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51humiliate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. shame, degrade, debase, demean; humble (see humility). See disrepute. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. debase, chasten, mortify, make a fool of, put to shame, humble, degrade, denigrate, crush, shame,… …
52shame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. humiliation, mortification, abashment; ignominy, reproach, disgrace, dishonor. v. t. humiliate, mortify, abash, disgrace. See disrepute, impurity, wrong. Ant., pride, honor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
53bay — There are no fewer than six distinct words bay in English. The ‘sea inlet’ [14] comes via Old French baie from Old Spanish bahia. Bay as in bay leaf [14] comes from a different Old French word baie, whose source was Latin bāca ‘berry’. The… …
54beagle — [15] The likeliest source of beagle appears to be Old French becgueule ‘noisy person’ (the supposition is that the dog had the term applied to it because of its loud bark). Becgueule itself was probably a compound formed from beer ‘gape, yawn’… …
55abeyance — (n.) 1520s, from Anglo Fr. abeiance suspension, also expectation (especially in a lawsuit), from O.Fr. abeance aspiration, desire, noun of condition of abeer aspire after, gape from à at (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ba(y)er be open, from L. *batare …
56badinage — light railery, 1650s, from Fr. badinage playfulness, jesting, from badiner (v.) to jest, joke, from badin silly, jesting, from O.Prov. badar to yawn, gape, from L.L. badare to gape, from *bat , the root of ABASH (Cf. abash) …
57bashful — 1540s, from baishen to be filled with consternation or dismay (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. baissier bring down, humiliate (see ABASH (Cf. abash)). Related: Bashfully; bashfulness (1530s) …
58unabashed — (adj.) 1570s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of ABASH (Cf. abash). Related: Unabashedly …
59bay — There are no fewer than six distinct words bay in English. The ‘sea inlet’ [14] comes via Old French baie from Old Spanish bahia. Bay as in bay leaf [14] comes from a different Old French word baie, whose source was Latin bāca ‘berry’. The… …
60beagle — [15] The likeliest source of beagle appears to be Old French becgueule ‘noisy person’ (the supposition is that the dog had the term applied to it because of its loud bark). Becgueule itself was probably a compound formed from beer ‘gape, yawn’… …
