(n) a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)

becket

(n) (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170), Syn. St. Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, Thomas a Becket

becket

(n) (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

beckett

(n) a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989), Syn. Samuel Beckett

beckley

(n) a city in southern West Virginia

beckman thermometer

(n) a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature

beckon

(v) signal with the hands or nod, Syn. wave, Example:She waved to her friends; He waved his hand hospitably

beckon

(v) appear inviting, Example:The shop window decorations beckoned

beckon

(v) summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Beck

n. See Beak. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beck

n. [ OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook, OHG. pah, G. bach. ] A small brook. [ 1913 Webster ]

The brooks, the becks, the rills. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beck

n. A vat. See Back. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beck

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Becked p. pr. & vb. n. Becking. ] [ Contr. of beckon. ] To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [ Archaic ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beck

v. t. To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When gold and silver becks me to come on. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beck

n. A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command. [ 1913 Webster ]

They have troops of soldiers at their beck. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Becker

n. (Zool.) A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or braise. [ 1913 Webster ]

Becket

n. [ Cf. D. bek beak, and E. beak. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Naut.) A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope or metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A spade for digging turf. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beckon

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beckoned (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning. ] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

It beckons you to go away with it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beckon

n. A sign made without words; a beck. “At the first beckon.” Bolingbroke. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Bach { m }; Wildbach { m }

beck [ Br. ]

Becken { n }; Schale { f } | Becken { pl }

basin | basins

Becken { n } [ mus. ] | Becken { pl }

cymbal | cymbals

Becken { n } [ anat. ] | Becken { pl }

pelvis | pelves

Becken { n }; Stromgebiet { n } | Becken { pl }; Stromgebiete { pl }

basin | basins

Becken...

pelvic

Beckenboden { m } [ anat. ]

pelvic floor

Beckenbodenmuskulatur { f } [ anat. ]

pelvic floor muscles

Beckengürtel { m } [ anat. ]

pelvic girdle

Beckenknochen { m } [ anat. ]

pelvic bone

Beckenschläger { m } [ mus. ] | Beckenschläger { pl }

cymbalist | cymbalists

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