Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
beaches |
plural |
of Beach |
beached |
imp. & past participle |
of Beach, Bordered by a beach., Driven on a beach; stranded; drawn up on a beach; as, the ship is beached. |
beading |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Bead, Molding in imitation of beads., The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky. |
bealing |
p. pr & vb. noun |
of Beal |
beaming |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Beam, Emitting beams; radiant. |
beamful |
adjective |
Beamy; radiant. |
beamily |
adverb |
In a beaming manner. |
beamlet |
noun |
A small beam of light. |
bearing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Bear, The manner in which one bears or conducts one’s self; mien; behavior; carriage., Patient endurance; suffering without complaint., The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation; connection., Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect., The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing., That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall., The portion of a support on which anything rests., Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports., The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal., The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates., Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms — commonly in the pl., The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship’s position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W., The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer., The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast. |
bearded |
imp. & past participle |
of Beard, Having a beard. |
beardie |
noun |
The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe. |
bearish |
adjective |
Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners. |
beastly |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast., Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy., Abominable; as, beastly weather. |
beating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Beat, The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows., Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart., Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n., The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction. |
beatify |
verb t. |
To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or as conferring happiness., To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment., To ascertain and declare, by a public process and decree, that a deceased person is one of “the blessed” and is to be reverenced as such, though not canonized. |
beaufet |
noun |
A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass, etc.; a buffet. |
beaufin |
noun |
See Biffin. |
beauish |
noun |
Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. |
beautie |
plural |
of Beauty |