beck
61beck — noun a) A stream or small river. To be at the beck and call of someone. b) A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or …
62beck — Synonyms and related words: adolescent stream, arroyo, bearing, beck and call, beckon, bidding, body language, bourn, braided stream, branch, brook, brooklet, burn, call, calling, calling forth, carriage, channel, charade, chironomy, convocation …
63Beck — 1. Aus der alten oberdeutschen, bis ins mitteldeutsche Gebiet hineinreichenden Bezeichnung für den Bäcker (mhd. becke) entstandene Familiennamen. Bereits seit ältester Zeit wurde Brot aus gemahlenem Getreide (Gerste, Spelz, Dinkel, Roggen, Hafer… …
64beck — See: at one s beck and call …
65beck — [[t]be̱k[/t]] PHRASE: v link PHR If one person is at another s beck and call, they have to be constantly available and ready to do whatever is asked, and this often seems unfair or undesirable …
66beck — beck1 noun N. English a stream. Origin ME: from ON bekkr, of Gmc origin. beck2 noun archaic a gesture requesting attention, such as a nod or wave. Phrases at someone s beck and call always having to be ready to obey someone s orders. Origin ME:… …
67beck — [bek] noun at sb s beck and call available to do things for another person whenever they want[/ex] …
68beck — I. /bɛk / (say bek) noun 1. a beckoning gesture. 2. Scottish a bow or curtsey of greeting. –phrase 3. at someone s beck and call, ready to obey someone immediately; subject to someone s slightest wish. {shortened form of beckon} II. /bɛk / (say… …
69Beck — De Beck1 steit er recht na t Flimstriken2 un Munjeproten3. – Frommann, III, 432, 272. 1) Schnabel, Mund. 2) Flaumstreichen = schmeicheln (s. ⇨ Federlesen). 3) Proten, prâten = reden, schwatzen, schmeicheln, nach dem Munde reden. [Zusätze und… …
70Beck (Familienname) — Beck kann eine Variante des Familiennamens Bach sein. In Süddeutschland leitet sich der Name aber in aller Regel vom Beruf des Bäckers her (Konrad Kunze: dtv Atlas Namenkunde, 2. Aufl. München 1999, S. 114) . Sowohl über backen als auch über Bach …
