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beef
bebop
/'bi:bDp/
n.
type
of
1940s
jazz
with
complex
harmony
and
rhythms,
[imit-
ative]
becalm
/bi'ka:m/
v.
(usu.
in
passive)
deprive
(a
ship)
of
wind,
became
past
of
become.
because
/bi'knz/
conj.
for
the
reason
that;
since.
because
of
on
account
of;
by
reason
of.
[from
by,
cause]
bechamel
/'beja.mel/
n.
a
kind
ofthick
white
sauce.
[Marquis
de
Bechamel,
name
of
a
courtier]
beck
1
n.
N.Engl
brook;
mountain
stream.
[Old
Norse]
beck
2
n.
at
a
person's
beck
and
call
subject
to
aperson's
constant
orders,
[from
beckon]
beckon
/'bekan/
v.
1
(often
foil,
by
to)
summon
by
gesture.
2
entice.
[Old
Eng-
lish]
become
/bi'kAm/
v.
(-ming;
past
became;
past
part,
become)
1
begin
to
be
{became
king,
famous).
2
(often
as
becoming
adj.
)
alook
well
on;
suit
{blue
becomes
him),
b
befit
(it
ill
becomes
you
to
complain;
becoming
modesty).
become
of
happen
to
{what
became
of
her?).
[Old
English:
related
to
be-]
becquerel
/'beka.rel/
n.
SI
unit
of
radioactivity.
[Becquerel,
name
of
a
physicist]
bed
-n.
1
pieceof
furniture
for
sleeping
on.
2
any
place
used
for
sleep
or
rest.
3
garden
plot,
esp.
for
flowers.
4a
bottom
of
the
sea,
a
river,
etc.
b
foundations
of
a
road
or
railway.
5
stratum,
layer,
-u.
(-dd-)
1
(usu.
foil,
by
down)
put
or
go
to
bed.
2
colloq.
have
sexual
intercourse
with.
3
(usu.
foil,
by
out)
plant
in
a
garden
bed.
4
cover
up
or
fix
firmly.
5
arrange
as
a
layer.
bed
of
roses
life
of
ease,
go
to
bed
1
retire
to
sleep.
2
(often
foil,
by
with)
have
sexual
intercourse.
[Old
English]
B.Ed.
abbr.
Bachelor
of
Education,
bed
and
board
n.
lodging
and
food,
bed
and
breakfast
n.
1
room
and
breakfast
in
a
hotel
etc.
2
establishmentproviding
this.
bedaub
/bi'doib/
v.
smear
or
daub,
bedazzle
/bi'daez(a)l/
v.
(-ling)
1
dazzle.
2
confuse.
bedbug
n.
wingless
parasite
infesting
beds
etc.
bedclothes
n.pl.
sheets,
blankets,
etc.,
for
a
bed.
bedding
n.
1
mattress
and
bedclothes.
2
Utter
for
animals.
3
geological
strata.
bedding
plant
n.
plant
suitable
for
a
garden
bed.
bedeck
/bi'dek/
v.
adorn.
bedevil
/bi'dev(a)l/
v.(-11-;
US
-1-)
1
trouble,
vex.
2
confound,
confuse.3
torment,
abuse.
bedevilment
n.
bedew
/bi'dju:/
v.
cover
or
sprinkle
(as)
withdew.
bedfellow
n.
1
person
who
sharesa
bed.
2
associate.
bedizen
/bi'daiz(a)n/
v.
poet,
deck
out
gaudily,
[from
be-,
obsolete
dizen
deck
out]
bedjacket
n.
jacket
worn
when
sitting
up
in
bed.
bedlam
/'bedlam/
n.
uproar
and
confu-
sion.
[St
Mary
of
Bethlehem,
name
of
a
hospital
in
London]
bedlinen
n.
sheets
and
pillowcases.
Bedlington
terrier
/'bedim
t(a)n/
n.
terrier
with
a
narrow
head,
long
legs,
and
curly
grey
hair.
[Bedlington
in
Northumberland]
Bedouin
/'beduin/
n.
(also
Beduin)
{pi.
same)
1
nomadic
desert
Arab.
2
wander-
ingperson.
[Arabic,
=
dwellers
in
the
desert]
bedpan
n.
portable
toilet
for
use
in
bed.
bedpost
n.
each
of
four
upright
sup-
portsof
a
bed.
bedraggled
/bi'draeg(a)ld/
adj.
dishev-
elled,
untidy.
bedrest
n.
recuperation
in
bed.
bedridden
adj.
confined
to
bed
by
in-
firmity.
bedrock
n.
1
solid
rockunderlying
alluvial
deposits
etc.
2
basic
principles.
bedroom
n.
room
for
sleeping
in.
bedside
n.
space
beside
esp.
a
patient's
bed.
bedside
manner
(esp.
doctor's)
way
with
patients.
bedsit
n.
(also
bedsitter,
bedsitting
room)
combined
bedroom
and
sitting-
room
with
cooking
facilities.
bedsock
n.
warm
sock
worn
in
bed.
bedsore
n.
sore
developed
by
lying
in
bed.
bedspread
n.
cover
for
a
bed.
bedstead
n.
framework
of
a
bed.
bedstraw
n.
small
herbaceous
plant,
bedtime
n.
(often
attrib.)
usualtime
for
going
to
bed
{bedtime
drink).
Beduin
var.
of
Bedouin.
bedwetting
n.
involuntary
urination
when
asleep
in
bed.
bee
n.
1
four-
winged
stinging
insect,
collecting
nectar
and
pollen
and
produc-
ing
wax
and
honey.
2
(usu.
busy
bee)
busy
person.
3
esp.
US
meeting
for
work
or
amusement.
a
bee
in
one's
bonnet
obsession.
[OldEnglish]
Beeb
n.
(prec.
by
the)
colloq.
BBC.
[abbreviation]
beech
n.
1
large
smooth
grey
tree
with
glossy
leaves.
2
its
hard
wood.
[OldEnglish]
beechmast
n.
{pi.
same)
fruit
of
the
beech.
beef-rc.
1
flesh
of
the
ox,
bull,
or
cow
for
eating.
2
colloq.
male
muscle.
3
{pi.