beset

beset is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Beset. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. past tense & past participle. of Beset
2. transitive verb. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
3. transitive verb. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.
4. transitive verb. To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc.
5. transitive verb. To occupy; to employ; to use up.
6. verb. assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
7. verb. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

   Synonyms: encrust, incrust

8. verb. annoy continually or chronically

   "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"

   "This man harasses his female co-workers"

   Synonyms: chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke

Synonyms

encrust, incrust, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in beset:

beest, beets, betes

Common word forms

besets, besetter, besetment, besetting

Words from these letters

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