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Basanite
- - Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal.
Batavian
- - Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.
Bavarian
- adjective - a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria
- of or relating to or characteristic of Bavaria or its people; "Bavarian beer"
Be Amiss
- verb - interpret in the wrong way;
- interpret in the wrong way; "Don''t misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
Bedazing
- verb - overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
Behaving
- verb - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
- behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
Behavior
- noun - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments"
Belaying
- verb - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
- turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
Bematist
- unknown - Bematists or bematistae (Ancient Greek βηματισταί (bēmatistaí, 'step measurer'), were specialists in ancient Greece and ancient Egypt who measured distances by pacing.
Berating
- verb - a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him"
- censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- Tell off
- to scold