English Explanatory Dictionary

Bess

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
  2. A term applied to a fellow gay man, usually preceding an admonition.
name
  1. Initialism of Basic Enlisted Submarine School.
  2. Initialism of Balloon-borne Experiment with Superconducting Spectrometer.
noun
  1. Initialism of biportal endoscopic spine surgery.

Pronunciation

bĕs /bɛs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bess.wav

Word forms

Bess

Etymology

Variant of Beth, a clipping of Elizabeth.

Derived words

Bessbrook Bessie Bessy
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