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.

Basedow's disease

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.