Be*moan" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemoaned (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bemoaning.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem&?;nan; pref. be- + m&?;nan to moan. See Moan.] To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans.
Dryden.
Syn. -- See Deplore.
Be*moan"er (&?;), n. One who bemoans.
Be*mock" (&?;), v. t. To mock; to ridicule.
Bemock the modest moon.
Shak.
Be*moil" (&?;), v. t. [Pref. be- + moil, fr. F. mouiller to wet; but cf. also OE. bimolen to soil, fr. AS. ml spot: cf. E. mole.] To soil or encumber with mire and dirt. [Obs.] Shak.
Be"mol (b"ml), n. [F. bémol, fr. bé + mol soft.] (Mus.) The sign ; the same as B flat. [Obs.]
Be*mon"ster (&?;), v. t. To make monstrous or like a monster. [Obs.] Shak.
Be*mourn" (&?;), v. t. To mourn over. Wyclif.
Be*mud"dle (&?;), v. t. To muddle; to stupefy or bewilder; to confuse.
Be*muf"fle (&?;), v. t. To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up.
Bemuffled with the externals of religion.
Sterne.
Be*muse" (&?;), v. t. To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor.
A parson much bemused in beer.
Pope.
{ Ben (&?;), Ben" nut` } (&?;). [Ar. bn, name of the tree.] (Bot.) The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.
Ben, adv. & prep. [AS. binnan; pref. be- by + innan within, in in.] Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [Scot.]
Ben, n. [See Ben, adv.] The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment. [Scot.]