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Olaf Bull
Olaf Bull , 1883-1933, Norwegian lyric poet. The son of a successful writer, Bull began his career as a journalist. His poetic brilliance was revealed by the publication of his collection Digte [poems] (1909). He is noted for a style characterized by flawlessness of form and the use of daring imag... Read more
Farnese Bull
Farnese Bull sculptured group representing Zethus and Amphion, sons of Antiope, tying Dirce (who had ill-treated their mother) to an enraged bull. The sculpture is generally considered to have been executed by Apollonius of Tralles and his brother Tauriscus in the 1st or 2d cent. BC A copy made in ... Read more
bull terrier
bull terrier breed of large, muscular terrier originating in England around 1835. It stands from 19 to 22 in. (48.3-55.9 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 30 to 36 lb (13.6-16.3 kg). Its short, flat-lying, harsh coat is glossy white or, in the colored variety, most popularly brindle with w... Read more
Bull Run
Bull Run small stream, NE Va., c.30 mi (50 km) SW of Washington, D.C. Two important battles of the Civil War were fought there: the first on July 21, 1861, and the second Aug. 29-30, 1862. Both battlefields are included in Manassas National Battlefield Park (est. 1940). First Battle of Bull R... Read more
bull-roarer
bull-roarer an instrument consisting of slit board or chamber attached to a cord. When swung around in the air, it emits a deep, vibrant, "whirrrrrr" -like sound. The mythology of some Native South Americans (e.g., the Tupí-Guaraní) indicates that women originally controlled such s... Read more
Ole Bornemann Bull
Ole Bornemann Bull , 1810-80, Norwegian violinist. After his debut in Paris (1832) he toured in Europe and in the United States, playing mainly his own compositions and Norwegian folk music. He founded a theater for national drama at Bergen (1849), and in 1852 he attempted to found a Norwegian settl... Read more
Minotaur
Minotaur In Greek mythology, beast with the head of a bull and the body of a man, the issue of Pasiphaë, wife of Minos, and a bull. He was confined by Minos in the labyrinth built by Daedalus. Theseus killed the Minotaur.... Read more
Apis
Apis , in Egyptian religion, sacred bull of Memphis, said to be the incarnation of Osiris or of Ptah. His worship spread throughout the Mediterranean world and was particularly important during the time of the Roman Empire. See also Serapis . ... Read more
Gall
Gall , c.1840-1894, war chief of the Sioux, b. South Dakota. He refused to accept the treaty of 1868 (by which he would have been confined to a reservation), joined Sitting Bull and other dissident chiefs, and was the chief military lieutenant of Sitting Bull in the great defeat of George Armstron... Read more
Taurus
Taurus [Lat.,= the bull], in astronomy, constellation NW of Orion and lying on the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the heavens) between Gemini and Aries; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac . Taurus is traditionally depicted as the forepart of a bull, in reference to the Gr... Read more

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Bull, Ole
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Ole Bull Norwegian violinist and composer Ole Bull (1810-1880) was among the most celebrated musicians of the nineteenth century, a violin star who toured the world. Bull was especially popular in the United States, which he visited...
Sitting Bull
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sitting Bull The American Indian Sitting Bull (ca. 1834-1890), a Hunkpapa Sioux medicine man and chief...Custer massacre and during the Sioux War of 1875-1876. Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River in South Dakota. He gained some...
Bull, Titus (1871-1946)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Bull, Titus (1871-1946) New York physician...of cases of obsession by psychic methods. Bull was a close friend of the distinguished psychic...obsession. When Hyslop was dying, he requested Bull to carry on investigating this hypothesis...
bull
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...only the consistorial bull, the most solemn...leaden seal; all other bulls and lesser documents...Latin text. Famous bulls include Clericis laicos...IV of France; the Bull of Demarcation (1493...council. The papal bull is used to proclaim...collection of papal bulls; the most ...
Bull and Bear Markets
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Bull and Bear Markets The origin of the terms bull and bear markets is unclear. Don Luskin (2001) cites an English...A Guide to Exchange Alley ), that identifies a “ bull ” with a trader who invests heavily in stocks on borrowed...
Bear and Bull Markets
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History ...BULL MARKETS The terms bear and bull refer to two opposing attitudes...they are certain will come. Bulls, however, run fast with their...stocks and push prices upward. Bulls believe stock and other investment...in the business cycle, while bull markets coincide with "boom...
Bull Run
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bull Run small stream, NE Va., c.30 mi (50 km) SW of Washington...Manassas National Battlefield Park (est. 1940). First Battle of Bull Run The first battle of Bull Run (or first battle of Manassas) was the first major engagement...
Amos Bad Heart Bull
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Amos Bad Heart Bull Amos Bad Heart Bull (1869-1913) was an Oglala Lakota Sioux tribal historian and artist known for his pictographs. Amos Bad Heart Bull was called "the Herodotus of his people" by Helen Blish, who...
Golden Bull
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Golden Bull term translated from the Latin bulla aurea and generally referring to a bull (edict) with a golden seal. Golden bulls were promulgated by medieval Byzantine...Roman Emperor Frederick II (Golden Bull of 1213) and by King Andrew II...
pit bull
Book article from: World Encyclopedia pit bull Any of several cross-breeds of bulldog and terrier. Examples include the American pit bull terrier, bull terrier, and Staffordshire bull terrier. The English bull terrier...

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bull
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...Brown or Kingly Bull]. Figures of bulls are carved in stone...Celtic stories wear bull horns, e.g. Furbaide...The most celebrated bulls in Celtic literature...Renaissance physics the bull was linked with earth...the four elements. Bulls were used in divination...
Bull Run, First Battle of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BULL RUN, FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN, FIRST BATTLE OF (21 July 1861), the first major engagement...General Pierre G. T. Beauregard's Southern army occupied the line of Bull Run Creek, a shallow, meandering stream that runs across the main...
Raging Bull
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers RAGING BULL USA, 1980 Director: Martin Scorsese Production...Steven G., editor, Perspectives on Raging Bull, New York, 1994. Bliss, Michael, The...Thomson, David, "The Director as Raging Bull," in Film Comment (New York), January...
Bull
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary 88. Bull Apis bull of Memphis, created in Osiris ’ image. [Egypt. Myth.: Ben é t, 41] Buchis black bull worshiped as chief city god. [Egypt. Rel.: Parrinder, 52] Cretan...
Bull Moose Party
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BULL MOOSE PARTY BULL MOOSE PARTY, the nickname given by newspapers to the Progressive Party...progressive presidential electors by incumbent William Howard Taft. The "Bull Moose" tag was an obvious reference to Theodore Roosevelt, the party...
Sitting Bull
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Sitting Bull (1831?–90) Sioux Indian chief. Sitting Bull became an Indian warrior at the age of fourteen; he...buffalo hunter and as a holy man. In the 1860s, Sitting Bull began to actively resist white incursions into Indian...
bulls
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible bulls In the ancient Near East bulls were often prominent as cult objects and their strength...kingdom away from Jerusalem, he set up idols of two young bulls in Dan and Bethel . Bull statues were, however, legitimate when they were regarded...
bull note
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management bull note A bond whose redemption value is linked...the price of gold). Thus, a holder of a bull note will receive on redemption an amount...With a bear note the reverse happens. Bull and bear notes are therefore akin to an ordinary...
bull's-eye
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English bull's-eye • n. (also bulls·eye ) 1. the center of a target in sports such as archery...exactly the intended effect: the silence told him he'd scored a bull's-eye . 2. a large, round, hard peppermint-flavored candy...
Bull Run, Second Battle of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BULL RUN, SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN, SECOND BATTLE OF, also known as the Second Battle of Manassas...wounded, and 109 missing. BIBLIOGRAPHY Hennessy, John J. Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas. New York: Simon...

Thesaurus entries related to "Bull"

nonsense
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...jumbo, poppycock, claptrap, bilge, bull.   2. tired of their nonsense...wisdom.   USAGE NOTES   bull, bunk, drivel, poppycock, twaddle If...logical thinking and outright poppycock). Bull is a slang term for deceitful and often...
dog
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...terrier Bedlington terrier border terrier bull terrier cairn terrier Dandie Dinmont...Lakeland terrier Manchester terrier miniature bull terrier miniature schnauzer Norfolk terrier...coated wheaten terrier Staffordshire bull terrier Welsh terrier West Highland (white...
cattle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...x2022; plural noun   synonyms : cows, bovines, oxen, bulls; stock, livestock. See table. Cattle Aberdeen Angus African...Angus Brahman Brown Swiss buffalo Charolais Chianina fighting bull Galloway gaur gayal Guernsey Hereford Highland cattle Holstein...
accident-prone
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus accident-prone • adjective  the machine shop is no place for accident-prone employees synonyms : clumsy, bumbling, butterfingered, like a bull in a china shop, all thumbs.
chat
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...gossip, chatter, heart-to-heart, tête-à-tête; informal jaw, confab, chinwag, rap, bull session; formal confabulation, colloquy. See note at conversation. • verb  they chatted with their guests...
falsehood
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...downright falsehood synonyms : lie, untruth, fib, falsification, fabrication, invention, fiction, story, cock-and-bull story, flight of fancy; half truth; informal tall story, tall tale, fairy tale, whopper. See note at fiction. antonym...
gibberish
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...or is she speaking gibberish? synonyms : nonsense, garbage, balderdash, blather, rubbish; informal drivel, gobbledygook, mumbo-jumbo, tripe, hogwash, baloney, bilge, bull, bunk, guff, eyewash, piffle, twaddle, poppycock.
adversary
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus adversary • noun  once his devoted comrade at West Point, Arthur was now his adversary at Bull Run synonyms : opponent, rival, enemy, antagonist, combatant, challenger, contender, competitor, opposer; opposition...
seabird
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...bird bawk black guillemot black skimmer black tern black-footed albatross Bonaparte's gull booby brown noddy brown pelican bull bird cahow Cassin's auklet common murre cormorant crow duck double-crested cormorant dovekie Franklin's gull frigate bird...
untruth
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...falsification, half-truth, exaggeration; story, myth, piece of fiction; informal tall story, fairy tale, cock-and-bull story, whopper.   2. the total untruth of the story synonyms : falsity, falsehood, falseness, untruthfulness...

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Bulls NBA Playoffs Record 1966-92
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/16/1992; 700+ words ; ...Bulls 115 A Apr. 24 Bulls 109, Milwaukee 107 H Apr. 26 Milwaukee 105, Bulls 97 H 1985-86 BULLS VS. BOSTON Apr. 17 Boston 123, Bull 104 A Apr. 21 Boston 135, Bulls 131 (2 OT) A Apr. 22 Boston 122, Bulls 104 H 1986-87 BULLS VS. BOSTON...
BULLS STILL PACKING 'EM IN Loyalty, entertainment among the reasons fans keep showing up
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/11/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...perhaps the most perplexing question in sports: Why do large crowds still flock to Bulls games? The Bulls' fan loyalty is somewhat of a phenomenon. The Bulls are 14-26 at home this season and 85-144 at the United Center in the six seasons...
Bulls come to play `Can you top this?` 67, 68, 69 . . . history next; Bulls Season Recap AFTER 10 GAMES The Bulls start off hot. Their only loss was to the Magic, 94-88, on Nov. 14 in Orlando. They get taken to double overtime by the Dallas Mavericks before pulling out a 108-102 victory. Record: 9-1. AFTER 20 GAMES The Bulls are 9-1 over the season's next 10 games. The Sonics knocked them off, 97-92, on Nov. 26 in Seattle. The Bulls rout San Antonio, 106-87, in one of their first tests of the season against an elite Western Conference opponent. Record: 18-2. AFTER 30 GAMES The Bulls are 9-1 over the season's next 10 games for an even .900 clip through 30 games. They were defeated by Indiana, 103-97, on Dec. 26. Bulls make quick work of two-time defending champion Houston Rockets, 100-86, on Jan. 3. Record: 27-3. AFTER 40 GAMES The Bulls are on fire, in midst of 18-game winning streak, and win all of their next 10 games. Record: 37-3. AFTER 50 GAMES The Bulls "slump" to 8-2 over their next 10 games, suffering back-to- back defeats for the only time in the season. Denver defeated Chicago, 105-99, on Feb. 4 and Phoenix beat the Bulls two nights later, 106-96. Record: 45-5. AFTER 60 GAMES The Bulls return to dominant ways, posting another 9-1 mark over their next 10 games. They were shocked by the Miami Heat, 113-104, on Feb. 23, as guard Rex Chapman tossed in 39 points. Record: 54-6. AFTER 70 GAMES The Bulls hit another "dry" spell and post an 8-2 mark over the next 10 games. The Knicks blow out Chicago, 104-72, at Madison Square Garden on March 10, but the Bulls get revenge, 107-86, on March 21, at the United Center. Record: 62-8. AFTER 78 GAMES The Bulls have won seven of their last eight games. Charlotte ruined their chance to go undefeated at home this season with a 98-97 victory on April 8. Bulls had four chances to sink a basket in the final seconds. Record: 69-9.
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/16/1996; ; 700+ words ; The Chicago Bulls' prospects of winning the National Basketball...There were several questions concerning the Bulls, the most pressing centering on eccentric...just 17 regular-season games before the Bulls lost to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern...
Bulls on verge of winning title.
Newspaper article from: Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England); 7/23/2007; 700+ words ; ...Bridlington Bulls34 Rossington Sharks24 THE Bulls entertained second placed Rossington on...can do in the league is come second. The Bulls started the game the brighter and pinned...scoring. However, Rossington moved into the Bulls half and through a couple of penalties...
Bulls crash out of play-offs.
Newspaper article from: Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England); 8/18/2007; 700+ words ; ...time) THIS was a big day for Bridlington Bulls going into the game having not lost a game...the 6th minute, on the fifth tackle, Bulls No 3 O Smith, put a long, kick down field...was level at 4-4. From the restart the Bulls put themselves under even more pressure...
Bulls, Pacers ned to shut up and play.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 5/31/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...have taken the defending world champion Bulls to a decisive seventh game in the Eastern...Dallas, Texas, and Dealey Plaza. The Bulls, for example, are fairly certain that...seen lurking on the grassy knoll. And Bulls coach Phil Jackson is convinced that if...
Bulls Concede Nothing // Jordan's Retirement Doesn't Alter Goals
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/4/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...prayers for a playoff spot. Suddenly, the Bulls are the Pips without Gladys Knight...Scottie Pippen said. But they're not the Bulls, either. Are they? "We're still the...until we're out of it." Indeed, the Bulls are three years closer to a four-peat...
BULLS WILL WIN WITH JORDAN, THEN LOSE EVERYTHING.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 4/24/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...heart, I'm rooting for the Chicago Bulls to win the NBA championship. I know...like a contradiction. Rooting for the Bulls is like rooting for Microsoft. But that's just the point. If the Bulls pull off their second three-peat of...
bulls eye ! Barbaric, thrilling and yes, occasionally fatal. I've run with the Pamplona bulls 23 times and never been hit!
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/13/2005; 700+ words ; ...means that the herd of bulls are moving as one...streets and into the bull fight arena - where...with the Pamplona bulls, particularly among...directly into the bull ring and offers a...barricades before a bull arrives. The greater...waiting until the bulls are ten yards away...
Bull announces the launch of NovaForge, an innovative, collaborative software development platform based on Open Source.
M2 Presswire; 1/31/2007; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2007-BULL: Bull announces the launch of NovaForge, an innovative, collaborative...its industrial approach to the world of Open Source software, Bull is today launching NovaForgeTM, a secure, collaborative application...