English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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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

Beheld

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.