10-letter words starting with be
- bedsitting — as in bedsitting room
- bedspreads — Plural form of bedspread.
- bedsprings — Plural form of bedspring.
- bedwarmers — Plural form of bedwarmer.
- bedwetting — Bedwetting means urinating in bed, usually by small children.
- bee beetle — a European beetle, Trichodes apiarius, that is often parasitic in beehives: family Cleridae
- bee killer — robber fly.
- bee martin — kingbird.
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- beech fern — a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris, that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae
- beech mast — the edible nuts of the beech, especially when lying on the ground.
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- beef olive — a thin slice of beef rolled round sausage meat
- beefburger — A beefburger is the same as a hamburger.
- beefeaters — Plural form of beefeater.
- beefmaster — one of a breed of fast-growing beef cattle of the western U.S., tolerant of humidity, heat, and insects, developed by crossbreeding Brahman, Hereford, and Shorthorn stock.
- beekeepers — Plural form of beekeeper.
- beekeeping — Beekeeping is the practice of owning and taking care of bees.
- beer belly — If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
- beer glass — a glass of a standard size (in Britain holding one pint, or half a pint) with straight sides, or with a handle, to drink beer from
- beet sugar — the sucrose obtained from sugar beet, identical in composition to cane sugar
- beetlebung — sour gum.
- beetlehead — a person of low intelligence
- beetleweed — galax.
- beetmaster — a help in need
- beetmister — a help in need
- beflowered — adorned or decorated with flowers.
- before-tax — before tax has been deducted; gross
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- beforetime — formerly
- befriended — to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid: to befriend the poor and the weak.
- befriender — a person who befriends
- befuddling — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
- beg-pardon — an expression of apology (used especially in the phrase with no beg-pardons).
- beggarweed — any of various leguminous plants of the genus Desmodium, esp D. purpureum of the Caribbean, grown in the southern US as forage plants and to improve the soil
- beginnings — the early stages; the first signs
- begrudgery — resentment of any person who has achieved success or wealth
- begrudging — to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- bejewelled — A bejewelled person or object is wearing a lot of jewellery or is decorated with jewels.
- bel esprit — a witty or clever person
- bel-esprit — a person of great wit or intellect.
- beliefless — having no faith or belief
- believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
- belisarius — ?505–565 ad, Byzantine general under Justinian I. He recovered North Africa from the Vandals and Italy from the Ostrogoths and led forces against the Persians
- bell crank — a lever with two arms having a common fulcrum at their junction
- bell curve — a curve resembling the outline of a flared bell, usually representing a normal distribution
- bell glass — a bell-shaped glass jar or cover for protecting delicate instruments, bric-a-brac, or the like, or for containing gases or a vacuum in chemical experiments.