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27,182 words match “BE”

BEGORE v.
To besmear with gore.
BEGOT n.
imp. & p. p. of Beget.
BEGOTTEN n.
p. p. of Beget.
BEGRAVE v.
To bury; also, to engrave. [Obs.] Gower.
BEGREASE v.
To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.
BEGRIME v.
To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in. Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust. Macaulay.
BEGRIMER n.
One who, or that which, begrimes.
BEGRUDGE v.
To grudge; to envy the possession of.
BEGUILE v. 3 definitions
rtifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.
BEGUILEMENT n.
The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.
BEGUILER n.
One who, or that which, beguiles.
BEGUILING a.
Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- Be*guil"ing*ly, adv.
BEGUIN n.
See Beghard.
BEGUINAGE n.
A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines.
BEGUINE n.
A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.
BEGUM n.
In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank. Malcom.
BEGUN p.
of Begin.
BEHALF n.
Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication. In behalf of his mistress's beauty. Sir P. Sidney. Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf of his nation. Clarendon. In behalf of, in the interest of. -- On behalf of, on account of; on the part of.
BEHAPPEN v.
To happen to. [Obs.]
BEHAVE v. 3 definitions
To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.] He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. Shak.
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