Definition of bet

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Bet (n.) That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager..

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Substantive :: Substantive (a.) Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be..
Borax :: Borax (n.) A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a lake in Thibet, and was sent to Europe under the name of tincal. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium, Na2B4O7.10H2O..
Betide :: Betide (v. i.) To come to pass; to happen; to occur.
Trothplight :: Trothplight (n.) The act of betrothing, or plighting faith; betrothing..
Bat :: Bat (n.) One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire..
Mean :: Mean (a.) Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.
Colatitude :: Colatitude (n.) The complement of the latitude, or the difference between any latitude and ninety degrees..
Alternative :: Alternative (n.) A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.
Obelion :: Obelion (n.) The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.
Mesognathous :: Mesognathous (a.) Having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star..
Betterness :: Betterness (n.) The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard.
Contracted :: Contracted (a.) Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace..
Internuncio :: Internuncio (n.) A messenger between two parties.
Nombril :: Nombril (n.) A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also navel point. See Escutcheon.
Sagging :: Sagging (n.) A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. Hogging..
Bethel :: Bethel (n.) A chapel for dissenters.
Cell :: Cell (n.) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
Distance :: Distance (n.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; -- contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left..
Surcease :: Surbet (a.) Surbated; bruised.
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