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B — Bel-esprit to Besmear (Part 5 of 9)

    4. Bow, stoop, lower or lour, hang low.
    5. Yield, submit, bow, stoop, kneel, give way.
    6. Condescend, stoop, deign, be gracious.

Bend, n.

    1. Curve, curvity, curvature, flexure, angle, elbow, crook, incurvation, turn, turning, arcuation.
    2. Bight, coil.

Beneath, prep.

    1. Under, underneath, below.
    2. Unbecoming, unbefitting, unworthy of below the level of.

Beneath, ad. See below, ad.

Benedick, Benedict, n. Newly married man, neogamist.

Benedictine, n. Blackfriar.

Benediction, n.

    1. Blessing, benison, invocation of happiness, beatitude.
    2. Gratitude, thanks, thanksgiving, devout praise.
    3. Benefit, blessing, grace, favor, boon, benison, beatitude.

Benefaction, n. Gift, donation, gratuity, grant, offering, contribution, boon, present, alms, charity.

Benefactor, n.

    1. Succorer, well-doer, savior, beneficent friend.
    2. Patron, favorer, supporter, upholder, contributor, friend.

Benefice, n. Ecclesiastical living.

Beneficence, n. Charity, bounty, liberality, generosity, alms-giving, active goodness, kind action, doing of good.