Helen Fenton

Bilberry: Definition and part of speech

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Bilberry

  1. n. Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America, the species Vaccinium myrtilloides, V. caespitosum and V. uliginosum.
  2. n. The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bilbo: Definition and part of speech

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Bilbo

  1. n. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships.
  2. n. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bile: Definition and part of speech

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Bile

  1. n. A boil.
  2. n. A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters.
  3. n. Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one’s bile.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bilection: Definition and part of speech

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Bilection

  1. n. That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the general surface of a panel; a bolection.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bilge: Definition and part of speech

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Bilge

  1. n. Bilge water.
  2. n. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.
  3. n. That part of a ship’s hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.
  4. v. t. To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.