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bes

1

[ beys ]

noun



Bes

2

[ bes ]

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

abbreviation for

  1. Bachelor of Engineering Science.

Bes

/ 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

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.

He listened with interest to her "maybes" and "might bes" and commented in his usual tone of conviction.

The scouts and the would-bes laughed at this, for they knew the tests would be funny ones that would amuse every one.

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