Becoming: Definition and part of speech

Becoming

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Become
  2. a. Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.

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.

Beblubber: Definition and part of speech

Beblubber

  1. v. t. To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; as, her eyes or cheeks were beblubbered.

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.

Becalm: Definition and part of speech

Becalm

  1. v. t. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.
  2. v. t. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.

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.