| beestings |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the first milk of a mammal, esp. a cow, after giving birth; colostrum. |
| beeswax |
the yellowish wax secreted by bees in constructing their honeycombs; wax. [2 definitions] |
| beet |
a cultivated plant whose leaves and fleshy, usu. dark red root are edible. (See sugar beet.) [2 definitions] |
| beetle1 |
any of several insects with two pairs of wings, of which the front pair is hard and covers the rear pair when the wings are at rest. [2 definitions] |
| beetle2 |
a wooden mallet or club used to stamp and finish linen, compress paving stones, or mash vegetables. [3 definitions] |
| beetle3 |
overhanging or projecting, as eyebrows. [2 definitions] |
| beetle-browed |
having eyebrows that are bushy or joined together. [2 definitions] |
| beet sugar |
sugar extracted from the roots of sugar beets. |
| beeves |
a plural form of beef. |
| befall |
to take place; happen. [2 definitions] |
| befit |
to be suitable to. |
| befitting |
suitable or appropriate, often with respect to a particular situation or sphere of conduct. |
| befog |
to cover with mist or fog; obscure. [2 definitions] |
| before |
at an earlier time; in the past. [8 definitions] |
| beforehand |
in advance; at a previous time; earlier. |
| befoul |
to make foul; defile. [2 definitions] |
| befriend |
to be or act as a friend to. |
| befuddle |
to stupefy with or as though with liquor. [2 definitions] |
| beg |
to ask for (food, money, or other necessities) as charity or as a gift. [4 definitions] |
| began |
past tense of begin. |
| beget |
to generate (offspring); cause to begin life, esp. to father. [2 definitions] |