6-letter words containing b, a
- bedaub — to smear all over with something thick, sticky, or dirty
- bedaze — to daze, to make dazed
- bedeal — (transitive, obsolete) To deprive (of).
- bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
- bedpad — a pad or other protective covering used between the mattress and the bottom sheet of a bed.
- bedpan — A bedpan is a shallow bowl shaped like a toilet seat, which is used instead of a toilet by people who are too ill to get out of bed.
- bedral — a minor official in the Scottish Episcopal Church, similar but not identical to the English beadle
- beenah — understanding; insight
- befall — If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
- befana — (in Italian folklore) an ugly good fairy who brings gifts to good children on Epiphany eve
- beflag — to decorate with flags
- beflea — to infest with fleas
- befoam — to cover with foam
- begall — to make sore by rubbing
- begaze — to gaze at
- beggar — A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
- beglad — to make glad
- begnaw — to gnaw at
- behalf — interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on (someone's) behalf, on or US and Canadian in behalf of, in this (or that) behalf)
- behave — The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
- behead — If someone is beheaded, their head is cut off, usually because they have been found guilty of a crime.
- bejade — to jade; tire
- bejaïa — seaport in NE Algeria, on the Mediterranean: pop. 115,000
- bejart — Maurice (mɔris). 1927–2007 French dancer and choreographer. His choreography is characterized by a combination of classic and modern dance and acrobatics
- belace — to decorate with lace
- belady — to call (someone) a lady
- belamy — a close friend
- belate — to cause to be late
- belaud — to praise highly
- belaya — a river in S Russia, flowing generally NW from the Urals to the Kama River. 880 miles (1416 km) long.
- beldam — an old woman, esp an ugly or malicious one; hag
- beleap — to leap over
- belgae — an ancient Celtic people who in Roman times inhabited present-day Belgium and N France
- belial — a demon mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature: identified in the Christian tradition with the devil or Satan
- bellay — Joachim du (ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy). 1522–60, French poet, a member of the Pléiade
- beluga — a large white sturgeon, Acipenser (or Huso) huso, of the Black and Caspian Seas: a source of caviar and isinglass
- bemaul — to maul
- bemean — to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- bemoan — If you bemoan something, you express sorrow or dissatisfaction about it.
- bename — to name; call by name.
- benaud — Richard, known as Richie. 1930–2015, Australian cricketer; played in 63 test matches, 28 as captain; an all-rounder, he was the first to score 2000 runs and take 200 wickets in tests; TV commentator on the sport for many decades
- benday — to produce using the Ben Day process
- beneba — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
- bengal — a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh)
- benita — a female given name.
- benzal — a transparent crystalline substance
- berake — to rake thoroughly
- berate — If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
- berean — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- bertha — a wide deep capelike collar, often of lace, usually to cover up a low neckline