Of or pertaining to rotifers of the subclass Bdelloidea
noun
A rotifer of the subclass Bdelloidea
beachboy
beachboy
noun
A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.
A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.
beaconed
beaconed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beacon
beadroll
beadroll
noun
(obsolete) A catalogue of people whose souls are to be be prayed for.
A catalogue of names; a pedigree, a long respected series.
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beakiron
beakiron
noun
Alternative form of beak-iron
bealeton
beamroom
beamwork
beanpole
beanpole
noun
(informal) A tall, thin person.
A thin pole for supporting bean vines.
bearcoot
bearfoot
bearwood
bearwort
bearwort
noun
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
beastdom
beastdom
noun
The condition of a beast; beasthood.
beaucoup
beaucoup
adv
In abundance.
det
(US, informal) Much, many, a lot of.
beaudoin
beauford
beaufort
beaumont
beaumont
Proper noun
An English habitational surname from any of several places in France.
A city in Texas, USA
beauvoir
bebloods
bebloods
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beblood
beblotch
bebopper
bebopper
noun
A musician or aficionado of the bebop genre.
becafico
beckford
beckiron
beckoned
beckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beckon
beckoner
beckoner
noun
One who, or that which, beckons.
beclamor
beclamor
verb
(transitive) To assail with clamor; to rail against.
becloaks
becloaks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloak
beclothe
beclothe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To clothe, to put clothes on someone or something.
beclouds
beclouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becloud
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becobweb
becombed
becometh
becometh
verb
(archaic) third-person singular simple present form of become
becoming
becoming
adj
decent, respectable
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
noun
(chiefly philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
verb
present participle of become
becoresh
becoward
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedboard
bedboard
noun
The headboard or footboard of a bed.
The part of the bed consisting of a board under the mattress.
bedcover
bedcover
noun
A decorative cover for a bed; a bedspread or counterpane
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
bedoctor
bedoctor
verb
(transitive) To address as 'doctor'.
(transitive) To care for in the manner of a doctor.
(transitive) To confer a doctoral degree upon.
bedotted
bedotted
adj
Scattered with, or as if with, dots.
bedouins
bedouins
noun
plural of bedouin
bedposts
bedposts
noun
plural of bedpost
bedrocks
bedrocks
noun
plural of bedrock
bedrolls
bedrolls
noun
plural of bedroll
bedrooms
bedrooms
noun
plural of bedroom
bedrowse
bedrowse
verb
To make drowsy.
bedsonia
bedsonia
noun
(dated) The chlamydia microorganism.
bedsores
bedsores
noun
plural of bedsore
bedstock
bedstock
noun
(obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
bedworth
beefalos
beefalos
noun
plural of beefalo
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
beehouse
beehouse
noun
A beehive or apiary.
beerbohm
beetroot
beetroot
noun
(UK, New Zealand, Australia) A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating; Synonym of beet.
(usually uncountable) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.
verb
(intransitive, informal) To turn a bright red or purple colour.
befavour
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
befogged
befogged
adj
(nautical) Caught in fog.
Confused, muddled.
Obscured with fog or smoke; murky.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befog
befooled
befooled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befool
befouled
befouled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befoul
befouler
befouler
noun
One who befouls.
beglobed
beglooms
beglooms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begloom
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
begroans
begroans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of begroan
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behavior
behavior
noun
(countable) An instance of the way a living creature behaves.
(countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) Observable response produced by an organism.
(uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
(uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
(uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
behemoth
behemoth
noun
(biblical) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.
(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.
(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
beholden
beholden
adj
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
beholder
beholder
noun
(fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
behooped
behooved
behooved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behoove
behooves
behooves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of behoove
behorror
behovely
behovely
adj
(archaic) Necessary; advantageous.
(archaic) Useful.
adv
(archaic) Usefully.
behoving
behoving
verb
present participle of behove
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
belabors
belabors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belabor
belabour
belabour
verb
(British spelling, transitive) To attack someone verbally.
(British spelling, transitive) To beat soundly; thump; beat someone.
(British spelling, transitive) To discuss something unduly or repeatedly; to harp on.
(British spelling, transitive) To explain or elaborate at length or in excessive detail; overelaborate.
(transitive) To labour about; labour over; work hard upon; ply diligently.
belalton
belamour
belamour
noun
(obsolete) A loved one; a darling, lover.
belcourt
belgrano
beliquor
belitong
bellboys
bellboys
noun
plural of bellboy
bellcore
belledom
belledom
noun
The realm or sphere of belles.
bellhops
bellhops
noun
plural of bellhop
bellmont
bellmore
bellotto
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellower
bellower
noun
(obsolete, colloquial) A town crier.
One who bellows.
bellport
bellwood
bellwort
bellwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Any of various plants in the Campanulaceae family.
belmondo
belmonte
belmopan
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.
belonite
belonite
noun
One of the minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.
belonoid
belonoid
Adjective
Shaped like a needle
belostok
beloveds
beloveds
noun
plural of beloved
bemirror
bemirror
verb
(transitive) To image or show as in a mirror.
bemoaned
bemoaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemoan
bemoaner
bemoaner
noun
One who bemoans.
bemocked
bemocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemock
benbrook
bendsome
bendsome
adj
(rare or archaic) Marked by bending or flexibility; flexible; pliable.
benenson
benisons
benisons
noun
plural of benison
benomyls
bentonia
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
benzoate
benzoate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of benzoic acid.
benzobis
benzoins
benzoins
noun
plural of benzoin
benzoles
benzoles
noun
plural of benzole
benzonia
benzoyls
benzoyls
noun
plural of benzoyl
beparody
bepommel
bepommel
verb
(transitive) To pommel; to beat, as with a stick.
(transitive, figuratively) To assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing.
bepowder
bepowder
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
berairou
berakoth
berakoth
noun
plural of berakah
bereason
berenson
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.