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Bys

ˈdraɪv.baɪ
adjective

Happening or done while passing by in a vehicle

noun

An attack done by someone while driving past the victim in a vehicle

Usage examples:

His brother was gunned down in a drive-by., she had witnessed a driveby on her way to work.
noun

A fine textile fibre and fabric of flax.

Usage examples:

Exactly how these proteins link together to give the material, called byssus, its strength has rema…
noun

A lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of textile fibre dust.

Usage examples:

This drop - sometimes accompanied by symptoms of byssinosis - is greatest on monday (or the 1st day…
noun

A fine textile fibre and fabric of flax.

Usage examples:

Exactly how these proteins link together to give the material, called byssus, its strength has rema…
noun

A fine textile fibre and fabric of flax.

Usage examples:

Exactly how these proteins link together to give the material, called byssus, its strength has rema…
noun

A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.

Usage examples:

Water cannons were turned on marchers and innocent bystanders alike
noun

A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.

Usage examples:

Water cannons were turned on marchers and innocent bystanders alike
noun

A group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit.

Usage examples:

I now know there are eight bits in a byte, and 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte.
noun

A group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a unit.

Usage examples:

I now know there are eight bits in a byte, and 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte.
noun

A mineral present in many basic igneous rocks, consisting of a calcic plagioclase feldspar.

Usage examples:

They range from bytownite - labradorite in basalts and gabbros, andesine - oligoclase in diorites a…
noun

A mineral present in many basic igneous rocks, consisting of a calcic plagioclase feldspar.

Usage examples:

They range from bytownite - labradorite in basalts and gabbros, andesine - oligoclase in diorites a…
noun

A road or track not following a main route; a minor road or path.

Usage examples:

The highways and byways of dorset
noun

A road or track not following a main route; a minor road or path.

Usage examples:

The highways and byways of dorset

Byword

ˈbaɪ.wɜːd
noun

A person or thing cited as a notable and outstanding example or embodiment of something.

Usage examples:

His name became a byword for luxury
noun

A person or thing cited as a notable and outstanding example or embodiment of something.

Usage examples:

His name became a byword for luxury
adjective

Relating to byzantium (now istanbul), the byzantine empire, or the eastern orthodox church.

Usage examples:

With the exception of the maronites and byzantine italians, each eastern church has its mirror imag…
noun

A citizen of byzantium or the byzantine empire.

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To the italians, the greek-speaking byzantines were greeks, like the greek inhabitants of southern …
proper noun

An ancient greek city, founded in the 7th century bc, at the southern end of the bosporus, site of the modern city of istanbul. it was rebuilt by constantine the great in ad 324–30 as constantinople.

noun

Abbreviation for commander-in-chief

Ca

ˈkalsɪəm
abbreviation

(preceding a date or amount) circa.

Usage examples:

He was born ca 1400
noun

The chemical element of atomic number 20, a soft grey metal.

The chemical element calcium.

proper noun

A square stone building in the centre of the great mosque at mecca, the site most holy to muslims and towards which they must face when praying. it stands on the site of a pre-islamic shrine said to have been built by abraham, and a sacred black stone is set in its south-eastern corner.

noun

(in brazil) vegetation in semi-arid country consisting of thorny shrubs and stunted trees.

Usage examples:

Caatinga forest

Cab

kæb
noun

A taxi.

Usage examples:

She hailed a cab
verb

Travel in a taxi.

Usage examples:

Roger cabbed home
abbreviation

Citizens' advice bureau.

noun

A secret political clique or faction.

Usage examples:

A cabal of dissidents
noun

The ancient jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the bible, first transmitted orally and using esoteric methods (including ciphers). it reached the height of its influence in the later middle ages and remains significant in hasidism.

Usage examples:

It's very characteristic of judaism and of the kabbalah, the jewish mystical tradition.

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