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5,394 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

belligérant: belligerent
belligérant: belligerent
bellique: war
belliqueusement: bellicosely; in a warlike manner
belliqueux: bellicose; warlike, belligerent; warmongering; war
bellissime: super-beautiful
bellot: somewhat beautiful (used especially of babies)
bellouniste: Relating to the militant Algerian nationalist Mohammed Bellounis
bellouniste: a supporter of Mohammed Bellounis during the Algerian War
bellovaque: Bellovaci
belluaire: a gladiator who fought animals, beastmaster
bellâtre: fop, dandy
belon: a type of oyster (of species Ostrea edulis)
belosse: sloe; fruit of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
belote: belote; king and queen of the trump suit, in the game belote
belouga: beluga (creature, caviar)
belvédère: belvedere, gazebo; the plant belle-à-voir
ben: Well; uh
ben: pants, trousers
ben voyons: I'll bet! well, well! come on! yeah, right! what a coincidence! (used ironically to indicate disbelief of a statement); come on! good grief! sheesh! (used to agree with another speaker's incredulity or dismay)
bendir: bendir
bendo: inferior living environment, banlieue, ghetto
bene: well
beneluxien: of Benelux
benfluorex: benfluorex
bengalais: Bengalese
bengali: Bengali
bengali: Bengali (language)
benjamin: youngest child (in a family); child loved disproportionally more by the parents in a family; One of the age classes for children; varies by sport
benjamin: a three-letter addition to the beginning of a word that creates another valid word, especially one that reaches a "triple word score" square
benjoin: benzoin (resin)
benne: bin, skip; dump truck; barrow, carrying basket; cable car, telecabin
benne à ordures: waste bin; garbage truck
benoiton: a type of rye bread roll containing raisins
benoît: blessed, fortunate; sanctimonious, holier-than-thou; blissful, delighted, happy
benoîtement: sanctimoniously
benthique: benthic
bentonite: bentonite
benzaldéhyde: benzaldehyde
benzanthracène: benzanthracene
benzidine: benzidine
benzidinique: benzidinic
benzine: benzene; petrol, gasoline
benzoate: benzoate
benzodiazépine: benzodiazepine
benzol: benzol
benzolisme: benzene (or benzol) poisoning
benzophénone: benzophenone
benzopyranique: benzopyranic
benzopyrène: benzopyrene
benzoyle: benzoyl
benzoyler: to benzoylate
benzoylé: benzoylated
benzoïde: benzenoid
benzoïne: benzoin
benzoïque: benzoic
benzoÿle: rare spelling of benzoyle
benzyle: benzyl (radical)
benzylique: benzylic
benzène: benzene