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English actor (1864–1947)
Benjamin Webster (2 June 1864 – 26 February 1947) was an English actor, the husband of the actress May Whitty, and father of the actress and director
Ben_Webster_(actor)
Topics referred to by the same term
English actor Ben Webster (actor) (1864–1947), English actor Benjamin Webster (politician) (1867–1923), American politician in Wisconsin Ben Webster (businessman)
Ben_Webster_(disambiguation)
Canadian actor
Victor Webster (born February 7, 1973) is a Canadian actor. He is known for being the second actor to play Nicholas Alamain on the NBC daytime soap Days
Victor_Webster
Surname list
footballer Barry Webster (writer) (born 1961), Canadian writer Ben Webster, American jazz musician Ben Webster (actor) (1864–1947), English actor Benjamin Nottingham
Webster_(surname)
American actor, dancer, and singer (born 1946)
several appearances on the 1980s sitcom Webster as the title character's biological uncle. He also appeared as Mayor Ben (a leopard) on the children's program
Ben_Vereen
English actor (born 1985)
2022). "Get to Know More About 'Spoiler Alert' Actor Ben Aldridge". Instinct. Retrieved 26 October 2025. "Ben Aldridge". Screen International. 10 July 2008
Ben_Aldridge
American actor (born 1988)
Screen Actors Guild Award. His other roles include Tim Fletch on the NBC series Crossbones (2014), Brady on the HBO series Looking (2015), and Ben on The
Chris_Perfetti
British actor (born 1964)
Ben Daniels (born 10 June 1964) is an English actor. Initially a stage actor, Daniels was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for
Ben_Daniels
American television sitcom (1983–1989)
confidant. Webster also had an uncle, Phillip Long (Ben Vereen) who first appeared near the end of the first season. Phillip had issues with Webster living
Webster_(TV_series)
American actor (born 1976)
8, 1976) is an American actor. He stars as Jim Matthews in the MGM+ horror series From. He played Pvt. David Kenyon Webster in the HBO miniseries Band
Eion_Bailey
Australian comedian
David Alexander Webster Lawson (born 25 September 1978) is an Australian actor and TV personality. Lawson grew up in the Bayside area of Melbourne, Victoria
Dave_Lawson
(Natalie Anderson), the wife of Theo. Carl Webster, the half-brother of Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney), also made his first appearance
List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2025
List_of_Coronation_Street_characters_introduced_in_2025
American actor (born 1946)
(born January 26, 1946) is an American actor, writer, and producer. His best known movie role is perhaps Ben Tuthill in the 1982 film Poltergeist. He
Michael McManus (American actor)
Michael_McManus_(American_actor)
American stage actor
Benjamin Levi Ross (born January 15, 1998) is an American stage actor and singer. He is best known for his work in the stage musical Dear Evan Hansen
Ben_Levi_Ross
Street's Nick Tisley actors now – pop star past to famous wife". OK!. Retrieved 2 March 2026. "Coronation Street's Kevin Webster to hit breaking point
List of Coronation Street characters
List_of_Coronation_Street_characters
American actor (1952–2009)
(/ˈsweɪzi/ SWAY-zee; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic
Patrick_Swayze
American actor (born 1953)
William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor
Bill_Pullman
Welsh actor
Ben Addis is a Welsh actor known for his work in theatre and television. Addis was born in Blaenavon. He was part of Gwent Young People's Theatre (GYPT)
Ben_Addis
Australian film and television actor
Ben O'Toole is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Rex Coen in Bloody Hell, his recurring roles in several Australian TV series such as Amazing
Ben_O'Toole
Canadian actor and murderer (born 1998)
Ryan Grantham (born November 30, 1998) is a Canadian former actor and convicted murderer. His acting career primarily involved with small roles, having
Ryan_Grantham
American actor (born 1953)
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor. Morse became widely known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the NBC medical
David_Morse
American actor (born 1963)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002 and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2003, and as superhero Ben Grimm / the
Michael_Chiklis
2014 British television drama
Webster / Sophie Giroux Madi Linnard as young Alice Eulalie Trillet as young Sophie Chelsea Edge as real Alice Webster Jake Davies as Matthew Webster
The Missing (British TV series)
The_Missing_(British_TV_series)
Scottish actor (born 1980)
Sam Roland Heughan (/ˈhjuːən/; born 30 April 1980) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jamie Fraser in the Starz drama series
Sam_Heughan
English–American actor (born 1964)
Award. The New York Times critic Ben Brantley described Thompson as "one of the most compelling classical stage actors of his generation". Thompson was
John_Douglas_Thompson
English television presenter, actor, dancer and writer (born 2000)
George Webster (born 29 July 2000) is an English television presenter, actor, dancer and writer. He was discovered while volunteering at his local Parkrun
George_Webster_(presenter)
American actor (1901–1979)
Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films
Ben_Lyon
American film, television, and stage actor (born 1981)
Brian Jacob Smith (born October 12, 1981) is an American actor. Smith is known for portraying Will Gorski in the Netflix-produced series Sense8 and Lieutenant
Brian_J._Smith
American actor (1955–2022)
Darnell Gilyard Jr. (December 24, 1955 – November 28, 2022) was an American actor. On television, he played private investigator Conrad McMasters on the legal
Clarence_Gilyard
British actor, director and writer (born 1971)
Ben Price (born 30 June 1971) is an English actor, director and writer. He has played the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
Ben_Price
Northern Irish actor
Ben Peel (born 1983/1984) is a Northern Irish actor best known for his role in the television crime drama The Fall (2013–2014) and the video game adaptation
Ben_Peel
American actress and director (1905–1972)
Shakespeare that we have." Margaret Webster was born in New York City, the daughter of two famous actors, Ben Webster and Dame May Whitty. She was their
Margaret_Webster
American actor and director
1972 to 1976. On the show, Brown played the character of Officer Terry Webster. Brown was born in Havana, Cuba to Jamaican immigrants. Brown was seven
Georg_Stanford_Brown
American actress (1923–2015)
married actor Bill Darrid, and they lived with her sons on the East Coast of the US until his death in 1992. In 2002, she married Donald Webster in the
Diana_Douglas
Puerto Rican actor and director (1912–1992)
Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors during his lifetime
José_Ferrer
American television and film actor
Jeffersons, Gimme a Break!, Hill Street Blues, Matt Houston, Cagney & Lacey, Webster, Punky Brewster, The Facts of Life and Family Matters. He began his voice-over
Bumper_Robinson
2017 film by the Safdie brothers
while attempting to avoid his own arrest. Buddy Duress, Taliah Lennice Webster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Barkhad Abdi co-star. Electronic musician Oneohtrix
Good_Time_(film)
American actor (born 1947)
Rickey Lee Lawson (born March 7, 1947) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. He is perhaps best known for his roles in genre
Richard_Lawson_(actor)
Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since
Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
American actor (1927–1997)
William Edward Hickey (September 19, 1927 – June 29, 1997) was an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi
William_Hickey_(actor)
Australian actor
Ben Schumann is an Australian actor, perhaps best known for his role as Ed Newman in the Fox8 teen drama series, SLiDE and also as Franco Galluzo in Holly's
Ben_Schumann
American actor and comedian (1931–2018)
American actor and comedian. He was the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke. Van Dyke had a long and successful career mostly as a character actor in supporting
Jerry_Van_Dyke
February 2010. He and Gary go to the Rovers where Quinny chats up Rosie Webster (Helen Flanagan). The next day, the two go out looking for girls again
List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2010
List_of_Coronation_Street_characters_introduced_in_2010
American actor (born 1987)
Ray Fisher (born September 8, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of the superhero Victor Stone / Cyborg in the DC Extended Universe
Ray_Fisher_(actor)
Australian actor
Rhys McConnochie (born 28 December 1936) is a New Zealand-born actor, director and educator based in Australia. His screen appearances include the TV
Rhys_McConnochie
American actor (born 1975)
and a Golden Globe Award. The younger brother of actor Ben Affleck, he began his career as a child actor, appearing in the PBS television film Lemon Sky
Casey_Affleck
English actress (1865–1948)
later moving to London to appear in the West End. She married the actor-manager Ben Webster on 3 August 1892 in St Giles's Parish Church, London. In 1895
May_Whitty
British actor
José Ben Cura is an Argentine-born British actor, musician and director of film, television and theatre. José Ben Cura was born in Buenos Aires, the son
Ben_Cura
American actor (born 1989)
family. His father was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and raised in Webster, Massachusetts. Mintz-Plasse is a lifelong Boston sports fan. When auditioning
Christopher_Mintz-Plasse
American voice actor (1959–2025)
Rachel (December 11, 2025). "Jim Ward, The Fairly OddParents and Ben 10 Voice Actor, Dies at 66". People. Retrieved December 11, 2025. Lindell, Karen
Jim_Ward_(voice_actor)
Platt (Julia Goulding) appeared, followed by Paula, an inmate of Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) and Connie Waring, the baby daughter of Rob Donovan (Mark
List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2026
List_of_Coronation_Street_characters_introduced_in_2026
American actor (1921–2015)
(December 23, 1921 – July 31, 2015) was an American television, stage, and film actor and director who was primarily known for playing tough-talking and rough-looking
Gerald_S._O'Loughlin
British actor (1918–1978)
Kennedy), Ben-Hur (1959, as Marius, an associate of Messala), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962, as John Williams), Arabesque (1966, as Kyle Webster) and Battle
Duncan_Lamont
American actor (born 1977)
Staton Bomer (/ˈboʊmər/ BOH-mər; born October 11, 1977) is an American actor. His works have earned him accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a Critics'
Matt_Bomer
British actor (born 1971)
Richard Crispin Armitage (/ˈɑːmətɪdʒ/; born 22 August 1971) is an English actor and author. He received recognition in the UK with his first leading role
Richard_Armitage_(actor)
American actor and psychologist
Chad Allen Lazzari; June 5, 1974) is an American psychologist and retired actor. Having begun his career at the age of seven, Allen is a three-time Young
Chad_Allen_(actor)
American stage and screen actor (1929–1993)
Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) was an American actor of stage and screen. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he is an alumnus of the
Moses_Gunn
Welsh actor
Paul Rhys (born 19 December 1963) is a Welsh actor with an extensive career in theatre, radio, television and film. Rhys was born in Neath to working-class
Paul_Rhys
American actor and filmmaker
Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (/dəˈnɒfrioʊ/; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both
Vincent_D'Onofrio
Soap opera character
the son of Nina Webster and Phillip Chancellor III, he was portrayed by various child actors from 1988 to 2001. From 2009 to 2011, actor John Driscoll portrayed
Chance_Chancellor
American actor (born 1940)
Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Maurice Minnifield on the television series
Barry_Corbin
Northern Irish actor (1922–1982)
Patrick George Magee (né McGee, 31 March 1922 – 14 August 1982) was an actor and theatre director from Northern Ireland. He was noted for his collaborations
Patrick_Magee_(actor)
Fictional character from Coronation Street
Sophie Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 4 November
Sophie_Webster
British actor (born 1982)
British actor, best known as Jimmy Wilson in Call the Midwife (2012–2013) and Ethan Hardy in Casualty (2014-2023), receiving a nomination for Best Actor at
George_Rainsford_(actor)
1967 American TV series or program
out of that Friday night." Van Dyke starred as a widowed comedian, Jerry Webster, who bought a farm in the San Fernando Valley to serve as a place for him
Accidental_Family
Canadian actor (born 1984)
Shawn Roberts (born April 2, 1984) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in zombie films such as Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and the Resident
Shawn_Roberts
Upcoming epic film by Christopher Nolan
2025. Isabell, Rachel (March 19, 2025). "Webster County native Josh Stewart cast in The Odyssey". Webster Echo. Archived from the original on November
The_Odyssey_(2026_film)
American actor (1931–2015)
Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 – September 1, 2015) was an American actor. He was best known as the Walt Disney Company's main leading man in the
Dean_Jones_(actor)
Filipino actor, comedian, TV host and former professional basketball player (born 1951)
(born October 8, 1951), professionally known as Jimmy Santos, is a Filipino actor, comedian, television host, former professional basketball player and vlogger
Jimmy_Santos_(actor)
American and French actor (born 1995)
French actor. Known for his work in a diverse range of blockbusters and independent films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Actor Award
Timothée_Chalamet
American film and television actor
Joseph Chapman is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the villainous character Mark St. Claire in the American soap opera television
Joseph_Chapman_(actor)
American actress
Hollywood in wardrobe, and actor Lorin Dreyfuss, as well as the niece of actor Richard Dreyfuss and the cousin of actors Ben Dreyfuss and Emily Dreyfuss
Natalie_Dreyfuss
Annual awards for cinematic achievements
following year's ceremony. The previous year's winners for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor present the awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress
Academy_Awards
Jewish cemetery in Culver City, California, United States
musician Ben Blue (1901–1975), actor and comedian Neil Bogart (1943–1982), founder of Casablanca Records Sorrell Booke (1930–1994), actor Barbara Bosson
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
Hillside_Memorial_Park_Cemetery
English actor (born 1961)
Beale (born 12 January 1961) is an English actor. Once described by The Independent as "the greatest stage actor of his generation", he has received various
Simon_Russell_Beale
British actor (born 1965)
Alexander Ross Winter (born 17 July 1965) is a British-American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, he is best known for playing Bill S. Preston, Esq., in the
Alex_Winter
British actor
Hugh Skinner is an English actor. He is best known for starring in sitcoms W1A (2014–2017) and The Windsors (2016–2023), and his appearances in musical
Hugh_Skinner
American actor (1923–2023)
the host and ventriloquist in the locally produced television series The Webster Webfoot Show. He also had a YouTube channel titled Jimmy's Lecture, where
Jimmy_Weldon
1946 film
screenplay for The Brute Man was written by George Bricker and M. Coates Webster based on a story by Dwight V. Babcock. An author of pulp fiction stories
The_Brute_Man
Canadian television awards ceremony
selected film awards for the first time, with a dedicated award for best film actor and the awards for dramatic and documentary writing opened to both television
4th_ACTRA_Awards
American actor (1941–2023)
Patrick Ryan O'Neal (April 20, 1941 – December 8, 2023) was an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, he trained as an amateur boxer before beginning a
Ryan_O'Neal
Internet slang term
common enough to be added to Oxford Dictionaries Online, with Merriam-Webster adding the abbreviation to its dictionary in 2015. The Oxford English Dictionary
Not_safe_for_work
American actor (1923–2012)
Windom (September 28, 1923 – August 16, 2012) was an American actor. Known as a character actor of the stage and screen, he is famous for his recurring role
William_Windom_(actor)
American actor (born 1967)
Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) is an American actor, martial artist, and director. Though he has appeared in a variety of genres, White is
Michael_Jai_White
American television series
Oli Green as Paul Joseph Revere Joshua McGuire as Erasmus Ross Ben Cura as Timothy Webster Michael Woods as Deputy Pike Ella Schrey-Yeats as Katey Blake
The_Gray_House_(TV_series)
American actor (1921–2012)
Henry George Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 – December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films, including several John Ford Westerns
Harry_Carey_Jr.
Scottish actor (born 1971)
August 2008). "Just how good an actor is David Tennant?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 May 2024. Dowell, Ben (18 April 2006). "Tennant to play
David_Tennant
British actor, comedian and writer (born 1969)
Reeson Wayne Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton
Reece_Shearsmith
American actor (born 1953)
an American actor, producer and director. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, two Actor Awards, a BAFTA
John_Malkovich
1983 film by Richard Lester
attention of Webscoe's CEO, Ross Webster. A cunning billionaire fixated on using technology for financial domination, Webster sees Gus's skills as a valuable
Superman_III
American actor
Frederick Henry Kormann; March 7, 1909 – February 23, 1993) was an American actor. Terry was born Frederick Henry Kormann on March 7, 1909 in San Francisco
Phillip_Terry
Political party in the United Kingdom
replaced Tice as chairman of the party, with Tice, now an MP, replacing Ben Habib as deputy leader. The party plans to stand at the 2026 Scottish Parliament
Reform_UK
American actor
Todd Susman (born January 17, 1947) is an American actor. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Susman graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 1965
Todd_Susman
English actor (1966–2021)
1966 – 5 April 2021), known professionally as Paul Ritter, was an English actor. He had roles in films including Son of Rambow (2007), Quantum of Solace
Paul_Ritter
American actor and singer (born 1981)
Conservatory of Theatre Arts program at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. While in college, he was the standby for Ben Vereen on the international tour
Michael_James_Scott
Canadian film, television and commercial actor
John Michael White (born June 10, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Erik Stifler in American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006)
John_White_(actor)
American actor (1917–1965)
May 25, 1917 – June 15, 1965) was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming. After a stint working as a cowboy
Steve_Cochran
2013 British–American drama film
conversations with characters voiced by Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, Tom Holland and Bill Milner. The film premiered at the 70th Venice
Locke_(film)
American actor (1889–1965)
character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one of the most successful actors in
Ray_Collins_(actor)
1916 film
drama film directed by Ralph Dewsbury and starring Ben Webster, Manora Thew and Philip Hewland. Ben Webster as Bernard Venn Manora Thew as Madeleine Kingsley
His_Daughter's_Dilemma
BEN WEBSTER-ACTOR
BEN WEBSTER-ACTOR
Female
English
Medieval Latin form of Persian Esther, HESTER means "star."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Ben-Owniy, BEN-ONI means "son of my sorrow." In the bible, this is the name given to Benjamin by his mother Rachel as she died giving birth to him.
Male
English
Low German pet form of Latin Silvester, FESTER means "from the forest."
Male
English
Short form of English Sylvester, VESTER means "from the forest."
Boy/Male
British, English
West Town; From the Western Settlement
Male
Scottish
Medieval Scottish form of Latin Crescentius, KESTER means "to spring up, grow, thrive."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name YEN means "peace."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Worcester.German : variant of Wurster.
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from early Middle English webber, WEBSTER means "weaver."
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the holiday name "Easter," which is related to Old English Eosturmónaþ/Eastermónaþ, EASTER means "April."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webber, agent derivative of Webb.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Weber.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a hypercorrected form of Easter.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish
English (chiefly Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Midlands) and Scottish : occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webber, agent derivative of Webb.The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (d. 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, in about 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656.
Biblical
a son
Boy/Male
English American
Weaver: '-ster' ending on English occupational surnames indicates the work was originally a...
Boy/Male
English American Biblical Hebrew Latin
Right-hand son.
Boy/Male
American, British, Celebrity, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Japanese, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
Born of the Right Hand; Meadow with Coarse Grass; Son of the South; Benjamin; Freedom; Power
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Born at Easter; Goddess of the Dawn; Easter Time
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who looked after animals, Middle English bester, from beste ‘beast’ (see Best).German : habitational name for someone from a place called Beste.Slovenian (Gorenjska; also Bešter) : probably a derivative of Vester 3, a reduced form of the personal name Silvester. Replacement of initial V- with B- is quite common in Slovenian surnames.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English
Weaver
BEN WEBSTER-ACTOR
BEN WEBSTER-ACTOR
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leelavathi | லீலாவதீ, லீலாவாதீÂ
Playful, Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Wise
Female
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form English Janet, SEÃ’NAID means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ravindhar | ரவீநà¯à®¤à®¾à®°
The God of Sun or knowledge
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Muslim
Pure; Righteous; Untroubled; Sincere and Honest Friend; Best Friend; Female Version of Safi
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Flower
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, French, German
Abbreviation of Elisabeth
Girl/Female
Latin
Graced with God's bounty.
Girl/Female
Tamil
The suns glow, Passionate, Fertile
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Favor
BEN WEBSTER-ACTOR
BEN WEBSTER-ACTOR
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BEN WEBSTER-ACTOR
BEN WEBSTER-ACTOR
n.
The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.
n.
A weaver; originally, a female weaver.
a.
Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean.
n.
Alt. of Ben
imp. & p. p.
of Bet
a.
Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze.
n.
The unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.
a. & p. p.
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
v. t.
To cause to fester or rankle.
n.
Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of the genus Homarus; as the American lobster (H. Americanus), and the European lobster (H. vulgaris). The Norwegian lobster (Nephrops Norvegicus) is similar in form. All these have a pair of large unequal claws. The spiny lobsters of more southern waters, belonging to Palinurus, Panulirus, and allied genera, have no large claws. The fresh-water crayfishes are sometimes called lobsters.
n.
A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts.
n.
One who forms webs; a weaver; a webster.
n.
The American merganser; -- called also weaser sheldrake.
n.
A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the billows; the welter of a tempest.