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Attune
- verb - adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
Bating
- verb - flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
- moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm"
- soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
Batons
- noun - a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
- a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
- a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
- a short stout club used primarily by policemen
- a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
Betony
- - A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).
Biting
- verb - capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold;
- deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
Botany
- noun - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
- the branch of biology that studies plants
Butane
- noun - occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels
Butene
- noun - any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
Catena
- noun - a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
Cetene
- - An oily hydrocarbon, C16H32, of the ethylene series, obtained from spermaceti.