Helen Fenton

Bassorin: Definition and part of speech

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Bassorin

  1. n. A constituent part of a species of gum from Bassora, as also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the amyloses.

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.

Bass viol: Definition and part of speech

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Bass viol

  1. A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello.

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.

Basis: Definition and part of speech

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Basis

  1. n. The principal component part of a thing.
  2. n. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.
  3. n. The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue.
  4. n. The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.

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.

Basisphenoidal: Definition and part of speech

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Basisphenoidal

  1. a. Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.

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.

Bask: Definition and part of speech

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Bask

  1. v. t. To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.
  2. v. t. To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.

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.