Helen Fenton

Bellied: Definition and part of speech

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Bellied

  1. a. Having (such) a belly; puffed out; — used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.

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.

Belligerent: Definition and part of speech

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Belligerent

  1. n. A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
  2. p. pr. Waging war; carrying on war.
  3. p. pr. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.

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.

Bell jar: Definition and part of speech

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Bell jar

  1. A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view.

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.

Bellman: Definition and part of speech

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Bellman

  1. n. A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours.

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.

Bell metal: Definition and part of speech

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Bell metal

  1. A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; — used for making bells.

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.