Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z benefit An advantage; help or aid from something. benefitable Able to bring benefit, able to be beneficial. benefiter A person who receives a benefit. benefitless Without benefits. benefits public assistance; welfare. benegro To render dark; blacken. Beneke A surname from German. Benelux An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Beneluxer A native or inhabitant of Benelux. Beneluxian Of or relating to Benelux. Benenati A surname from Italian. Benennungsmotiv The semantic reasoning behind an etymological derivation. Benerembah A locality in the Carrathool council area and the Griffith council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Benesat A village and commune of Sălaj County, Romania. Benesch A surname from German. Benesh A surname. beneship Very good; excellent. beneshiply Excellently benet To catch in a net; ensnare. Benetnash Synonym of Alkaid. Benett A surname. benettitalean Of or pertaining to Bennettitales. benettle To whip or sting with nettles. benettled Full of nettles. Beneventan Of or relating to the Duchy of Benevento in southern Italy. Benevento A city and comune, the capital of the province of Benevento, Campania, in southern Italy. benevolence Disposition to do good. benevolent Having a disposition to do good. benevolently In a benevolent manner. benevolentness The state or quality of being benevolent. benevolism The belief that human beings are inherently benevolent. benevolist A proponent of benevolism. benevolous kind; benevolent benew To make like new; renew; refresh. benexate A drug used to treat gastric acid disorders. benextramine The cystamine derivative N,N'-bis(o-methoxybenzylaminohexyl)cystamine Benfeito A surname. Benfer A surname. Benfield A surname. Benfieldside A suburban area between Shotley Bridge and Consett, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0952). Benfleet A town, properly known as South Benfleet, in Castle Point borough, Essex, England. benflumetol lumefantrine benfluorex The drug (RS)-2-({1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propan-2-yl}amino)ethyl benzoate, marketed as an antidiabetic and appetite suppressant. Benford A surname. benfotiamine A derivative of thiamine (vitamin B1) used to treat sciatica and other painful nerve conditions. BEng A Mande language of Ivory Coast. benga A genre of Kenyan popular music in an urban style associated with stringed instrumentation. Bengal A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States. Bengalese Of or relating to Bengal. Bengali Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis. Bengalian A Bengali. Bengalic Synonym of Bengali. bengaline A fabric made from silk and worsted; poplin. Bengaliness The quality or state of being Bengali. Bengalisation That which has been Bengalised. Bengalism A word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language, especially for literary effect. Bengalize To make Bengali; to give Bengali traits to. Bengalla A locality in the Muswellbrook council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Bengalurean Of or pertaining to Bengaluru. Bengaluru A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India. bengamide Any of a class of cyclic amides, isolated from various sponges, that have some anticancer activity Bengbu A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China. Bengcag A barangay of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Benge A surname. Bengel A surname from German. Bengelian Of or relating to Johann Albrecht Bengel (1687–1752), Lutheran pietist clergyman known for his edition of the Greek New Testament and his commentaries on it. Benghazi A port city in eastern Libya. Benghazian Of or relating to Benghazi in Libya. Bengi An ethnic Bengali Bengkulu A province of Indonesia on the southwest coast of Sumatra. Benglish A hybrid of the Bengali and English languages. Bengoechea A surname. bengola A Bengal light. Bengough A surname. Bengston A surname. Bengtson A surname. Bengue A surname from French Benguela The capital city of Benguela Province, Angola. Benguet A province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: La Trinidad. Largest city: Baguio. Formerly a subprovince of Mountain Province before converting into a full-fledged province in 1966. Bengworden A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. Benha A city, the capital of Qalyubiyya governorate, north-eastern Egypt. Benhall A suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9121). Benham A surname. benhepazone A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Beni A department in north-east Bolivia. Benicia A city in Solano County, California, United States. Benicio A male given name from Spanish. benidipine A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker for the treatment of hypertension. Benidorm A city and municipality of Alicante, Valencia, Spain. benight To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached. benighted Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination. benightedly In a benighted manner. benightedness The quality of being benighted. benighten To benight. benighter One who benights or keeps others in darkness. benighting A plunging into darkness or ignorance. benightment The state or condition of being benighted. benign Kind; gentle; mild. benignancy benignity benignant Kind; gracious; favorable. benignantly In a benignant manner. benignity The state of being benign. benignly In a benign manner. benignness The state or quality of being benign. Benigno A surname. benihana An aerial trick where one hand grabs the tail of the board, and the back foot is released from the board. benim To take away; rob; deprive; ravish benimming The taking away or removal of something. Benin People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990 Beninese Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people. Beningbrough A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE5257). Benington A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2923). Beninois Beninese Benioff A surname. benippled Having nipples; covered with nipples. beniseed sesame (Sesamum radiatum) Benish A surname. Benishangul An ethnic group inhabiting parts of western Ethiopia and Sudan. benison A blessing; benediction. Beniston A surname. Benit A barangay of Labo, Camarines Norte, Philippines. Benita A female given name from Spanish. Benitez A surname from Spanish. benitier The vase or vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches. Benito A male given name from Spanish and Italian, equivalent to English Benedict. benitoite A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite. benjamin A balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin. benjamina Synonym of weeping fig. Benjaminian Pertaining to German philosopher and critic Walter Benjamin or his views. benjaminite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur. Benjaminson A surname originating as a patronymic. Benjamite A Benjaminite. Benjeroop A locality in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia Benji A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin. Benjie A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin. Benjy A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin. benk place; point Benke A surname. Benkelman A small city, the county seat of Dundy County, Nebraska, United States. Named after J.G. Benkelman, a stock raiser. Benkert A surname. Benko A surname. Benkovac A town in Croatia. benleonardite A tetragonal very pale blue mineral containing antimony, arsenic, silver, sulfur, and tellurium. Benllech A village in Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid SH5182). Benloch A locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, central Victoria, Australia Benmore A ghost town in Tooele County, Utah. benmoreite A sodium-rich volcanic rock of intermediate composition. benmoxin An irreversible nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor of the hydrazine class, formerly used as an antidepressant. Benn A surname. benna A calypso-like genre of traditional music from Antigua and Barbuda.