beat
— Noun
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~ a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
beat
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~ a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
beat
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~ (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat
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~ a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
beat
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~ the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
beat
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~ the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
beat
— Noun
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~ a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
beatable
— Adjective
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~ susceptible to being defeated
beaten
— Adjective
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~ much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the beaten path"
beaten
— Adjective
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~ formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"
beater
— Noun
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~ a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
beater
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~ an implement for beating
beatific
— Adjective
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~ marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
beatific
— Adjective
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~ experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace"
beatification
— Noun
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~ a state of supreme happiness
beatification
— Noun
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~ (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
beatification
— Noun
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~ the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy
beatified
— Adjective
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~ Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
beatify
— Verb
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~ declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"
beatify
— Verb
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~ fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"