Associations to the word «Babbitt»
Noun
- Soap
- Dressing
- Evening
- Piano
- Holocaust
- Gloria
- Living
- Critique
- Viola
- Cone
- Porch
- Howard
- Roger
- Mario
- Animation
- Cruise
- Governor
- Kenneth
- Pastor
- Afterward
- Amusement
- Rand
- Minnesota
- String
- Cottage
- Ruth
- Fellow
- Estate
- Em
- Eddie
- Roosevelt
- George
- Trouser
- Dodge
- Rat
- Sure
- Lounge
- Uss
- Remark
- Maid
- Adams
- Jake
- Rag
- Rapid
- Rebellion
- Dealer
- Randy
- Morton
- Hatred
- Sleeve
- Porter
- Lobby
- Shop
- Vladimir
- Shaking
- Administrator
- Partition
- Stair
- Nevada
- Harry
- Concerto
- Breakfast
- Hotel
- Utah
Adjective
Wiktionary
BABBITT, noun. Babbitt metal.
BABBITT, verb. (transitive) To line with Babbitt metal to reduce friction.
BABBITT, noun. A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals
BABBITT, noun. A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals
BABBITT METAL, noun. A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.
BABBITT METALS, noun. Plural of Babbitt metal
Dictionary definition
BABBITT, noun. An alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction.
BABBITT, verb. Line with a Babbitt metal.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.