Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter B - Page 26
Beefsteak (n.) 牛排 A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.
Beefsteak (n.) A beef steak usually cooked by broiling.
Compare: Steak
Steak (n.) [Mass noun] 牛排；肉排；魚排 [C] [U]；（碎肉做的）牛肉餅 High-quality beef taken from the hindquarters of the animal, typically cut into thick slices that are cooked by grilling or frying.
‘He liked his steak rare.’
‘A plate of steak and chips.’
‘Half a pound of fillet steak.’
Steak (n.) [Count noun] A thick slice of steak or other high-quality meat or fish.
‘A fillet steak.’
‘A salmon steak.’
Steak (n.) Poorer-quality beef that is cubed or minced and cooked by braising or stewing.
‘Braising steak.’
[As modifier ]‘牛排腰子餅 Steak and kidney pie.’
Beef-witted (n.) Stupid; dull.
Beefwood (n.) An Australian tree
(Casuarina), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees
Stenocarpus salignus of
Beefy (a.) Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.
Beehive (n.) A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
Note: A common and typical form of beehive was a domeshaped inverted basket, whence certain ancient Irish and Scotch architectural remains are called beehive houses.
Beehouse (n.) A house for bees; an apiary.
Bee larkspur () (Bot.) See Larkspur.
Beeld (n.) Same as Beild. -- Fairfax.
Beild (n.) A place of shelter; protection; refuge. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [Also written bield and beeld.]
The random beild o' clod or stane. -- Burns.
Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. "A bee line for the brig." -- Kane.
Beelzebub (n.) The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal.
Beelzebub (n.) (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell [syn: Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness].
Beelzebub () (Gr. form Beel'zebul), The
name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matt.
10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22). It is probably the same as Baalzebub
(q.v.), the god of Ekron, meaning "the lord of flies,"
or, as others think, "the lord of dung," or "the dung-god."
Beelzebub, same as Baalzebub.
Beem (n.) A trumpet. [Obs.]
Beemaster (n.) One who keeps bees.
Been () The past participle of Be. In old authors it is also the pr. tense plural of Be. See 1st Bee.
Assembled been a senate grave and stout. -- Fairfax.
Beer (n.) 啤酒 [U] [C]；一瓶（杯，罐）啤酒 [C] A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
Note: Beer has different names, as small beer, ale, porter, brown stout, lager beer, according to its strength, or other qualities. See Ale.
Beer (n.) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
Small beer, Weak beer; (fig.) Insignificant matters. "To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer." -- Shak.
Beer (n.) A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops.
Beer, () well. A place where a well was dug by the direction of Moses, at the forty-fourth station of the Hebrews in their wanderings (Num. 21:16-18) in the wilderness of Moab. (See WELL.)
Beer, () well. A town in the tribe of Judah to which Jotham fled for fear of Abimelech (Judg. 9:21). Some have identified this place with Beeroth.
Beer, () A well.
Beeregar (n.) Sour beer. [Obs.]
Beerhouse (n.) A house where malt liquors are sold; an alehouse.
Beeriness (n.) Beery condition.
Beery (a.) Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin.
Beery (a.) Smelling of beer.
Beestings (n.) Same as Biestings.
Biestings, Beestings (n. pl.) 初乳（母牛產犢後之） The first milk given by a cow after calving. -- B. Jonson.
The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called biestings. -- Newton. (1574).
Beeswax (n.) The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are constructed.
Beeswing (n.) The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
Beet (n.) A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year.
Beet (n.) The root of plants of the genus Beta, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar.
Beete (v. t.) Alt. of Bete
Bete (v. t.) To mend; to repair.
Bete (v. t.) To renew or enkindle (a fire).
Beetle (n.) A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
Beetle (n.) A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine. -- Knight.
Beetled (imp. & p. p.) of Beetle
Beetling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beetle
Beetle (v. t.) To beat with a heavy mallet.
Beetle (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
Beetle (n.) Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.
Beetle mite (Zool.), One of many species of mites, of the family Oribatid[ae], parasitic on beetles.
Black beetle, The common large black cockroach ({Blatta orientalis).
Beetle (v. i.) To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
To the dreadful summit of the cliff That beetles o'er his base into the sea. -- Shak.
Each beetling rampart, and each tower sublime. -- Wordsworth.
Beetle (a.) Jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: beetle, beetling].
Beetle (n.) Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings.
Beetle (n.) A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing [syn: mallet, beetle].
Beetle (v.) Be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" [syn: overhang, beetle].
Beetle (v.) Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home."
Beetle (v.) Beat with a beetle.
Beetle (a.) Jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: beetle, beetling].
Beetle (n.) Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings.
Beetle (n.) A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing [syn: mallet, beetle].
Beetle (v.) Be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" [syn: overhang, beetle].
Beetle (v.) Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home."
Beetle (v.) Beat with a beetle.
Beetle, (Heb. hargol, meaning "leaper"). Mention of it is made only in Lev. 11:22, where it is obvious the word cannot mean properly the beetle. It denotes some winged creeper with at least four feet, "which has legs above its feet, to leap withal." The description plainly points to the locust (q.v.). This has been an article of food from the earliest times in the East to the present day. The word is rendered "cricket" in the Revised Version.
Beetle brow () An overhanging brow.
Beetle-browed () Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen.
Beetlehead (n.) A stupid fellow; a blockhead.
Beetlehead (n.) The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Squatarola helvetica). See Plover.
Beetle-headed (a.) Dull; stupid.
Beetlestock (n.) The handle of a beetle.
Beet radish () Same as Beetrave.
Beetrave (n.) The common beet (Beta vulgaris).
Beeve (n.) A beef; a beef creature.
Beeves (n.) plural of Beef, the animal.
Befell (imp.) of Befall.
Befallen (p. p.) of Befall.
Befalling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befall.
Befall (v. t.) To happen to.
Befall (v. i.) To come to pass; to happen.
Befitted (imp. & p. p.) of Befit.
Befitting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befit.
Befit (v. t.) To be suitable to; to suit; to become.
Befitting (a.) Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.
Befittingly (adv.) In a befitting manner; suitably.
Beflatter (v. t.) To flatter excessively.
Beflower (v. t.) To besprinkle or scatter over with, or as with, flowers.
Befogged (imp. & p. p.) of Befog.
Befogging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befog.
Befog (v. t.) To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part. adj.
Befog (v. t.) Hence: To confuse; to mystify.
Befooled (imp. & p. p.) of Befool.
Befooling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befool.
Befool (v. t.) To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to deceive.
This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men. -- Fuller.
Befool (v. t.) To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. "Some befooling drug." -- G. Eliot.
Befool (v.) Make a fool or dupe of [syn: fool, gull, befool].
Befool (v.) Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across].
Before (prep.) In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
His angel, who shall go Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire. -- Milton.
Before (prep.) Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
Before Abraham was, I am. -- John viii. 58.
Before this treatise can become of use, two points are necessary. -- Swift.
Note: Formerly before, in this sense, was followed by that. "Before that Philip called thee . . . I saw thee." -- John i. 48.
Before (prep.) An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
The golden age . . . is before us. -- Carlyle.
Before (prep.) Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
He that cometh after me is preferred before me. -- John i. 15.
The eldest son is before the younger in succession. -- Johnson.
Before (prep.) In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
Abraham bowed down himself before the people. -- Gen. xxiii. 12.
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord? -- Micah vi. 6.
Before (prep.) Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
If a suit be begun before an archdeacon. -- Ayliffe.
Before (prep.) Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
The world was all before them where to choose. -- Milton.
Before the mast (Naut.), As a common sailor, -- because the sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast.
Before the wind (Naut.), In the direction of the wind and by its impulse; having the wind aft.
Before (adv.) On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
The battle was before and behind. -- 2 Chron. xiii. 14.
Before (adv.) In advance. "I come before to tell you." -- Shak.
Before (adv.) In time past; previously; already.
You tell me, mother, what I knew before. -- Dryden.
Before (adv.) Earlier; sooner than; until then.
When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a drop before. -- Shak.
Note: Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as, before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid.
Before (adv.) Earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier" [syn: earlier, before].
Before (adv.) At or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before" [syn: ahead, in front, before].
Beforehand (adv.) In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.
Agricola . . . resolves to be beforehand with the danger. -- Milton.
The last cited author has been beforehand with me. -- Addison.
Beforehand (adv.) By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime.
They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking. -- Hooker.
Beforehand (a.) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
Rich and much beforehand. -- Bacon.
Beforehand (adv.) Ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" [syn: ahead, in advance, beforehand].
Beforehand (a.) Being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" [syn: advance(a), beforehand(p)].
Beforetime (adv.) Formerly; aforetime.
[They] dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. -- 2 Kings xiii. 5.
Befortune (v. t.) To befall. [Poetic]
I wish all good befortune you. -- Shak.
Befouled (imp. & p. p.) of Befoul.
Befouling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befoul.
Befoul (a.) To make foul; to soil.
Befoul (a.) To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Befoul (v.) Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: foul, befoul, defile, maculate].
Befriended (imp. & p. p.) of Befriend.
Befriending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Befriend.
Befriend (v. t.) To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
By the darkness befriended. -- Longfellow.
Befriend (v.) Become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
Befriend, (v. t.) To make an ingrate.
Befriendment (n.) Act of befriending. [R.]
Befrill (v. t.) To furnish or deck with a frill.
Befringe (v. t.) To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as with fringe. -- Fuller.
Befuddled (imp. & p. p.) of Befuddle.
Befuddle (v. t.) 使昏迷；使迷惑；使迷糊 To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
Befuddle (v.) Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}].
Befuddle (v.) Make stupid with alcohol [syn: {befuddle}, {fuddle}].
Befuddlement (n.) 迷惘；昏迷；爛醉 See Befuddle.
Befuddle (v.) [With object] (Usually as adjective Befuddled) Cause to become unable to think clearly.
‘Even in my befuddled state I could see that they meant trouble.’
Befuddlement (n.) Confusion resulting from failure to understand.
Befuddlement (n.) Confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: {bewilderment}, {obfuscation}, {puzzlement}, {befuddlement}, {mystification}, {bafflement}, {bemusement}].
Beg (n.) A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the East; a bey.
Begged (imp. & p. p.) of Beg.
Begging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beg.
Beg (v. t.) To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech.
I do beg your good will in this case. -- Shak.
[Joseph] begged the body of Jesus. -- Matt. xxvii. 58.
Note: Sometimes implying deferential and respectful, rather than earnest, asking; as, I beg your pardon; I beg leave to disagree with you.
Beg (v. t.) To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or from house to house.
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. -- Ps. xxxvii. 25.
Beg (v. t.) To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to grant a favor.
Beg (v. t.) To take for granted; to assume without proof.