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Bequeath(v. t.) To give
Bequest(n.) That which is left by will, esp. personal property
(v. t.) To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.
Berate(v. t.) To rate or chide vehemently
Berber(n.) A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region
Berceuse(n.) A vocal or instrumental composition of a soft tranquil character, having a lulling effect
Bereave(v. t.) To make destitute
Berg(n.) A large mass or hill, as of ice.
Beriberi(n.) An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy
Berlin(n.) A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin
Bernardine(a.) Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks.
(n.) A Cistercian monk.
Berried(a.) Furnished with berries
Berry(n.) A mound
(v. i.) To bear or produce berries.
Berseem(n.) An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into the southwestern United States
Berserker(n.) One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds
Berth(n.) An allotted place
(v. t.) To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard
Beryl(n.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white
Beseech(n.) Solicitation
(v. t.) To ask or entreat with urgency
Beset(imp. & p. p.) of Beset
(v. t.) To hem in
Beshrew(v. t.) To curse
Beside(adv.) More than that
(n.) Aside from
Besiege(v. t.) To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender
Besmear(v. t.) To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter
Besmirch(v. t.) To smirch or soil
Besom(n.) A brush of twigs for sweeping
(v. t.) To sweep, as with a besom.
Besotted(a.) Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated
Besought(imp. & p. p.) of Beseech
Bespangle(v. t.) To adorn with spangles
Bespatter(v. t.) To asperse with calumny or reproach.
Bespeak(n.) A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.)
(v. i.) To speak.
(v. t.) To betoken
Bespoke(imp.) of Bespeak
(p. p.) of Bespeak
Besprinkle(v. t.) To sprinkle over
Best(a.) Having good qualities in the highest degree
(n.) Utmost
(superl.) In the highest degree
(v. t.) To get the better of.
Bet(a. & adv.) An early form of Better.
(imp. & p. p.) of Bet
(n.) That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue
(v. t.) To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue
Beta(n.) The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, /.
Betel(n.) A species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East Indies
Bethel(n.) A chapel for dissenters.
Bethink(v. i.) To think
(v. t.) To call to mind
Bethought(imp. & p. p.) of Bethink
Betide(v. i.) To come to pass
(v. t.) To happen to
Betimes(adv.) In a short time
Betoken(v. t.) To foreshow by present signs
Betony(n.) A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).
Betook(imp.) of Betake
Betray(v. t.) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust
Betroth(v. t.) To contract to any one for a marriage
Better(a.) Greater in amount
(compar.) In a higher or greater degree
(n.) Advantage, superiority, or victory
(v. i.) To become better
Bettor(n.) One who bets
Between(n.) Intermediate time or space
(prep.) Belonging in common to two
Betwixt(prep.) From one to another of
Bevel(a.) Having the slant of a bevel
(n.) An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination
(v. i.) To deviate or incline from an angle of 90¡, as a surface
(v. t.) To cut to a bevel angle
Beverage(v. t.) A treat, or drink money.
Bevy(n.) A company
Bewail(v. i.) To express grief
(v. t.) To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing
Beware(v. i.) To be on one's guard
(v. t.) To avoid
Bewilder(v. t.) To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path
Bewitch(v. t.) To charm
Bey(n.) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions
Beyond(adv.) Further away
(prep.) At a place or time not yet reached
Bezel(n.) The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set
Bezique(n.) A game at cards in which various combinations of cards in the hand, when declared, score points
Bezoar(n.) A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases
Bhang(n.) An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (Cannabis Indica), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication
Biannual(a.) Occurring twice a year
Bias(a.) Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
(adv.) In a slanting manner
(n.) A leaning of the mind
(v. t.) To incline to one side
Biaxial(a.) Having two axes
Bib(n.) A bibcock.
(v. i.) To drink
Bibb(n.) A bibcock.
Bibcock(n.) A cock or faucet having a bent down nozzle.
Bibelot(n.) A small decorative object without practical utility.
Bible(n.) A book.
Biblical(a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible
Biblicist(n.) One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible
Bibliography(n.) A history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc
Bibliomancy(n.) A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events
Bibliomania(n.) A mania for acquiring books.
Bibliophile(n.) A lover of books.
Bibulous(v. t.) Inclined to drink
Bicameral(a.) Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative branches.
Bicarbonate(n.) A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal carbonates
Bicentenary(a.) Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years
(n.) The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration.
Bicentennial(a.) Consisting of two hundred years.
(n.) The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.
Bicephalous(a.) Having two heads.
Biceps(n.) A muscle having two heads or origins
Bicipital(a.) Dividing into two parts at one extremity
Bicker(n.) A fight with stones between two parties of boys.
(v. i.) To contend in petulant altercation
Biconcave(a.) Concave on both sides
Biconvex(a.) Convex on both sides
Bicuspid(n.) One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw
Bicycle(n.) A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers
Bicyclic(a.) Relating to bicycles.
Bid(n.) An offer of a price, especially at auctions
(v. t.) To invite
Biddable(a.) Obedient
Bidder(n.) One who bids or offers a price.
Bidding(n.) Command
Bide(v. t.) To dwell
Biennial(a.) Continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit the second
(n.) A plant which exists or lasts for two years.
Bier(n.) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth.
Bifacial(a.) Having the opposite surfaces alike.
Bifarious(a.) Pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on opposite sides of a branch
Bifid(a.) Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle
Bifilar(a.) Two-threaded
Biflagellate(a.) Having two long, narrow, whiplike appendages.
Bifocal(a.) Having two foci, as some spectacle lenses.
Bifurcate(v. i.) To divide into two branches.
Big(superl.) Great with young
Bigamist(n.) One who is guilty of bigamy.
Bigamous(a.) Guilty of bigamy
Bigamy(n.) The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another.
Bigeye(n.) A fish of the genus Priacanthus, remarkable for the large size of the eye.
Bighorn(n.) The Rocky Mountain sheep (Ovis / Caprovis montana).
Bight(v.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay
Bignonia(n.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers
Bigot(a.) Bigoted.
(n.) A hypocrite
Bijou(n.) A trinket
Bike(n.) A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants
Bilateral(a.) Having two sides
Bilberry(n.) Any similar plant or its fruit
Bile(n.) A boil.
Bilge(n.) Bilge water.
(v. i.) To bulge.
(v. t.) To cause to bulge.
Biliary(a.) Relating or belonging to bile
Bilinear(a.) Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines
Bilingual(a.) Containing, or consisting of, two languages
Bilious(a.) Choleric
Bilirubin(n.) A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals
Biliverdin(n.) A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation.
Bilk(n.) A cheat
(v. t.) To frustrate or disappoint
Bill(n.) A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.
(v. i.) To join bills, as doves
(v. t.) To advertise by a bill or public notice.
Bilobate(a.) Divided into two lobes or segments.
Biltong(n.) Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried.
Bimetallic(a.) Composed of two different metals
Bimolecular(a.) Pertaining to, or formed from, two molecules
Bimonthly(a.) Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months
(adv.) Once in two months.
(n.) A bimonthly publication.
Bin(n.) A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity
(v. t.) To put into a bin
Binary(a.) Compounded or consisting of two things or parts
(n.) That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts
Binaural(a.) Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.
Bind(n.) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
(v. i.) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
Binnacle(n.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night
Binocular(a.) Adapted to the use of both eyes
(n.) A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
Binomial(a.) Consisting of two terms
(n.) An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign plus (+) or minus (-)
Binturong(n.) A small Asiatic civet of the genus Arctilis.
Binucleate(a.) Having two nuclei
Biochemistry(n.) The chemistry of living organisms
Biodynamics(n.) The branch of biology which treats of the active vital phenomena of organisms
Biogeography(n.) The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
Biographical(a.) Of or pertaining to biography
Biography(n.) Biographical writings in general.
Biological(a.) Of or relating to biology.
Biology(n.) The science of life
Biometry(n.) Measurement of life
Biostatics(n.) The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to their organic or vital phenomena
Biotic(a.) Relating to life
Biotite(n.) Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or dark green color
Biparietal(a.) Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one parietal fossa to the other.
Biparous(a.) Bringing forth two at a birth.
Bipartite(a.) Being in two parts
Biped(a.) Having two feet
(n.) A two-footed animal, as man.
Biplane(a.) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, or the like
(n.) An aeroplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other.
Bipolar(a.) Doubly polar
Biprism(n.) A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a cube
Biquadratic(a.) Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power.
(n.) A biquadrate.
Biramous(a.) Having, or consisting of, two branches.
Birch(a.) Of or pertaining to the birch
(n.) A birch-bark canoe.
(v. t.) To whip with a birch rod or twig
Bird(n.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings.
(v. i.) Hence: To seek for game or plunder
Bireme(n.) An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
Birl(v. t. & i.) To pour (beer or wine)
Birr(n.) A rush or impetus
(v. i.) To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion.
Birth(n.) Lineage
Bis(adv.) Twice
Biscuit(n.) A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet, or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard
Bisect(v. t.) To cut or divide into two parts.
Bisexual(a.) Of both sexes
Bishop(n.) A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar.
(v. t.) To admit into the church by confirmation
Bismuth(n.) One of the elements
Bison(n.) The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), a large, gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America, but is now restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and is rapidly decreasing in numbers
Bisque(n.) A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis
Bissextile(a.) Pertaining to leap year.
(n.) Leap year
Bistort(n.) An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta
Bistoury(n.) A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface
Bit(imp.) of Bite
(n.) In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.
(v.) A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth
(v. t.) To put a bridle upon
Bite(v.) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper
(v. i.) To cause a smarting sensation
(v. t.) To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to
Biting(a.) That bites
Bitt(v. t.) To put round the bitts
Bitumen(n.) By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas
Bituminize(v. t.) To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen.
Bituminous(a.) Having the qualities of bitumen
Bivalent(p. pr.) Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen
Bivalve(a.) Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels.
(n.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth
Bivouac(n.) An encampment for the night without tents or covering.
(v. i.) To encamp for the night without tents or covering.
Biweekly(a.) Occurring or appearing once every two weeks
(n.) A publication issued every two weeks.
Bizarre(a.) Odd in manner or appearance
Blab(n.) One who blabs
(v.) To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner
(v. i.) To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion
Black(a.) Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it
(adv.) Sullenly
(n.) A black garment or dress
Bladder(n.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid
(v. t.) To put up in bladders
Blade(n.) A sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless, fellow
(v. i.) To put forth or have a blade.
(v. t.) To furnish with a blade.
Blame(v.) An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong
(v. t.) To bring reproach upon
Blanch(n.) Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals.
(v. i.) To grow or become white
(v. t.) To avoid, as from fear
Blancmange(n.) A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with mild, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a mold
Bland(a.) Having soft and soothing qualities
Blank(a.) Absolute
(n.) Aim
(v. t.) To blanch
Blare(n.) The harsh noise of a trumpet
(v. i.) To sound loudly and somewhat harshly.
(v. t.) To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet
Blarney(n.) Smooth, wheedling talk
(v. t.) To influence by blarney
Blaspheme(v.) Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate
(v. i.) To utter blasphemy.
Blasphemous(a.) Speaking or writing blasphemy
Blasphemy(n.) An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs
Blast(n.) A flatulent disease of sheep.
(v. i.) To be blighted or withered
(v. t.) Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail
Blat(v. i.) To cry, as a calf or sheep
(v. t.) To utter inconsiderately.
Blaze(n.) A bursting out, or active display of any quality
(v. i.) To be resplendent.
(v. t.) To designate by blazing
Blazing(a.) Burning with a blaze
Blazon(n.) An heraldic shield
(v. i.) To shine
(v. t.) To deck
Bleach(a.) To make white, or whiter
(v. i.) To grow white or lose color
Bleak(a.) A small European river fish (Leuciscus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae
Blear(v.) Causing or caused by dimness of sight
(v. t.) To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes
Bleat(n.) A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep.
(v. i.) To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep
Bleb(n.) A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid
Bleed(v. i.) To emit blood
(v. t.) To draw money from (one)
Blemish(n.) Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral
(v. t.) To mark with deformity
Blench(n.) A looking aside or askance.
(v. i.) To fly off
(v. i. & t.) To grow or make pale.
(v. t.) To baffle
Blend(a.) To make blind, literally or figuratively
(n.) A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint, etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends or the other begins
(v. i.) To mingle
(v. t.) To mix or mingle together
Blenny(n.) A marine fish of the genus Blennius or family Blenniidae
Blepharitis(n.) Inflammation of the eyelids.
Blesbok(n.) A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead
Bless(v. t.) To esteem or account happy
Blest(a.) Blessed.
Blew(imp.) of Blow
Blight(n.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and branches
(v. i.) To be affected by blight
(v. t.) Hence: To destroy the happiness of
Blind(a.) Abortive
(n.) A blindage.
(v. t.) To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel
Blink(pl.) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, to turn or check them.
(v. i.) A glimpse or glance.
(v. t.) To shut out of sight
Bliss(n.) Orig., blithesomeness
Blister(n.) Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants
(v. i.) To be affected with a blister or blisters
(v. t.) To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister.
Blithe(a.) Gay
Blizzard(n.) A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow
Bloat(a.) Bloated.
(n.) A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
(v. i.) To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue
(v. t.) To dry (herrings) in smoke.
Blob(n.) A small fresh-water fish (Uranidea Richardsoni)
Block(n.) A block hole.
(v. t.) A blockhead
Blood(n.) A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition.
(v. t.) To bleed.
Bloom(n.) A blossom
(v. i.) To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor
(v. t.) To bestow a bloom upon
Blossom(n.) A blooming period or stage of development
Blot(n.) An exposure of a single man to be taken up.
(v. i.) To take a blot
(v. t.) To dry, as writing, with blotting paper.
Blouse(n.) A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France
Blower(n.) A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine.
Blowfly(n.) Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvae (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products
Blowgun(n.) A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath
Blowhole(n.) A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity
Blown(p. p.) of Blow
(p. p. & a.) Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies
Blowpipe(n.) A blowgun
Blowy(a.) Windy
Blubber(n.) A bubble.
(v. i.) To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face
(v. t.) To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries)
Bludgeon(n.) A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon
Blue(n.) A pedantic woman
(pl.) Low spirits
(superl.) Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker
(v. t.) To make blue
Bluff(a.) Abrupt
(n.) A game at cards
(v. i.) To act as in the game of bluff.
(v. t.) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value
Bluing(n.) Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen.
Bluish(a.) Somewhat blue
Blunder(n.) A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance.
(v. i.) To make a gross error or mistake
(v. t.) To cause to blunder.
Blunge(v. t.) To amalgamate and blend
Blunt(a.) Abrupt in address
(n.) A fencer's foil.
(v. t.) To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker
Blur(n.) A dim, confused appearance
(v. t.) To cause imperfection of vision in
Blush(n.) A red or reddish color
(v. i.) To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion
(v. t.) To express or make known by blushing.
Bluster(n.) Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm
(v. i.) To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind
(v. t.) To utter, or do, with noisy violence
Bo(interj.) An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
Boa(n.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B
Boar(n.) The uncastrated male of swine
Boast(n.) Act of boasting
(v. i.) To speak in exulting language of another
(v. t.) To display in ostentatious language
Boat(n.) A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.
(v. i.) To go or row in a boat.
(v. t.) To place in a boat
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