culver

Culver \Cul"ver\ (k?"v?r), n. [AS. culfre, perh. fr. L. 
   columba.] 
   A dove. "Culver in the falcon's fist." --Spenser. 
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Culver \Cul"ver\, n. [Abbrev. fr. {Culverin}.] 
   A culverin. 
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         Falcon and culver on each tower 
         Stood prompt their deadly hail to shower. --Sir W. 
                                                  Scott. 
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biology

Biology \Bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -logy: cf. F. 
   biologie.] 
   The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of 
   living matter as distinct from matter which is not living; 
   the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin, 
   structure, development, function, and distribution of animals 
   and plants. 
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bander

Bander \Band"er\, n. 
   One banded with others. [R.] 
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Alstroemeria

alstroemeria \alstroemeria\ n. 
   1. any of various South American plants of the genus 
      {Alstroemeria} valued for their handsome umbels of 
      beautiful flowers. 
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Beck

Beck \Beck\, n. 
   See {Beak}. [Obs.] --Spenser. 
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Beck \Beck\, n. [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook, 
   OHG. pah, G. bach.] 
   A small brook. 
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         The brooks, the becks, the rills.        --Drayton. 
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Beck \Beck\, n. 
   A vat. See {Back}. 
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Beck \Beck\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Becked}; p. pr. & vb. n. 
   {Becking}.] [Contr. of beckon.] 
   To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [Archaic] 
   --Drayton. 
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Beck \Beck\, v. t. 
   To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; 
   to intimate a command to. [Archaic] 
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         When gold and silver becks me to come on. --Shak. 
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Beck \Beck\, n. 
   A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a 
   call or command. 
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         They have troops of soldiers at their beck. --Shak. 
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