English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
Dictionary
Beefsteak
(n.)
A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for
broiling.
Beefwood
(n.)
An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used
for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South
Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland.
Beefy
(a.)
Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef;
fleshy.
Beehive
(n.)
A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
Beehouse
(n.)
A house for bees; an apiary.
Beeld
(n.)
Same as Beild.
Beelzebub
(n.)
The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed
the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See
Baal.
Beem
(n.)
A trumpet.
Beemaster
(n.)
One who keeps bees.
Been
(p. p.)
of Be
The past participle of Be. In old authors it is also the pr.
tense plural of Be. See 1st Bee.
Beer
(n.)
A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly
from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter
flavor.
Beer
(n.)
A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various
plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
Beeregar
(n.)
Sour beer.
Beerhouse
(n.)
A house where malt liquors are sold; an alehouse.
Beeriness
(n.)
Beery condition.
Beery
(a.)
Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin.
Beestings
(n.)
Same as Biestings.
Beestings
(n. pl.)
The first milk given by a cow after calving.
Beeswax
(n.)
The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are
constructed.