10-letter words containing i, b, e
- bedeviling — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- bedevilled — to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- bedighting — Present participle of bedight.
- bedizening — Present participle of bedizen.
- bedlington — Also called Bedlingtonshire [bed-ling-tuh n-sheer, -sher] /ˈbɛd lɪŋ tənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). an urban area in E Northumberland, in N England.
- bedsitting — as in bedsitting room
- bedsprings — Plural form of bedspring.
- bedwetting — Bedwetting means urinating in bed, usually by small children.
- bee killer — robber fly.
- bee martin — kingbird.
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- beef olive — a thin slice of beef rolled round sausage meat
- beekeeping — Beekeeping is the practice of owning and taking care of bees.
- beetmister — a help in need
- beforetime — formerly
- befriended — to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid: to befriend the poor and the weak.
- befriender — a person who befriends
- befuddling — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
- beginnings — the early stages; the first signs
- begrudging — to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- bel esprit — a witty or clever person
- bel-esprit — a person of great wit or intellect.
- beliefless — having no faith or belief
- believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
- belisarius — ?505–565 ad, Byzantine general under Justinian I. He recovered North Africa from the Vandals and Italy from the Ostrogoths and led forces against the Persians
- bellarmine — Saint Robert. 1542–1621, Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal; an important influence during the Counter-Reformation
- belle isle — an island in the Atlantic, at the N entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle, between Labrador and Newfoundland. Area: about 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- belletrist — a writer of belles-lettres
- belleville — a city in SW Illinois.
- bellingham — seaport in NW Wash., at the N end of Puget Sound: pop. 67,000
- bellinzona — a town in SE central Switzerland, capital of Ticino canton. Pop: 16 463 (2000)
- belly girt — girth (def 2).
- belly-like — resembling a belly
- belongings — Your belongings are the things that you own, especially things that are small enough to be carried.
- belorussia — historical region in central Europe corresponding to present-day Belarus
- belt drive — a transmission system using a flexible belt to transfer power
- beltsville — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- ben-gurion — David, original name David Gruen. 1886–1973, Israeli socialist statesman, born in Poland; first prime minister of Israel (1948–53, 1955–63)
- bench vice — a vice mounted on a workbench
- benedicite — (esp in Christian religious orders) a blessing or grace
- benedict i — died a.d. 579, pope 575–79.
- benedict v — died a.d. 966, pope 964.
- benedictus — a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English
- beneficent — A beneficent person or thing helps people or results in something good.
- beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
- beneficing — a position or post granted to an ecclesiastic that guarantees a fixed amount of property or income.
- benefiters — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.