English words: betall to betterness

300 English words, part 51 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words betall to betterness

betall verb: To pay; count out money.
betallow verb: To cover with tallow.
betamax noun, verb: To make (something) obsolete.
betameprodine noun: One of the isomers of meprodine.
betamethadol noun: A synthetic opioid analgesic, an isomer of dimepheptanol.
betamethasone noun /ˌbeɪ.təˈmɛθ.əˌsoʊn/: A potent glucocorticoid C₂₂H₂₉FO₅ that is isomeric with dexamethasone and has potent anti-inflammatory activity.
betamimetic adjective, noun: That mimics the stimulation of the beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system
betamipron noun: A chemical compound used with panipenem to inhibit panipenem uptake into the renal tubule and prevent nephrotoxicity.
Betancourt proper noun: A surname.
Betancur proper noun: A surname.
betangle verb: To tangle around or about, entwine, encumber.
betanglement noun: Synonym of entanglement (“tangling process; tangled condition”)
betanidin noun: The aglycone of betanin
betanidine noun: A sympatholytic drug.
betanin noun: A glycoside obtained from beetroot.
betaninuria noun: Synonym of beeturia
betanodaviral adjective: Relating to the betanodaviruses
betanodavirus noun: Any necrotic virus of the genus Betanodavirus
betanumeric adjective: Consisting only of digits and lower case consonants except 'l' (letter ell): bcdfghjkmnpqrstvwxz0123456789.
Betanzos proper noun: A municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
betapapillomavirus noun: Any virus of the genus Betapapillomavirus
betapartitivirus noun: Any partitivirus of the genus Betapartitivirus
betaprodine noun: One of two isomers of prodine.
betaproteobacterial adjective: Relating to betaproteobacteria
betaproteobacterium noun: Any bacterium of the class Betaproteobacteria
Betar proper noun: An ancient Jewish village, destroyed after the Bar Kokhba revolt. Now the site of the Palestinian village of Battir.
betaretroviral adjective: Relating to betaretroviruses
betaretrovirus noun: Any virus of the genus Betaretrovirus
betaretroviruslike adjective: Similar to a betaretrovirus
betartaned adjective: Synonym of tartaned.
betasatellite noun: A form of single-stranded satellite DNA associated with plant viruses.
-betasol suffix /ˈbiː.tə.sɒl/: Used to form names of prednisone and prednisolone derivatives.
betassel verb: To hang round or decorate with, or as with, tassels.
betasseled adjective: decked out or covered with tassels
betasselled adjective: Alternative spelling of betasseled.
betatetravirus noun: Any virus of the genus Betatetravirus
betathromboglobulin noun: A protein stored in platelets that stimulates mitogenesis, extracellular matrix synthesis, glucose metabolism, and plasminogen activator synthesis in human...
betatise verb: Non-Oxford British English spelling of betatize.
betatize verb /ˈbeɪ̯tətaɪ̯z/: To treat thermally.
betatron noun /ˈbiː.təˌtɹɒn/: A form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed.
betatronic adjective: Relating to or produced by a betatron.
betatrophin noun: A particular protein with possible future applications in treating diabetes.
betattered adjective: tattered
betavoltaic adjective: pertaining to electricity of beta rays from beta radiation due to beta particles
betavoltaic effect noun: The creation of excess electron-hole pairs, triggered by impinging beta particles.
betavoltaics noun: The study or application of the betavoltaic effect.
betaware noun: A beta version of software.
betawder verb: To bedizen with tawdry finery.
Betawi noun: A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
betaxanthin noun: Any of the betalain pigments which appear yellow to orange.
betaxed adjective: Subject to the payment of tax.
betaxolol noun /bəˈtæk.səˌlɔl/: A topical sympatholytic agent used to reduce ocular hypertension in the treatment of glaucoma.
betazole noun: A histamine H₂ receptor agonist.
betch noun: Alternative form of bitch.
betcha contraction /ˈbɛt͡ʃə/: Pronunciation spelling of bet you.
betcher contraction: Contraction of bet + your.
betcho contraction /ˈbɛt͡ʃoʊ/: bet your
betchu contraction: Alternative form of betcha.
Betchworth proper noun: A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2150).
betchya contraction: Alternative form of betcha.
bête noire noun /bɛt ˈnwɑː/: Someone or something that is unbearable and so particularly avoided or disliked; the bane of someone's existence; an object of aversion; an anathema.
bête rouge noun: A mite of the genus Trombidium.
beteach verb: To show; point out.
betear verb /bɪˈtɛɚ/: To tear (rip); tear around the sides of; tatter.
beteela noun: A type of muslin from the East Indies, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.
beteem verb: To permit; allow; suffer.
betekhtinite noun: A rare sulfide mineral.
betel noun /ˈbiːtəl/: Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination
betel bag noun: A small bag of cloth, often decorated, originally used for carrying betel leaf in south-east Asia.
betel leaf noun: The leaf of the betel, used for its medicinal properties or recreational chewing
betel nut noun: An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm; wrapped in the leaves of the betel pepper and chewed.
betel nut beauty noun: In Taiwan, a young woman employed to sell betel nuts and cigarettes from an illuminated glass enclosure while wearing revealing clothing.
betel palm noun: An Asiatic palm, Areca catechu, whose seeds are betel nuts.
betel pepper noun: An Asiatic plant, Piper betle, whose leaves are used to wrap betel nuts for chewing.
betelchewing noun: The act or practice of chewing betel.
Betelgeuse proper noun /ˈbiːtldʒuːz/: A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in...
Betelgeusean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Betelgeusian.
Betelgeusian adjective, noun: Relating to the star Betelgeuse or to inhabitants of the Betelgeuse system.
betell verb: To speak or tell about; declare; narrate; describe.
betellee noun: A kind of muslin from India.
betelnut noun: Alternative form of betel nut.
betelseller noun: Seller of betel; someone who sells betel.
betentacled adjective: Adorned with tentacles.
beth noun /bɛθ/: The second letter of the Phoenician alphabet, 𐤁
beth din noun /bɛθ ˈdɪn/: A rabbinical court which regulates certain parts of Jewish law.
beth hamidrash noun: A Jewish house of study where the study of the Torah is undertaken.
beth midrash noun: beth hamidrash
bethabara noun: Ipe (kind of wood).
bethak noun: Alternative form of baithak (“type of knee bend”).
Bethan proper noun /bɛθən/: A female given name from Aramaic, variant of Bethany, transferred use of the biblical place name.
bethanachol noun: Alternative form of bethanechol.
bethanechol noun /bəˈθeɪ.nəˌkɔl/: A parasympathomimetic agent administered in the form of its chloride C₇H₁₇ClN₂O₂ and used especially to treat gastric and urinary retention.
Bethanian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Bethania, North Carolina, a Moravian community established in 1759.
bethanidine noun: Alternative form of betanidine.
bethank verb: To bestow thanks upon; to thank.
Bethany proper noun /ˈbɛθəni/: The village where Jesus stayed before going to Jerusalem and being crucified.
bethatch verb: To cover with thatch; to thatch.
bethe noun: A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.
Bethe lattice noun: A kind of connected cycle-free graph.
Bethe-Slater curve noun: A chart showing the exchange energy for transition metals as a function of the ratio of the interatomic distance to the radius of the electron shell. It...
Bethe-Weizsäcker cycle noun: Synonym of carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle.
Bethea proper noun: A surname.
bethel noun: A holy place.
Bethelite noun: A person from Bethel in Palestine.
Bethell proper noun: A surname.
Bethesda noun /bəˈθɛz.də/: Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties.
Bethesdan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Bethesda.
bethink verb /bɪˈθɪŋk/: To think about, to recollect.
bethinking noun, verb: The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
Bethke proper noun: A surname.
Bethlehem noun /ˈbɛθ.lə.hɛm/: A lunatic asylum.
Bethlehem lungwort noun: Synonym of Bethlehem sage.
Bethlehem sage noun: The flowering plant Pulmonaria saccharata.
Bethlehemic adjective: Of or relating to Bethlehem.
Bethlehemite noun: An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
Bethlemite noun: Alternative form of Bethlehemite.
bethonged adjective: Wearing a thong (the underwear).
bethorned adjective: Bearing thorns.
bethought adjective, verb /bɪˈθɔːt/: Intended; purposed; contrived.
bethoxazin noun: A particular fungicide.
Bethpage proper noun: A hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, Long Island, New York.
Bethphage proper noun /ˈbɛθ.fəˌd͡ʒi/: A place near Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.
bethrall verb: To enthrall; enslave.
bethreatened adjective /bɪˈθɹɛtn̩d/: Threatened by mortal danger.
bethroned adjective: Having or seated upon a throne; enthroned.
bethrong verb: To throng about or among; surround.
bethroot noun: Alternative form of birthroot.
bethrow verb: To throw or twist about; throw off; torture.
bethrust verb: To thrust forth or about; thrust forward, toward, or out.
Bethsaida proper noun /ˌbɛθˈseɪ.ɪ.də/: Either of the two villages, Bethesda Julias and Bethesda of Galilee, mentioned in the New Testament.
Bethuel proper noun: The father of Rebekah and Laban; nephew of Abraham
bethumb verb: To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.
bethump verb: To thump soundly.
Bethune proper noun: A surname from Norman.
bethwack verb: To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
Bethy proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
bethylid noun: Any wasp in the family Bethylidae.
betiaraed adjective: Synonym of tiaraed.
betiatide noun: A diagnostic reagent.
betide verb /bɪˈtaɪd/: Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.
betides adverb, verb /bɪˈtaɪdz/: At any early period.
betie verb: To tie round; bind fast.
betighted adjective: Dressed in tights.
betimber verb: To build.
betimbered adjective, verb: Timbered; furnished with timber; built.
betime adverb, verb /bɪˈtaɪm/: To occur; betide.
betimely adverb: Early.
betimes adverb /bɪˈtaɪmz/: In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.
betine verb: To hedge about; enclose; shut up.
betined adjective, verb: Hedged about.
Betio proper noun: The largest township of Kiribati's capital city, South Tarawa, and the country's main port.
bêtise noun /beɪˈtiːz/: silliness, folly, stupidity
betitle verb: To provided with a title; to entitle.
betitol noun: A stereoisomer of 1,2,4,5-cyclohexanetetrol found in sugar beet molasses.
Betjeman proper noun: A surname.
Betjemanesque adjective: Resembling the works of John Betjeman (1906-1984), English poet and broadcaster.
Betjemanian adjective: Of or pertaining to John Betjeman (1906-1984), English poet and broadcaster.
Betley proper noun: A village and civil parish (served by Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill Parish Council) in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref...
Beto proper noun: A male given name from Spanish.
betoga-ed adjective: Alternative form of be-togaed.
betogaed adjective: Alternative form of be-togaed.
betoil verb: To worry or exercise with toil.
betoken verb /bɪˈtoʊ.kən/: To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
betokener noun: That which betokens.
betol noun: naphthyl salicylate
betone verb: To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.
Betong proper noun: A district of Yala Province, Thailand.
betongue verb: To assail or attack someone verbally, often by mocking, jeering or railing against them.
betonicine noun: A betaine derived from hydroxyproline
betonicolide noun: A tetracyclic lactone derived from betony with IUPAC name...
betonicoside noun: Any of a group of diterpene glycosides present in some betony plants
betony noun /ˈbɛtəni/: Any plant of the genus Stachys.
betop verb: To top
betoppered adjective: Alternative form of be-toppered.
betoqued adjective: Wearing a toque (brimless hat, chef's hat).
betorn adjective: Torn in pieces; tattered.
betoss verb: To toss about.
betossed adjective /bɪˈtɒsɪd/: tossed around; turbulent
betouch verb: To touch about or all over; contact; concern; regard; handle.
betow verb: To tow about; pull; draw; lead about; conduct.
betoweled adjective: Wearing a towel.
betowelled adjective: Wearing a towel.
betoxycaine noun: An anesthetic drug.
betpakdalite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
betrack verb: To trace or track carefully.
betrail verb: To trail over or about.
betrample verb: To trample over; affect by much trampling; trample excessively.
betrap verb: To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
betrash verb: To make or treat as trash.
betravail verb: To work at; compose (a book, etc.).
betravel verb: To travel over; overrun with travellers.
betray verb /bɪˈtɹeɪ/: To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
betray with a kiss verb: Of Judas, to kiss Jesus so as to discreetly signal to Roman soldiers that Jesus was the Christ, and as such was the one to be arrested.
betrayable adjective: Capable of being betrayed.
betrayal noun /bɪˈtɹeɪəl/: The act of betraying.
betrayed adjective, verb /bɪˈtɹeɪd/: Suffering from betrayal
betrayee noun: One who has been betrayed.
betrayer noun: Someone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.
betraying adjective, noun, verb: That betrays
betrayingly adverb: In a way that betrays or reveals.
betrayment noun: betrayal
betread verb: To tread over or walk upon.
betreed adjective: Covered with trees.
betrench verb: To cut up; carve; slash.
betrick verb: To play a trick on; to trick
betrim verb /bɪˈtɹɪm/: To trim (“decorate”); to adorn, deck, or embellish.
betrimmed adjective, verb /bɪˈtɹɪmd/: Adorned; decked; decorated; embellished.
betrixaban noun: A particular anticoagulant drug.
betrodden adjective, verb: Trodden excessively; trodden again and again.
betrophied adjective: Adorned with trophies.
betroth verb /bɪˈtɹəʊð/: Of a man: to promise to take (a woman) as a future spouse; to plight one's troth to.
betrothable adjective: Fit or able to be betrothed; of marriageable age, quality, or status.
betrothal noun /bɪˈtɹəʊ.ðəl/: The act of betrothing.
betrothed adjective, noun, verb /bɪˈtɹəʊðd/: Engaged to be married.
betrothen adjective, noun, verb: Betrothed
betrothment noun: The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed.
betrousered adjective: Wearing pants or trousers.
betrow verb: To trust.
betrump verb: To deceive; cheat.
betrumpet verb: To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of.
betrunk verb: To deprive (a river) of its lower course or trunk by submergence or erosion of the land by the sea.
betrust verb: To trust; place confidence in (a person).
betrustment noun: The act of entrusting, or the thing entrusted.
Betsey proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
Betsey bug noun: Synonym of Bess bug.
Betshuana noun: Dated form of Bechuana.
Betsi proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
Betsie proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
Betsileo noun: Any of a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, speaking a dialect of Malagasy.
Betsimisaraka noun: A large ethnic group of Madagascar.
Betsy proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
Betsy beetle noun: Synonym of Bess bug.
Betsy bug noun: Synonym of Bess bug.
Bett proper noun: A surname.
betta adjective, adverb, noun /ˈbɛtɑː(ɹ)/: Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).
bettable adjective: Suitable for betting; capable of being gambled.
bettah adjective, adverb: Pronunciation spelling of better.
Bettany proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
Bettcher proper noun: A surname.
betteela noun: Alternative form of beteela.
Betten proper noun: A surname.
Bettencourt proper noun: A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
Bettendorf proper noun: A city in Scott County, Iowa, United States.
Bettenhausen proper noun: A surname from German.
better adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈbɛt.ə/: comparative degree of good and well
better an egg today than a hen tomorrow proverb: It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
better and better phrase: Increasingly good. (This entry is a translation hub.)
better angels noun: Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.
better angels of one's nature noun: Alternative form of better angels.
better angels of someone's nature noun: Alternative form of better angels.
better ball noun: Synonym of fourball.
Better Boy noun: Ellipsis of Better Boy tomato.
Better Boy tomato noun: A hybrid plant that produces large, juicy red tomatoes in about 70 to 75 days after planting.
better dead than red proverb: It is preferable to be deceased than to be a Communist or ruled by Communists.
better for it phrase: In a more favorable position on the whole due to something, despite possible drawbacks.
better half noun: A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
better is the enemy of good proverb: Synonym of perfect is the enemy of good.
better known as preposition: Used to introduce a common (stage) name known to the public, as opposed to a legal name
better late than never proverb: It is better to do something late, than to never do it at all.
better light noun: A way of presenting or perceiving something such that it appears more favourably than by an alternative presentation or perception.
better luck next time interjection: Used to wish somebody hope in future success after a failure.
better'n contraction: better than
better nature noun: the more amiable qualities of someone
better off adjective: Alternative spelling of better off.
better one word in time than two afterwards proverb: You should speak at the right time, or you will miss the opportunity to make a difference.
better-paid adjective: That earns a better wage than others.
better part of determiner: almost all of; most of
better place noun: Heaven; happiness after death.
better safe than sorry proverb: It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to act recklessly and suffer afterwards.
better than a kick in the teeth adjective: Better than nothing.
better than a poke in the eye phrase: Synonym of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick phrase: Synonym of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nail phrase: Synonym of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick phrase: Better than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.
better than nothing adjective: Barely useful; almost worthless or pointless, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all.
better than sex adjective: Superlative; wonderful.
better the devil you know proverb: Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
better the devil you know than the devil you don't proverb: Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know proverb: Something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.
better the devil you know than the one you don't proverb: Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
better the devil you know than the one you don't know proverb: Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
better to be late than be dead on time phrase: It is better to arrive late than to risk one's life speeding to a destination.
better-to-do adjective: More well-to-do; better off.
better to light a candle than to curse the darkness proverb: Alternative form of better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.
better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness proverb: Even in the face of hopelessness and discontent, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response, than to complain about the situation.
better to light one candle than to curse the darkness proverb: Alternative form of better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.
better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness proverb: Alternative form of better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.
betterable adjective: Able to be bettered or improved.
betterer adjective, noun: One who betters, makes something better.
bettererer adjective: Synonym of better.
betterfy verb: to make better
betterhood noun: The state or condition of being better; superiority.
Betteridge proper noun: An English surname
bettering noun, verb: improvement
bettering house noun: A poorhouse or workhouse.
betterish adjective: Somewhat better; of somewhat superior sort.
betterment noun /ˈbɛtəmənt/: An improvement or amelioration.
bettermost adjective: best, superior
bettern't verb: [[[had]]] better not (used in a tag question).
betterness noun: The state or quality of being better; superiority.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.