Bearer: Definition and part of speech

Bearer

  1. n. A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.
  2. n. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
  3. n. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the grave; a pallbearer.
  4. n. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.
  5. n. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.
  6. n. One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.
  7. 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.

Beaker: Definition and part of speech

Beaker

  1. n. An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; — used for holding solutions requiring heat.
  2. n. A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard.

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.

Beakhead: Definition and part of speech

Beakhead

  1. n. Same as Beak, 3.
  2. n. An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.
  3. n. A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew.

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.

Beakiron: Definition and part of speech

Beakiron

  1. n. A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach the interior surface of sheet metal ware; the horn of an anvil.

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.