babbitt

Bab·bitt

 (băb′ĭt)

n.

A narrow-minded, self-satisfied person with an unthinking attachment to middle-class values and materialism.

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[After George F. Babbitt, , the main character in the novel Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis.]

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Bab′bitt·ry n.

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Babbitt

(ˈbæbɪt)

n

derogatory US a narrow-minded and complacent member of the middle class

[C20: after George Babbitt, central character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis]

ˈBabbittry, ˈbabbitry n

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babbitt

(ˈbæbɪt)

vb

(Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to line (a bearing) or face (a surface) with Babbitt metal or a similar soft alloy

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bab•bitt

(ˈbæb ɪt)

n.

1. a bearing or lining of Babbitt metal.

v.t.

2. to line, face, or furnish with Babbitt metal.

[1900–05]

Bab•bitt

(ˈbæb ɪt)

n.

1. Irving, 1865–1933, U.S. educator and critic.

2. Milton Byron, born 1916, U.S. composer.

3. (often l.c.) a self-satisfied person who conforms to conventional middle-class ideals, esp. of material success: from the title character of a novel (1922) by Sinclair Lewis.

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babbitt

Past participle: babbitted
Gerund: babbitting

Imperative

babbitt

babbitt

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Babbitt

A soft metal used as a bearing lining. It was usually a mixture of tin (fifty parts), antimony (five parts), and copper (one part).

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	babbitt - an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction Babbitt metal alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
Verb	1.	babbitt - line with a Babbitt metal line - cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney"

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