Helen Fenton

Bessemer steel: Definition and part of speech

by

Bessemer steel

  1. Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; — so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process.

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.

Best: Definition and part of speech

by

Best

  1. v. t. To get the better of.
  2. a. Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities.
  3. a. Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best scholar; the best view of a subject.
  4. a. Most; largest; as, the best part of a week.
  5. n. Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing, or being, or action; as, to do one’s best; to the best of our ability.
  6. superl. In the highest degree; beyond all others.
  7. superl. To the most advantage; with the most success, case, profit, benefit, or propriety.
  8. superl. Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is expedient is best known to himself.

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.

Bestead: Definition and part of speech

by

Bestead

  1. imp. & p. p. of Bestead
  2. v. t. To put in a certain situation or condition; to circumstance; to place.
  3. v. t. To put in peril; to beset.

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.