Behenic
of or derived from behenic acid; docosanoic.
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- Behind closed doors
in secret, privately. for example, the nominating committee always meets behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely . also see behind the scenes contemporary examples the gop already has a 2016 front-runner… for vice president josh rogin february 26, 2014 new york’s naughtiest show (maybe avoid the front row) tim teeman january 17, […]
- Eightball
pool. a black ball bearing the number eight. a game in which one player or side must pocket all of either the solid-color b-lls or the striped ones before being permitted to attempt the pocketing of the eightball, which wins. slang. an inept person. behind the eightball, informal. in a difficult, disadvantageous, or uncomfortable situation: […]
- Behind hand
late; tardy. behind in progress; backward: they were never behindhand in following artistic fads. in debt or arrears. historical examples memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies, from the papers of thomas jefferson thomas jefferson the story of burnt njal anonymous funny big socks sarah l. barrow travels in tartary, thibet, and china evariste regis huc a lecture […]
- Behind in
also, behind on. late with; not progressing quickly enough with. for example, the builders are behind on this project, or i can’t take time out or i’ll be too far behind in my work. the same idea is also expressed as behind time, where time means a schedule or appointed time, as in the bus […]