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  • 101Budge — v. (usu. with neg.) 1 intr. a make the slightest movement. b change one s opinion (he s stubborn, he won t budge). 2 tr. cause or compel to budge (nothing will budge him). Phrases and idioms: budge up (or over) make room for another person by… …

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  • 102bullion — n. a metal (esp. gold or silver) in bulk before coining, or valued by weight. Etymology: AF = mint, var. of OF bouillon ult. f. L bullire boil …

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  • 103ebullient — disp. adj. 1 exuberant, high spirited. 2 Chem. boiling. Derivatives: ebullience n. ebulliency n. ebulliently adv. Etymology: L ebullire ebullient bubble out (as E , bullire boil) …

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  • 104parboil — v.tr. partly cook by boiling. Etymology: ME f. OF parbo(u)illir f. LL perbullire boil thoroughly (as PER , bullire boil: confused with PART) …

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  • 105bourride — bu̇ˈrēd, bə noun ( s) Etymology: French, from Provençal bourrido, alteration of boulido something boiled, from bouli, to boil, from Latin bullire more at boil : a fish stew similar to bouillabaisse that is usually thickened with egg yolks and… …

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  • 106e|bul´lient|ly — e|bul|lient «ih BUHL yuhnt», adjective. 1. overflowing with excitement or liveliness; very enthusiastic: »A small, dapper man with a waxed mustache and an ebullient air came upstairs and greeted the Count warmly (New Yorker). 2. boiling up;… …

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  • 107e|bul|lient — «ih BUHL yuhnt», adjective. 1. overflowing with excitement or liveliness; very enthusiastic: »A small, dapper man with a waxed mustache and an ebullient air came upstairs and greeted the Count warmly (New Yorker). 2. boiling up; bubbling. ╂[<… …

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  • 108eb|ul|li|tion — «EHB uh LIHSH uhn», noun. 1. an outburst (as of feeling): »This ebullition of feeling…came as a real shock to Lady and Lord Valleys (John Galsworthy). 2. a boiling or bubbling up. ╂[< Latin ēbullītiō, ōnis < ēbullīre boil up < ex out +… …

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  • 109par|boil — «PAHR BOYL», transitive verb. 1. to boil till partly cooked: »Mother always parboils the beans before baking them. 2. to overheat. –v.i. to become overheated: »Figurative. to parboil in the hot sun. ╂[< Old French parboillir < Late Latin… …

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  • 110debulliate — † deˈbulliate, v. Obs. 0 [Improperly f. de (de I. 1) + L. bullīre to boil. Cf. F. débouillir.] ‘To bubble or seeth over’ (Blount 1656) …

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