Word Meanings - ABOLITION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.

• Bearbind
  The bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
• Belaid
  of Belay
• Bewig
  To cover (the head) with a wig.
• Bedchair
  A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.
• Beluga
  A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
• BEAUFORTSSCALE
  A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort, R. N., in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12. The full scale is as follows: -- 0, calm; 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6,
• Beetle-browed
  Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen.
• Benumbing
  of Benumb
• Beholding
  of Behold
• Beseecher
  One who beseeches.
• Betted
  of Bet
• Bear's-ear
  A kind of primrose (Primula auricula), so called from the shape of the leaf.
• Beleave
  To leave or to be left.
• Bewonder
  To fill with wonder.
• Bedevilling
  of Bedevil
• Bemeet
  To meet.
• BEDELBEDELL
  ,n.Same as Beadle.
• Beflatter
  To flatter excessively.
• Benzyl
  A compound radical, C6H5.CH2, related to toluene and benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively.
• Bejape
  To jape; to laugh at; to deceive.

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