byˈ-going noun

The action of passing by (esp in in the by-going, in passing)

byˈgone /-gon/ adjective

Former, past

byˈgones plural noun

1. Past happenings or grievances
2. Ornaments, household articles, etc of former times which are not fine enough, or not old enough, to be valued as antiques (also in sing)

byˈ-lane noun

A side lane or passage out of the common road

byˈlaw or byeˈ-law see separate entry.

byˈline noun

1. A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article or photograph naming the author or photographer
2. The touchline (football)

byˈ-mōtive noun

An unavowed motive

byˈ-name or byˈname noun

1. A nickname
2. Another name by which a person is known

byˈ-ordinar adjective (Scot)

Extraordinary

byˈpass noun

A road, route or passage for carrying traffic, fluids, electricity, etc round an obstruction, congested place, etc (cardiopulmonary bypass a method whereby (in cardiac surgery) circulation and oxygenation of blood are maintained artificially, bypassing the heart and lungs; coronary bypass a surgical operation to bypass a blocked coronary artery with a grafted blood vessel from eg the patient's leg)

transitive verb

1. To supply with a bypass
2. To direct (eg fluid) along a bypass
3. To go round and beyond by a bypass
4. To ignore, leave out
5. To evade

byˈ-passage noun

A side passage

byˈ-past adjective (Shakespeare)

1. Past
2. Gone by

byˈpath noun

A secluded or indirect path

byˈplace noun

A secluded place

byˈ-play noun

Action subordinate to and apart from the main action, esp in a play

byˈ-plot noun

A subsidiary plot

byˈ-product noun

1. A product created incidentally in the process of making something else
2. An unintended side effect

byˈroad noun

A minor or side road

byˈroom noun (Shakespeare)

A side or private room

byˈ-speech noun (obsolete)

An incidental speech, an aside

byˈstander noun

1. Someone who stands by or near one
2. An onlooker

byˈ-street noun

An obscure street

byˈ-thing noun (archaic)

A thing of minor importance

byˈ-time noun (archaic)

Leisure time

byˈway noun

1. A sideroad, a private, secluded or obscure way
2. An obscure or minor area of interest

byˈword noun

1. A common saying, proverb
2. An object of scorn
3. Someone or something noted for a specified characteristic

byˈ-work noun (obsolete)

Work done in leisure time

by and by

1. At some future time
2. Before long, presently
3. In the course of time
4. In succession, in order of succession (obsolete)

by and large

1. Speaking generally
2. On the whole
3. Whether close-hauled or before the wind (nautical)

by oneself

1. Alone
2. Without assistance

by the by (or bye) or by the way

In passing, incidentally

cardiopulmonary bypass and coronary bypass see bypass above.

let bygones be bygones

Let past quarrels be ignored

without (so much as) a by-your-leave

Without (even) asking permission