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when he's with his friends. 10 successfully, well,
oustandingly,effectively: I think your speech went over big
with those opposed to the new budget.
bigoted adj. prejudiced, intolerant, biased, jaundiced, one-sided,
partial: The judge was bigoted against Blacks, which accounts
for the unfair decision.
bigotry n. prejudice, intolerance, bias, partiality: No government
that practises bigotry can survive long.
bigwig n. 1 boss, kingpin, king, queen, nabob, VIP, Colloq big-shot,
big gun, big cheese, big wheel, hotshot, chief, brass hat, US
(chief) honcho, Mr Big: The bigwig sits here, at the head of
the table. 2 bigwigs. brass, brass hats: Don't let the bigwigs
find out what we've done.
bilious adj. ill-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-natured, peevish, testy,
cross, petulant, tetchy, choleric, dyspeptic, angry, wrathful:
The director was absolutely bilious when he heard we had lost
the account.
bill° n. 1 invoice, account; tally, reckoning, tabulation, US
(restaurant) check, Colloq US tab: Have you paid the telephone
bill? 2 US and Canadian note, banknote, paper money, Colloq
folding money: The robbers took only small bills, which they
could spend easily.
--v. 3 invoice, charge: I haven't got my cheque-book with me,
please could you bill me.
billý n. beak, neb, nib, pecker; jaws: One of the birds had a fish
in its bill.
bind v. 1 tie, fasten, secure, make fast, tie up: The thieves bound
him hand and foot. 2 constrain; hold, oblige, obligate: The
contract we signed is equally binding on both parties. The union
is bound by an agreement that expires in a month. 3 gird,
encircle, wreathe, wrap, cover, swathe, bandage: They were
binding his wounded head. 4 cement, stick, cause to adhere;
attach, connect: Ordinary glue will bind these pieces together.
--n. 5 Colloq US dilemma, predicament, tight spot, (difficult)