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biff 1, verb(dictionary)
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helix (iou) and biff (iou)


helix (iou)



helix noun. , helixes. M16.
[Latin helix, helicis from Greek helix, helikos.]
Chiefly Architecture. A spiral ornament, a volute; spec. each of the eight smaller volutes under the abacus of a Corinthian capital. M16.
An object of coiled form, either round an axis (like a corkscrew) or, less usually, in one plane (like a watchspring); Geometry a three-dimensional curve on a (notional) conical or cylindrical surface which becomes a straight line when the surface is unrolled into a plane. E17.
double helix: see DOUBLE adjective & adverb.
Anatomy. The curved fold which forms the rim of the exterior ear. Cf. ANTHELIX. L17.
Zoology. Any spiral-shelled mollusc of the genus Helix, which includes the Garden snail, H aspersa. E19.

biff (iou)



biff interjection, verb, & noun. colloq. (orig. US). As interjection also bif. M19.
[Imit.]
A. interjection. Repr. the sound of a smart blow. M19.
b. verb. slang.
verb trans. Hit, strike. L19.
E. Waugh I'd like to hear less about denying things to the enemy and more about biffing him. Club Tennis She was not put on this earth to biff balls over nets.
verb intrans. Go; proceed. E20.
P. G. Wodehouse To biff down to Twing and rally round young Bingo.
verb trans. & intrans. Throw. Austral. & NZ. M20.
C. noun. A blow; a whack. L19.