English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Birr (n.)

A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel.

Birr (v. i.)

To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion.

Birred (imp. & p. p.)

of Birr

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

of Birr

Birrus (n.)

A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over the head.

Birse (n.)

A bristle or bristles.

Birt (n.)

A fish of the turbot kind; the brill.

Birth (n.)

Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.

Birth (n.)

See Berth.

Birth (n.)

That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.

Birth (n.)

The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth.

Birth (n.)

Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.

Birth (n.)

The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

Birth (n.)

The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.

Birthday (n.)

The day of the month in which a person was born, in whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of one's birth.

Birthday (a.)

Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities.

Birthday (n.)

The day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement.

Birthdom (n.)

The land of one's birth; one's inheritance.

Birthing (n.)

Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.

Birthless (a.)

Of mean extraction.