All English words - page 536

Meanings of Belorussian:

noun

Former term for belarusian (adjective).

adjective

Another spelling of belarusian

Meanings of Belotte:

noun

Especially in france or french contexts: a card game related to klaberjass, typically played with a pack of 32 cards consisting of the seven to the ace of each suit, the object being to score points for various combinations and to win tricks.

Meanings of Belove:

verb

To love. frequently, and now usually, in passive, with by, of (formerly also † with).

Meanings of Beloved:

adjective

Dearly loved.

Usage examples:

His beloved son

noun

A much loved person.

Usage examples:

He watched his beloved from afar

Meanings of Below:

preposition

At a lower level or layer than.

Usage examples:

Just below the pocket was a stain

adverb

At a lower level or layer.

Usage examples:

He jumped from the window into the moat below

Meanings of Below-someone:

idiom

Ignored or not noticed by someone or by people in general

Usage examples:

For the first 8 years of its existence, the band stayed largely beneath the radar., these are payme…

Meanings of Below-stairs:

idiom

In a large house, below stairs was the part of the house in which the servants worked and lived, and above stairs was the part in which the family of the owner of the house lived.

Meanings of Below-the-belt:

idiom

If a remark is below the belt, it is very insulting and unfair.

Meanings of Belowdecks:

adjective

Situated in the space below the main deck of a ship.

Usage examples:

The sleeping quarters were below decks

adverb

In or into the space below the main deck of a ship.

Usage examples:

Nuclear weapons stored below decks

plural noun

The space below the main deck of a ship.

Usage examples:

Her belowdecks were crammed with electronics

Meanings of Bels:

noun

A unit used in the comparison of power levels in electrical communication or of intensities of sound, corresponding to an intensity ratio of 10 to 1.

Usage examples:

The drives are rated at under 2.5 bels of acoustic power, the same level of acoustic noise produced…

Meanings of Belshazzar:

proper noun

(6th century bc), viceroy and son of the last king of babylon. the bible (daniel 5) tells how his death in the sack of the city was foretold by a mysterious hand which wrote on the palace wall at a banquet.

Meanings of Belshazzaresque:

proper noun

(6th century bc), viceroy and son of the last king of babylon. the bible (daniel 5) tells how his death in the sack of the city was foretold by a mysterious hand which wrote on the palace wall at a banquet.

Meanings of Belsire:

noun

A grandfather.

Meanings of Belswagger:

noun

An adulterer, a fornicator, a lecher. later also (in somewhat weakened use): a swaggering gallant or bully.

Meanings of Belt:

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons.

Usage examples:

He tightened his leather belt an extra notch

verb

Fasten with a belt.

Usage examples:

She belted her raincoat firmly

Meanings of Belt out:

phrasal verb

Sing loudly and forcefully

Meanings of Beltane:

noun

An ancient celtic festival celebrated on may day.

Usage examples:

Traditionally it is the celtic festival of beltane and the pagan festival celebrating the first spr…

Meanings of Belted:

adjective

(of a garment) secured or drawn in by a strip of leather or other material worn around the waist.

Usage examples:

A belted black and gold dress

verb

Fasten with a belt.

Usage examples:

She belted her raincoat firmly

Meanings of Belter:

noun

An exceptional or outstanding example of something.

Usage examples:

Owen made the goal with a belter of a pass

Meanings of Belting:

noun

Belts collectively, or material for belts.

Usage examples:

A small piece of plastic belting

adjective

Outstanding.

Usage examples:

They've come up with some belting songs

verb

Fasten with a belt.

Usage examples:

She belted her raincoat firmly

Meanings of Beltings:

noun

Belts collectively, or material for belts.

Usage examples:

A small piece of plastic belting

adjective

Outstanding.

Usage examples:

They've come up with some belting songs

Meanings of Beltless:

adjective

Without a belt; especially (of a person) not wearing a belt; (of a garment) worn without or not having a belt.

Meanings of Beltline:

noun

The part of a person's body or a garment around which a belt is placed; a waistline.

Usage examples:

Your tie should reach your beltline

Meanings of Beltlines:

noun

The part of a person's body or a garment around which a belt is placed; a waistline.

Usage examples:

Your tie should reach your beltline

Meanings of Beltman:

noun

The member of a surf life-saving team who swims out, wearing a belt with a line attached for safety, to give assistance to bathers or surfers in difficulties.

Usage examples:

On a pistol start the beltman jumps into the belt while the linesmen and reelman sprint to their po…