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- English Word Bell-shaped Definition Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.
- English Word Belladonna Definition An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
- English Word Belladonna Definition A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily.
- English Word Bellbird Definition A South American bird of the genus Casmarhincos, and family Cotingidae, of several species; the campanero.
- English Word Bellbird Definition The Myzantha melanophrys of Australia.
- English Word Belle Definition A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.
- English Word Belle-lettrist Definition One versed in belles-lettres.
- English Word Belled Definition of Bell
- English Word Belled Definition Hung with a bell or bells.
- English Word Bellerophon Definition A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.
- English Word Belles-lettres Definition Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
- English Word Belletristic Definition Alt. of Belletristical
- English Word Belletristical Definition Occupied with, or pertaining to, belles-lettres.
- English Word Bellflower Definition A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its bell-shaped flowers.
- English Word Bellflower Definition A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple.
- English Word Bellibone Definition A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.
- English Word Bellic Definition Alt. of Bellical
- English Word Bellical Definition Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial.
- English Word Bellicose Definition Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.
- English Word Bellicosely Definition In a bellicose manner.
- English Word Bellicous Definition Bellicose.
- English Word Bellied Definition Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.
- English Word Bellied Definition of Belly
- English Word Bellies Definition of Belly
- English Word Belligerence Definition Alt. of Belligerency
- English Word Belligerency Definition The quality of being belligerent; act or state of making war; warfare.
- English Word Belligerent Definition Waging war; carrying on war.
- English Word Belligerent Definition Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
- English Word Belligerent Definition A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
- English Word Belligerently Definition In a belligerent manner; hostilely.