English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
Dictionary
Behavior
(n.)
Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of
conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of
inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior
of the magnetic needle.
Behead
(v. t.)
To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
Beheadal
(n.)
Beheading.
Beheaded
(imp. & p. p.)
of Behead
Beheading
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Behead
Beheld
(imp. & p. p.)
of Behold
imp. & p. p. of Behold.
Behemoth
(n.)
An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job
xl. 15-24.
Behen
(n.)
Alt. of Behn
Behest
(n.)
A vow; a promise.
Behest
(v. t.)
To vow.
Behest
(n.)
That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an
injunction.
Behete
(v. t.)
See Behight.
Behight
(v.)
To give in trust; to commit; to intrust.
Behight
(v.)
To call; to name; to address.
Behight
(v.)
To mean, or intend.
Behight
(v.)
To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
Behight
(n.)
A vow; a promise.
Behight
(v.)
To adjudge; to assign by authority.
Behight
(v.)
To command; to order.