English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena).
The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.
The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.
Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
The state of being a bachelor.
Bachelry (n.)
The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
Bacillar (a.)
Shaped like a rod or staff.
Bacillariae (n. pl.)
See Diatom.
Bacillary (a.)
Of or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped.
Bacilli (pl. )
of Bacillus
Rod-shaped.
Bacillus (n.)
A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
Back (v. i.)
To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.
Back (v. i.)
To get upon the back of; to mount.
Back (v. i.)
To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend.
Back (v. i.)
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
Back (v. i.)
To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
Back (v. i.)
To place or seat upon the back.
Back (adv.)
In a state of restraint or hindrance.
Back (v. i.)
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.