2. Abuse, vilify, defame.
Bereave, v. a. Deprive (of something that cannot be restored), dispossess, divest, take away from.
Bereavement, n. Deprivation, loss (especially of friends by death).
Berth, n. (Naut.) 1. Ship's station.
2. Bed, place to sleep in.
3. Situation, office, post, employment, place.
Beseech, v. a. 1. Entreat, beg, implore, supplicate, petition, conjure, adjure, pray to.
2. Solicit, ask, petition for, pray for, beg for.
Beseem, v. a. Become, bent, be proper for, be appropriate for, be meet for.
Be seized of, Possess, have possession of, be possessed of.
Be selfish, Indulge one's self, coddle one's self, consult one's own wishes, interest, or pleasure; take care of, or look after, number one; have an eye to the main chance.
Beset, v. a. 1. Surround, encompass, environ, encircle, enclose, besiege, hem in.
2. Embarrass, perplex, entangle.
Beshrew, v. a. Execrate, wish evil to, implore a curse upon.
Beside, prep. 1. Near, close to, at the side of, by the side of.
2. Except, save, over and above, in addition to, distinct from.
3. Aside from, out of the way of, out of the course of, not according to.
4. Out of, not in possession of.
Besides, prep. 1. Near, close to, at the side of, by the side of.
2. Except, save, over and above, in addition to, distinct from.
3. Aside from, out of the way of, out of the course of, not according to.
4. Out of, not in possession of.
Beside, ad. 1. Moreover, yet, too, also, furthermore, more than that, over and above, in addition.
2. Else.
Besides, ad. 1. Moreover, yet, too, also, furthermore, more than that, over and above, in addition.
2. Else.
Besiege, v. a. Surround (with a military force), beset, beleaguer, invest, lay siege to.
Besmear, v. a. Bedaub, daub, smear, soil, bespatter, daub over.
Besot, v. a. Infatuate, stultify, stupefy, befool, make sottish, make foolish.
Bespatter, v. a. Spatter (with something filthy), bedaub, besmear.
Bespeak, v. a. 1. Order, speak for beforehand.
2. [Rare.] Forebode, foretell, predict.
3. Indicate, imply, proclaim, declare, betoken, show.
Best, a. 1. Most good, most excellent, superlatively good, good in the highest degree.
2. Most wise, most judicious, most expedient.
Best, ad. 1. Most of all, in the highest degree, beyond all others.
2. With most propriety, most profitably or advantageously, to the greatest advantage.