7-letter words containing b, e, s
- belarus — a republic in E Europe; part of the medieval Lithuanian and Polish empires before being occupied by Russia; a Soviet republic (1919–91); in 1997 formed a close political and economic union with Russia: mainly low-lying and forested. Languages: Belarussian; Russian. Religion: believers are mostly Christian. Currency: rouble. Capital: Minsk. Pop: 9 625 888 (2013 est). Area: 207 600 sq km (80 134 sq miles)
- belasco — David1853-1931; U.S. theatrical producer, playwright, & actor
- belfast — the capital of Northern Ireland, a port on Belfast Lough in Belfast district, Co Antrim and Co Down: became the centre of Irish Protestantism and of the linen industry in the 17th century; seat of the Northern Ireland assembly and executive. Pop: 281 000 (2011 est)
- beliefs — something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat.
- bellies — the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
- bellows — an instrument consisting of an air chamber with flexible sides or end, a means of compressing it, an inlet valve, and a constricted outlet that is used to create a stream of air, as for producing a draught for a fire or for sounding organ pipes
- bemused — If you are bemused, you are puzzled or confused.
- benares — Varanasi
- benison — a blessing, esp a spoken one
- bennies — Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
- benthos — the animals and plants living at the bottom of a sea or lake
- beprose — to reduce to prose
- bequest — A bequest is money or property which you legally leave to someone when you die.
- bergius — Friedrich (Karl Rudolph) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1884– 1949, German chemist, who invented a process for producing oil by high-pressure hydrogenation of coal: Nobel prize for chemistry 1931
- bergsma — William, 1921–1994, U.S. composer.
- bergson — Henri Louis (ɑ̃ri lwi). 1859–1941, French philosopher, who sought to bridge the gap between metaphysics and science. His main works are Memory and Matter (1896, trans. 1911) and Creative Evolution (1907, trans. 1911): Nobel prize for literature 1927
- bernese — of or relating to Bern
- berries — any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- berseem — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
- berserk — Berserk means crazy and out of control.
- besague — a plate protecting an open area, as at the elbow or armpit.
- besaint — to give the status of a saint to
- bescour — to scour thoroughly
- beseech — If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously.
- beshame — to cause to feel shame
- beshine — to illuminate or shine on
- beshout — to shout at or about
- beshrew — to wish evil on; curse (used in mild oaths such as beshrew me)
- besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.
- besiege — If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
- beskids — a mountain range on Poland's border with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the Carpathian Mountains. Highest peak, Babia Gora, 5659 feet (1726 meters).
- beslave — to treat as a slave
- beslime — to cover with slime
- besmear — to smear over; daub
- besmile — to smile on
- besmoke — to blacken, or fumigate, with smoke
- bespake — simple past tense of bespeak.
- bespeak — If someone's action or behaviour bespeaks a particular quality, feeling, or experience, it shows that quality, feeling, or experience.
- bespeed — to get on with (doing something)
- bespice — to flavour with spices
- bespoke — A bespoke craftsman such as a tailor makes and sells things that are specially made for the customer who ordered them.
- besport — to amuse (oneself)
- bespout — to utter (something) pretentiously
- bestain — to stain
- bestead — to serve; assist
- bestest — indisputably best
- bestial — If you describe behaviour or a situation as bestial, you mean that it is very unpleasant or disgusting.
- bestick — to cover with sharp points; to pierce
- bestill — to cause to be still
- besting — of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.