n. [ Abbot + -ship. ] The state or office of an abbot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the position or state of being a member of an honorary academy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The state of being an accomplice. [ R. ] Sir H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Accountant + -ship. ] The office or employment of an accountant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The position or office of an administrator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. expressing adverse criticism as a corrective
Syn. -- admonitory, reproachful, reproving [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The office of an adviser. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Office or duty of an advocate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an ædile. T. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Agency. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation; aircraft piloting. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. 1. 1 a steerable self-propelled light-than-air aircraft.
Syn. -- dirigible [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The condition, position, or office of an alderman. Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an almoner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or character of an amateur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state, office, or functions of an ambassador. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. (Naut.) In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or dignity of an apostle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an archdeacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or skill of an archer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an archon. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Russ. arshin, of Turkish-Tartar origin; Turk. arshin, arshūn, ell, yard. ] A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shining; radiant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or function of an assessor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of an associate, as in Academy or an office. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. [ 1913 Webster ]

As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or profession of an attorney; agency for another. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or function of auditor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office, or period of office, of an augur. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or dignity of an autocrat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Agric.) One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a bachelor. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ ‖ } n. [ Pers. bakhshīsh, fr. bakhshīdan to give. ] In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a “tip”.
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh.
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, backsheesh. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. Same as Backsheesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh.
Syn. -- gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshis, backsheesh. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh. Bangladeshi dialects
Syn. -- East Pakistani. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n. [ Gael. bean-shith fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy. ] (Celtic Folklore) A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the house. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The state of being a bard. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow. ] A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Nav.) [ shortened from line-of-battle ship, i.e. the most heavily armored ship suited to be in the front line of a naval battle. ] An armor-plated warship built of steel and heavily armed, generally having over ten thousand tons displacement, and intended to be fit to combat the heaviest enemy ships in line of battle; the most heavily armed and armored class of warship at any given time. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle. A. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau. [ Jocular ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beshone; p. pr. & vb. n. Beshining. ] To shine upon; to illumine. [ 1913 Webster ]