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bee|line /biː la I n/ also bee-line PHRASE If you make a beeline for a place, you go to it as quickly and directly as possible. [INFORMAL ] □  She made a beeline for the car.

been /b I n, biː n/

1Been is the past participle of be .

2 VERB If you have been to a place, you have gone to it or visited it. □ [V prep/adv] He's already been to Tunisia, and is to go on to Morocco and Mauritania. □ [V prep/adv] I've been there before.

3 PHRASE People say been there, done that to show that they have had a similar experience to the one that has just been mentioned. □  Rick wants me to go backpacking in India with him, but I've been there, done that. □  'I've tried so many diets in my life.' —'Oh yeah, been there, done that, got the T-shirt.'

beep /biː p/ (beeps , beeping , beeped )

1 N‑COUNT A beep is a short, loud sound like that made by a car horn or an answering machine.

2 VERB If something such as a horn beeps , or you beep it, it makes a short, harsh sound. □ [V ] The phone beeped and he grabbed it. □ [V n] He beeped the horn.

beep|er /biː pə ^r / (beepers ) N‑COUNT A beeper is a portable device that makes a beeping noise, usually to tell you to phone someone or to remind you to do something. □  His beeper sounded and he picked up the phone.

beer ◆◇◇ /b I ə ^r / (beers ) N‑VAR Beer is a bitter alcoholic drink made from grain. □  He sat in the kitchen drinking beer. □  We have quite a good range of beers. ● N‑COUNT A glass of beer can be referred to as a beer . □  Would you like a beer?

bee r bel|ly (beer bellies ) N‑COUNT If a man has a beer belly , he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer. □  He was short and fat, with a large beer belly.

bee r gut (beer guts ) also beer-gut N‑COUNT A beer gut is the same as a beer belly .

beer|mat /b I ə ^r mæt/ (beermats ) also beer mat N‑COUNT A beermat is a cardboard mat for resting your glass of beer on in a bar or pub.

beery /b I ə ri/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If a person, especially a man, is described as beery , they have drunk a lot of beer. □  …jolly, beery farmers. □  …beery roars of applause.

bees|wax /biː zwæks/ N‑UNCOUNT Beeswax is wax that is made by bees and used especially for making candles and furniture polish.

beet /biː t/ (beets )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Beet is a crop with a thick round root. It is often used to feed animals, especially cows. □  …fields of sweet corn and beet.

2 → see also sugar beet

3 N‑VAR [usu pl] Beets are dark red roots that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often preserved in vinegar. [AM ] in BRIT, use beetroot

bee|tle /biː t ^ə l/ (beetles ) N‑COUNT A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.

beet|root /biː truːt/ (beetroots ) N‑VAR Beetroot is a dark red root that is eaten as a vegetable. It is often preserved in vinegar. [BRIT ] in AM, use beet

be|fall /b I fɔː l/ (befalls , befalling , befell , befallen ) VERB If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you. [LITERARY ] □ [V n] …the disaster that befell the island of Flores.

be|fit /b I f I t/ (befits , befitting , befitted ) VERB If something befits a person or thing, it is suitable or appropriate for them. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] They offered him a post befitting his seniority and experience.