Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
beachy |
adjective |
Having a beach or beaches; formed by a beach or beaches; shingly. |
beacon |
noun |
A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning., A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners., A high hill near the shore., That which gives notice of danger., To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine., To furnish with a beacon or beacons. |
beaded |
imp. & past participle |
of Bead |
beadle |
verb |
A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; — called also an apparitor or summoner., An officer in a university, who precedes public processions of officers and students., An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc. |
beagle |
noun |
A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix., Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable. |
beaked |
adjective |
Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped., Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate. |
beaker |
noun |
A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard., An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; — used for holding solutions requiring heat. |
bealed |
imp. & past participle |
of Beal |
beamed |
imp. & past participle |
of Beam, Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag. |
bearer |
noun |
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries., Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer., A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant., A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer., One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer., A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved. |
beaten |
|
of Beat, Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use., Vanquished; conquered; baffled., Exhausted; tired out., Become common or trite; as, a beaten phrase., Tried; practiced. |
beater |
noun |
One who, or that which, beats., A person who beats up game for the hunters. |
beauty |
noun |
An assemblage or graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the aesthetic faculty, or the moral sense., A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature., A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman., Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. |
beaver |
noun |
An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor., The fur of the beaver., A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk., Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats., That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink. |