These are the meanings of the letters NEBECK when you unscramble them.
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Beck (n.)
A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.
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Beck (n.)
A small brook.
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Beck (n.)
A vat. See Back.
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Beck (n.)
See Beak.
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Beck (v. i.)
To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand.
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Beck (v. t.)
To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to.
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Been ()
The past participle of Be. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of Be. See 1st Bee.
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Been (p. p.)
of Be
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Bene (n.)
A prayer; boon.
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Bene (n.)
Alt. of Ben
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Bene (n.)
See Benne.
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Keen (n.)
A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
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Keen (superl.)
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
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Keen (superl.)
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
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Keen (superl.)
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
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Keen (superl.)
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
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Keen (superl.)
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
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Keen (v. i.)
To wail as a keener does.
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Keen (v. t.)
To sharpen; to make cold.
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Knee (n.)
A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
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Knee (n.)
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
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Knee (n.)
In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
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Knee (n.)
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
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Knee (n.)
The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg.
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Knee (v. t.)
To supplicate by kneeling.
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Neck (n.)
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.
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Neck (n.)
A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.
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Neck (n.)
Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal
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Neck (n.)
That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board.
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Neck (n.)
The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.
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Neck (n.)
The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.
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Neck (n.)
the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.
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Neck (v. t.)
To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.
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Neck (v. t. & i.)
To kiss and caress amorously.