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- BENZYLThe univalent radical C6H5-CH2- related to toluene and benzoic acid
- BENZYLICcontaining the benzyl (C6H5-CH2-) radical or any of its derivatives
- BEPAINTTo paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.
- BEPATCHEDCovered in patches.
- BEPEARLTo deck with pearls or shiny objects resembling pearls.
- BEPESTERTo vex or pester greatly.
- BEPITYTo pity greatly.
- BEPLASTERTo plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something).
- BEPLUMEDDecked with feathers.
- BEPOWDERTo sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
- BEPUFFTo puff out.
- BEQUEATHTo give or leave by will; to give by testament.
- BEQUEATHALThe act of bequeathing.
- BEQUESTThe act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
- BERASCALINGTo accuse of being a rascal or to treat as a rascal.
- BERATETo chide or scold vehemently.
- BERAYTo make foul; befoul; soil.
- BERDACHEAmong Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
- BEREBarley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.
- BEREAVETo deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- BEREAVEMENTThe state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
- BEREFTsimple past and past participle of bereave
- BERETA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.
- BERGAn iceberg.
- BERGAMOTA tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted,
- BERGENA large rucksack.
- BERGENIAAny member of the genus Bergenia of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae.
- BERGHAANVerreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
- BERGOMASKA kind of rustic dance.
- BERGYLTA rose fish (Sebastes norvegicus), an edible red fish of the North Atlantic.
- BERHYMETo compose rhymes about; celebrate in rhyme; make poetry about someone.
- BERIMEAlternative spelling of berhyme.
- BERINGEDWearing a ring or rings.
- BERKa fool, a prat, a twit, etc.
- BERKELIUMA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97. An atom of this element.
- BERKELIUMSA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97. An atom of this element.
- BERLEYMaterial (frequently rancid) used as bait to attract fish or other organisms.
- BERLEYINGMaterial (frequently rancid) used as bait to attract fish or other organisms.
- BERLINA four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body.
- BERLINEA sedan-type (saloon-type) car.
- BERMA narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope. (Can we verify this sense?)
- BEROUGEDWearing rouge.
- BERTHChiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks
- BERTHAA lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress
- BERTHAGEA place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
- BERTHINGpresent participle and gerund of berth
- BERYLA mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).
- BERYLLIUMThe chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications. An atom of this element.
- BESAINTTo make a saint of.
- BESCATTERTo scatter over.
- BESCORCHTo scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely.
- BESCREENTo cover with a screen, or as with a screen.
- BESEETo look at; see; mind; regard; favour.
- BESEECHTo beg or implore something of (a person).
- BESEECHERA person who beseeches.
- BESEEMINGBecoming, befitting, suitable.
- BESETSenses relating to surrounding. To assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
- BESETTERSomeone or something that besets.
- BESETTINGpresent participle and gerund of beset
- BESHADOWTo cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
- BESHAMETo shame; put to shame.
- BESHINETo shine around or upon.
- BESHIVERSynonym of shiver (“break into fragments”).
- BESHOUTTo shout at.
- BESHREWTo invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
- BESHROUDTo cover with or as with a shroud.
- BESIDENext to; at the side of.
- BESIEGETo beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- BESIEGERA person who besieges.
- BESINGTo sing of or sing about; celebrate in song or poetry; sing the praises of; praise; laud.
- BESITTo sit around; sit about; besiege.
- BESLIMETo make dirty with something slimy; befoul
- BESMEARTo smear over, to smear all over, to daub.
- BESMILETo smile at; give or show a smile to.
- BESMIRCHTo make dirty.
- BESMOOTHTo make smooth.
- BESMUDGETo smudge.
- BESMUTTo blacken with smut; foul with soot.
- BESMUTCHTo besmirch.
- BESNOWTo snow on; to cover with snow, or as if with snow.
- BESNOWEDCovered or laden with snow.
- BESOMA broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
- BESOOTHETo soothe about or all over; comfort.
- BESORTTo suit; fit; become.
- BESOTTo muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
- BESOTTEDsimple past and past participle of besot
- BESOTTEDLYIn a besotted manner.
- BESPANGLETo cover something with spangles.
- BESPATTERTo spatter or cover with something; sprinkle with anything liquid, or with any wet or adhesive substance.
- BESPEAKTo speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
- BESPICETo season with spice, or with some spicy drug.
- BESPITTo spit upon (someone or something); to soil with spittle.
- BESPOKEMade or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
- BESPOTTo make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes.
- BESPOUSETo marry
- BESPOUTTo spout about; recite in a pompous or affected manner.
- BESPREADTo spread over; to cover with.
- BESPRENTsimple past and past participle of besprenge
- BESPRINKLEDSprinkled.
- BESTsuperlative form of good: most good.