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

bellpull
noun a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant`s bell etc.

bellwether
noun sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

bellwort
merry bells noun any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers

belly
noun the hollow inside of something; `in the belly of the ship`

belly
noun a protruding abdomen

belly dance
belly dancing noun a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen

belly dancer
exotic belly dancer noun a woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated abdominal movements

belly flop
belly flopper noun a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water

belly laugh
sidesplitter noun a joke that seems extremely funny

belly-flop
verb dive so that one hits the water with one`s belly

belly-land
verb land on the underside without the landing gear

bellyband
noun a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon

bellyful
noun an undesirable overabundance; `a bellyful of your complaints`

bellylaugh
verb laugh a deep, hearty laugh

bellyless
flat-bellied adjective lacking a prominent belly

Belmont Park
Belmont noun a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes

Belmont Stakes
noun an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York

Belo Horizonte
noun city in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil`s planned communities

belong
verb be owned by; be in the possession of; `This book belongs to me`

belong to
verb be a part or adjunct; `the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection`

belonging
noun happiness felt in a secure relationship; `with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging`

Belonidae
family Belonidae noun ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars

Belostomatidae
family Belostomatidae noun water bugs

beloved
darling adjective dearly loved

below
adverb at a later place; `see below`

below
to a lower place 1 beneath adverb in or to a place that is lower

below the belt
adjective disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing); `her accusations were below the belt`

belowground
underground adjective under the level of the ground; `belowground storage areas`; `underground caverns`

Belsen
noun a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II

Belshazzar
noun (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)

belt
noun a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

belt ammunition
belted ammunition noun ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in linked belts for use in an automatic weapon

belt buckle
noun the buckle used to fasten a belt

belt maker
noun a maker of belts

belt out
belt verb sing loudly and forcefully

belt-fed
adjective using belted ammunition

belt-shaped
adjective shaped like a belt

belted
adjective having or provided with a belt; `a belted dress`

belted kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon noun greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest

belted sandfish
Serranus subligarius noun found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic

belting
noun the material of which belts are made

beltlike
belt-like adjective resembling a belt around something

beluga
white sturgeon 2 Acipenser huso noun valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

beluga caviar
noun roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued

belvedere
noun a gazebo sited to command a fine view

Bemidji
noun a town in northern Minnesota

Bemisia
genus Bemisia noun sweet-potato whitefly

bemused
deep in thought(p) adjective deeply absorbed in thought; `as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class`; `lost in thought`; `a preoccupied frown`

ben
noun a mountain or tall hill; `they were climbing the ben`

Ben Sira
Sirach noun an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)

bench
noun a long seat for more than one person

bench clamp
noun a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench

bench hook
noun any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)

bench lathe
noun lathe mounted on a workbench

bench press
noun a weightlifting exercise in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward

bench warmer
noun (sports) a substitute who seldom plays

bench warrant
arrest warrant noun a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court

Benchley
Robert Benchley noun United States humorist (1889-1945)

bend
curve noun curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

bend
noun diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

bend dexter
noun diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

bendability
noun the property of being easily bent without breaking

bendable
pliable adjective capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; `a flexible wire`; `a pliant young tree`

benday
verb reproduce by the Benday process

Benday process
noun a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image

bended
adjective used of the back and knees; stooped; `on bended knee`; `with bent (or bended) back`

bender
noun a tool for bending; `he used pliers as a bender`

bending
adjective not remaining rigid or straight; `tried to support his weight on a bending cane`

benedick
noun a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)

Benedict
Saint Benedict noun Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547)

Benedict
Ruth Fulton noun United States anthropologist (1887-1948)

Benedict XIV
Prospero Lambertini noun pope who was a patron of the arts and who denounced the cruelty to the indigenous peoples of South America (1675-1758)

Benedict XV
Giacomo della Chiesa noun pope who founded the Vatican service for prisoners of war during World War I (1854-1922)

Benedictine
adjective of or relating to the Benedictines

Benedictine order
order of Saint Benedict noun a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities

benediction
blessing noun a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

benedictory
benedictive adjective expressing benediction

benefact
verb help as a benefactor; `The father benefacted his daughter in more ways than she was aware of`

benefaction
noun a contribution of money or assistance

benefactive role
beneficiary noun the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

benefactor
helper noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

benefactress
noun a woman benefactor

benefic
adjective exerting a favorable or beneficent influence; `a benefic star`; `a benefic force`

benefice
ecclesiastical benefice noun an endowed church office giving income to its holder

beneficed
adjective having a benefice; `a beneficed clergyman`

beneficence
noun the quality of being kind or helpful or generous

beneficent
benevolent adjective generous in assistance to the poor; `a benevolent contributor`; `eleemosynary relief`; `philanthropic contributions`

beneficial
good adjective promoting or enhancing well-being; `an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries`; `the beneficial effects of a temperate climate`; `the experience was good for her`

beneficially
adverb in a beneficial manner; `this medicine will act beneficially on you`

beneficiary
adjective having or arising from a benefice; `a beneficiary baron`

beneficiate
verb process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction

benefit
welfare noun something that aids or promotes well-being; `for the common good`

benefit
verb be beneficial for; `This will do you good`

benefit concert
noun a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause

benefit of clergy
noun sanction by a religious rite; `they are living together without benefit of clergy`

Benelux
noun a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg

Benet
William Rose Benet noun United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)

Benet
noun United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)

benevolence
benefaction noun an act intending or showing kindness and good will

benevolent
freehearted adjective generous in providing aid to others