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A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.
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A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince.
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One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
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A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds.
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The chief piece in the game of chess.
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A crowned man in the game of draughts.
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The title of two historical books in the Old Testament.
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To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty.
v. i.
Asking of Ask p. pr. & vb. n.
Asking The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation. n.
Asking The publishing of banns. n.
Attacking of Attack p. pr. & vb. n.
Awaking of Awake p. pr. & vb. n.
Aworking At work; in action. adv.
Backing Hear the Pronunciation!
of Back
p. pr. & vb. n.
Backing Hear the Pronunciation!
The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward.
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Backing Hear the Pronunciation!
That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability.
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Backing Hear the Pronunciation!
Support or aid given to a person or cause.
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Backing Hear the Pronunciation!
The preparation of the back of a book with glue, etc., before putting on the cover.
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Baking of Bake p. pr. & vb. n.
Baking The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold. n.
Baking The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread. n.
Bakingly In a hot or baking manner. adv.
Balking of Balk p. pr. & vb. n.
Balkingly In a manner to balk or frustrate. adv.
Banking of Bank p. pr. & vb. n.
Banking The business of a bank or of a banker. n.
Barking of Bark p. pr. & vb. n.
Barking irons Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees.
Barking irons A pair of pistols.
Basking of Bask p. pr. & vb. n.
Basking shark One of the largest species of sharks [Cetorhinus maximus], so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species.
Becking of Beck p. pr. & vb. n.
Bedecking of Bedeck p. pr. & vb. n.
Bespeaking of Bespeak p. pr. & vb. n.
Besticking of Bestick p. pr. & vb. n.
Betaking of Betake p. pr. & vb. n.
Bethinking of Bethink p. pr. & vb. n.
Bilking of Bilk p. pr. & vb. n.