Word Meanings - BEATEN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use. "A broad and beaten way." Milton. "Beaten gold." Shak. 2. Vanquished; conquered; baffled. 3. Exhausted; tired out. 4. Become common or trite; as, a beaten phrase. 5. Tried; practiced. Beau.

Additional info about word: BEATEN

1. Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use. "A broad and beaten way." Milton. "Beaten gold." Shak. 2. Vanquished; conquered; baffled. 3. Exhausted; tired out. 4. Become common or trite; as, a beaten phrase. 5. Tried; practiced. Beau. & Fl.

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• TRISYLLABIC; TRISYLLABICAL
  Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word. -- Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.
• SMOOTHEN
  To make smooth.
• TRINE
  The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon. In sextile, square, and trine. Milton. 2. A triad; trinity. A single trine of brazen tortoises. Mrs. Browning. Eternal One, Almighty Trine! Keble.
• TRIPUDIARY
  Of or pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing. " Tripudiary augurations." Sir T. Browne.
• TRICLINATE
  Triclinic.
• TRILOBITE
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• TRIOECIOUS
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• BEATIFIC; BEATIFICAL
  Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. "The beatific vision." South. -- Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly, adv.
• TRINKETER
  One who trinkets.
• TRIBUNARY
  Of or pertaining to tribunes; as, tribunary powers or authority.
• TIRO
  See TYRO
• TRIALITY
  Three united; state of being three. H. Wharton.
• TRISKELION; TRISKELE
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• TRICLINIUM
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• SMOOTHNESS
  Quality or state of being smooth.
• TRIFURCATE; TRIFURCATED
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• TRIGONAL
  Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a trigonal stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles.
• TRICHINA
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• BROADSWORD
  A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
• TRINDLE
  See TRUNDLE
• MAISTRE; MAISTRIE; MAISTRY
  Mastery; superiority; art. See Mastery. Chaucer.
• PROVENTRIULUS
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• INTRINSICAL
  1. Intrinsic. 2. Intimate; closely familiar. Sir H. Wotton.
• VENTRILOQUY
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• TIRE
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• PEDESTRIAN
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• ANEMOMETRIC; ANEMOMETRICAL
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• TRAY-TRIP
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• NAVEL-STRING
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• STRIATUM
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• CEPHALOTRIBE
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• FRICATRICE
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• ANELECTRIC
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