English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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p. p. of Bestrew.
of Bestrew
imp. & p. p. Bestick.
Bestuck
(imp. & p. p.)
of Bestick
Bestud
(v. t.)
To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set
thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars.
Bestudded
(imp. & p. p.)
of Bestud
Bestudding
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bestud
Beswike
(v. t.)
To lure; to cheat.
imp. & p. p. of Beat.
Bet
(n.)
That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two
parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act
of giving such a pledge; a wager.
Bet
(imp. & p. p.)
of Bet
Bet
(v. t.)
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to
wager.
Bet
(a. & adv.)
An early form of Better.
Betaine
(n.)
A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and
also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from
which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also
lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste.
Betake
(v. t.)
To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with
a reflexive pronoun.
Betake
(v. t.)
To take or seize.
Betake
(v. t.)
To commend or intrust to; to commit to.
Betaken
(p. p.)
of Betake
Betaking
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Betake
Betaught
(a.)
Delivered; committed in trust.