Begrudge, v. a. Grudge, envy the possession of.
Beguile, v. a. 1. Delude, cheat, deceive, befool.
2. Divert, amuse, entertain, cheer, solace.
Behalf, n. Benefit, advantage, profit, interest, account, behoof.
Be hanged, Come to the gallows.
Behave, v. n. Act, conduct one's self, demean one's self, acquit one's self, behave one's self.
Behave one's self, Behave.
Behavior, n. Deportment (on particular occasions), conduct, bearing, demeanor, carriage, manner, mien, air, port.
Behead, v. a. Decapitate, decollate, deprive of the head.
Beheading, n. Decapitation, decollation.
Behest, n. Command, commandment, mandate, order, precept, injunction, direction, charge, bidding.
Behind, prep. 1. Abaft, at the back of, in the rear of.
2. After, following.
Behind, ad. 1. Backward, back.
2. Abaft, aft, astern, rearward, in the rear, at the back.
Behindhand, a. Backward, late, tardy, after the usual time.
Behind the curtain, Hid, concealed, in concealment.
Behold, v. a. See, observe, view, descry, discern, look upon, set one's eyes on.
Behold, interj. See, look, observe, lo.
Beholden, a. Obliged, indebted, grateful, thankful, under obligation.
Beholder, n. Observer, spectator, looker-on.
Behoof, n. Advantage, benefit, profit, interest, account, behoof.
Behoove, v. a. Become, befit, beseem, be fit for, be proper for, be meet for.
Be in earnest, Be serious, be not jesting.
Being, 1. Existence, subsistence.
2. Creature, substance, thing.
Be in the ascendant, Have superior influence, have commanding influence.
Be in the wrong box, Mistake, err, make a mistake, bark up the wrong tree.
Be it so, 1. Suppose it to be so.
2. Amen, so be it, let it be so.
Belabor, v. a. Thump, beat, strike, knock, lay blows upon.
Belated, a. Retarded, hindered, made late.
Belay, v. a. (Naut.) Fasten, make fast.
Belch, v. a. 1. Eject (as wind from the stomach), discharge.
2. Throw out violently, cast forth.
Belch, v. n. 1. Eructate, eject wind from the stomach.
2. Be ejected violently.
Belching, n. Eructation.
Beldam, n. Hag, Jezebel, virago, vixen, fury, she-monster, ugly old woman.
Beleaguer, v. a. Besiege, invest, beset, lay siege to.
Bel-esprit, n. [Fr. pl. Beaux-esprits.] Wit, man of wit, man of genius.
Belfry, n. Campanile.
Belial, n. Satan, devil, Apollyon, arch-fiend.
Belie, v. a. 1. Falsify, misrepresent, represent falsely.
2. Give the lie to, convict of falsehood, show to be false, charge with falsehood.
Belief, n. 1. Credence, credit, confidence, trust, reliance, persuasion, faith.
2. Doctrine, tenet, dogma, opinion, creed, article of faith, profession of faith.
Believe, v. a. Credit, give credit to, think to be true, give faith to, put faith in, rely upon, make no doubt of, put confidence in.
Believe, v. n. 1. Exercise faith, have faith, have a firm persuasion.
2. Think, suppose, conceive, fancy, apprehend, imagine, hold. opine, be of opinion, entertain the idea, take it.
Belike, ad. [Colloquial.] Probably, perhaps, mayhap, it may be, it is likely.
Belladonna, n. Banewort, dwale, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
Belle, n. Beautiful young lady, fair damsel.
Belles-lettres, n. pl. [Fr.] Polite literature, elegant literature, the humanities.
Belligerent, a. 1. Carrying on war, engaged in war, waging war.
2. Of belligerents.
3. Warlike, hostile.
Belligerent, n. Belligerent state or nation.
Bellow, v. n. 1. Roar (as a beast).
2. Vociferate, clamor, yell, howl, cry, bawl, make a loud outcry.
