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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

bean tostada
noun a flat tortilla topped with refried beans

bean tree
noun any of several trees having seedpods as fruits

bean trefoil
stinking bean trefoil noun shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed

bean weevil
Acanthoscelides obtectus noun larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans

bean-like
adjective resembling beans

bean-shaped
adjective having a shape resembling a bean

beanbag
noun a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games

beanball
beaner noun a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter`s head

beanfeast
noun an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees

beanie
beany noun a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen

beanstalk
noun stem of a bean plant

bear
noun massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

bear claw
noun an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery

bear cub
noun a young bear

bear down
verb exert full strength; `The pitcher bore down`

bear down
verb contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

bear down on
bear down upon verb sail towards another vessel, of a ship

bear grass
noun stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico

bear hug
noun a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

bear market
noun a market characterized by falling prices for securities

bear oak
Quercus ilicifolia noun shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets

bear on
verb press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; `He pushed her to finish her doctorate`

bear up
verb endure cheerfully; `She bore up under the enormous strain`

bear witness
evidence 1 show verb provide evidence for; `The blood test showed that he was the father`; `Her behavior testified to her incompetence`

bear`s breech
bear`s breeches noun widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers

bear`s-paw fern
Aglaomorpha meyeniana noun epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines

bear-sized
adjective large as a bear

bearable
endurable adjective capable of being borne though unpleasant; `sufferable punishment`

bearberry willow
Salix uva-ursi noun dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base

beard
face fungus noun the hair growing on the lower part of a man`s face

beard lichen
beard moss noun greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees

beard worm
pogonophoran noun slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom

bearded
barbate adjective having hair on the cheeks and chin

bearded iris
noun any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)

bearded seal
squareflipper square flipper noun medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean

bearded vulture
lammergeier noun the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill

bearded wheatgrass
Agropyron subsecundum noun a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes

beardless
smooth-faced adjective lacking hair on the face; `a smooth-faced boy of 14 years`

beardless iris
noun any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)

beardown(a)
adjective with full strength; `his beardown performance in the exhibition game`

bearer
noun a messenger who bears or presents; `a bearer of good tidings`

bearer
noun someone whose employment involves carrying something; `the bonds were transmitted by carrier`

bearing
adjective producing or yielding; `an interest-bearing note`; `fruit-bearing trees`

bearing
armorial bearing noun heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

bearing brass
noun a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing

bearing rein
checkrein noun a rein designed to keep the horse`s head in the desired position

bearing wall
noun any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building

bearing(a)
adjective (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

bearish
adjective expecting prices to fall

bearnaise
noun a sauce like hollandaise but made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice

bearskin
busby noun tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions

beast
wolf 1 savage 1 brute noun a cruelly rapacious person

beast of burden
jument noun an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work

beastliness
noun the quality of being deliberately mean

beastly
bestial adjective resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; `beastly desires`; `a bestial nature`; `brute force`; `a dull and brutish man`; `bestial treatment of prisoners`

beat
noun a regular rate of repetition; `the cox raised the beat`

beat
verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; `Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night`; `The teacher used to beat the students`

beat a retreat
verb depart hastily

beat around the bush
equivocate verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

beat down
bargain down verb persuade the seller to accept a lower price; `She beat the merchant down $100`

beat generation
beats noun a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

beat out
tap out verb beat out a rhythm

beat up
drum up verb gather; `drum up support`

beat up
verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; `Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night`; `The teacher used to beat the students`

beatable
vanquishable adjective susceptible to being defeated

beaten
adjective formed or made thin by hammering; `beaten gold`

beaten(a)
adjective much trodden and worn smooth or bare; `did not stray from the beaten path`

beater
noun an implement for beating

beatific
adjective experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; `beatific peace`

beatification
noun (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization

beatified
adjective Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration

beatify
verb declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; `On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican`

beating
pulsating adjective expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; `felt the pulsating artery`; `oh my beating heart`

beating-reed instrument
reed instrument noun a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed

Beatitude
noun one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus` (blessed); `her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth``

beatnik
beat noun a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

Beatrice
noun the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

Beatrice Webb
Martha Beatrice Potter Webb noun English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)

beats per minute
bpm noun the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds

beau geste
noun a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture

Beaufort scale
wind scale noun an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)

Beaufort Sea
noun part of the Arctic Ocean northeast of Alaska

beaugregory
Pomacentrus leucostictus noun a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies

Beaujolais
noun dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France

Beaumont
Francis Beaumont noun English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616)

Beaumont
noun United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)

Beaumontia
genus Beaumontia noun small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia

beauteous
adjective (poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight

beautician
noun someone who works in a beauty parlor

beautification
noun the act of making something more beautiful

beautiful
adjective aesthetically pleasing

beautifully
attractively adverb in a beautiful manner; `her face was beautifully made up`

beauty
noun the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

beauty bush
Kolkwitzia amabilis noun Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental

beauty consultant
noun someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance

beauty salon
beauty parlor noun a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

beauty sleep
noun sleep before midnight

beauty spot
noun a spot that is worn on a lady`s face for adornment

beauty treatment
noun enhancement of someone`s personal beauty

Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir noun French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)