Words starting with be

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

bead fern means: beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes

bead tree means: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots

beaded means: covered with beads of liquid

beaded lizard means: lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico

beading means: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture

beading means: ornamentation with beads

beading plane means: a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork

beadle means: a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function

beadle means: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)

beadlike means: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

admission price means: the fee charged for admission

botanist means: a biologist specializing in the study of plants

brushing means: the act of brushing your hair

brushing means: the act of brushing your teeth

chrysolite means: a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone

fanny wright means: United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)

mark of cain means: the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature

mine pig means: pig iron made entirely from ore

picture frame means: a framework in which a picture is mounted

protein molecule means: any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds

pyloric vein means: receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein

retina means: the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve

sailing boat means: a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast

salaciously means: in a lascivious manner

seawater means: water containing salts

shootout means: a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

solanaceous means: of or relating to plants of the family Solanaceae (the potato family)

spending spree means: a brief period of extravagant spending

vaisya means: the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category

vaisya means: a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes