bettor, n. gambler, gamester, player, wagerer, sharper, Brit, punter, Inf. sport, Inf. piker, Inf. tinhorn; speculator, Inf plunger; bookmaker, Inf. bookie,
between, prep. 1. amid, mid, in the middle of, amidst, midst, in the midst of, among, mongst; halfway from both, midway to both, Archaic, betwixt; intermediate to, interjacent to, intervening, intervenient to.
2. linking, connecting, joining, bonding; affiliating, associating, uniting, allying; involving, concerning, affecting, engaging, occupying.
3. distinguishing, differentiating, discriminating; characterizing, marking, featuring, peculiarizing. -adv. 4. intermediately, halfway, midway, in the middle, in between; in the midst, at intervals, intermittently.
bevel, n. 1. oblique, cant, bezel, chamfer, miter; slant, angle, diagonal, bias, Heraldry, bend; incline, slope, tilt.
-v. 2. cant, miter, cut at an angle, slant.
-adj. 3. oblique, canted, mitered, beveled; slanted, diagonal, angled, at an angle; inclined, sloping, tilted,
beverage, n. drink, potable, thirst quencher; soda, soft drink; liquor, cocktail, draught, swill, Inf. swig, intoxicant, Often Facetious, libation; broth, soup, liquid.
bevy, n. 1. flock, covey, gaggle, nest, brood, hatch; flight, swarm, horde, hive, cloud; pack, herd, drove, school, litter, farrow.
2. multitude, galaxy, sea, host, number, army, legion, lot, Inf. slew; crowd, throng, press, mob; assembly, assemblage, cluster, array, bunch, collection, contingent, body, mass; gathering, group, knot, company, tribe; gang, band, troupe, squad, crew, party,
bewail, v. 1. lament, mourn, grieve, bemoan, Scot. and North Eng. greet, sorrow, express woe or distress over, deplore, regret; suffer for, pine for, languish over.
2. anguish oneself, wring one's hands, tear one's hair out, beat one's breast; wail, weep, cry, sob, whimper, shed tears, sigh, Chiefly Literary, suspire; moan, groan, howl, bay, squall,
beware, v. 1. {usu. imperative) be careful, take heed, mind, watch out, look out.
2. be cautious, be wary, be on one's guard; keep out of harm's way, take precautions, be on the safe side, be prepared, think twice, count the cost; look before one leaps, be on the lookout, be on the alert,
bewilder, v. confuse, puzzle, perplex, baffle, mystify, stump, Inf. bamboozle, Inf buffalo; nonplus, obfuscate, stun, daze, confound, stupefy, stagger; amaze, astound, astonish, muddle, bemuddle, mix up; befuddle, befog, becloud,
bewildered, adj. perplexed, baffled, confused, nonplused, mystified, buffaloed; uncertain, at sea, at a loss; stupefied, shocked, taken aback, thrown off balance, bowled over; discomposed, disconcerted, flustered, upset, Inf. discombobulated.
bewilderment, n. maze, labyrinth, network, confusion; tangle, entanglement, snarl, jumble, jungle, muddle, disorder; combination, mixture, medley, miscellany, melange, intermixture, conglomeration, botch, hodgepodge, wilderness, imbroglio.