Bearherd
Bear″herd′ (�), n. A man who tends a bear.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Bearhound
Bear″hound′ (�), n. A hound for baiting or hunting bears. Carlyle.
Bearing
Bear″ing (bâr″ĭng), n. 1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage.I know him by his bearing.Shak.2. Patient endurance; suffering without c...
Bearing cloth
Bear″ing cloth′ (klŏth′; 115). A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized. Shak.
Bearing rein
Bear″ing rein′ (�). A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; — called in the United States a checkrein.
Bearing ring
Bear″ing ring′. In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the keel of a ship.
Bearish
Bear″ish, a. Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners. Harris.
Bearishness
Bear″ish‐ness, n. Behavior like that of a bear.
Bearn
Bearn (�), n. See Bairn.
Bearskin
Bear″skin′ (�), n. 1. The skin of a bear.2. A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats.3. A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.
Bearward
Bear″ward′ (�), n. [Bear + ward a keeper.] A keeper of bears. See Bearherd. Shak.
Beast
Beast (bēst), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. bête, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; — including man, insects, etc. Chaucer.2. Any four-footed animal, that ...
Beasthood
Beast″hood (�), n. State or nature of a beast.
Beastings
Beast″ings (�), n. pl. See Biestings.
Beastlihead
Beast″li‐head (�), n. [Beastly + -head state.] Beastliness. Spenser.
Beastlike
Beast″like″ (�), a. Like a beast.
Beastliness
Beast″li‐ness, n. The state or quality of being beastly.
Beastly
Beast″ly (bēst″ly̆), a. 1. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.Beastly divinities and droves of gods.Prior.2. Characterizing the nature of a beast; ...
Beat
Beat (bēt), v. t. [imp.Beat; p. p.Beat, Beaten (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Beating.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. beátan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b�zan. Cf. 1st Butt, Button.] 1. To strike...
Beat (2)
Beat, v. i. 1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.The men of the city... beat at the door.Judges. xix. 22.2. To move with pulsation o...
Beat (3)
Beat (�), n. 1. A stroke; a blow.He, with a careless beat,Struck out the mute creation at a heat.Dryden.2. A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the...
Beat (4)
Beat, a. Weary; tired; fatigued; exhausted.Quite beat, and very much vexed and disappointed.Dickens.
Beat (5)
Beat, n. 1. One that beats, or surpasses, another or others; as, the beat of him.2. The act of one that beats a person or thing; as: (a) (Newspaper Cant) The act of obtaining an...
Beaten
Beat″en (bēt″'n; 95), a. 1. Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use. “A broad and beaten way.” Milton. “Beaten gold.” Shak.2. Vanquished; conquered; baffled.3. Exhausted...
Beater
Beat″er (bēt″ẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, beats.2. A person who beats up game for the hunters. Black.
Beath
Beath (bēt͡h), v. t. [AS. beðian to foment.] To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood. Spenser.
Beatific
{ Be′a‐tif″ic (�), Be′a‐tif″ic‐al (�), } a. [Cf. F. béatifique, L. beatificus. See Beatify.] Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. “The beatific v...