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bewith

bewith noun: a makeshift; substitute.

Noun

bewith

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) A makeshift; substitute.

Origin of bewith

From be + with, in the sense of what one can be with or do with.

Questions about bewith

What does bewith mean?
Bewith means a makeshift; substitute.
What part of speech is bewith?
Bewith is a noun.

Words near bewith in the dictionary

  1. bewitchingly
  2. bewitchingness
  3. bewitchings
  4. bewitchment
  5. bewitchments
  6. bewith
  7. bewits
  8. bewitted
  9. bewitting
  10. bewizard
  11. bewizarded

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