Other definitions for Bes (2 of 3)

Bes
[ bes ]

nounEgyptian Religion.
  1. the patron deity of music, dancing, and children, represented as a hairy dwarf having a tail and wearing a lion's skin.

Other definitions for B.E.S. (3 of 3)

B.E.S.

abbreviation
  1. Bachelor of Engineering Science.

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How to use bes in a sentence

  • I think maybe you bes' call it a public ex'bition of rare and valuable coins.

  • But I see right here ef I is comp'ny done come to spen' de day, I'd bes' put on a ap'on and git ter wuck.

  • bes' way is jes ter let dese men know dere place, honey, once an' fur all.

    Southern Hearts | Florence Hull Winterburn
  • He listened with interest to her "maybes" and "might bes" and commented in his usual tone of conviction.

    The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • The scouts and the would-bes laughed at this, for they knew the tests would be funny ones that would amuse every one.

    Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp | Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for Bes

Bes

/ (bɛs) /


noun
  1. an ancient Egyptian god represented as a grotesque hairy dwarf: the patron of music and pleasure

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