(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To benefit; to act as benefactor toward.
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
benfleet
bluffton
bouffant
bouffant
adj
Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
noun
A puffy, round hairstyle, popular in the mid-to-late 16th century, characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
finebent
flambant
footband
footband
noun
(obsolete) A group of foot soldiers.
turbofan
turbofan
noun
(aviation) A turbojet engine having a (typically ducted) fan that forces air directly into the hot exhaust and obtains a portion of the thrust from the turbojet and a portion from the turbojet section.
