- bab|bitt|ry
- bab|bitt|ry or Bab|bitt|ry «BAB uh tree», noun.conformity to middle-class ideas of respectability and business success.
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Bab|bitt — «BAB iht», noun, verb. –n. an alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used especially in bearings to lessen friction; Babbitt metal. Babbitt is whitish in color and usually feels slippery, almost greasy, when it is rubbed. –v.t. to… … Useful english dictionary
bab|bitt — «BAB iht», noun, verb. –n. an alloy of tin, antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used especially in bearings to lessen friction; Babbitt metal. Babbitt is whitish in color and usually feels slippery, almost greasy, when it is rubbed. –v.t. to… … Useful english dictionary
Bab|bitt|ry — or Bab|bitt|ry «BAB uh tree», noun. conformity to middle class ideas of respectability and business success … Useful english dictionary
bab — bab·bitt·er; bab·bitt·ism; bab·bitt·ry; bab·bla·tive; bab·ble·ment; bab·bler; bab·bly; bab·by; bab·cock; bab·e·si·a·sis; bab·i·a·na; bab·ing·ton·ite; bab·i·ru·sa; bab·ism; bab·ist; bab·ra·cot; bab·root; bab·u·i·na; bab·y·lon; bab·y·lon·ic;… … English syllables
bitt — bab·bitt·er; bab·bitt·ism; bab·bitt·ry; bitt; un·bitt; bab·bitt; bab·bitt·i·cal; … English syllables
babbitt — bab·bitt … English syllables
babbitter — bab·bitt·er … English syllables
babbittry — bab·bitt·ry … English syllables
babbittmetal — bab·bitt metal (băbʹĭt) n. Any of several soft, silvery antifriction alloys composed of tin usually with small amounts of copper and antimony. [After Isaac Babbitt (1799 1862), American inventor who patented such an alloy.] * * * … Universalium
Babbittry — Bab•bitt•ry or Bab•bit•ry [[t]ˈbæb ɪ tri[/t]] n. (often l.c.) the attitude and behavior of a Babbitt • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
