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bes

1 American  
[beys] / beɪs /

noun

  1. beth.


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.


B.E.S. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Engineering Science.


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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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

Lastly, the Venetians divide the bes into eight unciae.

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

There is nothing within him to rely upon but doubts, fears, and may bes.

From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John

W'en d' King's son he come Wes', All d' womans dress hup, wash d' baby face; An' d' mans put hon he's bes'.

From Derby Day in the Yukon and Other Poems of the "Northland" by Bill, Yukon