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- bemidji/bɪˈmɪdʒi/A city in northern Minnesota, USA, located on Lake Bemidji.nounLow
- bemire/bɪˈmaɪə/To cover or soil with mud or dirt.verbverb-transitiveVery Rare / Obsolete
- bemoan/bɪˈməʊn/to express deep regret, grief, or disappointment about something; to lament or complain about.verbverb-transitiveC1
- bemock/bɪˈmɒk/To treat with scorn or ridicule; to mock derisively.verb-transitiveVery Low (archaic/poetic)
- bemuddle/bɪˈmʌd(ə)l/To confuse or muddle thoroughly; to make unclear or perplexing.verb-transitiveVery Low
- bemuse/bɪˈmjuːz/To cause someone to be mildly puzzled, bewildered, or lost in thought.verbverb-transitiveC1
- ben/bɛn/A Scottish term for a mountain peak or a high hill, most frequently used in proper names.adjectiveadverbnoun+1C1 (due to specific geographic/colloquial usage)
- ben bella/ˌbɛn ˈbɛlə/This term is not a standard English word or widely recognized lexical item. It appears to be a proper noun (e.g., a surname or place name), most notably associated with Ahmed Ben Bella, the first President of independent Algeria.nounVery Low (C2+)
- ben day process/ˌbɛn ˈdeɪ ˌprəʊsɛs/A printing and photoengraving technique for adding shading, texture, or tone to line drawings using a series of small colored or black dots of varying density.nounLow
- ben hur/ˌben ˈhɜː(r)/Title character of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'; a Jewish prince betrayed and enslaved who later achieves revenge and redemption, set during the time of Jesus.nounLow/Medium (as a proper noun and cultural reference)
- ben lomond/ˌben ˈləʊmənd/The name of a specific mountain in Scotland, also used as a place name elsewhere.nounC1
- ben nevis/ˌbɛn ˈniːvɪs/The highest mountain in the British Isles, located in Scotland.nounLow frequency
- ben yehudah/ˌbɛn jɛˈhuːdə/A prominent surname of Hebrew origin, most famously associated with Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858–1922), the key figure in the revival of Modern Hebrew as a spoken language.nounLow
- ben-gurion/ˌbɛn ˈɡʊə.ri.ən/A proper noun referring to David Ben-Gurion, the founding father and first Prime Minister of the State of Israel.nounVery Low
- ben-zvi/ˌbɛn ˈzviː/A proper noun, specifically a surname of Hebrew origin, most notably borne by Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, the second President of Israel.nounVery Low
- benacerraf/ˌbɛnəˈsɛræf/A surname of Spanish origin, particularly associated with Baruj Benacerraf, a Nobel Prize-winning Venezuelan-American immunologist.nounVery Low
- benadryl/ˈbɛn.ə.drɪl/A brand name for an over-the-counter antihistamine medication containing diphenhydramine, used primarily to relieve allergy symptoms such as itching, runny nose, sneezing, and hives.nounC1-C2
- bename/bɪˈneɪm/To name or call someone or something.verbverb-transitiveVery Low / Obsolete
- benares/bɪˈnɑːrɪs/The former name of Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, considered one of the holiest cities in Hinduism and Jainism.nounC1
- benavente y martinez/ˌbeɪnəˈventi iː mɑːˈtiːnez/The full surname of Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (1866–1954), a Spanish dramatist and Nobel laureate in Literature.nounVery Low
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