bankers (root: banker )

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun bankers has 2 senses

banker(n = noun.person) - a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank;

is a kind of

financier

moneyman

has particulars: bank clerk, cashier, teller, rothschild

Derived form verb bank₅

banker(n = noun.person) - the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game;

CIDE DICTIONARY

bankers, n. [See the nouns Bank and the verbs derived from them.].

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. [1913 Webster]
A money changer. [1913 Webster]
The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house. [1913 Webster]
A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland. Crabb. J. Q. Adams. [1913 Webster]
A ditcher; a drain digger. [1913 Webster]
The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work. Weale. [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bankers, n.
1 a person who manages or owns a bank or group of banks.
2 a a keeper of the bank or dealer in some gambling games. b a card-game involving gambling.
3 Brit. a result forecast identically (while other forecasts differ) in several football-pool entries on one coupon.

Idiom

banker's card = cheque card. banker's order an instruction to a bank to pay money or deliver property, signed by the owner or the owner's agent.

bankers, n.
1 a a fishing boat off Newfoundland. b a Newfoundland fisherman.
2 Austral. colloq. a river flooded to the top of its banks.

Etymology

BANK(1) + -ER(1)

THESAURUS

bankers

Shylock, bank clerk, bank manager, bank officer, bank president, banking executive, baron, big boss, big businessman, bill broker, business leader, businessman, cambist, captain of industry, cashier, director, discounter, enterpriser, entrepreneur, financier, industrialist, investment banker, king, lender, little businessman, loan officer, loan shark, loaner, magnate, man of commerce, manager, money broker, money changer, money dealer, moneylender, moneymonger, mortgage holder, mortgagee, note broker, pawnbroker, teller, top executive, trust officer, tycoon, usurer

ROGET THESAURUS

bankers

Merchant

N merchant, trader, dealer, monger, chandler, salesman, changer, regrater, shopkeeper, shopman, tradesman, tradespeople, tradesfolk, retailer, chapman, hawker, huckster, higgler, pedlar, colporteur, cadger, Autolycus, sutler, vivandiere, costerman, costermonger, tallyman, camelot, faker, vintner, money broker, money changer, money lender, cambist, usurer, moneyer, banker, jobber, broker, buyer, seller, bear, bull, concern, firm.

Treasurer

N treasurer, bursar, bursary, purser, purse bearer, cash keeper, banker, depositary, questor, receiver, steward, trustee, accountant, Accountant General, almoner, liquidator, paymaster, cashier, teller, cambist, money changer, financier, Secretary of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, minister of finance.

Amusement

N amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game, fun and games, diversion, divertissement, reaction, solace, pastime, passetemps, sport, labor of love, pleasure, relaxation, leisure, fun, frolic, merriment, jollity, joviality, jovialness, heyday, laughter, jocosity, jocoseness, drollery, buffoonery, tomfoolery, mummery, pleasantry, wit, quip, quirk, giggle, titter, snigger, snicker, crow, cheer, chuckle, shout, horse laugh, belly laugh, hearty laugh, guffaw, burst of laughter, fit of laughter, shout of laughter, roar of laughter, peal of laughter, cachinnation, Kentish fire, tiger, play, game, game at romps, gambol, romp, prank, antic, rig, lark, spree, skylarking, vagary, monkey trick, gambade, fredaine, escapade, echappee, bout, espieglerie, practical joke, dance, hop, reel, rigadoon, saraband, hornpipe, bolero, ballroom dance, minuet, waltz, polka, fox trot, tango, samba, rhumba, twist, stroll, hustle, cha-cha, fandango, cancan, bayadere, breakdown, cake-walk, cornwallis, break dancing, nautch-girl, shindig, skirtdance, stag dance, Virginia reel, square dance, galop, galopade, jig, Irish jig, fling, strathspey, allemande, gavot, gavotte, tarantella, mazurka, morisco, morris dance, quadrille, country dance, folk dance, cotillon, Sir Roger de Coverley, ballet, ball, bal, bal masque, bal costume, masquerade, Terpsichore, festivity, merrymaking, party, blowout, hullabaloo, hoedown, bat, bum, bust, clambake, donation party, fish fry, jamboree, kantikoy, nautch, randy, squantum, tear, Turnerfest, yule log, fete, festival, gala, ridotto, revels, revelry, reveling, carnival, brawl, saturnalia, high jinks, feast, banquet, regale, symposium, wassail, carouse, carousal, jollification, junket, wake, Irish wake, picnic, fete champetre, regatta, field day, treat, round of pleasures, dissipation, a short life and a merry one, racketing, holiday making, rejoicing, jubilee, bonfire, fireworks, feu-de-joie, firecracker, holiday, gala day, red letter day, play day, high days and holidays, high holiday, Bank holiday, May day, Derby day, Saint Monday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Bairam, wayz-goos, bean feast, Arbor Day, Declaration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Mardi gras, mi-careme, feria, fiesta, place of amusement, theater, hall, concert room, ballroom, assemblyroom, music hall, park, plaisance, national park, national forest, state park, county park, city park, vest-pocket park, public park (public), arbor, garden, pleasure ground, playground, cricketground, croquet ground, archery ground, hunting ground, tennis court, racket court, bowling alley, green alley, croquet lawn, rink, glaciarum, skating rink, roundabout, merry-go-round, swing, montagne Russe, game of chance, game of skill, athletic sports, gymnastics, archery, rifle shooting, tournament, pugilism, sports, horse racing, the turf, aquatics, skating, sliding, cricket, tennis, lawn tennis, hockey, football, baseball, soccer, ice hockey, basketball, rackets, fives, trap bat and ball, battledore and shuttlecock, la grace, pall- mall, tipcat, croquet, golf, curling, pallone, polo, water polo, tent pegging, tilting at the ring, quintain, greasy pole, quoits, horseshoes, discus, rounders, lacrosse, tobogganing, water polo, knurr and spell, leapfrog, hop skip and jump, mother may I, French and English, tug of war, blindman's bluff, hunt the slopper, hide and seek, kiss in the ring, snapdragon, cross questions and crooked answers, crisscross, hopscotch, jacks, jackstones, marbles, mumblety-peg, mumble-the-peg, pushball, shinney, shinny, tag, billiards, pool, pingpong, pyramids, bagatelle, bowls, skittles, ninepins, kain, American bowls, tenpins, tivoli, cards, card games, whist, rubber, round game, loo, cribbage, besique, euchre, drole, ecarte, picquet, allfours, quadrille, omber, reverse, Pope Joan, commit, boston, boaston, blackjack, twenty- one, vingtun, quinze, thirty-one, put, speculation, connections, brag, cassino, lottery, commerce, snip-snap-snoren, lift smoke, blind hookey, Polish bank, Earl of Coventry, Napoleon, patience, pairs, banker, blind poker, draw poker, straight poker, stud poker, bluff, bridge, bridge whist, lotto, monte, three-card monte, nap, penny-ante, poker, reversis, squeezers, old maid, fright, beggar-my- neighbor, baccarat, ace, king, queen, knave, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, trey, deuce, joker, trump, wild card, spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds, major suit, minor suit, bower, right bower, left bower, dummy, jackpot, deck, pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full-house, four of a kind, royal flush, misere chess, draughts, checkers, checquers, backgammon, dominos, merelles, nine men's morris, go bang, solitaire, game of fox and goose, monopoly, loto, scrabble, scribbage, boggle, crossword puzzle, hangman, morra, gambling, toy, plaything, bauble, doll, teetotum, knickknack, magic lantern, peep show, puppet show, raree show, gallanty show, toy shop, quips and cranks and wanton wiles, nods and becks and wreathed smiles, entertainer, showman, showgirl, dancer, tap dancer, song-and-dance man, vaudeville act, singer, musician, sportsman, gamester, reveler, master of ceremonies, master of revels, pompom girl, arbiter elegantiarum, arbiter bibendi, archer, fan, toxophilite, turfman, amusing, entertaining, diverting, recreational, recreative, lusory, pleasant, laughable, witty, fun, festive, festal, jovial, jolly, jocund, roguish, rompish, playful, playful as a kitten, sportive, ludibrious, funny, very funny, hilarious, uproarious, side-splitting, amused, pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw, laughing, risible, ready to burst, ready to split, ready to die with laughter, convulsed with laughter, rolling in the aisles, on the light fantastic toe, at play, in sport, Int, vive la bagatelle!, vogue la galere!, deus nobis haec otia fecit, dum vivimus vivamus, dulce est desipere in loco, (every room) hath blazed with lights and brayed wi, misce stullitiam consiliis brevem.

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Table of Contents -- check POS
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
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check

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POS

Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive), Verb (intransitive), Interjection

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun check has 13 senses

check(n = noun.possession) bank check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"

is a kind of bill of exchange, draft, order of payment

has particulars: bad check, bad cheque, kite, kite, counter check, giro, giro cheque, paycheck, payroll check, certified check, certified cheque, personal check, personal cheque, cashier's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's check, treasurer's cheque, blank check, blank cheque, medicare check, medicare payment

Derived form verb check₂₀

check(n = noun.cognition) assay - an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"

is a kind of appraisal, assessment

has particulars: countercheck, double check, apgar score, paternity test, stress test

Derived form verb check₁

check(n = noun.communication) chit, tab - the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"

is a kind of account, bill, invoice

check(n = noun.state) arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

is a kind of inaction, inactiveness, inactivity

has particulars: countercheck, logjam

Derived forms verb check₂₃, verb check₅

check(n = noun.cognition) confirmation, substantiation, verification - additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"

is a kind of cogent evidence, proof

has particulars: bed check, crosscheck, odd-even check, parity check, redundancy check, checksum

Derived forms verb check₃, verb check₂

check(n = noun.act) check-out procedure, checkout - the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

has particulars: spot check

is a kind of inspection, review

Derived forms verb check₁, verb check₃, verb check₂₂, verb check₂₁, verb check₈

check(n = noun.communication) check mark, tick - a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"

is a kind of mark

Derived form verb check₆

check(n = noun.cognition) balk, baulk, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress;

is a kind of difficulty

has particulars: albatross, millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag, obstacle, obstruction, straitjacket

check(n = noun.attribute) chip - a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something;

is a kind of blemish, defect, mar

Derived forms verb check₂₅, verb check₂₄

check(n = noun.artifact) - a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks"

is a kind of weave

Derived form verb check₁₆

check(n = noun.act) bridle, curb - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

is a kind of restraint

Derived forms verb check₄, verb check₁₁

check(n = noun.act) - obstructing an opponent in ice hockey;

is a kind of obstruction

has particulars: crosscheck, poke check

Derived form verb check₁₀

check(n = noun.act) - (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king;

is a kind of

chess move

has particulars: discovered check

Verb check has 25 senses

check(v = verb.cognition) check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"

is one way to analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study

Derived forms noun check₆, noun check₂, noun checker₂

Sample sentences:
The men check the area for animals
The men check for animals in the area

check(v = verb.social) - make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class"

examine

see

Derived form noun check₅

Sample sentence:
They won't check the story

check(v = verb.cognition) ascertain, assure, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

is one way to verify

Derived forms noun check₆, noun check₅

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

check(v = verb.social) contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

is one way to hold back, keep, keep back, restrain

Derived form noun check₁₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

check(v = verb.motion) - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step"

halt

Derived form noun check₄

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

check(v = verb.cognition) check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off - put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"

is one way to verify

Derived form noun check₇

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

check(v = verb.change) delay, retard - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

is one way to alter, change, modify

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

check(v = verb.stative) check out - be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!"

Derived form noun check₆

Sample sentence:
They won't check the story

check(v = verb.stative) agree, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

is one way to be, equal

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

check(v = verb.social) - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey;

Derived form noun check₁₂

Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to check his opponent

check(v = verb.social) condition, discipline, train - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

is one way to develop, make grow

Derived form noun check₁₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

check(v = verb.possession) - consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding"

charge

consign

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

check(v = verb.possession) - hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"

charge

consign

Derived form noun checker₁

Sample sentence:
They check the cape

check(v = verb.motion) - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey;

halt

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

check(v = verb.motion) - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked"

halt

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

check(v = verb.creation) checker, chequer - mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on;

is one way to draw

Derived form noun check₁₀

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

check(v = verb.competition) - decline to initiate betting;

move

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

check(v = verb.competition) arrest, contain, hold back, stop, turn back - hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

is one way to defend

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

check(v = verb.competition) - place into check; "He checked my kings"

aggress

attack

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

check(v = verb.communication) - write out a check on a bank account;

Derived form noun check₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

check(v = verb.communication) ascertain, determine, find out, learn, see, watch - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

Derived form noun check₆

Sample sentence:
They check whether there was a traffic accident

check(v = verb.cognition) - verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"

verify

Derived form noun check₆

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

check(v = verb.change) - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"

Derived form noun check₄

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

check(v = verb.change) chink - make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"

is one way to crack

Derived form noun check₉

Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

check(v = verb.change) break, crack - become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

is one way to change

Derived form noun check₉

Sample sentence:
Something ----s

CIDE DICTIONARY

check, n. [OE. chek, OF. eschec, F. échec, a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl. échecs chess, through Ar., fr. Pers. shāh king. See Shah, and cf. Checkmate, Chess, Checker.].

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in check, and must be made safe at the next move. [1913 Webster]
A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check. [1913 Webster]
"Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity." [1913 Webster]

"No check, no stay, this streamlet fears." [1913 Webster]
Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff. [1913 Webster]
"Useful check upon the administration of government." [1913 Webster]

"A man whom no check could abash." [1913 Webster]
A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad. [1913 Webster]
A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below. [1913 Webster]
A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having such a figure. [1913 Webster]
The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. [1913 Webster]
Small chick or crack. [1913 Webster]

Bank check, a written order on a banker or broker to pay money in his keeping belonging to the signer. -- Check book, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a bank. -- Check hook, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped. -- Check list, a list or catalogue by which things may be verified, or on which they may be checked. -- Check nut (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. Knight. -- Check valve (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler, or other conduit, to prevent the return of the feed water or other fluid. -- To take check, to take offense. [Obs.] Dryden.

Syn. -- Hindrance; setback; interruption; obstruction; reprimand; censure; rebuke; reproof; repulse; rebuff; tally; counterfoil; counterbalance; ticket; draft.

check, v. t.

To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check; to put in check. [1913 Webster]
To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb. [1913 Webster]
"So many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and oppression." [1913 Webster]
To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or a counterpart in order to secure accuracy. [1913 Webster]
To chide, rebuke, or reprove. [1913 Webster]
"The good king, his master, will check him for it." [1913 Webster]
To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended. [1913 Webster]
To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the sun checks timber. [1913 Webster]
To leave (something) in the temporary custody of another; as, to check baggage; to check one's firearms at the door; to check one's coat at the cloakroom. [PJC]
To accept (something) for temporary custody from another; as, to check a customer's baggage; to check a customer's coat. [PJC]
To make a checkered pattern upon. [PJC]

Syn. -- To restrain; curb; bridle; repress; control; hinder; impede; obstruct; interrupt; tally; rebuke; reprove; rebuff.

check, v. i.

To make a stop; to pause; -- with at. [1913 Webster]
"The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power, either is disabled for the future, or else checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after." [1913 Webster]
To clash or interfere. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
To act as a curb or restraint. [1913 Webster]
"It [his presence] checks too strong upon me." [1913 Webster]
To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc. [1913 Webster]
To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds. [1913 Webster]
"And like the haggard, check at every feather
That comes before his eye." [1913 Webster]

check, a.

Checkered; designed in checks. [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

check, v., n., & int.
--v.
1 tr. (also absol.) a examine the accuracy, quality, or condition of. b (often foll. by that + clause) make sure; verify; establish to one's satisfaction (checked that the doors were locked; checked the train times).
2 tr. a stop or slow the motion of; curb, restrain (progress was checked by bad weather). b colloq. find fault with; rebuke.
3 tr. Chess move a piece into a position that directly threatens (the opposing king).
4 intr. US agree or correspond when compared.
5 tr. US mark with a tick etc.
6 tr. US deposit (luggage etc.) for storage or dispatch.
7 intr. (of hounds) pause to ensure or regain scent.
--n.
1 a means or act of testing or ensuring accuracy, quality, satisfactory condition, etc.
2 a a stopping or slowing of motion; a restraint on action. b a rebuff or rebuke. c a person or thing that restrains.
3 Chess (also as int.) a the exposure of a king to direct attack from an opposing piece. b an announcement of this by the attacking player.
4 US a bill in a restaurant.
5 esp. US a token of identification for left luggage etc.
6 US Cards a counter used in various games.
7 a temporary loss of the scent in hunting.
8 a crack or flaw in timber.
--int. US expressing assent or agreement.

Idiom

check in
1 arrive or register at a hotel, airport, etc.
2 record the arrival of. check-in n. the act or place of checking in. check into register one's arrival at (a hotel etc.). check-list a list for reference and verification. check-nut = lock-nut. check off mark on a list etc. as having been examined or dealt with. check on examine carefully or in detail; ascertain the truth about; keep a watch on (a person, work done, etc.).
check out
1 (often foll. by of) leave a hotel etc. with due formalities.
2 US investigate; examine for authenticity or suitability. check over examine for errors; verify. check-rein a rein attaching one horse's rein to another's bit, or preventing a horse from lowering its head. check through inspect or examine exhaustively; verify successive items of. check up ascertain, verify, make sure. check-up n. a thorough (esp. medical) examination. check up on = check on. check-valve a valve allowing flow in one direction only. in check under control, restrained.

Derivative

checkable adj.

check, n.
1 a pattern of small squares.
2 fabric having this pattern.

check, US var. of CHEQUE.

THESAURUS

check

CD, IOU, MO, X, a reckoning of, abrade, abrasion, abysm, abyss, acceptance, acceptance bill, accord, account, account of, agree, allophone, alveolar, answer to, aperture, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, arrive, arroyo, articulation, ascertainment, aspiration, assent, assimilation, assort with, assurance, audit, authenticate, authentication, autopsy, backpedal, backset, backwater, baffle, bafflement, baggage check, balance, balance the books, balk, balking, band, bank acceptance, bank check, bar, bark, barometer, be consistent, be of one, be uniform with, bearing rein, beat off, bell, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, bilabial, bill, bill of account, bill of draft, bill of exchange, bill of lading, billhead, birthmark, bit, blackhead, blank check, blaze, blaze a trail, bleb, blemish, blister, block, blockage, blocking, bloody, blotch, book stamp, bookplate, bottle up, box canyon, box up, brake, brand, breach, break, bridle, bring to, bring up short, broaching, broad arrow, bulla, burn, burst, bust, cachet, cacuminal, cage, caging, canon, canvass, canyon, caste mark, cavity, cease, cerebral, certificate, certificate of deposit, certification, certified check, cessation, chafe, chain, chalk, chalk up, chap, charges, chasm, check, check and doublecheck, check in, check of, check off, check out, check over, check up on, checkbook, checker, checkerboard, checkerwork, checking, checkmark, checkmate, checkrein, checkup, cheque, chessboard, chime, chimney, chink, chip, chit, chock, cicatrix, cicatrize, circumvent, claw, clearing, cleave, cleft, cleuch, clip the wings, clog, clogging, cloister, closing up, closure, clough, cohere, coincide, col, collate, collation, colophon, colors in patches, comedo, comedown, commercial paper, comparative scrutiny, compare, concur, concussion, confine, confinement, confirm, confirmation, conform, conform with, confounding, confusion, consist with, consonant, constrain, constraint, constriction, contain, continuant, 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