the type genus of the Bennettitales.

an East Indian annual erect herb (Sesamum indicum); the source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil. Same as benne

a slang name for Benzedrine, a trademark for one brand of amphetamine; -- also used generically for any brand of amphetamine.

the small oval seed of the sesame plant.

same as benne or benni.

See Banshee.

A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.

Very angry; very disturbed.

grass for pastures and lawns esp bowling and putting greens.

Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean.

Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism.

That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and determined by their utility; also, the theory that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are the only motives which influence human desires and actions, and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and jural conceptions.

One who believes in Benthamism.

of, pertaining to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of water, especially referring to the ocean depths.

The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to plankton.

An absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash.

Of or pertaining to bentonite.

Abounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields.

To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold.

Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind.

Act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor.

A compound radical, C6H5.CH=, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.

A transparent crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.NH2, obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.

A volatile, very inflammable liquid, C6H6, contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal, from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed product of petroleum.

similar to benzene in structure or linkage; having an aromatic ring system.

A yellowish crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5, formed from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.

A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called also petroleum spirit, petroleum benzine. Varieties or similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene, ligroin, etc.

A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base.

a chemical substance obtainable as a white crystalline ester (H2N.C6H4.CO.O.C2H5) used as a local anesthetic. Chemically, it is 4-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.

A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.

Containing or impregnated with benzoin; as, benzoinated lard.

An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See Benzene.

Same as Benzole. Same as Amarine.

A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.

Guaiacol benzoate, used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a substitute for creosote in phthisis. It is a colorless crystalline pewder.

A compound radical, C6H5.CO-; the base of benzoic acid, of the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of compounds.

A compound radical, C6H5.CH2, related to toluene and benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively.

containing a benzyl group.

To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.

To pelt roundly.

To pinch, or mark with pinches.

To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.

Decked with feathers.

To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing.

To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.

To praise greatly or extravagantly.

To reduce to prose.

Puffed; praised.

To tinge or dye with a purple color.

To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.

Capable of being bequeathed.

The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.

The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a bequest.

To bequeath, or leave as a legacy.

old p. p. of Bequeath.

To quote constantly or with great frequency.

To rain upon; to wet with rain.

To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.

To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.

An African genet (Genetta pardina). See Genet.

A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region; -- called also Kabyles. Also, the language spoken by this people.

An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.

See Barberry.

A vocal or instrumental composition of a soft tranquil character, having a lulling effect; a cradle song.

a sauce prepared from butter creamed with white wine, shallots, parsley and fish stock; -- also called Bercy sauce.

A kind of neckcloth.

See Bear, barley.

Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or Hordeum vulgare).

mourning due to the death of a loved one.

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

One who bereaves.

imp. p. p. of Bereave.

a cap made of soft cloth with no brim or bill, widening somewhat outward from a close-fitting headband to a flat top, which often has a button or tab in its center.

Same as Berretta.

A large mass or hill, as of ice.

a small wrasse (Tautogolabrus adspersus), common in north Atantic coastal waters of the U. S.; -- also called the cunner.

A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit. A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).

A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake.

A pastoral song.

A hill.

See Barmaster.

An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery variety of calcite.

See Barmote.

A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness.

The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain glacier, about where the n/v/ field joins the valley portion of the glacier.

A long pole with a spike at the end, used in climbing mountains; an alpenstock.

The Norway haddock. See Rosefish.

To mention in rhyme or verse; to rhyme about.

An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy.

To berhyme.

the Jewish rite of circumcision.

Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy.

Bishop George Berkeley; b. 1685, d. 1753.

a chemical element of the transuranic series. Chemical symbol Bk; atomic number 97; atomic weight 247. It is a radioactive element, with no stable isotopes; the longest-lived isotope is of mass number 247.07, decaying by alpha-emission with a half-life of 1,400 years. The isotope with atomic weight 249 has a half-life of 314 days, and was isolated in weighable quantities.

A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.

A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.

same as Bermudas.

a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.

a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; resort.

a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.

The capital city of Switzerland. Population (2000) = 129,423.

See Barnacle.

Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. A Cistercian monk.

Pertaining to the city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants. A native or natives of Bern.

A bernicle goose.

Same as Burnoose.

To rob; to plunder.

A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora.

A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green.

Furnished with berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; as, a berried shrub.

A mound; a hillock.

A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild.

An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.

frenzied; crazed; usually in predicate position.

One of a class of legendary heroes, who fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked, regardless of wounds.

See Bristle.

a genus of plants comprising the hoary alyssum.

To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed stem to stern with the Adelaide.

A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.