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Banian: Definition and part of speech

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Banian

  1. n. The Indian fig. See Banyan.
  2. n. A Hindoo trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
  3. n. A man’s loose gown, like that worn by the Banians.

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.

Bandy: Definition and part of speech

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Bandy

  1. n. A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.
  2. n. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play; a hockey stick.
  3. v. t. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
  4. v. t. To toss about, as from man to man; to agitate.
  5. v. i. To content, as at some game in which each strives to drive the ball his own way.

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.

Bandicoot: Definition and part of speech

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Bandicoot

  1. n. A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
  2. n. A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.

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.

Banding plane: Definition and part of speech

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Banding plane

  1. A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work.

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.