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8-letter words containing b, e

  • besought — beseech
  • besouled — having a soul
  • bespoken — a past participle of bespeak.
  • bespouse — to marry
  • bespread — to cover (a surface) with something
  • besprent — sprinkled over
  • bessemer — Sir Henry, 1813–98, English engineer: inventor of the Bessemer process.
  • best boy — the assistant to the senior electrician or to the key grip in a film crew
  • best end — the end of the neck of lamb, pork, etc, nearest to the ribs
  • best fit — (algorithm)   A resource allocation scheme (usually for memory). Best Fit allocates resources in a way that optimises some parameter. Alternative schemes such as first fit or random allocation are likely to be quicker but sub-optimal in use of resources. For example, when allocating a new block of memory from a pool of free blocks (a heap), one might choose the smallest space which is big enough. This would leave larger spaces free to satisfy larger requests and reduce fragmentation of the remaining free space.
  • best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
  • bestiary — a moralizing medieval collection of descriptions (and often illustrations) of real and mythical animals
  • bestowal — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
  • bestowed — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
  • bestreak — to streak
  • bestride — To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it.
  • bestrode — to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
  • besuited — wearing a suit
  • beta ray — a stream of beta particles
  • betacism — a type of speech impediment where the b sound is excessive
  • betatron — a type of particle accelerator for producing high-energy beams of electrons, having an alternating magnetic field to keep the electrons in a circular orbit of fixed radius and accelerate them by magnetic induction. It produces energies of up to about 300 MeV
  • betatter — to make ragged
  • betazole — a substance, C 5 H 9 N 3 , used in medicine to stimulate gastric secretion.
  • betelnut — the seed of the betel palm, chewed with betel leaves and lime by people in S and SE Asia as a digestive stimulant and narcotic
  • beth din — a rabbinical court, consisting of at least three dayanim, and having authority over such matters as divorce and conversion and other communal ecclesiastical matters such as Kashruth. It may also try civil disputes with the consent of both parties
  • bethesda — a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
  • bethpage — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • bethrall — to make a slave of
  • bethwack — to strike hard with a flat object
  • betjeman — Sir John. 1906–84, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp of the Victorian era. Poet laureate (1972–84)
  • betrayal — A betrayal is an action which betrays someone or something, or the fact of being betrayed.
  • betrayed — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
  • betrayer — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
  • bettered — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
  • bettinus — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter.
  • beuncled — having many uncles
  • bevatron — a proton synchrotron at the University of California
  • beveling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
  • bevelled — If a piece of wood, metal, or glass has bevelled edges, its edges are cut sloping.
  • beveller — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
  • beverage — Beverages are drinks.
  • beverley — a market town in NE England, the administrative centre of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Pop: 29 110 (2001)
  • bewaring — to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively): Beware such inconsistency. Beware his waspish wit.
  • bewigged — wearing a wig
  • bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
  • bewinged — having wings
  • beyrouth — Beirut.
  • bezaleel — the chief architect of the tabernacle. Ex. 31:1–11.
  • bezonian — a knave or rascal
  • bhc code — Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem Code
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