— belch noun
Synonyms
disgorge, eject, erupt, expel, jet, spew, spout, spurt—more at ERUPT
bel·dam or bel·dame noun [ORIGIN: ME beldam grandmother, fr. AF bel beautiful + ME dam lady, mother]
: an old woman
be·lea·guer verb 1 : to surround with armed forces : BESIEGE
2 : HARASS <~ed parents>
bel·fry noun, plural belfries : a tower for a bell (as on a church); also : the part of the tower in which the bell hangs
Belg abbreviation Belgian; Belgium
Bel·gian noun : a native or inhabitant of Belgium
— Belgian adjective
Belgian waffle noun : a waffle with large depressions and often served with fruit topping
be·lie verb -lied; -ly·ing 1 : to give a false impression of : MISREPRESENT
2 : to show (something) to be false
3 : to run counter to
Synonyms
confute, disprove, rebut, refute—more at DISPROVE
be·lief noun 1 : CONFIDENCE, TRUST
2 : something (as a tenet or creed) believed
Synonyms
conviction, eye, feeling, judgment, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, verdict, view—more at OPINION
credence, credit, faith; also axiom, law, precept, principle, tenet
Antonyms
disbelief, discredit, doubt, unbelief
be·liev·able adjective : capable of being believed esp. as within the range of known possibility or probability
Synonyms
credible, likely, plausible, probable; also acceptable, conceivable, imaginable, possible, practical, reasonable
Antonyms
implausible, improbable, incredible, unbelievable, unlikely
be·lieve verb be·lieved; be·liev·ing 1 : to have religious convictions
2 : to have a firm conviction about something : accept as true
3 : to hold as an opinion : SUPPOSE
— be·liev·er noun
Synonyms
[2] accept, credit, swallow, trust; also account, accredit, understand
Antonyms
disbelieve, discredit, reject
[3] consider, deem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, suppose, think; also esteem, regard, view
be·like adverb, archaic
: PROBABLY
be·lit·tle verb -lit·tled; -lit·tling 1 : to make seem little or less
2 : to speak slightingly about : DISPARAGE
Synonyms
cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, write off—more at DECRY
1bell noun 1 : a hollow metallic device that makes a ringing sound when struck
2 : the sounding or stroke of a bell (as on shipboard to tell the time); also : time so indicated
3 : something with the flared form of a typical bell
2bell verb : to provide with a bell
bel·la·don·na noun [ORIGIN: It, lit., beautiful lady]
: a medicinal extract (as atropine) from a poisonous European herb related to the potato; also : this herb
bell–bot·toms noun plural : pants with wide flaring bottoms
— bell–bottom adjective
bell·boy noun : BELLHOP
belle noun : an attractive and popular girl or woman
belles let·tres noun plural [ORIGIN: F]
: literature that is an end in itself and not practical or purely informative
— bel·le·tris·tic adjective
bell·hop noun : a hotel or club employee who takes guests to rooms, carries luggage, and runs errands
bel·li·cose adjective : favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars : WARLIKE, PUGNACIOUS
Synonyms
aggressive, argumentative, belligerent, combative, contentious, discordant, disputatious, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike—more at BELLIGERENT
bel·li·cos·i·ty noun : showy or extreme combativeness or aggressiveness
bel·lig·er·ence noun : an aggressive or truculent