English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Baseborn
(a.)
Born of low parentage.
Based
(imp. & p. p.)
of Base
Based
(a.)
Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as,
broad-based.
Based
(n.)
Wearing, or protected by, bases.
A disease characterized by enlargement of the
thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the
heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter.
Baselard
(n.)
A short sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century.
Baseless
(a.)
Without a base; having no foundation or support.
Basely
(adv.)
In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably;
shamefully.
Basely
(adv.)
Illegitimately; in bastardy.
Basement
(a.)
The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a
part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See
Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
Baseness
(n.)
The quality or condition of being base; degradation;
vileness.
Basenet
(n.)
See Bascinet.
Bases
(pl. )
of Basis
Bash
(v. t. & i.)
To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out
of countenance.
Bashaw
(n.)
A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the
Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.
Bashaw
(n.)
Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
Bashaw
(n.)
A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
Bashful
(a.)
Very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed
to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty;
shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression.
Bashful
(a.)
Abashed; daunted; dismayed.
Bashfully
(adv.)
In a bashful manner.