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n. Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork, that is, a general servant. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. 1. to park (a road vehicle) at an angle to the curb; -- contrasted with parallel-park. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ From Angostura, in Venezuela. ] A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or Galipea officinalis). It is used used as a tonic, in medicines, liqueurs and bitters. U. S. Disp. [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 ]

See Angostura bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. 'arkei^n to keep off. ] 1. A chest, or coffer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Bearing that precious relic in an ark. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Jewish Hist.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. Gen. vi. Hence: Any place of refuge. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a resident of Arkansas.
Syn. -- Arkansawyer [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a resident of Arkansas.
Syn. -- Arkansan [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Belonging to the ark. [ R. ] Faber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F ] (Petrog) A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

(Zool.) A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Publishing) photographs, illustrations, or other visual representations other than the text, in a printed publication.
Syn. -- art, graphics, nontextual matter. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. not relying on imports; -- of countries. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. economic independence as a national policy.
Syn. -- autarchy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + work. ] At work; in action. “Set awork.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + working. ] At work; in action. [ Archaic or Colloq. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Literally, bare sark or shirt. ] A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Barked (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Barking. ] 1. To strip the bark from; to peel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel. berkja, and prob. to E. break. ] 1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. [ 1913 Webster ]

They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where there is the barking of the belly, there no other commands will be heard, much less obeyed. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Barkentine. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidæ), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made of bark. [ Poetic ] Whittier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Bark, n., a vessel. ] (Naut.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [ Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc. ] See Illust. in Append. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who strips trees of their bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors unreasonably. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg&unr_; passers by to make purchases. [ Cant, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A pistol. [ Slang ] Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The spotted redshank. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Dr. Barker, the inventor. ] A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tanhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees. Gardner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pair of pistols. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) An insect of the family Coccidæ, which infests the bark of trees and vines. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The bark louse of the vine is Pulvinaria innumerabilis; that of the pear is Lecanium pyri. See Orange scale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covered with, or containing, bark. “The barky fingers of the elm.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. barque, fr. Sp. or It. barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See Barge. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Ornamental work in beads. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) See Larkspur. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Surveying) 1. Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. such as: (a) A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured. (b) a surveyer's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality. [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a test or series of tests designed to compare the qualities or performance of different devices of the same type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as benchmarks for comparing the performance of different computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to complete a test. [ PJC ]

a. Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy. -- Berke"ley*ism, n. [1913 Webster]

n. Bishop George Berkeley; b. 1685, d. 1753. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ from the city of Berkeley, California, location of the University of California campus where it was discovered. ] a chemical element of the transuranic series. Chemical symbol Bk; atomic number 97; atomic weight 247. It is a radioactive element, with no stable isotopes; the longest-lived isotope is of mass number 247.07, decaying by alpha-emission with a half-life of 1, 400 years. The isotope with atomic weight 249 has a half-life of 314 days, and was isolated in weighable quantities.
Syn. -- Bk. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

pos>a. [ See berserk, n. ] frenzied; crazed; usually in predicate position. [ PJC ]

{ } n. [ Icel. berserkr. ] 1. (Scand. Myth.) One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who fights as if frenzied, like a Berserker. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Russ. baidarka, dim. Cf. Baidar. ] A portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame. [ Alaska ] The Century. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Bifurcate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.
Syn. -- birchbark canoe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Birch, n. ] A birch tree. [ Prov. Eng. ] “The silver birk.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]