| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| belaboring | present participle & vb. noun | of Belabor |
| belectured | imp. & past participle | of Belecture |
| bel-esprit | noun | A fine genius, or man of wit. |
| belgravian | adjective | Belonging to Belgravia (a fashionable quarter of London, around Pimlico), or to fashionable life; aristocratic. |
| believable | adjective | Capable of being believed; credible. |
| belittling | present participle & vb. noun | of Belittle |
| belladonna | noun | An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade., A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the belladonna lily. |
| bell crank | A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell wires at angles of rooms, etc., and also in machinery. | |
| bell-faced | adjective | Having the striking surface convex; — said of hammers. |
| bellflower | noun | A plant of the genus Campanula; — so named from its bell-shaped flowers., A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow winter apple. |
| bell metal | A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; — used for making bells. | |
| bellwether | noun | A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck., Hence: A leader. |
| bellybound | adjective | Costive; constipated. |
| bellycheat | noun | An apron or covering for the front of the person. |
| bellycheer | noun | Good cheer; viands., To revel; to feast. |
| belswagger | noun | A lewd man; also, a bully. |