(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
becudgel
becudgel
verb
(transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
bedaggle
bedaggle
verb
(transitive) To daggle; to soil by dragging over wet ground.
beddings
beddings
noun
plural of bedding
bedeguar
bedeguar
noun
(archaic) A gall produced on rosebushes, especially on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Diplolepis rosae), and once supposed to have medicinal properties.
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedights
bedights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedight
bedlight
bedlight
noun
A bedside light.
bedright
bedright
noun
Alternative form of bedrite
beeregar
beeregar
noun
(obsolete) sour beer
beesting
beesting
noun
Alternative form of bee sting
Alternative form of beestings (“The first milk drawn from an animal (especially a cow) after it has given birth”)
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beetling
beetling
adj
Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.
noun
The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
verb
present participle of beetle
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befogged
befogged
adj
(nautical) Caught in fog.
Confused, muddled.
Obscured with fog or smoke; murky.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befog
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
begabled
begabled
adj
Furnished with a gable or gables.
begalled
begalled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begall
begattal
begazing
begazing
verb
present participle of begaze
begemmed
begemmed
adj
Adorned (as if) with gems.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begem
begettal
begettal
noun
Act of begetting; conception of a child.
begetter
begetter
noun
(figuratively) An originator; a creator.
A procreator; one who begets.
beggable
beggable
adj
Capable of being begged.
beggared
beggared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beggar
beggarer
beggarer
noun
One who beggars another.
beggarly
beggarly
adj
(by extension) inadequate or meagre.
Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
adv
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
begiggle
beginger
beginner
beginner
noun
(theater) An actor who is present on stage in the first moments of a play.
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
Someone who sets something in motion.
begirded
begirdle
begirdle
verb
To encircle or surround, as with a girdle.
beglobed
beglooms
beglooms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begloom
begnawed
begnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begnaw
begonias
begonias
noun
plural of begonia
begorrah
begorrah
intj
(Ireland) Alternative spelling of begorra
begotten
begotten
adj
Brought into being by one's begetter(s).
verb
past participle of beget
begowned
begowned
adj
Wearing a gown.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begown
begrease
begrease
verb
(transitive) To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.
begrimed
begrimed
adj
Dirty, soiled, grimy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begrime
begrimer
begrimer
noun
One who, or that which, begrimes.
begrimes
begrimes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begrime
begroans
begroans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begroan
begrudge
begrudge
verb
To be reluctant.
To give reluctantly.
To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
begrutch
begrutch
verb
Obsolete form of begrudge.
beguiled
beguiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beguile
beguiler
beguiler
noun
A person who beguiles
beguiles
beguiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beguile
beguines
beguines
noun
plural of beguine
begulfed
begummed
begummed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of begum
behaving
behaving
noun
Behaviour.
verb
present participle of behave
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
beignets
beignets
noun
plural of beignet
bejeling
bejuggle
bejuggle
verb
To confuse; to confound.
beknight
beknight
verb
(transitive, rare) To make a knight of.
belanger
belating
belating
verb
present participle of belate
belaying
belaying
verb
present participle of belay
belching
belching
noun
The act of producing a belch.
verb
present participle of belch
belgians
belgique
belgrade
belgrade
Proper noun
The capital of Serbia; formerly the capital of Serbia and Montenegro and of former Yugoslavia.
belgrano
belitong
belitung
bellaghy
bellrags
bellying
bellying
adj
Bulging or billowing.
noun
A bulging, swelling or billowing shape; the act or state of bulging, swelling or billowing.
verb
present participle of belly
belonged
belonged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of belong
belonger
belonger
noun
(UK) One who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.
One who belongs; a member.
beltings
beltings
noun
plural of belting
belugite
bemangle
bemangle
verb
(transitive) To mangle; to tear asunder.
bemingle
bemingle
verb
(transitive, rare) To mingle; mix.
bemiring
bemiring
verb
present participle of bemire
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
bemusing
bemusing
verb
present participle of bemuse
benaming
benaming
verb
present participle of bename
benching
benching
noun
An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
verb
present participle of bench
bengalic
benghazi
benghazi
Proper noun
A Mediterranean sea port in Libya.
benguela
benignly
benignly
adv
In a benign manner.
beplague
beraking
beranger
berating
berating
verb
present participle of berate
bergamee
bergamos
bergamot
bergamot
noun
A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair.
A 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, much prized as a perfume.
A variety of pear.
A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
Mentha × piperita, nothosubspecies citrata, more commonly known as bergamot mint
Monarda didyma, also known as American bergamot or bee balm.
The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
The fruit from the bergamot tree
bergdama
bergeman
bergerac
bergeres
bergeret
bergeret
noun
(obsolete) A pastoral song.
bergeron
bergfall
bergfall
noun
The fall of a mountain rock.
berggylt
berghaan
berghaan
noun
(South Africa) Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
berghoff
bergholz
bergland
berglund
bergmann
bergmans
bergwall
berigora
beriming
beriming
verb
present participle of berime
beringed
beringed
adj
Wearing a ring or rings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bering
berouged
berouged
adj
Wearing rouge.
berrigan
berrying
berrying
noun
An expedition to pick berries.
verb
present participle of berry
berthage
berthage
noun
A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
berthing
berthing
noun
(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
(obsolete, nautical) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.
A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep.
verb
present participle of berth
besieged
besieged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besiege
besieger
besieger
noun
A person who besieges
besieges
besieges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besiege
beslings
besmudge
besmudge
verb
To smudge.
besought
besought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beseech
simple past tense and past participle of beseek
bespreng
bespring
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
betaking
betaking
verb
present participle of betake
betangle
betangle
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To tangle around or about, entwine, encumber.
bethpage
betiding
betiding
verb
present participle of betide
betongue
betongue
verb
(transitive) To assail with the tongue; flout; rally.
betrough
bettonga
bevaring
beveling
beveling
noun
Alternative spelling of bevelling
beverage
beverage
noun
(Britain, slang, archaic) (A gift of) drink money.
(chiefly Canada, US) A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks, usually excluding water.
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware