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Bench press is described as a hand-operated attaching machine , that when equipped with the proper chucks and dies, is used to make a snap fastener attachment . Typical bench press styles employ lever type actions and make one-segment (male or female) attachments at a time.

A Bell is described as a resonant metal object, closed at one end (the crown) and open at the other (the mouth). It is struck on the inside of its soundbow by the clapper which is free to swing in the direction of the bell's motion.

Book cloth is specially prepared cloth material used as a covering material for book covers. A thin, woven cloth (like muslin) that has been dyed, filled, impregnated or coated with some compound, and subjected to heat and pressure.

Bobbin refers to a cylinder or spindle on which yarn or thread is wound (as in a sewing machine ); any of various small round devices on which threads are wound for working handmade lace; and a coil of insulated wire or the reel it is wound on Likewise, it is a cotton cord formerly used by dressmakers for piping.

Ball is described as a sphere; a round body of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid. Two kinds are presented below: ceramic balls and plastic balls

Butanol, also known as butyl alcohol is characterized as a minor constituent of fusel oil. Chemical formula C4H9OH. Four isomers exist. They are all colorless, toxic flammable liquids. Butanols are used as solvents and chemical intermediates.

Business (plural: Businesses) is the social science of managing people to organize and maintain collective productivity toward accomplishing particular creative and productive goals, usually to generate revenue.

Burial means the disposition of human remains, traditionally below ground.