Definition of be

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Be (v. i.) To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain predicate, that is, as having a certain attribute, or as belonging to a certain sort, or as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words for the predicate being annexed; as, to be happy; to be here; to be large, or strong; to be an animal; to be a hero; to be a nonentity; three and two are five; annihilation is the cessation of existence; that is t

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Batavian :: Batavian (a.) Of or pertaining to (a) the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe; or to (b) /atavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion..
Erelong :: Erelong (adv.) Before the /apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated, ere long..
Humorsomeness :: Humorsomeness (n.) Quality of being humorsome.
Simar :: Simar (n.) A woman's long dress or robe; also light covering; a scarf.
Flambeaus :: Flambeaus (pl. ) of Flambea.
Bestill :: Bestill (v. t.) To make still.
Permutation :: Permutation (n.) The arrangement of any determinate number of things, as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible orders, one after the other; -- called also alternation. Cf. Combination, n., 4..
Benedictine :: Benedictine (n.) One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century. This order was introduced into the United States in 1846..
Decollation :: Decollation (n.) A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist..
Band :: Band (v. t.) A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter..
Travesty :: Travesty (a.) Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
Phocine :: Phocine (a.) Of or pertaining to the seal tribe; phocal.
Epigraph :: Epigraph (n.) A citation from some author, or a sentence framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work or of its separate divisions; a motto..
Volcanist :: Volcanist (n.) One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a vulcanist. Cf. Neptunist..
Mackle :: Mackle (v. t. & i.) To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression..
Unify :: Unify (v. t.) To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.
Concavity :: Concavity (n.) A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave..
Insecable :: Insecable (a.) Incapable of being divided by cutting; indivisible.
Liner :: Liner (n.) A vessel belonging to a regular line of packets; also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line..
Apishness :: Apishness (n.) The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.
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