| beset | (verb) assail or attack on all sides: | Synonyms: set upon |
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| (verb) decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) | Synonyms: encrust, incrust |
| (verb) annoy continually or chronically | Synonyms: chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke |
| beshrew | (verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | Synonyms: anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict |
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| besiege | (verb) harass, as with questions or requests | - |
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| (verb) surround so as to force to give up | Synonyms: beleaguer, circumvent, hem in, surround |
| (verb) cause to feel distressed or worried | - |
| besmear | (verb) spread or daub (a surface) | Synonyms: bedaub |
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| besmirch | (verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | Synonyms: asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully |
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| (verb) smear so as to make dirty or stained | Synonyms: smirch |
| besot | (verb) make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation | Synonyms: stupefy |
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| bespangle | (verb) dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects | - |
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| (verb) decorate with spangles | Synonyms: spangle |
| bespatter | (verb) spot, splash, or soil | Synonyms: spatter |
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| bespeak | (verb) express the need or desire for | Synonyms: ask for, call for, quest, request |
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| (verb) be a signal for or a symptom of | Synonyms: betoken, indicate, point, signal |
| bespeckle | (verb) mark with small spots | Synonyms: speckle |
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| bespot | (verb) mark with, or as if with, spots | - |
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| besprinkle | (verb) scatter with liquid; wet lightly | Synonyms: sparge, sprinkle |
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| best | (verb) get the better of | Synonyms: outdo, outflank, scoop, trump |
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| bestialise | (verb) make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to | Synonyms: bestialize |
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| bestialize | (verb) make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to | Synonyms: bestialise |
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| bestir | (verb) become active | Synonyms: rouse |
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| bestow | (verb) present | Synonyms: confer |
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| (verb) bestow a quality on | Synonyms: add, bring, contribute, impart, lend |
| (verb) give as a gift | - |
| bestrew | (verb) cover by strewing | - |
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| bestride | (verb) get up on the back of | Synonyms: climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up |
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| bet | (verb) have faith or confidence in | Synonyms: bank, calculate, count, depend, look, reckon, rely, swear |
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| (verb) maintain with or as if with a bet | Synonyms: wager |
| (verb) stake on the outcome of an issue | Synonyms: play, wager |
| bethink | (verb) consider or ponder something carefully | - |
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| (verb) cause oneself to consider something | - |
| betide | (verb) become of; happen to | Synonyms: bechance, befall |
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| betoken | (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
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| (verb) be a signal for or a symptom of | Synonyms: bespeak, indicate, point, signal |
| betray | (verb) give away information about somebody | Synonyms: denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on |
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| (verb) reveal unintentionally | Synonyms: bewray |
| (verb) cause someone to believe an untruth | Synonyms: deceive, lead astray |
| (verb) disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake | Synonyms: fail |
| (verb) deliver to an enemy by treachery | Synonyms: sell |
| (verb) be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | Synonyms: cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander |
| betroth | (verb) give to in marriage | Synonyms: affiance, engage, plight |
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| better | (verb) get better | Synonyms: ameliorate, improve, meliorate |
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| (verb) to make better | Synonyms: ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate |
| (verb) surpass in excellence | Synonyms: break |
| bevel | (verb) cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel | Synonyms: chamfer |
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| bewail | (verb) regret strongly | Synonyms: bemoan, deplore, lament |
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| beware | (verb) be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to | Synonyms: mind |
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| bewhisker | (verb) furnish with whiskers | Synonyms: whisker |
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| bewilder | (verb) be a mystery or bewildering to | Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex |
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| (verb) cause to be confused emotionally | Synonyms: bemuse, discombobulate, throw |
| bewitch | (verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet | Synonyms: magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind |
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| (verb) cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | Synonyms: enchant, glamour, hex, jinx, witch |
| (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
| bewray | (verb) reveal unintentionally | Synonyms: betray |
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| bias | (verb) cause to be biased | Synonyms: predetermine |
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| (verb) influence in an unfair way | - |
| bib | (verb) drink moderately but regularly | Synonyms: tipple |
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| bicker | (verb) argue over petty things | Synonyms: brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble |
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| bicycle | (verb) ride a bicycle | Synonyms: bike, cycle, pedal, wheel |
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| bid | (verb) ask someone in a friendly way to do something | Synonyms: invite |
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| (verb) invoke upon | Synonyms: wish |
| (verb) ask for or request earnestly | Synonyms: adjure, beseech, conjure, entreat, press |
| (verb) propose a payment | Synonyms: offer, tender |
| (verb) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands | Synonyms: call |
| (verb) make a serious effort to attain something | - |
| bide | (verb) dwell | Synonyms: abide, stay |
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| biff | (verb) strike, usually with the fist | Synonyms: pommel, pummel |
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| bifurcate | (verb) divide into two branches | - |
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| (verb) split or divide into two | - |
| bight | (verb) fasten with a bight | - |
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| bike | (verb) ride a bicycle | Synonyms: bicycle, cycle, pedal, wheel |
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| bilge | (verb) take in water at the bilge | Synonyms: take in water |
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| (verb) cause to leak | - |
| bilk | (verb) escape, either physically or mentally | Synonyms: elude, evade |
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| (verb) evade payment to | - |
| (verb) cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money | - |
| (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | Synonyms: baffle, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart |
| bill | (verb) advertise especially by posters or placards | - |
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| (verb) publicize or announce by placards | Synonyms: placard |
| (verb) demand payment | Synonyms: charge |
| billet | (verb) provide housing for (military personnel) | Synonyms: canton, quarter |
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| billow | (verb) become inflated | Synonyms: balloon, inflate |
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| (verb) rise and move, as in waves or billows | Synonyms: heave, surge |
| (verb) rise up as if in waves | Synonyms: wallow |
| (verb) move with great difficulty | - |
| bin | (verb) store in bins | - |
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| bind | (verb) cause to be constipated | Synonyms: constipate |
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| (verb) form a chemical bond with | - |
| (verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted | Synonyms: hold, obligate, oblige |
| (verb) make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope | - |
| (verb) fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord | Synonyms: tie |
| (verb) provide with a binding | - |
| (verb) stick to firmly | Synonyms: adhere, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to |
| (verb) secure with or as if with ropes | Synonyms: tie down, tie up, truss |
| (verb) wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose | Synonyms: bandage |
| (verb) create social or emotional ties | Synonyms: attach, bond, tie |
| binge | (verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | Synonyms: englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff |
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| (verb) to watch a large amount of media in a single seating | - |
| bioassay | (verb) subject to a bio-assay | - |
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| biodegrade | (verb) break down naturally through the action of biological agents | - |
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| birch | (verb) whip with a birch twig | - |
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| bird | (verb) watch and study birds in their natural habitat | Synonyms: birdwatch |
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| birdie | (verb) shoot in one stroke under par | - |
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| birdlime | (verb) spread birdlime on branches to catch birds | Synonyms: lime |
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| birdnest | (verb) gather birdnests | Synonyms: bird-nest |
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| birdwatch | (verb) watch and study birds in their natural habitat | Synonyms: bird |
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| birl | (verb) cause to spin | Synonyms: spin, twirl, whirl |
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| (verb) cause a floating log to rotate by treading | Synonyms: birle |
| birle | (verb) cause a floating log to rotate by treading | Synonyms: birl |
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| birr | (verb) make a soft swishing sound | Synonyms: purr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz |
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| birth | (verb) cause to be born | Synonyms: bear, deliver, give birth, have |
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| bisect | (verb) cut in half or cut in two | - |
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| bitch | (verb) say mean things | Synonyms: backbite |
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| (verb) complain | Synonyms: beef, bellyache, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk |
| bite | (verb) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws | Synonyms: seize with teeth |
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| (verb) penetrate or cut, as with a knife | - |
| (verb) deliver a sting to | Synonyms: prick, sting |
| (verb) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort | Synonyms: burn, sting |
| bitt | (verb) secure with a bitt | - |
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| bitter | (verb) make bitter | - |
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| bituminise | (verb) treat with bitumen | Synonyms: bituminize |
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| bituminize | (verb) treat with bitumen | Synonyms: bituminise |
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| bivouac | (verb) live in or as if in a tent | Synonyms: camp, camp out, encamp, tent |
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| blab | (verb) divulge confidential information or secrets | Synonyms: babble, babble out, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle |
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| (verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | Synonyms: blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle |
| blabber | (verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | Synonyms: blab, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle |
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| black | (verb) make or become black | Synonyms: blacken, melanise, melanize |
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| blackball | (verb) expel from a community or group | Synonyms: ban, banish, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun |
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| (verb) vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent | Synonyms: negative, veto |
| blackberry | (verb) pick or gather blackberries | - |
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| blacken | (verb) make or become black | Synonyms: black, melanise, melanize |
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| (verb) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color | Synonyms: char, scorch, sear |
| blackguard | (verb) use foul or abusive language towards | Synonyms: abuse, clapperclaw, shout |
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| (verb) subject to laughter or ridicule | Synonyms: guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule, roast |
| blackjack | (verb) exert pressure on someone through threats | Synonyms: blackmail, pressure |
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| blacklead | (verb) cover with graphite | - |
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| blackleg | (verb) take the place of work of someone on strike | Synonyms: fink, rat, scab |
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| blacklist | (verb) put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted | - |
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| blackmail | (verb) obtain through threats | - |
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| (verb) exert pressure on someone through threats | Synonyms: blackjack, pressure |
| blacktop | (verb) coat with blacktop | - |
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| blackwash | (verb) color with blackwash | - |
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| (verb) bring (information) out of concealment | - |
| blame | (verb) attribute responsibility to | Synonyms: charge |
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| (verb) put or pin the blame on | Synonyms: fault |
| (verb) harass with constant criticism | Synonyms: find fault, pick |
| blanch | (verb) turn pale, as if in fear | Synonyms: blench, pale |
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| (verb) cook (vegetables) briefly | Synonyms: parboil |
| blandish | (verb) praise somewhat dishonestly | Synonyms: flatter |
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| blank | (verb) keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning | - |
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| blanket | (verb) cover as if with a blanket | - |
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| (verb) form a blanket-like cover (over) | - |
| blare | (verb) make a strident noise | Synonyms: beep, claxon, honk, toot |
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| (verb) make a strident sound | Synonyms: blast |
| blarney | (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle |
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| blaspheme | (verb) utter obscenities or profanities | Synonyms: curse, cuss, imprecate, swear |
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| (verb) speak of in an irreverent or impious manner | - |
| blast | (verb) shatter as if by explosion | Synonyms: knock down |
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| (verb) shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly | - |
| (verb) criticize harshly or violently | Synonyms: crucify, pillory, savage |
| (verb) use explosives on | Synonyms: shell |
| (verb) fire a shot; release | Synonyms: shoot |
| (verb) hit with great force | Synonyms: boom, nail, smash |
| (verb) create by using explosives | Synonyms: shell |
| (verb) make with or as if with an explosion | - |
| (verb) apply a draft or strong wind to to | - |
| (verb) make a strident sound | Synonyms: blare |
| blat | (verb) cry plaintively | Synonyms: baa, blate, bleat |
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| blate | (verb) cry plaintively | Synonyms: baa, blat, bleat |
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| blather | (verb) to talk foolishly | Synonyms: babble, blether, blither, smatter |
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| blaze | (verb) indicate by marking trees with blazes | - |
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| (verb) shoot rapidly and repeatedly | Synonyms: blaze away |
| (verb) move rapidly and as if blazing | Synonyms: blaze out |
| (verb) burn brightly and intensely | - |
| (verb) shine brightly and intensively | - |
| blazon | (verb) decorate with heraldic arms | Synonyms: emblazon |
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| bleach | (verb) make whiter or lighter | - |
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| (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise |