English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bayberry (n.)

The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub itself; -- called also candleberry tree.

Baybolt (n.)

A bolt with a barbed shank.

Bayed (imp. & p. p.)

of Bay

Bayed (a.)

Having a bay or bays.

Baying (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bay

Bayonet (n.)

A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense.

Bayonet (n.)

A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

Bayonet (v. t.)

To stab with a bayonet.

Bayonet (v. t.)

To compel or drive by the bayonet.

Bayoneted (imp. & p. p.)

of Bayonet

Bayoneting (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Bayonet

Bayou (n.)

An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind.

Bayous (pl. )

of Bayou

Bays (n.)

Alt. of Bayze

Bayze (n.)

See Baize.

Bazaar (n.)

Alt. of Bazar

Bazar (n.)

A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly for a charitable objects.

Bazar (n.)

A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods, as at a fair.

Bazar (n.)

In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale.

Bdellium (n.)

An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen. ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia.