| beat about the bush |
to intentionally avoid the central matter or point. |
| beat around the bush |
to intentionally avoid the central matter or point. |
| beaten |
used by many people; much traveled. [4 definitions] |
| beater |
an implement used for beating (sometimes used in combination). [4 definitions] |
| Beat Generation |
(sometimes l.c.) used to characterize some members of the generation that reached maturity in the late 1950s, esp. in the United States, who were alienated from conventional society and who promoted experimentation in artistic and literary forms. |
| beatific |
characterized by or exhibiting great contentment, peace, or joy; blissful. [2 definitions] |
| beatification |
in the Roman Catholic Church, the process of determining whether a deceased person should be declared to be in heaven and therefore deserving of special honor, or the final decision and declaration that this is so. [2 definitions] |
| beatify |
to make profoundly happy or blissful. [3 definitions] |
| beating |
the act of someone or something that beats. [3 definitions] |
| beat it |
(informal) to leave a place quickly and abruptly. |
| beatitude |
absolute or supreme happiness or blessedness. [2 definitions] |
| beatless |
without beat or beats. |
| beatnik |
a person who belonged to the Beat Generation of the 1950s. [2 definitions] |
| beat (someone) to the punch |
to seize an opportunity before (someone else). |
| beat the rap |
(slang) to escape punishment. |
| beat the tar out of |
(informal) to beat or whip severely. [2 definitions] |
| beat-up |
(informal) in poor or damaged condition because of age or hard use; in disrepair; shabby. |
| beat up |
to hit or kick (someone) until seriously injured. [2 definitions] |
| beau |
a suitor or sweetheart to a girl or woman. [2 definitions] |
| beaucoup |
(French) very much or many. |
| Beaufort scale |
a scale that rates the force and speed of wind from 0, "calm," to 12 or more, "hurricane". |