Helen Fenton

Belay: Definition and part of speech

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Belay

  1. v. t. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
  2. v. t. To lay on or cover; to adorn.
  3. v. t. To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.

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.

Belaying pin: Definition and part of speech

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Belaying pin

  1. A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.

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.

Behoove: Definition and part of speech

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Behoove

  1. n. Advantage; behoof.
  2. v. t. To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; — mostly used impersonally.
  3. v. i. To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as due.

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.