These are the meanings of the letters IBDA when you unscramble them.
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Aid (v. t.)
A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.
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Aid (v. t.)
A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.
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Aid (v. t.)
An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.
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Aid (v. t.)
Help; succor; assistance; relief.
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Aid (v. t.)
The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant.
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Aid (v. t.)
To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.
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Bad ()
of Bid
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Bad (imp.)
Bade.
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Bad (superl.)
Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news.
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Bid ()
imp. & p. p. of Bid.
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Bid ()
of Bid
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Bid (n.)
An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered.
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Bid (v. t.)
To invite; to call in; to request to come.
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Bid (v. t.)
To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.
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Bid (v. t.)
To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract).
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Bid (v. t.)
To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc.
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Bid (v. t.)
To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command.
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Bid (v. t.)
To pray.
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Bid (v. t.)
To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known.
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Dab (n.)
A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
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Dab (n.)
A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
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Dab (n.)
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
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Dab (n.)
A small mass of anything soft or moist.
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Dab (v. i.)
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
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Dab (v. i.)
To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
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Dib (n.)
A child's game, played with dib bones.
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Dib (n.)
One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
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Dib (v. i.)
To dip.