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believe verb [bəˈliːv]
  • to accept or regard (something) as true
  • to accept the truth of what is said by (someone)
  • to have (a specified opinion) : think
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behind adverb [bɪˈhaɪnd]
  • in or toward the back
  • in the place that someone is going away from —often used figuratively
  • later in time
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begin verb [bɪˈgɪn]
  • to do the first part of an action : to start doing something
  • to start to work on, produce, or give attention to (something)
  • to cause (something) to start
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beg verb [ˈbɛg]
  • to ask people for money or food
  • to ask (someone) in a very serious and emotional way for something needed or wanted very much —+ of
  • to ask for (something needed or wanted very much) in a very serious and emotional way
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before adverb [bɪˈfoɚ]
  • at an earlier time
  • to or toward the place where someone is going : in advance
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beef noun [ˈbiːf]
  • meat from a cow —often used before another noun
  • complaint
  • muscles
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bee noun [ˈbiː]
  • a black and yellow flying insect that can sting and that is often kept in hives for the honey that it produces —sometimes used figuratively
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bed noun [ˈbɛd]
  • a piece of furniture that people sleep on
  • something that is used to sleep on
  • —used in phrases that describe having sexual relations
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beckon verb [ˈbɛkən]
  • to signal (someone) with your arm or hand in order to tell that person to come closer or follow
  • to appear attractive or inviting
  • to attract (someone or something)
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beautiful adjective [ˈbjuːtɪfəl]
  • having beauty: such as
  • very attractive in a physical way
  • giving pleasure to the mind or the senses
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beast noun [ˈbiːst]
  • an animal; especially : a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual
  • an unkind or cruel person
  • a person or thing of a particular kind
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bear noun [ˈbeɚ]
  • any one of a group of large and heavy animals that have thick hair and sharp claws and that can stand on two legs like a person —sometimes used figuratively to describe a large man
  • a person who expects the price of stocks to go down and who sells them to avoid losing money
  • something that is difficult to do or deal with
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bean noun [ˈbiːn]
  • a seed that is eaten as a vegetable and that comes from any one of many different kinds of climbing plants
  • a part of a plant that contains very young seeds and that is eaten as a vegetable
  • a plant that produces beans
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beak noun [ˈbiːk]
  • the hard usually pointed parts that cover a bird's mouth : bill
  • a person's nose
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beacon noun [ˈbiːkən]
  • a strong light that can be seen from far away and that is used to help guide ships, airplanes, etc.
  • a radio signal that is broadcast to help guide ships, airplanes, etc.
  • someone or something (such as a country) that guides or gives hope to others
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beach noun [ˈbiːtʃ]
  • an area covered with sand or small rocks that is next to an ocean or lake
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battle noun [ˈbætl̟]
  • a military fight between groups of soldiers, ships, airplanes, etc.
  • a violent fight in which people use weapons
  • a fight between people or groups in which each side tries to win a contest (such as a game or an election) or to gain control of something (such as a company) —often + for —often followed by to + verb
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battery noun [ˈbætəri]
  • a device that is placed inside a machine (such as a clock, toy, or car) to supply it with electricity
  • a usually large group of similar people, things, or ideas that work together, are used together, etc.
  • a group of two or more big guns used by the military