banknote, paper money, Colloq<br />

folding money: <strong>The</strong> robbers took only small bills, which they<br />

could spend easily.<br />

--v. 3 invoice, charge: I haven't got my cheque-book with me,<br />

please could you bill me.<br />

billý n. beak, neb, nib, pecker; jaws: One <strong>of</strong> the birds had a fish<br />

in its bill.<br />

bind v. 1 tie, fasten, secure, make fast, tie up: <strong>The</strong> thieves bound<br />

him hand and foot. 2 constrain; hold, oblige, obligate: <strong>The</strong><br />

contract we signed is equally binding on both parties. <strong>The</strong> union<br />

is bound by an agreement that expires in a month. 3 gird,<br />

encircle, wreathe, wrap, cover, swathe, bandage: <strong>The</strong>y were<br />

binding his wounded head. 4 cement, stick, cause to adhere;<br />

attach, connect: Ordinary glue will bind these pieces together.<br />

--n. 5 Colloq US dilemma, predicament, tight spot, (difficult)

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