*bye*

n. 1. A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in on or upon the bye, i. e., in passing; indirectly; by implication. [ Obs. except in the phrase by the bye. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Cricket) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye. T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in pairs, the position or turn of one left with no opponent in consequence of an odd number being engaged; as, to draw a bye in a round of a tennis tournament. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. (Golf) The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining unplayed at the end of a match. [ 1913 Webster ]

By the bye, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand. [ Written also by the by. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ AS. b&ymacr_;; cf. Icel. bygð dwelling, byggja, būa, to dwell √97. ] 1. A dwelling. Gibson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual player. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a European country east of Poland, formerly a part of the Soviet Union. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the name was changed to Belarus.
Syn. -- Belarus, Belorussia, White Russia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia.
Syn. -- Belorussian, White Russian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the language spoken in Belarus.
Syn. -- Belarusian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. or interj. [ A contraction of God be with ye (God be w&ibreve_; ye, God bw' ye, God bwye). ] Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By, prep. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]