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- becharm/bɪˈtʃɑːm/To charm, enchant, or fascinate someone; to cast a spell upon.verb-transitiveC2 / Very Rare
- bechdel test/ˈbɛkdəl ˌtɛst/A simple measure of gender representation in fiction, requiring that a work features at least two named women who talk to each other about something other than a man.nounLow-medium
- beche/biːtʃ/A shortened, informal or regional form of 'beach' or 'beached', typically referring to the act of stranding a vessel or a situation of being stuck on a shore.nounExtremely rare
- beche-de-mer/ˌbeɪʃ də ˈmɛː/A marine invertebrate, also known as a sea cucumber, that is harvested, processed, and dried, primarily for use as food in East Asian cuisine.nounLow
- bechet/ˈbɛʃeɪ/A surname of French origin, most famously associated with the jazz musician Sidney Bechet.nounVery Low
- bechstein/ˈbɛkʃtaɪn/A proper noun referring to a family name or a specific brand name.nounLow
- bechuana/ˌbɛtʃuˈɑːnə/A former term for a member of the Tswana people of southern Africa, or relating to the Tswana people.nounVery Low / Historical
- bechuanaland/ˌbetʃuˈɑːnəlænd/The former name of a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Botswana.nounVery Low
- beck/bɛk/A gesture of command or summons, especially a nod, wave, or finger motion.nounverb-ambitransitiveC2/Rare
- beckenbauer/ˈbɛkənˌbaʊə/A proper noun referring to Franz Beckenbauer, a legendary German footballer and manager.nounLow
- becker/ˈbɛkə/A proper noun, most commonly referring to a surname of German origin, often associated with the professional tennis player Boris Becker.nounLow
- becket/ˈbɛkɪt/A contrivance, usually a loop of rope with a knot, used to secure loose ropes, tackle, or spars on a ship.nounVery Low
- becket bend/ˈbɛkɪt bɛnd/A type of knot used to join two ropes of different thicknesses or materials, forming a secure, non-slip loop.nounVery Low
- beckett/ˈbɛkɪt/A surname of Irish/Norman origin, most famously associated with the Irish playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett.nounC2
- beckford/ˈbɛkfəd/A proper noun; a British surname of Old English origin, derived from a place name meaning 'ford at the beck (stream)'.nounLow (proper noun, specialist/reference)
- beckham/ˈbɛkəm/A surname, most famously associated with the English footballer David Beckham.nounLow
- beckley/ˈbɛkli/A proper noun, primarily a surname or place name.nounVery low (as a common noun: zero; as a proper noun: context-dependent)
- beckmann/ˈbɛkmən/A German surname of occupational origin, historically referring to a baker (from 'Beck' meaning 'baker' and 'mann' meaning 'man'). It is also commonly associated with the Nobel Prize-winning German chemist Otto Heinrich Beckmann and the Beckmann rearrangement reaction in organic chemistry.nounLow
- becknell/ˈbɛknəl/A surname of English origin; a proper noun referring to a family name or occasionally a place name.nounVery Low
- beckon/ˈbɛkən/To signal or summon someone by a gesture, typically a wave of the hand or a nod of the head.nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
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