beetroot
— Noun
– English
~ round red root vegetable
befall
— Verb
– English
~ happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
befall
— Verb
– English
~ become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"
befit
— Verb
– English
~ accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
befitting
— Adjective
– English
~ appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"
befittingly
— Adverb
– English
~ in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances; "he was appropriately dressed"; "If you don't behave properly, you'll have to leave!"; "I met the junior senator from Illinois and I was duly impressed"
befog
— Verb
– English
~ make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
befogged
— Adjective
– English
~ stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
befool
— Verb
– English
~ fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
befooling
— Noun
– English
~ derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
before
— Adverb
– English
~ earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
before
— Adverb
– English
~ at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
beforehand
— Adverb
– English
~ ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"
beforehand
— Adjective
– English
~ being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
befoul
— Verb
– English
~ spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
befouled
— Adjective
– English
~ made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
befoulment
— Noun
– English
~ the state of being polluted
befriend
— Verb
– English
~ become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"