Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [123]
beef·eat·er noun : a yeoman of the guard of an English monarch
beef·steak noun : a slice of beef suitable for broiling or frying
beefy adjective beef·i·er; -est : heavily and powerfully built : BRAWNY
Synonyms
brawny, burly, husky—more at HUSKY
bee·hive noun : HIVE 1, 3
bee·keep·er noun : a person who raises bees
— bee·keep·ing noun
bee·line noun : a straight direct course
been past participle of BE
beep·er noun : a small radio receiver that beeps when signaled to alert the person carrying it
beer noun : an alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops
— beery adjective
bees·wax noun : WAX 1
beet noun : a garden plant with edible leaves and a thick sweet root used as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or as forage; also : its root
1beetle noun : any of an order of insects having four wings of which the stiff outer pair covers the membranous inner pair when not in flight
2beetle verb bee·tled; bee·tling : to jut out : PROJECT
Synonyms
bulge, overhang, poke, project, protrude, stick out—more at BULGE
be·fall verb -fell ; -fall·en : to happen to : OCCUR
Synonyms
be, betide, chance, come, go, happen, occur, pass, transpire—more at HAPPEN
be·fit verb : to be suitable to
Synonyms
do, fit, go, serve, suit—more at DO
be·fog verb 1 : to make dark, dim, or indistinct : OBSCURE
2 : to make mentally unclear or uncertain : CONFUSE
Synonyms
[1] becloud, blur, cloud, darken, dim, fog, haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shroud—more at CLOUD
[2] addle, baffle, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disorient, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, puzzle—more at CONFUSE
1before adverb or adjective 1 : in front
2 : at an earlier time : PREVIOUSLY
Synonyms
ahead, beforehand, previously—more at AHEAD
2before preposition 1 : in front of 2 : earlier than 3 : in a more important category than Synonyms ahead of, ere, of, previous to, prior to, to; also till, until, up to Antonyms after, following 3before conjunction 1 : earlier than the time that 2 : more willingly than be·fore·hand adverb or adjective : in advance Synonyms ahead, before, early, previously—more at AHEAD be·foul verb : to make foul (as with dirt or waste) Synonyms begrime, besmirch, blacken, dirty, muddy, smirch, soil, stain—more at DIRTY contaminate, defile, foul, poison, pollute, taint—more at CONTAMINATE be·friend verb : to act as friend to be·fud·dle verb : to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink : CONFUSE Synonyms addle, baffle, befog, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, disorient, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, puzzle—more at CONFUSE beg verb begged; beg·ging 1 : to ask as a charity; also : ENTREAT 2 : EVADE; also : assume as established, settled, or proved <~ the question> Synonyms appeal, beseech, entreat, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, solicit, supplicate; also sponge be·get verb -got ; -got·ten or -got; -get·ting : to become the father of : SIRE 1beggar noun : one that begs; especially : a person who begs as a way of life 2beggar verb : IMPOVERISH beg·gar·ly adjective 1 : contemptibly mean or inadequate