Helen Fenton

Bellwether: Definition and part of speech

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Bellwether

  1. n. Hence: A leader.
  2. n. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.

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.

Belly: Definition and part of speech

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Belly

  1. n. The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
  2. n. That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
  3. n. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
  4. n. The womb.
  5. n. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.

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.

Bellyband: Definition and part of speech

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Bellyband

  1. n. A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.
  2. n. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
  3. n. A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly.

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.