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 bespeech To address in speech bespeed To speed; cause to prosper. bespell To cast a spell upon; to enchant, bewitch. bespelled Endued with magical power; enchanted; charmed. bespend To expend; bestow; employ. bespew To stain with spew; vomit on; foul with sick. bespice To season with spice, or with some spicy drug. bespin To spin around or about, so as to cover; spin all over. bespit To spit upon (someone or something); to soil with spittle. bespittle To cover (someone or something) with spit or spittle, especially from speech. besplash To splash all over; to wet by splashing. besplatter To splatter. bespoil To spoil or pollute. bespoke Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique. bespokely In a bespoke manner bespoken betrothed or engaged to be married bespokeness The quality of being bespoke. Bespokoyev A transliteration of a Russian surname. besport To sport; to play. bespot To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes. bespouse To marry bespoused married bespout To spout about; recite in a pompous or affected manner. bespray To spray on; spray all over; besprinkle, bespatter. bespread To spread over; to cover with. bespredel A fundamental breakdown in the established norms of a society, due to its citizens no longer having a collective understanding of the customs, values or institutions of that society; particularly in a Russian or post-Soviet context. besprenge To sprinkle or scatter. besprent besprinkled besprinkle To sprinkle. besprinkled Sprinkled. besprinkler One who or that which besprinkles. bespurred Wearing or having spurs. bespurt To spurt on or over; to sprinkle. bespy To send spies to; beset with espionage. besra A bird of prey of southern Asia, Accipiter virgatus. Bess A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth. bessa A former copper coin of Ethiopia. Bessacarr An outer suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6101). Bessant A surname from French. Bessarabia A geographic region of Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west; now divided politically between Moldova and Ukraine. Bessarabian Of Bessarabia. Bessbrook A village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Besse A surname from French. Bessel A surname. Besselian Relating to Friedrich Bessel Bessemer A surname, notably that of Henry Bessemer. bessemerization The conversion of iron to steel by the Bessemer process bessemerize To convert iron to steel by the Bessemer process. Bessent A surname. Besser A surname. Besserwisser A know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck. Bessette A surname from French. Bessey A surname. Besseyan Of or relating to Charles Edwin Bessey (1845–1915), American botanist, or the taxonomic system he introduced. Bessi An ancient independent Thracian tribe who lived in a territory ranging from Moesia to Mount Rhodope in Northern Thrace. Bessie A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth, also used as a formal female given name. Bessiebelle A locality in the Shire of Glenelg and the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia Bessinger A surname from German. Bessler A surname. Besson A surname from French. Bessy A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth; today more often spelled Bessie. best Most; largest. bestagger To stagger about; cause (one) to stagger. bestagon A hexagon, regarded as the ultimate or superior geometric shape. bestain To mark with stains; discolour; spot. bestained Stained all over, completely stained or discoloured. bestand To stand by or near; stand around. bestar To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to adorn or decorate with, or as with, stars. bestatin the protease inhibitor ubenimex bestatued Having a statue or statues. bestay To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop. Beste A surname. bestead To help, assist. besteading Help; assistance; aid; avail. besteal To steal, move stealthily. besteer To guide; pilot; direct. bestem To stem completely; stem all about; hinder. bestep To step on; step over, tread upon. bester A fraudulent bookmaker. bestest Best; the best of the best. bestestest Synonym of best. bestial Beast-like. bestialism bestiality (sexual intercourse between human and animal) bestialist A person who has sexual relations with non-human animals. bestiality Sexual activity between a human and another animal species. bestialization The state or process of turning bestial; depravation, corruption, degradation, dehumanization. bestialize To make like a beast. bestially In a bestial manner. bestialness The quality of being bestial. bestials Synonym of bestial (“cattle”). bestiarian A person who upholds the rights of animals; especially an antivivisectionist. bestiarianism Antivivisectionism. bestiary A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals. bestick To stick on the surface of; cover over. bestickered Covered with stickers. bestie A best friend. bestill To make quiet or still; calm; pacify. bestir To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor. Bestla A moon of Saturn. bestness The quality or state of being the best. bestock to stock; furnish bestockinged Wearing stockings or a stocking; stockinged. bestorm To overtake with a storm; assail with storms. bestow To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. bestowable Capable of being bestowed. bestowage Stowage. bestowal The act of bestowing. bestower One who bestows. bestowment The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal bestraddle To bestride. bestrange To make strange, foreign, or alien; alienate; estrange. bestranged Made strange, foreign, or alien; estranged. bestrangement The state, quality, or condition of being bestranged; estrangement; alienation. bestraught Distracted; mad, distraught. bestraughted Distracted. bestreak To mark or cover with streaks. bestream To stream around, about, or all over; flood. bestretched Stretched out or across; extended. bestrew To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there. bestrewal The act of bestrewing or scattering. bestrewment Synonym of bestrewal bestride To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse. bestrip To strip away, remove; strip, undress; deprive. bestriped Having stripes; stripy. bestrophin Any of a family of proteins that channel chloride ions across membranes bestrophinopathy A retinal dystrophy associated with a bestrophin mutation bestrut To distend. bests A polite, formulaic end to a letter or email. bestseller A book or other product that has sold in large numbers. bestsellerdom The quality of having the status of bestseller. bestshoring The process of identifying the best location to which to move manufacturing or other industrial facilities. bestubbled With facial stubble; stubbly. bestuccoed Covered in stucco. bestud To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses. Bestum A neighbourhood of Oslo, Norway. bestung Having been stung. Bestuzhev A surname from Russian. Bestwick A surname. Bestwood An outer suburb of the city of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5645). besuit To be fitting or appropriate; befit; suit besuited Dressed in or wearing a suit. besully To make sullied or soiled; defile. besulpamide A diuretic drug. besung Sung of; sung about; glorified or praised in song. beswaddle To wrap or envelop in swaddling-clothes. beswarm To swarm over; to envelop in a swarm. beswathe to cover (something) (both literally and figuratively). beswear To swear by; swear about or regarding; swear at or to; promise besweat Covered with sweat. besweatered Wearing a sweater.