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beachcomber - n. 1 a vagrant who lives by searching beaches for articles of value. 2 a long wave... [more]
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beagler - n. & v. 1 a a small hound of a breed with a short coat, used for hunting hares.... [more]
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beaky - n. 1 a a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill. b the similar projecting jaw of other... [more]
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beamy - adj. (of a ship) broad-beamed. ... [more]
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beanbag - n. 1 a small bag filled with dried beans and used... [more]
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beanfeast - n. 1 Brit. colloq. a celebration; a merry time. 2 an employer's annual dinner given... [more]
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beano - n. (pl. -os) Brit. sl. a celebration; a party. [abbr. of BEANFEAST]... [more]
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bearability - adj. that may be endured or tolerated. bearability n. bearableness n. bearably... [more]
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bearable - adj. that may be endured or tolerated. bearability n. bearableness n. bearably... [more]
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bearableness - adj. that may be endured or tolerated. bearability n. bearableness n. bearably... [more]
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bearably - adj. that may be endured or tolerated. bearability n. bearableness n. bearably... [more]
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bearskin - n. 1 a the skin of a bear. b a wrap etc. made of this. 2 a tall furry hat worn ceremonially... [more]
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beastliness - adj. & adv. (beastlier, beastliest) 1 colloq. objectionable, unpleasant. 2 like... [more]
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beastly - adj. & adv. (beastlier, beastliest) 1 colloq. objectionable, unpleasant. 2 like... [more]
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beat - adj., adv., & n. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed;... [more]
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beatable - v., n., & adj. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal)... [more]
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beatific - adj. 1 colloq. blissful (a beatific smile). 2 a of or relating to blessedness. b... [more]
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beatifically - adj. 1 colloq. blissful (a beatific smile). 2 a of or relating to blessedness. b... [more]
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beatification - n. 1 RC Ch. the act of formally declaring a dead person 'blessed', often a step... [more]
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beatify - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 RC Ch. announce the beatification of. 2 make happy. [F batifier... [more]
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beatnik - n. a member of the beat generation (see BEAT ). [BEAT... [more]
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Beaujolais - n. a red or white burgundy wine from the Beaujolais district of France. ... [more]
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beaut - n. & adj. Austral. & NZ sl. an excellent or beautiful person or thing. excellent;... [more]
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beauteous - adj. poet. beautiful. [ME f. BEAUTY + -OUS, after bounteous, plenteous]... [more]
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beautician - n. 1 a person who gives beauty treatment. 2 a person who runs or owns a beauty salon.... [more]
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beautification - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) make beautiful; adorn. beautification n. beautifier n.... [more]
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beautifier - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) make beautiful; adorn. beautification n. beautifier n.... [more]
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beautifully - adj. 1 delighting the aesthetic senses (a beautiful voice). 2 pleasant, enjoyable... [more]
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beautify - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) make beautiful; adorn. beautification n. beautifier n.... [more]
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bebopper - n. a type of jazz originating in the 1940s and characterized by complex harmony... [more]
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becalm - v.tr. (usu. in passive) deprive (a ship) of wind. ... [more]
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beckon - v. 1 tr. attract the attention of; summon by... [more]
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becquerel - n. Physics the SI unit of radioactivity, corresponding to one disintegration per... [more]
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Beeb - n. (prec. by the) Brit. colloq. the BBC. [abbr.]... [more]
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beechmast - n. (pl. same) the small rough-skinned fruit of the beech tree. [BEECH + MAST(2)]... [more]
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beechy - n. 1 any large forest tree of the genus Fagus, having smooth grey bark and glossy... [more]
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beefcake - n. esp. US sl. well-developed male muscles, esp. when displayed for admiration.... [more]
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beefeater - n. a warder in the Tower of London; a Yeoman of the Guard. [f. obs. sense 'well-fed... [more]
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beefily - adj. (beefier, beefiest) 1 like beef. 2 solid; muscular. beefily adv. beefiness... [more]
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beefiness - adj. (beefier, beefiest) 1 like beef. 2 solid; muscular. beefily adv. beefiness... [more]
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beefy - adj. (beefier, beefiest) 1 like beef. 2 solid; muscular. beefily adv. beefiness... [more]
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beeline - n. a straight line between two places. make a beeline for hurry directly to. ... [more]
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Beelzebub - n. the Devil. [OE f. L f. Gk beelzeboub & Heb. ba'al zebb lord of the flies, name... [more]
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beeper - n. & v. 1 the sound of a motor-car horn. 2 any similar high-pitched noise. intr.... [more]
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beerhouse - n. Brit. a public house licensed to sell beer but not spirits. ... [more]
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beerily - adj. (beerier, beeriest) 1 showing the influence of drink in one's appearance ... [more]
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beeriness - adj. (beerier, beeriest) 1 showing the influence of drink in one's appearance ... [more]
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beery - adj. (beerier, beeriest) 1 showing the influence of drink in one's appearance ... [more]
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beestings - n.pl. (also treated as sing.) the first milk (esp. of a cow )... [more]
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beeswax - n. & v. 1 the wax secreted by bees to make honeycombs. 2 this ... [more]
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befit - v.tr. (befitted, befitting) 1 be fitted or appropriate for; suit. 2 be incumbent... [more]
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befitting - v.tr. (befitted, befitting) 1 be fitted or appropriate for; suit. 2 be incumbent... [more]
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befittingly - v.tr. (befitted, befitting) 1 be fitted or appropriate for; suit. 2 be incumbent... [more]
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befog - v.tr. (befogged, befogging) 1 confuse; obscure. 2 envelop in fog. ... [more]
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before - adv., n., & int. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years;... [more]
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befoul - v.tr. poet. 1 make foul or dirty. 2 degrade; defile (befouled her name). ... [more]
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beget - v.tr. (begetting; past begot; archaic begat; past part. begotten) literary 1 (usu.... [more]
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begetter - v.tr. (begetting; past begot; archaic begat; past part. begotten) literary 1 (usu.... [more]
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beggarliness - adj. 1 poverty-stricken; needy. 2 intellectually poor. 3 mean; sordid. 4 ungenerous.... [more]
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beggarly - adj. 1 poverty-stricken; needy. 2 intellectually poor. 3 mean; sordid. 4 ungenerous.... [more]
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