| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| beauxite | noun | A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is largely used in the preparation of aluminium and alumina, and for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat., See Bauxite. |
| beaching | present participle & vb. noun | of Beach |
| beaconed | imp. & past participle | of Beacon |
| beadlery | noun | Office or jurisdiction of a beadle. |
| beadroll | noun | A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet; hence, a catalogue in general. |
| beadsman | noun | Alt. of Bedesman |
| bedesman | noun | A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman., Same as Beadsman. |
| beadwork | noun | Ornamental work in beads. |
| beakhead | noun | An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak., A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew., Same as Beak, 3. |
| beakiron | noun | A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach the interior surface of sheet metal ware; the horn of an anvil. |
| beambird | noun | A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building. |
| beamless | adjective | Not having a beam., Not emitting light. |
| bearable | adjective | Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. |
| bearbind | noun | The bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). |
| bearding | present participle & vb. noun | of Beard |
| bearherd | noun | A man who tends a bear. |
| bearskin | noun | The skin of a bear., A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats., A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers. |
| bearward | noun | A keeper of bears. See Bearherd. |
| beatific | adjective | Alt. of Beatifical |
| beaupere | noun | A father., A companion. |
| beauship | noun | The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau. |
| beautied | p. adjective | Beautiful; embellished. |
| beautify | verb t. | To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to embellish., To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. |
| beavered | adjective | Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat. |
| bebirine | noun | An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (Nectandra Rodioei). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine. |
| bebloody | verb t. | To make bloody; to stain with blood. |
| becalmed | imp. & past participle | of Becalm |
| bechamel | noun | A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream. |
| bechance | adverb | By chance; by accident., To befall; to chance; to happen to. |
| beckoned | imp. & past participle | of Beckon |
| becoming | present participle & vb. noun | of Become, Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting., That which is becoming or appropriate. |
| bedabble | verb t. | To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. |
| bedaggle | verb t. | To daggle. |
| bedashed | imp. & past participle | of Bedash |
| bedaubed | imp. & past participle | of Bedaub |
| bedazzle | verb t. | To dazzle or make dim by a strong light. |
| bedchair | noun | A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed. |
| bedecked | imp. & past participle | of Bedeck |
| bedeguar | noun | Alt. of Bedegar |
| bedewing | present participle & vb. noun | of Bedew |
| bedimmed | imp. & past participle | of Bedim |
| bedmaker | noun | One who makes beds. |
| bedphere | noun | See Bedfere. |
| bedpiece | noun | Alt. of Bedplate |
| bedplate | noun | The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; — called also baseplate and soleplate. |
| bedquilt | noun | A quilt for a bed; a coverlet. |
| bedrench | verb t. | To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak. |
| bed rock | The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig. | |
| bedstaff | noun | “A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side.” |
| bedstead | noun | A framework for supporting a bed. |
| bedstock | noun | The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead. |
| bedstraw | noun | Straw put into a bed., A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers. |
| beducked | imp. & past participle | of Beduck |
| bedunged | imp. & past participle | of Bedung |
| bedyeing | present participle & vb. noun | of Bedye |
| beebread | noun | A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers, which is collected by bees as food for their young. |
| beechnut | noun | The nut of the beech tree. |
| beefwood | noun | An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland. |
| beehouse | noun | A house for bees; an apiary. |
| bee line | The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. | |
| beeregar | noun | Sour beer. |
| beeswing | noun | The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee. |
| beetling | present participle & vb. noun | of Beetle |
| beetrave | noun | The common beet (Beta vulgaris). |
| befallen | past participle | of Befall |
| befitted | imp. & past participle | of Befit |
| beflower | verb t. | To besprinkle or scatter over with, or as with, flowers. |
| befogged | imp. & past participle | of Befog |
| befooled | imp. & past participle | of Befool |
| befouled | imp. & past participle | of Befoul |
| befriend | verb t. | To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance. |
| befringe | verb t. | To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as with fringe. |
| befuddle | verb t. | To becloud and confuse, as with liquor. |
| begemmed | imp. & past participle | of Begem |
| begotten | of Beget, p. p. of Beget. | |
| begetter | noun | One who begets; a father. |
| beggable | adjective | Capable of being begged. |
| beggared | imp. & past participle | of Beggar |
| beggarly | adjective | In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible., Produced or occasioned by beggary., In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar. |
| begilded | imp. & past participle | of Begild |
| beginner | noun | One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro. |
| begirded | of Begird | |
| begirdle | verb t. | To surround as with a girdle. |
| begnawed | past participle | of Begnaw |
| begodded | imp. & past participle | of Begod |
| begrease | verb t. | To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter. |
| begrimed | imp. & past participle | of Begrime |
| begrimer | noun | One who, or that which, begrimes. |
| begrudge | verb t. | To grudge; to envy the possession of. |
| beguiled | imp. & past participle | of Beguile |
| beguiler | noun | One who, or that which, beguiles. |
| behappen | verb t. | To happen to. |
| behaving | present participle & vb. noun | of Behave |
| behavior | noun | Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one’s self; conduct; deportment; carriage; — used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. |
| beheaded | imp. & past participle | of Behead |
| beheadal | noun | Beheading. |
| behemoth | noun | An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24. |
| behither | preposition | On this side of. |
| beholden | past participle | of Behold, Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted. |
| beholder | noun | One who beholds; a spectator. |
| behooved | imp. & past participle | of Behoove |
| behovely | adjective & adverb | Useful, or usefully. |
| bejumble | verb t. | To jumble together. |
| belamour | noun | A lover., A flower, but of what kind is unknown. |
| belating | present participle & vb. noun | of Belate |
| belaying | present participle & vb. noun | of Belay |
| belching | present participle & vb. noun | of Belch |
| believed | imp. & past participle | of Believe |
| believer | noun | One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or reality of some doctrine, person, or thing., One who gives credit to the truth of the Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; — in a more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel., One who was admitted to all the rights of divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or one yet under instruction. |
| belittle | verb t. | To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. |
| bellbird | noun | A South American bird of the genus Casmarhincos, and family Cotingidae, of several species; the campanero., The Myzantha melanophrys of Australia. |
| bellical | adjective | Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial. |
| bell jar | A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view. | |
| bellowed | imp. & past participle | of Bellow |
| bellower | noun | One who, or that which, bellows. |
| belluine | adjective | Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal. |
| bellwort | noun | A genus of plants (Uvularia) with yellowish bell-shaped flowers. |
| bellying | present participle & vb. noun | of Belly |
| bellyful | noun | As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough. |
| belocked | imp. & past participle | of Belock |
| belonged | imp. & past participle | of Belong |
| belonite | noun | Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks. |
| beluting | present participle & vb. noun | of Belute |
| bemangle | verb t. | To mangle; to tear asunder. |
| bemaster | verb t. | To master thoroughly. |
| bemingle | verb t. | To mingle; to mix. |
| bemiring | present participle & vb. noun | of Bemire |
| bemoaned | imp. & past participle | of Bemoan |
| bemoaner | noun | One who bemoans. |
| bemuddle | verb t. | To muddle; to stupefy or bewilder; to confuse. |
| bemuffle | verb t. | To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up. |
| benching | present participle & vb. noun | of Bench |
| bendable | adjective | Capable of being bent. |
| bendwise | adverb | Diagonally. |
| beneaped | adjective | See Neaped. |
| benedict | noun | Alt. of Benedick, Having mild and salubrious qualities. |
| benedick | noun | A married man, or a man newly married. |
| benefice | noun | A favor or benefit., An estate in lands; a fief., An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of divine service. See Advowson., To endow with a benefice. |
| benetted | imp. & past participle | of Benet |
| bengalee | noun | Alt. of Bengali |
| benignly | adverb | In a benign manner. |
| benitier | noun | A holy-water stoup. |
| benjamin | noun | See Benzoin., A kind of upper coat for men. |
| benumbed | imp. & past participle | of Benumb, Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind. |
| benzoate | noun | A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base. |
| beplumed | adjective | Decked with feathers. |
| bepommel | verb t. | To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing. |
| bepowder | verb t. | To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder. |
| bepraise | verb t. | To praise greatly or extravagantly. |
| bepuffed | adjective | Puffed; praised. |
| bepurple | verb t. | To tinge or dye with a purple color. |
| bequeath | verb t. | To give or leave by will; to give by testament; — said especially of personal property., To hand down; to transmit., To give; to offer; to commit. |
| berained | imp. & past participle | of Berain |
| berating | present participle & vb. noun | of Berate |
| berattle | verb t. | To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down. |
| berberry | noun | See Barberry. |
| bereaved | imp. & past participle | of Bereave |
| bereaver | noun | One who bereaves. |
| bergamot | noun | A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit., A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata)., The essence or perfume made from the fruit., A variety of pear., A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot., A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox’s or goat’s hair; — said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit. |
| bergeret | noun | A pastoral song. |
| bergmeal | noun | An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery variety of calcite. |
| bergmote | noun | See Barmote. |
| berhymed | imp. & past participle | of Berhyme |
| beriberi | noun | An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and cachexy. |
| bernacle | noun | See Barnacle. |
| bernicle | noun | A bernicle goose. |
| bernouse | noun | Same as Burnoose. |
| berretta | noun | A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal’s berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop’s is lined with green. |
| berrying | present participle & vb. noun | of Berry, A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild. |
| berthing | present participle & vb. noun | of Berth, The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake. |
| berthage | noun | A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor. |
| berycoid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Berycidae, a family of marine fishes. |
| bescrawl | verb t. | To cover with scrawls; to scribble over. |
| bescreen | verb t. | To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to conceal. |
| besought | imp. & past participle | of Beseech, p. p. of Beseech. |
| beseemed | imp. & past participle | of Beseem |
| beseemly | adjective | Fit; suitable; becoming. |
| besetter | noun | One who, or that which, besets. |
| beshroud | verb t. | To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to screen. |
| besieged | imp. & past participle | of Besiege |
| besieger | noun | One who besieges; — opposed to the besieged. |
| beslaver | verb t. | To defile with slaver; to beslobber. |
| besmirch | verb t. | To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. |
| besnowed | imp. & past participle | of Besnow |
| besotted | imp. & past participle | of Besot, Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied. |
| bespoken | of Bespeak | |
| bespread | imp. & past participle | of Bespread, To spread or cover over. |
| besprent | past participle | Sprinkled over; strewed. |
| bestowed | imp. & past participle | of Bestow |
| bestowal | noun | The act of bestowing; disposal. |
| bestower | noun | One that bestows. |
| bestreak | verb t. | To streak. |
| bestrown | of Bestrew, p. p. of Bestrew. | |
| bestrode | imp. | of Bestride, of Bestride, imp. & p. p. of Bestride. |
| bestride | verb t. | To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over, To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold. |
| betaking | present participle & vb. noun | of Betake |
| betaught | adjective | Delivered; committed in trust. |
| bethrall | verb t. | To reduce to thralldom; to inthrall. |
| bethumpt | of Bethump | |
| betiding | present participle & vb. noun | of Betide |
| betongue | verb t. | To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult. |
| betonies | plural | of Betony |
| betossed | imp. & past participle | of Betoss |
| betrayed | imp. & past participle | of Betray |
| betrayal | noun | The act or the result of betraying. |
| betrayer | noun | One who, or that which, betrays. |
| bettered | imp. & past participle | of Better |
| betumble | verb t. | To throw into disorder; to tumble. |
| bevelled | of Bevel, Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; as, the beveled edge of a table., Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by sloping planes, as a cube or other solid. | |
| beveling | present participle & vb. noun | of Bevel |
| beverage | verb t. | Liquid for drinking; drink; — usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating beverage., Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink., A treat, or drink money. |
| bevilled | adjective | Notched with an angle like that inclosed by a carpenter’s bevel; — said of a partition line of a shield. |
| bewailed | imp. & past participle | of Bewail |
| bewailer | noun | One who bewails or laments. |
| bewetted | of Bewet | |
| bewigged | imp. & past participle | of Bewig |
| bewilder | verb t. | To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for want of a plain path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or confuse greatly. |
| bewinter | verb t. | To make wintry. |
| bewonder | verb t. | To fill with wonder., To wonder at; to admire. |
| bewrayed | imp. & past participle | of Bewray |
| bewrayer | noun | One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. |
| bezonian | noun | A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar. |
| bezzling | present participle & vb. noun | of Bezzle |