Beefsteak (n.) A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.
Beef-witted (n.) Stupid; dull.
Beefwood (n.) 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.
Beefy (a.) Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.
Beehive (n.) A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
Beehouse (n.) A house for bees; an apiary.
Bee larkspur () (Bot.) See Larkspur.
Beeld (n.) Same as Beild.
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.
Beelzebub (n.) The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal.
Beem (n.) A trumpet.
Beemaster (n.) One who keeps bees.
Been () The past participle of Be. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of Be. See 1st Bee.
Beer (n.) A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
Beer (n.) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
Beeregar (n.) Sour beer.
Beerhouse (n.) A house where malt liquors are sold; an alehouse.
Beeriness (n.) Beery condition.
Beery (a.) Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin.
Beestings (n.) Same as Biestings.
Beeswax (n.) The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are constructed.
Beeswing (n.) 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.
Beet (n.) A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.
Beet (n.) The root of plants of the genus Beta, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar.
Beete (v. t.) Alt. of Bete
Bete (v. t.) To mend; to repair.
Bete (v. t.) To renew or enkindle (a fire).
Beetle (v. t.) A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
Beetle (v. t.) A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine.
Beetled (imp. & p. p.) of Beetle
Beetling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beetle
Beetle (v. t.) To beat with a heavy mallet.
Beetle (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
Beetle (v. t.) Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.
Beetle (v. i.) To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
Beetle brow () An overhanging brow.
Beetle-browed () Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen.
Beetlehead (n.) A stupid fellow; a blockhead.
Beetlehead (n.) The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Squatarola helvetica). See Plover.
Beetle-headed (a.) Dull; stupid.
Beetlestock (n.) The handle of a beetle.
Beet radish () Same as Beetrave.
Beetrave (n.) The common beet (Beta vulgaris).
Beeve (n.) A beef; a beef creature.
Beeves (n.) plural of Beef, the animal.
Befell (imp.) of Befall
Befallen (p. p.) of Befall
Befalling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befall
Befall (v. t.) To happen to.
Befall (v. i.) To come to pass; to happen.
Befitted (imp. & p. p.) of Befit
Befitting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befit
Befit (v. t.) To be suitable to; to suit; to become.
Befitting (a.) Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.
Befittingly (adv.) In a befitting manner; suitably.
Beflatter (v. t.) To flatter excessively.
Beflower (v. t.) To besprinkle or scatter over with, or as with, flowers.
Befogged (imp. & p. p.) of Befog
Befogging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befog
Befog (v. t.) To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part. adj.
Befog (v. t.) Hence: To confuse; to mystify.
Befooled (imp. & p. p.) of Befool
Befooling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befool
Befool (v. t.) To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
Befool (v. t.) To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish.
Before (prep.) In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
Before (prep.) Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
Before (prep.) An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
Before (prep.) Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
Before (prep.) In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
Before (prep.) Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
Before (prep.) Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
Before (adv.) On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
Before (adv.) In advance.
Before (adv.) In time past; previously; already.
Before (adv.) Earlier; sooner than; until then.
Beforehand (adv.) In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.
Beforehand (adv.) By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime.
Beforehand (a.) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
Beforetime (adv.) Formerly; aforetime.
Befortune (v. t.) To befall.
Befouled (imp. & p. p.) of Befoul
Befouling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befoul
Befoul (a.) To make foul; to soil.
Befoul (a.) To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Befriended (imp. & p. p.) of Befriend
Befriending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befriend
Befriend (v. t.) To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
Befriendment (n.) Act of befriending.
Befrill (v. t.) To furnish or deck with a frill.
Befringe (v. t.) To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as with fringe.
Befuddled (imp. & p. p.) of Befuddle
Befuddle (v. t.) To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
Beg (n.) A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East; a bey.
Begged (imp. & p. p.) of Beg
Begging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beg
Beg (v. t.) To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech.
Beg (v. t.) To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or from house to house.
Beg (v. t.) To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor.
Beg (v. t.) To take for granted; to assume without proof.