Chapter Bel-esprit to Besmear of B by Soule's Synonymes

2. Strip, zone, stretch, long and narrow piece or region.

3. Constraint, restraint, check.

Bemire, v. a. Daggle, draggle, bedaggle, be-draggle, besmirch, mire, muddy, befoul, foul, dirty, soil.

Bemoan, v. a. Bewail, lament, deplore, moan over, mourn over, express sorrow for.

Bemused, a. Stupefied, confused, bewildered, muddled, muzzy, tipsy, half-seas-over, half-drunk.

Bench, n.

1. Long seat, seat, form.

2. Work-bench.

3. [With The.] Judge’s seat, woolsack.

4. Court, tribunal, body of judges, rank of a judge.

Bend, v. a.

1. Curve, crook, bow, incurvate, flex, make crooked, deflect, draw.

2. Direct, turn, incline.

3. Exert, apply (earnestly), direct (attentively).

4. [Usually in the passive.] Incline, determine, resolve, set.

5. Subdue, cause to yield, bring to submission, make submissive, persuade, influence, mould, dispose, bias.

6. (Naut.) Fasten, make fast.

Bend, v. n.

1. Crook deflect, deviate, swerve, diverge, incline, be crooked, be bent, be curved.

2. Lean, incline, turn, deflect, deviate, diverge.

3. Overhang, jut out, jut, beetle.