Be guile', v. to cheat, deceive Bè have', v. to conduct, act Bè hav'ior, [i like y] n. conduct Be head', v. to cut off the head Bè hind', pr. and ad. in the rear, Be hold', v. to see, view; int. see! Be tng, n. existence Belch, v. to eject
Be lief, n. opinion, persuasion Bè liève', v. to credit, trust in Bell, n. a hollow sounding vessel Be lông, v. to be the property of Bè loved, a. lovely, dear to Be low', pr. and ad. lower in place Bè moan', v. to lament, bewail Bend. v. to crook; n. a curve, turn Bè nèaтH', pr. and ad. under, below Bên è dic'tion, n. a blessing
Bên è fac' tion, n. a charitable gift Bên è fac tôr, n. a giver, a bestower Bè nèfi cence, n. generosity Bè nèfi cènt, a. kind, obliging Bên è fi'cial, a. advantageous, useful Bên' è fit, n. kindness, advantage Be nevolence, n. good will, charity Bè nèv' ò lènt, a. kind, good Be nign', a. kind, generous, liberal Bè nig nånt, a. kind. wholesome Be nig'ni ty, n. graciousness, kindness Bent, n. inclination; pa. crooked Bè réave', v. to deprive, rob Bè sèech', v. to entreat, beg, ask Be set', t. to perplex, waylay [above Bè side', Bè sides', pr. near, over and Bè speak', v. to order, address Best, a. most good, preferable Be stow', v. to give, to confer upon Bè stride', v. to stride over Be strew, [be strò'] v. to scatter Be token, v. to signify, foreshow Bè tray', v. to violate a trust Bet'ter, a. superiour; v. to improve Bè tween', pr. in the middle Bè twixt', pr. between Bè ware', v. to be cautious Be wil'der, v. to perplex, mislead Bè yond', pr. farther onward Bl'as, v. to prepossess; n. inclination Bid, v. to offer a price; command Big, a. large, great; haughty Big'ôt, n. one devoted to a party Big'ot ry, n. blind zeal, superstition Bill, n. the beak of a bird; a written paper
¡Bite, v. to pierce with the teeth; v. act of biting
Bit'ter, a. of a hot acid taste; cruel Bit'ter ness, n. a bitter taste; malice Black, a. dark; n. a negro; mourning Black, v. to make black, soil
Blade, n. the spire of grass, &c.; the sharp part of an instrument Blame, v. to censure; n. fault, guilt Blame less, a. innocent, guiltless Blånd, a. soft, mild, gentle Blån'dish ment, n. flattery Blank, n. void space; a. unwritten Blås phème',v. to speak blasphemy Blåst, v. to blight; n. a gust of wine Blaze, v. to flame; n. a flame Bleach, v. to whiten
Bleak, a. cold, chilly, pale Bleat, v. to cry like a sheep Bleed. v. to lose or let blood Blèm'lsh, n. a stain; " to defame Blend, v. to mix, mingle Blèss, v. to make happy Blès'sèd ness, n. happiness, joy Bles'sing, n. benediction, gift Blight, v. to blast; n. mildew Blind, a. without sight, dark Blind'nèss, n. want of sight Bliss, n. great happiness, felicity Bliss'tül, a. very happy, blessed BliTHe's me, a. gay, cheerful Blbat, v. to swell, enlarge Block, n. a piece of wood; v. to shut Blood, n. the red fluid that circulates through the body; kindred Blood'shed, n. the crime of murder Blood/thirs tỷ, a cruel, inhuman Blood', a stained with blood; cruel Bloom, n. the blossom or flower of tree; v. to produce blossoms Blossom, n. the flowers of trees of plants, v. to put forth blossoms Blot, v. to stain; n. a blur, spot Blow, v. to make a current of air; . a stroke, sudden event Blue, a. sky-coloured Blue'ness, n. quality of being blue Blunt, a. dull, rough; v. to dull Blush, v. to redden in the face; n. red or purple colour
Board n. a flat piece of wood; v. attack; to give or receive diet Roast. v. to brag, exult Boast'ful, a. proud, haughty, vain Boat, n. a small vessel used on rivers Bode. v. to presage, portend Böd't lý, ad. relating to the body Body, n. matter; corporation Bog, n. a marsh, fen, swamp Botl, v. to be agitated by heat Bishop, n. head order of the clergyBots/ter ods, a. lond, furious, stormy
Billow, n. a large roaring wave Bind, v. to fasten, gird, enwrap Bird, n. a name applied to fowls [life Birth, [berth] n.the act of coming into Birth right, [berth'rite] n. right, privi- lege by birth
Bold, a. brave, daring, impudent Bold'ness, n. courage, impudence Bolt, n. the bar of a door; arrow; v. to fasten; to spring out Bond, n. an obligation; a. enslaved Bon'dage, n. captivity, slavery Bond'mån, n. a man slave Bone, n. part of the body [or write Book, n. a volume in which we read Boon, n. a gift, grant; a. gay, merry Boot, n. covering for the leg; profit Border, n. an edging; boundary Born, pr. brought into the world Borne, pa. carried, brought Borrow, v. to take on credit Bo'som, n. the breast, heart Both, ad. the two; conj. as well Båt'tle, n. a vessel to contain liquids Bot'tôm, n. the lowest part Bligh, n. branch of a tree Bound, n. a limit, mark; a. destined for; v. to jump, spring Boun'da ry, n. limit, mark, restraint Bound less. a. unlimited, infinite Boun'tè oùs, [t like tsh] a. liberal Boun'ti ful, a. liberal, generous Boun'tý n. generosity, free gift Bourn, n. a bound, limit; brook Bourn'less, a. without bounds Bow, n. a bending; v. to bend, stoop Bow, n. an instrument; a knot Bowels, n. intestines Bower, n. an arbour
Bowl, n. a vessel to hold liquids; the hollow part of any thing Bow'string, n. a string used for a bow Boy, n. a male child, lad Boy Ish, a. like a boy, childish Brain, n. substance within the skull Brake, n. an instrument for dressing flax; a thicket of brambles Bram'ble, n. a rough prickly shrub Branch, n. a small bough; offspring; v. to spread in branches Brass, n. a yellow metal Brave. a. courageous, gallant, noble Bra ver †, n. courage, heroism Bray, v. to make a harsh noise Bra zen, a. made of brass; bold Breach, n. an opening, gap Bread, n. food made of flour or meal Breadth, n. measure from side to side Break, v. to part by force; to become a bankrupt; to tame Breast, n. part of the body Breath, n. air respired. life Breaтнe, v. to draw breath, live Breed, n. a kind; v. to procreate Breeze, n. a gentle gale
BrerH'rên, n. the plural of brother Brevity, n. shortness, conciseness
Bribe, v. to give bribes; n. a reward given to pervert judgement Bridge, n. a building over water for the convenience of passing Brier, n. a prickly bush Bright, a. shining, clear; witty Brigh'ten, v. to polish, make bright Brightly, ad. with lustre; wittily Bright'nèss, n. lustre; acuteness Bring, v. to fetch, conduct Brink, n. a precipice, edge, side Brisk, a. quick, lively, strong Briskly, ad. actively, nimbly Brit'tle, a. apt to break, weak Broad, a. wide, extended; vulgar Brood, n. offspring, progeny Brook, n. a rivulet [parents BroTH'êr, n. a male born of the same BroTH'er hood, n. union, society, class Brow, n. the forehead; edge Brown, n. the name of a colour Brush, n. an instrument for sweeping; v. to rub with a brush Bråte, n. a creature without reason Bub'ble, n. a water bladder Båd, n. the first shoot of a plant ¡ v. to put forth buds Båf foon', n. a low jester Build, v. to construct Building, n. an edifice, fabrick Bilk, n. magnitude, size Balky, a. large, of great size Bården, v. to oppress; n. a load Bår'den some, a. grievous, heavy Bårn, v. to consume by fire; n. a hurt or wound caused by fire Burnish, v. to polish, brighten Burst, v. to break; n. an eruption Bur y, [ber'rè] v. to inter, hide Bush, n. a thick shrub, bough Bus i ly, [biz/ze lè] ad. actively Busi ness, [biz/nès) n. employment Bås/kin, n. a kind of half boot Bis'tle, n. a tumult; v. to hurry Bus y, [biz/zè] a. employed But, coni. except, nevertheless Båt'cher, n. one who kills animals ; v. to kill, slay
Buy, v. to purchase, to treat for By, pr. denoting the agent, cause By'stån dêr, n. a looker on C.
Cab'in, n. an apartment in a ship Ca'dênce, n. a fall of the voice Ca làm? tỷ, n. affliction, misery Cal'ch låte, v. to compute, reckon Calif, n. chief priest of the Saracens Call, v. to invite; n. an address Calidu, a. wanting feathers, bare Calm, v. to quiet; n. serenity; a. still Calmly, ad. quietly coolly
Câlm'ness, n. tranquillity, mildness Cal'ům ný, n. slander, false charge Camp, n. tents for soldiers Cân, v. to be able; n. a cup Cân'did, a. fair, honest Cân'die, n. tallow or wax formed round a wick for burning [candles Cân die stick, n. instrument to hold Candour, n. an open temper Cân non, n. a large gun Cân'not, v. to be unable Cå noe', n. a small boat Can'ton, n. the division of a country; a clan; v. to divide land Cap, n. a covering for the head Ca på ble, a. qualified, intelligent Cå på cious, a. wide, vast, large Ca pac'i tỷ, [c like s] n. ability, space Cap'i tål, a. principal; n. chief city Ca price', n. a whim, fancy, freak Ca pricious, a. whimsical, odd Captive, n. a prisoner, slave Car, n. a cart, chariot'
Cår å vån så rỷ, n. a house built for the reception of travellers Care, n. charge; v. to regard, heed Ca réer', n. course of action; race Careful, a. cautious, diligent Care'less, a. negligent, heedless Cárni vål, n. a popish feast Car'81, n. a song of joy; v. to sing Car pet, [kár/pit] n. a covering Car'rý, v. to convey, bear Cárt, n. a carriage; v. to carry Carve, v. to cut stone, meat, &c. Cås cade', n. a cataract, waterfall Case, n. a covering, sheath Cast, v. to throw; n. a throw Cas'tle, n. a fortified house Cash 1 tỷ, [s like zh] n. accident Cat'å råct, n. a waterfall, cascade Cả tås trỏ phẻ, n. disaster, final event Catch, v. to stop, seize, ensnare Cath'b lick, n. a papist; a. universal Cat'tle, n. beasts of pasture Cause, n. a reason; v. to effect Caution, n. prudence; v. to warn Cautious, a. wary, watchful, prudent Cầutious lý, ad. prudently Cave, n. a cavern, den, hollow Cavern, n. a hollow place, den Cav'il, v. to raise objections Cav'i tỷ, n. hollowness, a cavern Caw, v. to cry as a rook or crow Cease, v. to leave off, stop, fail Ceaseless, a. perpetual, incessant Ce'dår, n. a kind of tree Ceiling, n. the inner roof Cel'è bråte, v. to praise, solemnize Ce les tial, [sè lès'tshal] a. heavenly Cell, n. a small close room; cave
Ce ment', v. to join together Cêm'ent, n. that which unites Cên so'ri ous, a. apt to censure Cen'sù rå ble, [s like sh] a. blameable Cen'sure, [s like sh] n. blame, re- prouch; v. to blame, revile Centre, n. the middle Lyears Cena ry, [t like tsh] n. a. hundred Cêr è mo ni ål, a. formal
Cèr è moni os, a. formal [of civility Cêr'è môn ý, n. outward rite; forms Cer tain, a. sure, undoubted Certain lý, ad. surely, without fail Certain tỷ, n. exemption from doubt Ces sa'tion, n. a stop, rest, pause Chain n. a line of links; a series; v. to fasten with a chain Chair, n. a moveable seat Chamber, n. apartment in a house Chance, n. fortune, event, luck Change, v. to alter; n. alteration Change å ble, a. inconstant, fickle Channel, [e like i] n. the course for a stream of water, narrow sea Chaos, n. a confused mass of matter Chapel, n. a place of worship Chaplet, n. a wreath for the head Chapter, n. a division of a book Chår åc têr, n. reputation; letter Chår åc tè ris'ti cål, Chår åc tè ris'tick,
Char'ac tè rize, v. to give a charac ter; to mark; imprint
Charge, v. to enjoin, impute; to ac
cuse; n. expense; command Charge à ble, a. expensive; accusable Charit, n. a carriage of pleasure Chår i åt éer, n. driver of a chariot Char'i tå ble, a. kind, bountiful Char'i tý, n. tenderness, love; alms Charm, n. a spell or enchantment; v. to bewitch, delight
Chase, v. to hunt; n. a pursuit Chasm, n. an opening, cleft Chaste, a. pure, undefiled Chas'ten, v. to punish, correct Châs tise', v. to punish, correct Chås/tise ment, n. correction Chât'tår, v. to make a noise like birds, or with the teeth
Cheaply, ad. at a low price or rate Cheat, v. to defraud; n. a fraud Check, n. a restraint; order on a bank; v. to reprove, stop
Check'er, v. to vary, diversify Cheek, n. the side of the face Cheer, n. gavety; v. to incite Cheerful, a. full of mirth, gay Cheerful ness, n. liveliness, mirth Chèer less, a. sad, gloomy, dismal Chèq'uer, see Checker
Cher'ish, v. to nurse, support Chér åb, n. a celestial spirit Chide, v. to reprove, blame Chief, a. principal; n. a leader Child, n. an infant, offspring Children, n. descendants Chill, a. cold, depressed; n. chilness v. to make cold, depress Chilly, a. somewhat cold, frosty Chime, n. a sound of bells, agreement; v. to sound together, agree Chi mêr't cål, a. imaginary, fancied Chink, v. to jingle; n. an aperture Chip, n. a fragment cut off; v. to cut into small pieces
Choice, n. a thing chosen ; a. of great value
Choir, [kwire] n. a body of singers Choose, v. to make choice, select Choral, a. belonging to a choir Cho'ras, n. concert, choir Christ, n. the Saviour
Christ ian, [krist'yůn] n. a professor of the religion of Christ Chris ti ån'I tỷ, [1st t like tsh] n. the religion taught by Christ Church, n. a place of divine worship; a collective body of christians Circle, [I like è] n. a round body Circlêt, [I like é] n. a small circle Circuit, [ser/kit] n. a space, extent Cir'ch lär, [t like ê] a. round Circa låte, [t like e] v. to pass about Cir cum'fè rence, [i like e] n. a cle. compass, periphery Cir'cům stance, [i like e] n. event Ctr câm vô là'tion, [1st í like e] n. turning round or about
Climb, v. to ascend up any place Clime, n. climate, region
Clock, n. an instrument to show time Clod, n. a lump of earth or clay Clois'ter, n. a religious retirement; a
piazza; v. to shut up in a cloister Close, v. to shut, finish; n. end, issue Close, a. shut fast, confined Closely, ad. secretly; nearly Cloth, n. any thing woven Cloтне, v. to dress, cover, invest Clothes, n. raiment, garments CloTH'ing, n. dress, raiment Cloud, n. a body of vapours in the air. v. to darken with clouds Cloud/topt, a. topped with clouds Cloudy, a. dark, obscure Coach'mån, n. the driver of a coach Coarse, a. not fine, rough, rude Coarse'ness, n. roughness, rudeness Coast, n. shore; v. to sail near to Cock, n. the male of birds; a spout to let out liquids; part of a gun Coffin. n. a chest for dead bodies Co In cide', v. to agree with Cold, a. not hot; n. coldness Colin, n. a kind of bird
Collect', v. to gather together C81 lec'tion, n. things gathered Collège, n. a house for learning Cò los sål, a. gigantick, large Colour, n. hue, dye; v. to dye, tinge Côl'oår ing, n. an art in painting cir-Column, n. a pillar; part of a page Com båt, n. a battle; v. to fight Com bine', v. to unite, agree, link Come, v. to draw near, happen Com et, [kom'it] n. a blazing star Comfort, v. to make glad; n. joy Com för tå ble, a. giving comfort Côm'för ter, n. one who comforts Comfort less, a. without comfort Com mánd', v. to govern, order ; n. the
Cit'i zen, n. a freeman, townsman Citron, 2. a fruit resembling a lemon City, n. an incorporated town Civil, a. civilized; polite Ci vili ty, n. freedom, politeness Clack, n. part of a mill; v. to make repeated noises, to talk fast Clad, pa. clothed, invested Claim, n. a demand; v. to demand Clâm'our, n. outcry, noise Clap, n. a loud noise; v. to strike to- gether; to applaud
Clash, n. a collision; v. to meet Clåss, n. a rank; v. to set in order Clas'si cål, a. learned, elegant Clay, n. a common sort of earth Clean'li ness, n. purity, neatness Clear, a. pure; v. to remove, brighten Cleave, v. to divide; to stick to Cleft, n. a crack, opening Clêmên cý, n. mercy, humanity Cliff, Clift, n. a steep rock, precipice Sli'måte, n. a tract of land, the air
act of commanding, power Com mence', v. to begin, assume Com mencement, n. a beginning Com men'då ble, a. laudable, worthy Cóm mêr'cial, a. relating to trade Com misèr åte, v. to pity
Com mission,n. a trust; v. to empower Com mit', v. to do; to intrust Com mo'di oùs, a. convenient Com'mon, a. vulgar, usual; n. publick ground, open country Com'mon wealth, n. the publick Com mo'tion, n. tumult, disturbance Com måne', v. to converse, impart Com ma'ni cåte, v. to impart, reveal Cốm mủ nỉ cảtion, n, the act of ima
parting or exchanging, conference Com mu ni ca tive, a. free, ready
Côm màn'ion, [i like y] n. taking the Lord's supper; union
Com ma'ni ty, n. the commonwealth Com pån'ion, [i like y] n. a partner Com på ný, n. assembly of persons Com pår å tive ly, ad. by way of parison
Com pare', v. to liken, estimate Com pår'i sön, n. act of comparing Com'påss, n. space; v. to surround Com på sion, n. pity, mercy Com pås'sion åte, a. merciful, tender Com peer', n. an equal, companion Com pèl, v. to oblige, drive Com pèn så tion, n. a recompense Com'pe tence, n. sufficiency Com'pe tent, a. fit, qualified Com pe ti'tion, n. contest, rivalship Com pi là'tion, n. a collection Com piler, n. one who compiles Com pla cen cỷ, n. civility, joy Com plain', v. to murmur; accuse Com plai ner, n. one who complains Com plaint', n. accusation; disease Com plète', v. to finish; a. perfect Com plex ion. [kom plèk'shan] n. the
Con car', v. to agree, unite Con car'rênce, n. union, joint claim Con cus'sion, n. the act of shaking Con dèmn', v. to pass sentence on Con de scend', v. to yield, submit com-Con de scèn'sion, n. submission Con di'tion, n. rank, quality Con dole', v. to lament, mourn Con du'cive, a. promoting, helping Conduct, n. behaviour, economy Con duct', v. to guide, manage Côn dûc'tor, n. a leader, director Cône, n. a solid body like a sugar-loaf Con fer', v. to discourse; bestow Con/fer ence, n. a discourse, parley Côn fess', v. to acknowledge, own Con'fès sör, n. one who hears confes sions; one who confesses Côn fide', v. to trust in Con'fi dênce, n. assurance, boldness Con'fi dent, a. positive, bold Con fine', v. to limit; imprison Con'fine, n. boundary, limit Con fine mènt, n. imprisonment Con firm', [i like e] v. to fix, establish Con form', v. to comply with Con for mi tỷ, n. a compliance with Con found', v. to mix; to perplex Côn fuse', v. to confound, perplex Con fu sion, [kón fù'zhůn] n. disorder Con fà tà'tion, n. the act of confuting Con fate', v. to disprove, baffle Con gè'ni ål, a. partaking of the same nature, like
colour of the face, &c. Com pliance, n. submission Com'pli câte. a. compounded of many parts; v. to join, entangle Com pli ca tion, n. mixture of things Com pli ment, n. an act of civility Com piy, v. to yield to, submit Com pose', v. to form; to quiet Com po si'tion, n. a mixture; a written work, invention
Com po sure, [s like zh] n. calmness Com pound', v. to mingle; n. a mix- ture; mass of ingredients
Com pre hend', v. to include, conceive Com prẻ hen'sive, a. full, capacious Com prise', v. to include, contain Com pål'sive, a. forcible
Com pate', v. to reckon, calculate Con céal', v. to hide, keep secret Cón céal'ment, n. the act of hiding Con cèit', n. fancy; v. to imagine Con cèive', v. to form; understand Côn ception, n. the act of conceiving, idea, sentiment
Côn gråt'à låte, [1st t like tsh] v. to compliment, to wish joy to
Con jèc'tàre, [t like tsh] n. a guess,
supposition; v. to guess, suppose Con junc'tion, n. a union, league Con junct'ly, ad. jointly
Con junc'tare, [t like tsh] n. critical
Côn nèct', v. to join, unite
Con nex ion,[kon nêk'shûn] n.relation Côn nà'bî ål, a. matrimonial Conquer, v. to overcome Conquer ör, n. one that overcomes Con quest, n. a victory Con'science, n. natural knowledge Con sci en tious, [kon shẻ ên'shus] a. scrupulous, just, exact Con'scious, a. inwardly persuaded Con'scious ness, n. perception Con'sè cråte, v. to make sacred [cile Côn sent', n. concord; v. to agree recon-Con'sè quênce, n. importance
Con cèrn', n. an affair; v. to affect Con cèr'ning, pr. relating to Cón'cert, n. harmony, musick Con cert', v. to contrive, settle Côn cès'sion, n. a thing yielded Con cil iate, [kon stl'yate] v. to Côn clude', v. to finish, close Con clu sion, [kỗn klú’zhůn] n. close Cón'cord, n. harmony, union Côn'course, n. persons assembled Con crè'tion, n. union of parts
Con'sè quênt ly, ad. in consequence of Côn sid/êr, v. to think; examine Con sider à ble, a. worthy of regard Con sid er å'tion, n. serious thought, regard; compensation
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