(Britain, colloquial) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
verb
(figuratively, transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.
(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
(intransitive) To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
(intransitive) To sunbathe.
(transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
(transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
beach
beach
noun
(UK dialectal, Sussex, Kent) The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.
(motorsports, euphemistic) Synonym of gravel trap
(sports) A dry, dusty pitch or situation, as though playing on sand.
A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.
The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
verb
(intransitive) To run aground on a beach.
(of a vehicle) To run into an obstacle or rough or soft ground, so that the floor of the vehicle rests on the ground and the wheels cannot gain traction.
(transitive) To run (something) aground on a beach.
beath
beath
verb
(transitive) To dry or heat (unseasoned) wood for the purpose of straightening it.
(transitive, dialectal) To bathe (with warm liquid); foment.
beche
becht
beech
beech
noun
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
The wood of the beech tree.
beeth
beeth
verb
(obsolete) third-person singular simple present indicative of be.
behah
behan
behap
behap
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To happen.
behar
behav
behen
behen
noun
Behen album or white behen: a thistle native to western and central Asia, Centaurea behen
Behen officinarum: Cucubalis behen or Oberna behen, synonyms for Silene vulgaris
Behen rubrum or red behen: said in some sources to be Salvia haematodes (now Salvia pratensis subsp. haematodes), but in other sources to be Statice limonium, which is a synonym for Limonium vulgare.
behew
behew
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To carve; adorn; embellish.
behka
behre
bekah
bekah
noun
Alternative form of beka
bekha
belah
belah
noun
beefwood
belch
belch
noun
(obsolete) Malt liquor.
The sound one makes when belching.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise.
(transitive, intransitive) To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth.
bench
bench
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
(Australia, New Zealand) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
(geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
(law) The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary.
(law, figuratively) The place where the judges sit.
(sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
(sports, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.
(surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
(weightlifting) The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
The dignity of holding an official seat.
verb
(slang) To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
(transitive and intransitive, colloquial) To lift by bench pressing
(transitive) To furnish with benches.
(transitive) To place on a bench or seat of honour.
(transitive, figuratively) To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
(transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.
Alternative spelling of bentsh
bensh
bergh
bergh
noun
(UK dialectal) A hill.
berth
berth
noun
(nautical) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
(sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
(sports) position on the field of play
A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc).
A job or position, especially on a ship.
A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
verb
(astronautics) To use a device to bring a spaceship into its berth/dock
(transitive) to assign a berth (bunk or position) to
(transitive) to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth/berthing
besht
bethe
bethe
noun
A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.
beths
beths
noun
plural of beth
bhave
boche
boche
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Boche.
bohea
bohea
noun
A black tea from China.
bohme
bothe
bothe
det
Obsolete spelling of both
brahe
breth
bsche
bshec
bshed
dubhe
dubhe
Proper noun
A multiple star in the constellation of Ursa Major and part of the Plough; Alpha (α) Ursae Majoris.
exhbn
habbe
haber
habet
hable
hable
adj
Obsolete form of able.
Obsolete form of habile.
halbe
hbert
hebbe
hebel
heben
heben
noun
(obsolete) Ebony.
heber
hebes
hebes
noun
plural of hebe
herba
herbs
herbs
noun
plural of herb
herby
herby
adj
(of food or drink) Full of herbal aroma or flavour.
Of or pertaining to herbs.
hisbe
hobey
hobie
hoboe
hoboe
noun
Archaic spelling of hobo.
horeb
huber
hubey
hubie
obeah
obeah
noun
A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.
verb
(transitive) To bewitch using this kind of folk magic.
pheba
phebe
phebe
noun
Alternative form of phoebe
rebah
rehab
rehab
noun
(informal) An institution for rehabilitation.
(informal) Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
verb
(informal, transitive) To rehabilitate.
rheba
sheba
sheba
Proper noun
An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa.
The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
sheeb
thebe
thebe
noun
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Botswanan pula.