Webster's Dictionary 1913

2026

Beseemly

Be‐seem″ly, a. Fit; suitable; becoming.In beseemly order sitten there.Shenstone.

2027

Beseen

Be‐seen″ (�), a. [Properly the p. p. of besee.]1. Seen; appearing.2. Decked or adorned; clad. Chaucer.3. Accomplished; versed. Spenser.

2028

Beset

Be‐set″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beset; p. pr. & vb. n.Besetting.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be- + settan to set. See Set.] 1. To set...

2029

Besetment

Be‐set″ment (�), n. The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin. “Fearing a besetment.” Kane.

2030

Besetter

Be‐set″ter (�), n. One who, or that which, besets.

2031

Besetting

Be‐set″ting, a. Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; as, a besetting sin.

2032

Beshine

Be‐shine″ (bē̍‐shīn″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beshone; p. pr. & vb. n.Beshining.] To shine upon; to illumine.

2033

Beshow

‖Be‐show″ (�), n.(Zoöl.) A large food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of the north Pacific coast; — called also candlefish.

2034

Beshrew

Be‐shrew″ (�), v. t. To curse; to execrate.Beshrew me, but I love her heartily.Shak.☞ Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far from implying a curse, as to be utt...

2035

Beshroud

Be‐shroud″ (�), v. t. To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to screen.

2036

Beshut

Be‐shut″ (�), v. t. To shut up or out.

2037

Beside

Be‐side″ (�), prep. [OE. biside, bisiden, bisides, prep. and adv., beside, besides; pref. be- by + side. Cf. Besides, and see Side, n.] 1. At the side of; on one side of. “Besid...

2038

Besides

{ Be‐sides″ (�), Be‐side″ (�), } adv. [OE. Same as beside, prep.; the ending -s is an adverbial one, prop. a genitive sign.] 1. On one side. Chaucer. Shak.2. More than that; ove...

2039

Besides (2)

Be‐sides (�), prep. Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside.Besides your cheer, you shall h...

2040

Besiege

Be‐siege″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Besieged (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.] To beset or surround with armed forces, for the ...

2041

Besiegement

Be‐siege″ment (�), n. The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged. Golding.

2042

Besieger

Be‐sie″ger (�), n. One who besieges; — opposed to the besieged.

2043

Besieging

Be‐sie″ging (�), a. That besieges; laying siege to. — Be‐sie″ging‐ly, adv.

2044

Besit

Be‐sit″ (�), v. t. [Pref. be- + sit.] To suit; to fit; to become.

2045

Beslabber

Be‐slab″ber (�), v. t. To beslobber.

2046

Beslave

Be‐slave″ (�), v. t. To enslave. Bp. Hall.

2047

Beslaver

Be‐slav″er (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beslavered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Beslavering.] To defile with slaver; to beslobber.

2048

Beslime

Be‐slime″ (�), v. t. To daub with slime; to soil. B. Jonson.

2049

Beslobber

Be‐slob″ber (�), v. t. To slobber on; to smear with spittle running from the mouth. Also Fig.: as, to beslobber with praise.

2050

Beslubber

Be‐slub″ber (�), v. t. To beslobber.

2051

Besmear

Be‐smear″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Besmeared (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Besmearing.] To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to soil.Besmeared with precious balm.Spenser.

2052

Besmearer

Be‐smear″er (�), n. One that besmears.