7-letter words containing be
- be wise — to be or become aware or informed (of something) or to face up (to facts)
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- beached — Having a beach.
- beacher — a long, curling wave of the sea.
- beaches — Plural form of beach.
- beacons — a city in SE New York.
- beadeye — stonecat.
- beadily — (of a look) in an avaricious or penetrating manner.
- beading — Beading is a narrow strip of wood that is used for decorating or edging furniture and doors.
- beadles — Plural form of beadle.
- beagler — a person who hunts with beagles
- beagles — Plural form of beagle.
- beakers — Plural form of beaker.
- beaking — Present participle of beak.
- beamers — Plural form of beamer.
- beamily — in a beaming manner
- beaming — sending out beams; shining
- beamish — smiling; radiant
- beamlet — a small beam of light
- beanbag — A beanbag is a large round cushion filled with tiny pieces of plastic or rubber. It takes the shape of your body when you sit on it.
- beaners — Plural form of beaner.
- beanery — a cheap restaurant
- beanies — Plural form of beanie.
- beaning — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bear on — to be relevant to; relate to
- bear up — If you bear up when experiencing problems, you remain cheerful and show courage in spite of them.
- bearcat — Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- bearded — A bearded man has a beard.
- bearden — Romare Howard [roh-mair] /ˈroʊ mɛər/ (Show IPA), 1911–88, U.S. artist.
- beardie — a bearded collie
- bearers — Plural form of bearer.
- bearest — (archaic) Second-person singular present simple form of 'bear'.
- beareth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bear.
- bearhug — to give someone a bear hug
- bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- bearpaw — a clam of the genus Hippopus, having a ridged, white shell with purplish-red spots.
- beastie — a small animal
- beastly — If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant.
- beat it — to go away
- beat up — If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- beatbox — a drum machine
- beaters — Plural form of beater.
- beatify — When the Catholic church beatifies someone who is dead, it declares officially that they were a holy person, usually as the first step towards making them a saint.
- beating — If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
- beatles — TheBrit. rock group (1961-70) including John Lennon (1940-80), Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) (1940- ), (James) Paul McCartney (1942- ; knighted 1997), & George Harrison (1943-2001)
- beatnik — Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.
- beatrix — full name Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard. born 1938, queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013); abdicated in favour of her eldest son Willem-Alexander