9-letter words starting with be
- beefsteak — Beefsteak is steak.
- beekeeper — A beekeeper is a person who owns and takes care of bees.
- beelining — Present participle of beeline.
- beelzebub — a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)
- beer bust — an occasion on which a lot of beer is drunk
- beer hall — a bar, cabaret, or the like, chiefly serving beer and usually offering music, dancing, etc.
- beer pong — a drinking game in which players attempt to throw Ping-Pong balls into cups of beer, which must then be drunk by their opponents
- beer pump — a pump for drawing beer directly from a keg or cask.
- beerhouse — an establishment licensed to serve only liquors fermented from malt, as beer, ale, or the like.
- beernaert — Auguste Marie François [French oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /French oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1829–1912, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1909.
- beersheba — a town in S Israel: commercial centre of the Negev. In biblical times it marked the southern limit of Palestine. Pop: 183 000 (2003 est)
- beestings — the first milk secreted by the mammary glands of a cow or similar animal immediately after giving birth; colostrum
- beeswaxed — Simple past tense and past participle of beeswax.
- beeswaxes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeswax.
- beethoven — Ludwig van (ˈluːtvɪç fan). 1770–1827, German composer, who greatly extended the form and scope of symphonic and chamber music, bridging the classical and romantic traditions. His works include nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, five piano concertos, a violin concerto, two masses, the opera Fidelio (1805), and choral music
- beetroots — Plural form of beetroot.
- befalling — A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
- befitting — proper or right; suitable
- befortune — to happen, befall, come about
- befuddled — confused, muddled, perplexed
- beg leave — to ask permission
- begetting — (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- beggardom — beggary (def 2).
- beggaring — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- beggingly — in a begging manner
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- beglamour — to endow with glamour
- beglerbeg — a provincial governor in the Ottoman empire
- begoggled — wearing goggles
- begrudged — to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
- begrudger — a dissatisfied person
- beguiling — Something that is beguiling is charming and attractive.
- beguinage — a convent for members of the Beguine sisterhood
- behaviors — manner of behaving or acting.
- behaviour — People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
- beheading — the action of decapitating someone
- behmenism — Boehmenism.
- behmenist — Boehmenist.
- beholding — to observe; look at; see.
- behoveful — useful; of benefit
- beingless — having no existence
- beingness — the state of being or existing
- bejabbers — bejesus
- bejeweled — A bejeweled person or object is wearing a lot of jewelry or is decorated with jewels.
- bel canto — a style of singing characterized by beauty of tone rather than dramatic power
- bel paese — a mild creamy Italian cheese
- belafonte — Harry, born 1922, U.S. singer and actor.
- belatedly — coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time: belated birthday greetings.
- beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
- belection — bolection.