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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: bent - bepraise</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="bent"> bent (1), verb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>verb a past tense and a past participle of bend (1). Ex. He bent the wire. <DD>adj. 1. not straight; crooked; curved. Ex. The farmer's back was bent from years of toil. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) strongly inclined; determined. Ex. He is bent on being a doctor. (SYN) resolute, resolved, set. <DD> 3. on one's way; bound. Ex. homeward bent. <DD> 4. (British Slang.) <DD> a. dishonest; crooked. Ex. a bent policeman. <DD> b. not normal; perverted. Ex. a bent mind. <DD>noun 1. (Figurative.) a natural inclination; tendency. Ex. He has a decided bent for drawing. (SYN) penchant, bias. <DD> 2a. limit of capacity; degree of endurance (now used only in the Shakespearean phrase to the top of one's bent). <DD> b. the degree of curve or tension of a bow. <DD> 3. curved form or condition. <DD> 4. section of a framework consisting of posts connected by ties and braces. </DL> <A NAME="bent"> bent (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =bent grass. <DD> 2. any stiff or wiry grass that grows on sandy or waste land. <DD> 3. a stalk of such grass or of bent grass. <DD> 4. (Archaic.) a heath; moor. </DL> <A NAME="bentgrass"> bent grass,<DL COMPACT><DD> redtop or a similar grass, much used as a lawn grass in temperate regions. </DL> <A NAME="benthal"> benthal, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the bottom of the sea or other bodies of water. <DD>adj. of the benthos; having to do with the bottom of the sea or other bodies of water. </DL> <A NAME="benthamism"> Benthamism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the utilitarian doctrines of Jeremy Bentham. </DL> <A NAME="benthamite"> Benthamite, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a follower of Benthamism. <DD>adj. having to do with or favoring Benthamism. Ex. The underlying and dominant assumption of Labor policy is Benthamite--the concepts of ... the efficient public servant, the doing of good to the greatest number (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="benthic"> benthic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the benthos. Ex. Both benthic and pelagic organisms occurred to a depth of 10,710 metres (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="benthoal"> benthoal, adjective. =benthonic.</DL> <A NAME="benthograph"> benthograph, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a device for taking photographs of the bottom of the sea. </DL> <A NAME="benthonic"> benthonic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> living on the bottom of large bodies of water. </DL> <A NAME="benthos"> benthos, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the bottom of the ocean. <DD> 2. the animals and plants that are fixed to or crawl upon the bottom of large bodies of water. </DL> <A NAME="benthoscope"> benthoscope, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a spherical diving apparatus capable of descending to great depths, used to study undersea life and resources. </DL> <A NAME="bento"> bento, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Japanese.) a workingman's lunch of cold fish and rice. </DL> <A NAME="bentonite"> bentonite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a soft, absorbent, chemically inert clay formed from the alteration of volcanic ash. </DL> <A NAME="bentonitic"> bentonitic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or containing bentonite. </DL> <A NAME="bentrovato"> ben trovato,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) well designed or contrived. </DL> <A NAME="bentwood"> bentwood, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun wood in rods, bars, or other shapes that is bent, while softened by steam, into various forms, especially for use in making boats and furniture. <DD>adj. made of such wood. Ex. bentwood furniture. </DL> <A NAME="benumb"> benumb, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to makenumb. Ex. My fingers were benumbed by the cold. (SYN) numb. <DD> 2. to stupefy; deaden. Ex. She was benumbed with grief at the death of her pet dog. A pen in his hand ... benumbs all his faculties (Samuel Johnson). (SYN) paralyze. adv. benumbingly. </DL> <A NAME="benumbed"> benumbed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> made numb. </DL> <A NAME="benz"> benz-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) a form of benzo-, as in benzpyrene. </DL> <A NAME="benzaldehyde"> benzaldehyde, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, aromatic liquid obtained from the natural oil of bitter almonds or other oils, or produced artifically, used in the manufacture of dyes and perfumes and as a flavoring agent. </DL> <A NAME="benzedrine"> Benzedrine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) amphetamine, a drug that causes wakefulness. </DL> <A NAME="benzene"> benzene, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless liquid that vaporizes and is set on fire easily, obtained chiefly from coal tar; benzol. It is used for removing grease in motor fuels and in making dyes and synthetic rubber. </DL> <A NAME="benzenehexachloride"> benzene hexachloride,<DL COMPACT><DD> a compound of benzene and chlorine, widely used as an insecticide. </DL> <A NAME="benzenering"> benzene ring or nucleus,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a hexagonal arrangement of six carbon atoms bonded together by identical bonds, with each carbon atom also bonded to a hydrogen atom. This structure is found in benzene and many other compounds derived from benzene, in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced by other atoms or radicals to form various derivatives. <DD> 2. the graphic representation of a molecule of benzene, in the form of a hexagon with a carbon atom united with a hydrogen atom at each of its corners. </DL> <A NAME="benzeneseries"> benzene series,<DL COMPACT><DD> a series of compounds of carbon and hydrogen. </DL> <A NAME="benzenoid"> benzenoid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> derived from or related to benzene. </DL> <A NAME="benziden"> benziden, noun. =benzidine.</DL> <A NAME="benzidine"> benzidine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a base derived from benzene, used in the preparation of various dyes and as a reagent. </DL> <A NAME="benzin"> benzin, noun. =benzine.</DL> <A NAME="benzine"> benzine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a colorless liquid that vaporizes and is set on fire easily, a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained in distilling petroleum. It is used in cleaning and dyeing, and as a motor fuel. <DD> 2. =benzene. </DL> <A NAME="benzo"> benzo-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) of or having to do with benzene or benzoic acid, as benzonitrile, benzopyrene. Also, benz-. </DL> <A NAME="benzoate"> benzoate, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a salt or ester of benzoic acid. </DL> <A NAME="benzoateofsoda"> benzoate of soda,<DL COMPACT><DD> a white, crystalline or powdery salt of benzoic acid, used in medicine and to preserve foods; sodium benzoate. </DL> <A NAME="benzocaine"> benzocaine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an anesthetic compound used in certain dusting powders and ointments, and also internally, to abate pain from ulcers of the stomach. </DL> <A NAME="benzoic"> benzoic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or obtained from benzoin. </DL> <A NAME="benzoicacid"> benzoic acid,<DL COMPACT><DD> a white, crystalline acid occurring especially in benzoin and cranberries, used in medicine as an antiseptic, and to preserve foods. </DL> <A NAME="benzoin"> benzoin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a dry, brittle resin with a fragrant odor, obtained by cutting the bark of certain species of trees of Java, Laos, Sumatra, and Thailand. Benzoin is used chiefly in cosmetics, perfumes, and incense, and has long been an ingredient in cough medicine and other medicinal application. <DD> 2. a crystalline compound somewhat like camphor, derived from benzaldehyde, used medicinally and in the synthesis of organic compounds. <DD> 3. any one of a small genus of aromatic shrubs and trees of the laurel family, found in North America and Asia, such as the spicebush. </DL> <A NAME="benzol"> benzol, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =benzene. <DD> 2. a liquid hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar, containing about 70 per cent of benzene and 20 to 30 per cent of toluene, used in making dyes. </DL> <A NAME="benzole"> benzole, noun. =benzol.</DL> <A NAME="benzonitrile"> benzonitrile, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a transparent, colorless oil having an almondlike odor, obtained from benzoic acid. It is used in the synthesis of organic compounds, in dyes, and as a solvent for vinyl resins. </DL> <A NAME="benzophenone"> benzophenone, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline ketone obtained by distilling calcium benzoate. </DL> <A NAME="benzopyrene"> benzopyrene, noun. =benzpyrene.</DL> <A NAME="benzoquinone"> benzoquinone, noun. =quinone.</DL> <A NAME="benzosulfimide"> benzosulfimide, noun. =saccharin.</DL> <A NAME="benzoyl"> benzoyl, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a univalent radical present in benzoic acid and its derivatives. </DL> <A NAME="benzpyrene"> benzpyrene, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a pale-yellow, crystalline hydrocarbon found in cigarette smoke and in the air of industrial areas, which causes cancer in rats and mice and may cause it in humans. </DL> <A NAME="benzyl"> benzyl, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a univalent radical occurring in toluene derivatives. </DL> <A NAME="benzylbenzoate"> benzyl benzoate,<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, aromatic, volatile oil used to relieve spasms, and in treatment of hypertension and of certain skin infections. </DL> <A NAME="beowulf"> Beowulf, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an Old English heroic poem in alliterative verse, of unknown authorship. It is the oldest epic surviving in English and was probably composed in England about 700 A.D. <DD> 2. the hero of this poem. </DL> <A NAME="bepaint"> bepaint, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to paint over. <DD> 2. to bedaub with paint. <DD> 3. to color as if with paint. </DL> <A NAME="beplumed"> beplumed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> covered or decorated with plumes. </DL> <A NAME="bepowder"> bepowder, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to powder over. </DL> <A NAME="bepraise"> bepraise, transitive verb, -praised, -praising.<DL COMPACT><DD> to praise greatly; praise too much. </DL> <A HREF="bepuff.dic">NEXT</A>