Dictionary Entry
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
- 1past tense & past participle
of Beset
- 2transitive verb
To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
- 3transitive verb
To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.
- 4transitive verb
To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc.
- 5transitive verb
To occupy; to employ; to use up.
- 6verb
assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
- 7verb
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
- 8verb
annoy continually or chronically
"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
"This man harasses his female co-workers"
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