beaten
- v come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- v give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- v hit repeatedly
- v move rhythmically
- v shape by beating
- v make a rhythmic sound
- v glare or strike with great intensity
- v move with a thrashing motion
- v sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- v stir vigorously
- v strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- v be superior
- v avoid paying
- v make a sound like a clock or a timer
- v move with a flapping motion
- v indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- v move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- v make by pounding or trampling
- v produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- v strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- v beat through cleverness and wit
- v be a mystery or bewildering to
- v wear out completely
- a formed or made thin by hammering
beaten gold - s much trodden and worn smooth or bare
did not stray from the beaten path
beatific
- s experiencing or bestowing celestial joy
beatific peace - s marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
a beatific smile
beatified
- v fill with sublime emotion
- v make blessedly happy
- v declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood
On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican - s Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration
beautiful
- a delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
a beautiful child
beautiful country
a beautiful painting
a beautiful theory
a beautiful party - s (of weather) highly enjoyable
what a beautiful day
becoming
- v enter or assume a certain state or condition
- v undergo a change or development
- v come into existence
- v enhance the appearance of
- s according with custom or propriety
her becoming modesty - s displaying or setting off to best advantage
a becoming new shade of rose
a becoming portrait