BANES

Noun

banes

plural of bane

Verb

banes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bane

Anagrams

• Benas, basen, beans, besan, nabes, nesba

Proper noun

Banes

plural of Bane

Anagrams

• Benas, basen, beans, besan, nabes, nesba

Proper noun

BANES

(British) Acronym of Bath and North East Somerset, a unitary authority in South West England.

Usage notes

Bath and North East Somerset Council use only the form B&NES.

Anagrams

• Benas, basen, beans, besan, nabes, nesba

Source: Wiktionary


BANE

Bane, n. Etym: [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike.

1. That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality. [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.]

2. Destruction; death. [Obs.] The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane. Milton.

3. Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe. Herbert.

4. A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.

Syn.

– Poison; ruin; destruction; injury; pest.

Bane, v. t.

Definition: To be the bane of; to ruin. [Obs.] Fuller.

BANE

Bane, n. Etym: [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana murder, bano murderer, murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike.

1. That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality. [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane, etc.]

2. Destruction; death. [Obs.] The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane. Milton.

3. Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe. Herbert.

4. A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot.

Syn.

– Poison; ruin; destruction; injury; pest.

Bane, v. t.

Definition: To be the bane of; to ruin. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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