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- ABIDETo endure without yielding; to withstand.
- ABRAIDTo wrench (something) out.
- AESTHETICConcerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
- AGAINAnother time: indicating a repeat of an action.
- ALDERAny of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
- ALMIGHTYUnlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
- AMBUSCADEAn ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
- AMBUSHThe act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
- ANGSTEmotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
- ANKLEThe skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
- ARISETo come up from a lower to a higher position.
- ASHAMETo feel shame; to be ashamed.
- ATHELINGA prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
- ATTACHTo fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- AUGERA carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
- AUROCHSAn extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
- BADGEA distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
- BAGELA toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
- BAIRNA child or baby.
- BAIRNISHHaving the manners of a child; childish; silly.
- BAKERA person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
- BALDHaving little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
- BALEEvil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- BALKAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- BALLOTA small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
- BANALCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- BANISHTo send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
- BANQUETA large celebratory meal; a feast.
- BAREFOOTWearing nothing on the feet.
- BASKTo bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
- BATCHThe quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- BATCHINGSThe quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- BEADPrayer, later especially with a rosary.
- BEADLEA parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order.
- BEARINGpresent participle and gerund of bear
- BEATA stroke; a blow.
- BECKA stream or small river.
- BECOMEbegin to be; turn into .
- BEDEPrayer, request, supplication
- BEDIZENTo dress or ornament (someone or something), especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.
- BEETLEAny of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- BEFALLTo fall upon; fall all over; overtake.
- BEGETTo produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
- BEGINTo start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- BEGIRDTo bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
- BEGOTo go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
- BEHESTA command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest.
- BELCHTo expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
- BELFRYA tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church.
- BELIETo lie around; encompass.
- BELIEFMental acceptance of a claim as true.
- BELIEVETo accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
- BELLOWSA device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to
- BELTA band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- BENEA prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
- BEREBarley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.
- BEREAVETo deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- BERMA narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. (Can we verify this sense?)
- BESEETo look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
- BESHINETo shine around or upon.
- BESITTo sit around; sit about; besiege.
- BESPEAKTo speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
- BESTsuperlative form of good: most good.
- BETHINKTo think about, to recollect.
- BETWEENIn the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
- BEWRAYTo accuse; malign; speak evil of.
- BILLOWA large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound.
- BINKA bench.
- BIRCHENMade from birch wood.
- BIRKENMade of birch; birchen.
- BIRLETo pour a drink (for).
- BISONA large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
- BISTUsed to form the second person singular of be.
- BITTERHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
- BITTSA frame composed of two strong oak timbers (bitt-heads) fixed vertically in the fore part of a ship, bolted to the deck beams to which are secured the cables when the ship rides to
- BLASTA violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- BLEAKWithout color; pale; pallid.
- BLEEDTo shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
- BLENDA mixture of two or more things.
- BLINDUnable to see, or only partially able to see.
- BLINKTo close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- BLOCA group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
- BLOODYCovered in blood.
- BLOOMA blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
- BLOWINGpresent participle and gerund of blow
- BLURTo make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
- BOAKTo burp.
- BOASTA brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
- BOGEYA ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- BOILA localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- BOLLThe rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- BOLSTERA large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
- BONELESSWithout bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating.
- BOOKA collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- BOONA good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
- BORETo inspire boredom in somebody.
- BORNpast participle of bear; given birth to.
- BOROUGHA town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
- BOSCAGEA place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.
- BOSKETA small grove or copse of trees, a thicket.