| be sorry |
to suffer the consequences; come to regret one's earlier action or decision. |
| besot |
to confuse or make foolish with, or as if with, strong drink (often used reflexively). |
| besought |
a past tense and past participle of beseech. |
| bespangle |
to cover or decorate with, or as with, spangles. |
| bespatter |
to splash and soil with drops or bits of matter; spatter. [2 definitions] |
| bespeak |
to arrange for or reserve in advance. [2 definitions] |
| bespectacled |
wearing eyeglasses. |
| be spoiling for |
(informal) to be eager for. |
| bespoke |
made according to the wishes or needs of a particular customer or user; custom-made. [2 definitions] |
| bespread |
to spread over or cover (usu. fol. by "with"). |
| besprinkle |
to sprinkle on all parts or sides. |
| Bessemer process |
a process for making steel by blasting hot compressed air through molten pig iron to remove impurities. |
| best |
superlative of "good." [11 definitions] |
| best-ball |
of or designating a system of scoring in golf competition in which, on each hole, the lower score of either partner is recorded as the score for that team. |
| best-case scenario |
the best possible way that things could proceed from a particular point on. |
| bestial |
like a beast, esp. in brutality or order of intelligence. |
| bestiality |
beastlike or brutish conduct or character. [2 definitions] |
| bestialize |
to turn (a human being) into a beast; bring out the beastly qualities in. |
| bestiary |
a medieval collection of descriptions of or fables about real or mythical animals, in which each animal's nature is used to draw a moral point. |
| bestir |
to stir or rouse (usu. oneself) to action. |
| best-known |
most well-known. |