Words beginning with B

Alternative form of beaux-arts.

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A female given name.

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An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca, from Hebrew.

A surname from Spanish.

Alternative spelling of béchamel.

A surname.

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In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material i…

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pray, offer, proffer

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Alternative letter-case form of Bedouin

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only…

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The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.

A French stew dish, consisting of beef, red wine, garlic and vegetables.

plural of beefeater

A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron.

Alternative form of Beelzebub.

past participle of be.

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A city in Israel.

A surname from German [in turn from Dutch], usually applying to Ludwig van Beethoven.

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