7-letter words containing be
- bedight — to array or adorn
- bedirty — to make (thoroughly) dirty
- bedizen — to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- bedlamp — a bedside light
- bedlams — Plural form of bedlam.
- bedless — without a bed
- bedlike — resembling a bed
- bedload — (geology) Sediment that is carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current.
- bedmate — bedfellow (def 1).
- bednorz — J(ohannes) Georg [yoh-hah-nuh s gey-awrk] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs ˈgeɪ ɔrk/ (Show IPA), born 1950, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1987.
- bedouin — A Bedouin is a member of a particular Arab tribe.
- bedpans — Plural form of bedpan.
- bedpost — A bedpost is one of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bed with an old-fashioned wooden or iron frame.
- bedrail — a rail or board along the side of a bed that connects the headboard with the footboard
- bedrape — to drape, adorn
- bedrest — (medicine) confinement to bed in order to recover from an illness.
- bedrock — The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
- bedroll — A bedroll is a rolled-up sleeping bag or other form of bedding, which you can carry with you.
- bedroom — A bedroom is a room used for sleeping in.
- bedside — Your bedside is the area beside your bed.
- bedsite — A recess in a room for a bed.
- bedsock — A sock worn in bed, to keep the feet warm.
- bedsore — Bedsores are sore places on a person's skin, caused by having to lie in bed for a long time without changing position.
- bedtick — a bag with the dimensions of a mattress, which is filled with stuffing such as feathers or straw for sleeping on
- bedtime — Your bedtime is the time when you usually go to bed.
- bedunce — to cause to look or feel foolish
- bedward — towards bed
- bedwarf — to greatly hamper the growth of
- bee fly — any hairy beelike nectar-eating dipterous fly of the family Bombyliidae, whose larvae are parasitic on those of bees and related insects
- bee gum — a hollow gum tree or log used as a hive by bees
- beecham — Sir Thomas. 1879–1961, English conductor who did much to promote the works of Delius, Sibelius, and Richard Strauss
- beechen — any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
- beecher — Henry Ward. 1813–87, US clergyman: a leader in the movement for the abolition of slavery
- beeches — Plural form of beech.
- beef up — If you beef up something, you increase, strengthen, or improve it.
- beef-up — an act or instance of strengthening or reinforcing.
- beefalo — a cross between a domestic cow and a buffalo, technically one that is three-eighths buffalo and five-eighths cow, intended for beef production
- beefers — Plural form of beefer.
- beefier — of or like beef.
- beefing — the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- beehive — A beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
- beelike — resembling a bee
- beeline — the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)
- beemers — Plural form of beemer.
- beepers — Plural form of beeper.
- beeping — a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- beer-up — a drinking bout
- beerage — the beer brewing industry
- beerier — Comparative form of beery.
- beermat — A beermat is a cardboard mat for resting your glass of beer on in a bar or pub.