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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

beef Stroganoff
noun sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles

beef tallow
noun tallow obtained from a bovine animal

beef tea
Bovril noun an extract of beef (given to people who are ill)

beef tenderloin
noun beef loin muscle

beef tongue
noun the tongue of a cow eaten as meat

beef up
verb make strong or stronger; `This exercise will strengthen your upper body`; `strengthen the relations between the two countries`

beef Wellington
filet de boeuf en croute noun rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry

beefburger
burger noun a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients

beefcake
noun a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire

beefed-up
adjective made greater or stronger; `beefed-up sales efforts`

beefsteak
noun a slice of beef usually cooked by broiling

beefsteak begonia
kidney begonia noun rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath

beefsteak fungus
Fistulina hepatica noun a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States

beefsteak plant
Iresine herbstii noun South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts

beefsteak tomato
noun any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh

beefwood
noun tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood

beefy
burly adjective muscular and heavily built; `a beefy wrestler`; `had a tall burly frame`; `clothing sizes for husky boys`; `a strapping boy of eighteen`; ``buirdly` is a Scottish term`

beehive
noun a hairdo resembling a beehive

beekeeper
apiarist noun a farmer who keeps bees for their honey

beekeeping
apiculture noun the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

beeline
noun the most direct route; `he made a beeline for the bathroom`

beep
bleep noun a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

beeper
pager noun an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged

beer
noun a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

beer barrel
beer keg noun a barrel that holds beer

beer bottle
noun a bottle that holds beer

beer can
noun a can that holds beer

beer drinker
ale drinker noun someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale

beer garden
noun tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served

beer glass
noun a relatively large glass for serving beer

beer hall
noun a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment

beer maker
noun someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water

beer mat
noun a drip mat placed under a glass of beer

beer mug
stein noun a mug intended for serving beer

Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm noun English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956)

beery
adjective smelling of beer

beeswax
noun a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs

beet
beetroot noun round red root vegetable

beet armyworm
noun moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables

beet blight
noun a disease of beet plants

beet green
noun young leaves of the beetroot

beet sugar
noun sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent

Beethoven
noun the music of Beethoven; `he enjoyed Beethoven most of all`

Beethovenian
adjective of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music

beetle
beetling adjective jutting or overhanging; `beetle brows`

beetle-browed
scowling adjective sullen or unfriendly in appearance

beetroot
Beta vulgaris rubra noun beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption

befall
verb become of; happen to; `He promised that no harm would befall her`; `What has become of my children?`

befit
suit verb accord or comport with; `This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!`

befitting
adjective appropriate to; `behavior befitting a father`

befogged
adjective stupefied by alcoholic drink; `the wino`s poor befuddled mind`; `a mind befogged with drink`

befoul
defile verb spot, stain, or pollute; `The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it`

befouled
fouled adjective made dirty or foul; `a building befouled with soot`; `breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot`

befoulment
defilement noun the state of being polluted

befriend
verb become friends with; `John and Eric soon became friends`; `Have you made friends yet in your new environment?`

befuddle
verb make stupid with alcohol

beg
implore verb call upon in supplication; entreat; `I beg you to stop!`

beg off
verb ask for permission to be released from an engagement

beget
get 8 engender verb make children; `Abraham begot Isaac`; `Men often father children but don`t recognize them`

beggar
mendicant noun a pauper who lives by begging

beggar`s lice
beggar lice noun Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing

beggar-my-neighbor
beggar-my-neighbour noun a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player`s cards

beggar-my-neighbor policy
beggar-my-neighbour policy noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy; `the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy`

beggarly
mean adjective marked by poverty befitting a beggar; `a beggarly existence in the slums`; `a mean hut`

beggarman
noun a man who is a beggar

beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum noun West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil

beggarwoman
noun a woman who is a beggar

beggary
begging noun a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

begin
start verb have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; `The DMZ begins right over the hill`; `The second movement begins after the Allegro`; `Prices for these homes start at $250,000`

begin
verb set in motion, cause to start; `The U.S. started a war in the Middle East`; `The Iraqis began hostilities`; `begin a new chapter in your life`

beginning
start noun the act of starting something; `he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations`

beginning(a)
adjective serving to begin; `the beginning canto of the poem`; `the first verse`

begonia
noun any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

Begoniaceae
family Begoniaceae noun monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America

begotten
adjective (of offspring) generated by procreation; `naturally begotten child`

begrimed
dingy adjective thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; `a miner`s begrimed face`; `dingy linen`; `grimy hands`; `grubby little fingers`; `a grungy kitchen`

begrudge
verb wish ill or allow unwillingly

beguile
hoodwink verb influence by slyness

beguiled
captivated adjective filled with wonder and delight

beguilement
noun an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

beguiling
adjective misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods; `taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes`

beguine
noun a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba

begum
noun a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan

behalf
noun as the agent of or on someone`s part (usually expressed as `on behalf of` rather than `in behalf of`); `the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child`; `this letter is written on behalf of my client`;

behave
comport verb behave well or properly; `The children must learn to behave`

behave
bear verb behave in a certain manner; `She carried herself well`; `he bore himself with dignity`; `They conducted themselves well during these difficult times`

behavior
behaviour noun manner of acting or controlling yourself

behavior therapy
behavior modification noun psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior

behavioral
behavioural adjective of or relating to behavior; `behavioral sciences`

behaviorism
behaviourism noun an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

behaviorist
behaviourist noun a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism

behavioristic
behaviorist adjective of or relating to behaviorism; `behavioristic psychology`

beheaded
decapitated adjective having had the head cut off; `the beheaded prisoners`

behemoth
noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation

behest
noun an authoritative command or request

behind
adverb in or to or toward the rear; `he followed behind`; `seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front`; `the final runners were far behind`

behind
in arrears adverb in debt; `he fell behind with his mortgage payments`; `a month behind in the rent`; `a company that has been run behindhand for years`; `in arrears with their utility bills`

behind(p)
adjective having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; `behind by two points`; `the 8th inning found the home team trailing`

behindhand
adjective behind schedule; `was behindhand with the rent`

behindhand
in arrears adverb in debt; `he fell behind with his mortgage payments`; `a month behind in the rent`; `a company that has been run behindhand for years`; `in arrears with their utility bills`