bes

¹ American  

[beys] / beɪs /

noun

1. beth.

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Bes ² American  

[bes] / bɛs /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

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

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B.E.S. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Engineering Science.

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Bes British  

/ bɛs /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The possible has long been the domain of science fiction, a genre that thrives on could bes and not yets.

From Slate • Jan. 5, 2016

“I does de bes I kin,” she said.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

"Done," said the farmer, and turning suddenly upon me, accosted me thus:— "Oi zay, governor, you bes a doctor, b'aint ye?"

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander

Another cement is made of a bes of brick dust, a third of rock salt, an uncia of saltpetre, and half an uncia of refined salt.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

De good Laud he done knowed de bes'.

From Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles by McElroy, John