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  • BESTAINEDadjectiveMiddle English5 findersStained all over, completely stained or discoloured.
  • BESTEADverb1 finderTo help, assist.
  • BESTEADINGnoun1 finderHelp; assistance; aid; avail.
  • BESTEDverb20 finderssimple past and past participle of best
  • BESTIALadjectiveLatin156 findersBeast-like.
  • BESTIALISMnoun2 findersbestiality
  • BESTIALITYnoun10 findersSexual activity between a human and another animal species.
  • BESTIALIZEverb2 findersTo make like a beast.
  • BESTIALLYadverbMiddle English3 findersIn a bestial manner.
  • BESTIARYnounLatin108 findersA medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
  • BESTICKverb2 findersTo stick on the surface of; cover over.
  • BESTILLverbOld English1 finderTo make quiet or still; calm; pacify.
  • BESTIRverbOld English24 findersTo put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
  • BESTORMverbOld English1 finderTo overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
  • BESTORMINGverbOld English2 findersTo overtake with a storm; assail with storms.
  • BESTOWverbProto-Indo-European51 findersTo apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend.
  • BESTOWALnoun15 findersThe act of bestowing.
  • BESTOWERnoun16 findersOne who bestows.
  • BESTREAKverb1 finderTo mark or cover with streaks.
  • BESTREWverbOld English11 findersTo strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
  • BESTRIDEverbOld English31 findersTo be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.
  • BESTUDverb2 findersTo set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses.
  • BESUITEDverb22 finderssimple past and past participle of besuit
  • BESUNGadjectiveDutch2 findersSung of; sung about; glorified or praised in song.
  • BESWARMverb3 findersTo swarm over; to envelop in a swarm.
  • BETAnounAncient Greek12 findersThe second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v fo
  • BETACISMnoun2 findersA sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
  • BETAINEnounLatin4 findersA sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH3)
  • BETAKEverbMiddle English4 findersTo take over to; take across (to); deliver.
  • BETCHAcontraction1 finderPronunciation spelling of bet you.
  • BETELnounPortuguese31 findersEither of two (parts of) plants often used in combination: An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper. The bete
  • BETHnoun2 findersThe second letter of the Phoenician alphabet, 𐤁
  • BETHANKverbDutch2 findersTo bestow thanks upon; to thank.
  • BETHELnounHebrew8 findersA holy place.
  • BETHINKverbProto-Germanic9 findersTo think about, to recollect.
  • BETHORNEDadjective2 findersBearing thorns.
  • BETHUMPverb1 finderTo thump soundly.
  • BETHWACKverb6 findersTo pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
  • BETIDEverbProto-Indo-European41 findersOften used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.
  • BETIDESadverbMiddle English38 findersAt any early period.
  • BETIMEverbMiddle English4 findersTo occur; betide.
  • BETIMESadverbMiddle English18 findersIn good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.
  • BETITLEverb1 finderTo provided with a title; to entitle.
  • BETOILverbMiddle Low German3 findersTo worry or exercise with toil.
  • BETOKENverbOld English27 findersTo signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
  • BETONYnounLatin16 findersAny plant of the genus Stachys. Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
  • BETRAYverbProto-Indo-European2 findersTo deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
  • BETRAYALnoun13 findersThe act of betraying.
  • BETRAYINGadjective3 findersThat betrays
  • BETROTHverbProto-Indo-European9 findersOf a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
  • BETTERadjectiveProto-Indo-European2 finderscomparative degree of good and well
  • BETTERMENTnoun8 findersAn improvement or amelioration.
  • BETWEENprepositionProto-Germanic1 finderIn the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
  • BEVATRONnoun3 findersA particle accelerator of the 1950s, capable of imparting energies of billions of electron volts.
  • BEVELnounLatin169 findersAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
  • BEVORnounOld French25 findersA portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
  • BEVYnounMiddle English156 findersA group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
  • BEWAILverbMiddle English19 findersTo wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • BEWAILERnoun3 findersSomeone who bewails
  • BEWAREverbOld English138 findersTo use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).
  • BEWEARYverb2 findersTo make weary; to tire.
  • BEWEARYINGverb2 findersTo make weary; to tire.
  • BEWHISKEREDadjective9 findersHaving whiskers
  • BEWIGverb10 findersTo furnish or cover with a wig; put a wig on.
  • BEWIGGEDadjective2 findersWearing a wig.
  • BEWILDERverb96 findersTo confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
  • BEWILDERINGadjective75 findersVery baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
  • BEWINGEDadjective10 findersHaving, or equipped with wings
  • BEWITCHverbMiddle English32 findersTo cast a spell upon.
  • BEWITCHERnoun21 findersOne who bewitches; an enchanter.
  • BEWITCHERYnoun19 findersThe power of bewitching or fascinating; charm; witchcraft.
  • BEWITCHINGnoun65 findersThe act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
  • BEWITCHINGLYadverb42 findersIn a bewitching manner.
  • BEWRAPverbMiddle English4 findersTo wrap up or otherwise conceal; clothe; envelop.
  • BEWRAPTadjective3 finderswrapped
  • BEWRAYverbProto-Germanic20 findersTo accuse; malign; speak evil of.
  • BEWRAYERnounMiddle English1 finderA betrayer or divulger.
  • BEWRAYINGnounMiddle English11 findersThe act or process of divulging or revealing information
  • BEYLIKnounTurkish2 findersThe jurisdiction or the territory of a bey.
  • BEYONDprepositionOld English23 findersFurther away than.
  • BEZANTnounLatin13 findersA coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
  • BEZELnounFrench58 findersThe sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
  • BEZOARnounArabic118 findersA mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.
  • BEZOARDICadjectiveFrench4 findersPertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar.
  • BHAInounSanskrit14 findersfriend, dude, man
  • BHAJANnounHindi1 finderA type of Indian devotional song.
  • BHAJInounHindi32 findersAny of various Indian dishes of fried vegetables.
  • BHAKTAnounSanskrit5 findersSomeone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper.
  • BHAKTInounSanskrit24 findersdevotion to God
  • BHANGnoun9 findersA traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
  • BHANGRAnoun32 findersA lively style of music originating from India.
  • BHANGSnoun5 findersA traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
  • BHARALnounHindi6 findersA blue sheep, being any species of the genus Pseudois, goatlike bovids of the Himalayas and western China with a bluish-grey coat; Himalayan blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur).
  • BHELPURInounHindi7 findersAn Indian dish of puffed rice with potatoes and a tangy tamarind sauce.
  • BHINDInounSanskrit8 findersSynonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
  • BHOOTnounSanskrit15 findersA supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.
  • BHUNAnounHindi13 findersA type of curry, in which the onions and spices are cooked in oil with no water
  • BIALYnounYiddish87 findersA flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
  • BIASnounLatin11 findersInclination towards something.
  • BIASEDadjective17 findersExhibiting bias; prejudiced.

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