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belie,
belied,
belying,
belies.transitive
verbs
to picture falsely; misrepresent
belier.noun
belittle,
belittled,
belittling,
belittles.transitive
verbs
to represent or speak of as contemptibly
small or unimportant;
disparage.(a
person who belittled our efforts to do the job right); to cause to seem
less than another or little (the size of the office tower belittles the
surrounding buildings)
belittlement, belittler.nouns
beneficence.noun
the state or quality of being kind, charitable
or beneficial; a charitable act or gift
beneficent.adjective
characterized
by or performing acts of kindness or charity; producing benefit;
beneficial
beneficently.adverb
beneficial.adjective
producing, promoting, contributing to a favorable
result; receiving benefit; advantageous
beneficially.adverb
beneficialness.noun
benefit, benefited,
benefiting,
benefits.verbs
transitive verb use.to
be helpful or useful to
intransitive verb use.to
derive
benefit (you will benefit from her good example)
benefit.noun
a kindly deed;
something
that promotes
or enhances.well-being;
an advantage;
help; aid; a payment made or an entitlement available in accordance with
a wage agreement, an insurance policy or a public assistance program; a
public entertainment, performance or social event held to raise funds for
a person or cause
benevolent.adjective
marked by or disposed
to doing good; organized for the purpose of doing good
benevolently.adverb
benevolentness.noun
benevolence.noun
an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts;
a kindly act; a gift given out of generosity; a compulsory
tax or payment exacted
by some English sovereigns without the consent
of Parliament
(illegal forced benevolence to
the advantage of those forcing it, slid underneath the eyes of parlimentarians
elected by the people to keep watch for the public regarding such illegalities
creeping in)
berate,
berated, berating,
berates.transitive verbs
to scold
or rebuke.severely
beseech, beseeched.or.besought,
beseeching.verbs
transitive verb senses.to
beg for urgently or anxiously;
to request.earnestly;
implore;
if you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly
and anxiously ('please stay and read to me, mummy', he beseeched)
intransitive
verb senses.to
make supplication
beseechingly.adverb
bespeak, bespoke,
bespoken.or.bespoke,
bespeaking,
bespeaks.transitive
verbs
to speak for in advance; to be indicative
of (his charity bespeaks a generous nature); to be or give a sign of; indicate;
to foretell
beta
decay.(radiation)
beta decay
is a heavy particle converting
into a lighter one; this radioactive decay consists of the emission
of electrons (that occur
when an atom ejects an electron
from its nucleus), known
as beta particles and the emission known as beta radiation,
the disintegration of the
nucleus of an atom to produce a beta particle; this decay is accompanied
by the emission of a neutrino
(high speed electron) and an anti neutrino. Beta decay is governed by the
weak force. During the process of decay a neutron
changes (a neutron in the nucleus changes into a proton,
a new element) is formed as the
atom transmutes), thereby increasing
the atomic number by one,
while the mass remains about the same.
Any mass lost in the process is converted to movement (kinetic
energy) of the beta particle. (see also 'alpha
particles')
beta
particle.noun
a high speed electron
or positron, especially one emitted
in radioactive-decay
beta.noun
Physics:.a
beta-particle.(beta
decay); a beta ray
Chemistry:.the
second position from a designated carbon.atom
in an organic.molecule
at which an atom or a radical may
be substituted; an isomeric variation
of a chemical compound
bewilder, bewildered,
bewildering.transitive
verbs
to cause to lose one's bearings to perplex
or confuse especially by a complexity,
variety or multitude of objects or considerations; bewilder emphasizes
both perplexity and mental confusion
bewilderment.noun
the quality
or state
of being bewildered; a bewildering
tangle
or confusion; the condition of being confused or
disoriented;
a situation
of
perplexity or confusion (a
bewilderment of papers and receipts); puzzled
bewilderedly,
bewilderingly.adverbs.
bewilderedness.noun
bog, bogged,
bogging,
bogs.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cause to sink in or as if in a bog (we got bogged down with the car on
that muddy road; worried that the heavy rain across the prairie would soon
bog our car; don't bog me down in this mass of detail)
intransitive verb use.to
be hindered
and slowed
boggy.adjective
bog.noun,.plural.bogs
bogginess.noun
an area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate.composed
chiefly of sphagnum.moss
and peat in which characteristic
shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow; any of certain other
wetland areas, such as a fen,
having a peat substrate; also
called peat bog; an area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground
bogus.adjective
counterfeit or fake
bias, biased,
biasing,
biases.transitive
verbs
to influence
in a particular, typically
unfair, even dishonest direction; prejudice
bias.noun
bent;
tendency;
favoring some outcomes over others; an inclination
of temperament or outlook;
especially a personal and sometimes unreasoned.judgment
and one that inhibits.impartial.judgment;
prejudice;
an unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice; a statistical sampling
or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others
(such as the computer models of Global Warming); a line going diagonally
across the grain of fabric (cut the cloth on the bias); a bias ply tire
(a old type of vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across
the bead, radial tires now preferred)
biased.adjective
marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced.(gave
a biased account of the trial)
bead.noun,.plural.beads
a small, often round piece of material, such as
glass, plastic or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading; a necklace
made of such pieces; a drop of moisture (beads of sweat);
a small metal
knob on the muzzle of a firearm, such as a rifle, used for sighting; a
strip of material, usually wood, with one molded edge placed flush against
the inner part of a door or window frame; a.beading.projecting
rim or lip, as on a pneumatic tire; a line of continuously applied ductile
material, such as solder or caulking.compound
bead, beaded,
beading,
beads.intransitive
and transitive verbs
to furnish
with or collect into beads
draw a bead on.or.get
a bead on.idiom
to take careful aim
at
beading.noun,.plural.beadings
beads or the material used for making them; ornamentation
with beads, also called beadwork; in architecture,
a narrow, half-rounded molding;
a bead; tiny drops of condensation,
as on the outside of a glass
bicker, bickered,
bickering,
bickers.intransitive
verbs
to have a petty.quarrel;
wrangle;
squabble;
argue
bicker.noun,.plural.bickers
a petty quarrel; a squabble; bickering
bickerer.noun,.plural.bickerers
bifurcate,
bifurcated,
bifurcating,
bifurcates.verbs
transitive verb use-to
divide into two parts or branches
intransitive verb use-to
separate into two parts or branches; fork
bifurcate.adjective
forked or divided into two parts or branches,
as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers
bifurcately.adverb
bifurcation.noun
binding energy.noun
the net energy required to decompose a molecule,
an atom or a nucleus into its components; the net energy required to remove
an atomic electron to an infinitely remote position from its orbit, which
only appears to work and that temporarily; see nucleon
bioelectric, also.bioelectrical.adjective
of or having to do with the electric current.generated
by living tissue;
of.or.relating.to
the effects
of electricity
on living tissue (bioelectric
animals)
bliss.noun
bliss is a state
of complete happiness;
ecstatic;
extreme happiness for no reason, just because you are that way, a human
being,
not a human becoming; ecstasy
blissfully.adverb
blissful.adjective
blissfulness.noun
bulwark.noun,.plural.bulwarks
a wall or embankment raised as a defensive.fortification;
a rampart; something.serving
as a defense or safeguard;
a breakwater
Nautical:.the
part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck bulwark,
bulwarked,
bulwarking,
bulwarks.transitive
verbs
to fortify with a wall, an embankment or a rampart;
to provide defense or protection for
synonyms.bulwark,
barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bastion, parapet;
all of these nouns refer literally to structures used as a defense against
attack; a bulwark can be a mound of earth, an embankment or a wall like
fortification; barricade pertains broadly to a barrier to passage but usually
implies hasty construction to meet an imminent threat; breastwork denotes
a low defensive wall, especially a temporary one hurriedly built; earthwork
is a defensive construction of earth; a rampart, the main defensive structure
around a guarded place, is permanent, high and broad; a bastion is a projecting
section of a fortification from which defenders have a wide range of view
and fire; parapet applies to any low fortification, typically a wall atop
a rampart; of these words bulwark, barricade, rampart and bastion are the
most frequently used to refer figuratively to something regarded as being
a safeguard or a source of protection
booty.noun,.plural.booties
a valuable prize, award or gain; goods or property
seized by force or piracy; plunder
taken from an enemy in time of war
betake, betook,
betaken,
betaking,
betakes.transitive
verbs
to cause oneself to go or move
behoove, behooved,
behooving,
behooves.verbs
also spelled.behoved
transitive verb use-to
be necessary
or proper
for (it behooves you at least to try; it behooves him to help others who
need help because it's what his nature
is)
intransitive verb use-to
be necessary or proper to act rightly
badger, badgered,
badgering,
badgers.transitive
verbs
to harry
or pester.persistently;
harass
badger.noun,.plural.badgers
any of several carnivorous, burrowing mammals
of the family Mustelidae, such as Meles meles of Eurasia or Taxidea taxus
of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet and a
heavy, grizzled coat; any of several similar mammals, such as the ratel
badge.noun,.plural.badges
a badge is a piece of metal
or cloth which you wear to show that you belong to an organization or support
a cause; an
emblem
given as an award or honor; a device
or emblem worn as an insignia
of rank,
office or membership in an organization
badge.verb
bioflavonoid.noun,.plural.bioflavonoids
any of a group of biologically
active substances
found in plants and functioning
in the maintenance
of the walls of small blood vessels in mammals
basic.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.forming
a base; fundamental; of, being
or serving as a starting point or basis (a basic course
in Russian; a set of basic woodworking tools)
basic.noun,.plural.basics
an essential,
fundamental element or entity
(the basics of education are learning to read, write or print, add, subtract,
multiply and divide; the basics of arithmetic);
basic training
basically.adverb
basicity.noun.(pronounced
'bay sis it e')
base.noun,.plural.bases
the lowest or bottom part (the base of a cliff;
the base of a lamp); a supporting part or layer; a foundation
(a skyscraper built on a base of solid rock); a basic or underlying element;
infrastructure
(the nation's industrial base); the fundamental.principle
or underlying concept of a system
or theory; a basis;
a fundamental ingredient; a
chief constituent (a paint
with an oil base); the fact, observation or premise
from which a reasoning process
is begun; in baseball any one of the four corners of an infield, marked
by a bag or plate, that must be touched by a runner before a run can be
scored; a center of organization, supply or activity; a headquarters; the
lowest part of a structure, such as a wall, considered as a separate unit
(the base of a column); in chemistry, any of a large class of compounds,
including the hydroxides and oxides of metals, having a bitter taste, a
slippery solution, the ability to turn litmus blue, and the ability to
react with acids to form salts; one of the purines
(adenine and guanine)
or pyrimidines (cystosine,
thymine,
and uracil) that occurs attached
to the sugar component of DNA or
RNA;
to generate the principal counting units of a number system; the number
raised to the logarithm
of a designated number in order to produce that designated number
base.adjective
forming or serving as a base (a base layer of
soil); situated at or near the
base or bottom (a base camp for the mountain climbers)
basal.adjective
of,
relating.to,
located at.or.forming
a base; basal means relating to or forming the base of something (the basal
layer of the skin); located at or near the base of a plant stem or at the
base of any other plant part; of primary
importance;
basic
basally.adverb
base,
based,
basing,
bases.transitive
verbs
to form or provide a base for (based the new company
in Portland); to find a basis for; establish (based her conclusions on
the report; a film based on a best-selling novel)
off base.idiom
badly mistaken
base, baser,
basest.adjectives
having or showing a contemptible,
mean-spirited
or selfish.lack
of human decency;
devoid
of high values
or ethics:
a base, degrading.way
of life; inferior
in value or quality;
containing.inferior.substances
(a base metal)
baseness.noun
the quality
or state
of being contemptible, meanspirited or selfish
basis.noun,.plural.bases
a foundation
upon which something rests (the chief constituent);
the fundamental ingredient;
the fundamental principle
baseless.adjective
having no basis or foundation
in fact; unfounded; groundless
Balkh.(pronounced
bälk) formerly Bactra
an ancient city in present-day northern Afghanistan
and one of the world's oldest settlements. Balkh was the capital of Bactria
and is the legendary birthplace of the prophet.Zoroaster
the
first ten amendments to the Constitution
of the United States. The Bill of Rights establishes basic American
civil liberties that the government cannot violate.
The states ratified
the Bill of Rights in 1791, three years after the Constitution was ratified.
Originally the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government, but
in a series of 20th-century cases, the Supreme Court decided that most
of its provisions apply to the states. Many countries have used the Bill
of Rights as a model for defining civil liberties in their constitutions.
The Bill of Rights includes a wide range of protections
with a common theme and purpose, that of to define the scope of individual
freedom in the United States and to make the political system more democratic.."Microsoft®
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