8-letter words containing b, e
- bemuddle — to confuse
- bemuffle — to muffle, wrap up warmly
- bemurmur — to murmur at
- bemusing — to bewilder or confuse.
- bemuzzle — to put a muzzle on
- benadryl — an antihistamine drug used in sleeping tablets; diphenhydramine. Formula: C17H21NO
- benbrook — a town in N Texas.
- benching — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- benchley — Robert (Charles)1889-1945; U.S. humorist
- benchman — a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench: The TV repair shop employs five benchmen.
- benchtop — a flat surface area
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- bendwise — diagonally
- benedick — a newly married man
- benedict — Saint. ?480–?547 ad, Italian monk: founded the Benedictine order at Monte Cassino in Italy in about 540 ad. His Regula Monachorum became the basis of the rule of all Western Christian monastic orders. Feast day: July 11 or March 14
- benefact — to be a benefactor to
- benefice — an endowed Church office yielding an income to its holder; a Church living
- benefits — The benefits of a life or medical insurance policy are the money that it pays out.
- benfleet — a town in SE England, in S Essex on an inlet of the Thames estuary. Pop: 48 539 (2001)
- bengalee — a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.
- benghazi — a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est)
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- benidorm — a coastal resort town in W Spain, on the Costa Blanca
- benignly — having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.
- beninese — of or relating to Benin or its people
- beninois — a native or inhabitant of Benin
- beniseed — the sesame seed
- benitier — a basin to hold holy water
- benjamin — the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4)
- bensalem — urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 58,000
- benthoal — relating to deep-sea plants and animals
- bentinck — Lord William Cavendish. 1774–1839, British statesman, governor general of Bengal (1828–35)
- bentwood — wood bent in moulds after being heated by steaming, used mainly for furniture
- benumbed — made numb; very cold
- benzoate — any salt or ester of benzoic acid, containing the group C6H5COO– or the ion C6H5COO–
- benzylic — relating to benzyl
- bepepper — to pelt with small missiles or sand
- bepester — to pester persistently
- bepimple — form pimples on
- beplumed — decorated with feathers
- bepommel — to beat vigorously
- bepowder — to cover with powder
- bepraise — to praise highly
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- berachah — berakhah.
- berakhah — a blessing or benediction, usually recited according to a traditional formula.
- beranger — Pierre-Jean de (pjɛr ʒɑ̃ də). 1780–1857, French lyric and satirical poet
- berascal — to accuse someone of being a rascal
- berating — to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
- berberis — any shrub of the berberidaceous genus Berberis