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Basommatophora: Definition and part of speech

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Basommatophora

  1. n. pl. A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails.

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.

Basque: Definition and part of speech

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Basque

  1. n. A part of a lady’s dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; — probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.
  2. a. Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
  3. n. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
  4. n. The language spoken by the Basque people.

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.

Bas-relief: Definition and part of speech

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Bas-relief

  1. n. Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; — called also bassrelief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo.

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: Definition and part of speech

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Bass

  1. pl. of Bass
  2. n. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
  3. n. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.
  4. n. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
  5. n. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish.
  6. n. The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.
  7. n. A hassock or thick mat.
  8. a. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
  9. a. The lowest part in a musical composition.
  10. a. One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
  11. 1pl. 1 of Bass

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.