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behaviourist
  • n  a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism
  • a  of or relating to behaviorism
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beheaded
  • v  cut the head of
    the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
  • s  having had the head cut off
    the beheaded prisoners
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behind
  • n  the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • s  having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
    behind by two points
  • r  in or to or toward the rear
    he followed behind
    seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front
    the final runners were far behind
  • r  remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
    when he died he left much unfinished work behind
    left a large family behind
    the children left their books behind
    he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind
  • r  of timepieces
    my watch is running behind
  • r  in or into an inferior position
    fell behind in his studies
    their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
  • r  in debt
    he fell behind with his mortgage payments
    a month behind in the rent
    a company that has been run behindhand for years
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behind-the-scenes
  • s  designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
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behindhand
  • s  behind schedule
    was behindhand with the rent
  • r  in debt
    a company that has been run behindhand for years
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