Definition of beset

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Beset (v. t.) To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc..

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Beset :: Beset (imp. & p. p.) of Bese.
Cactus :: Cactus (n.) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America..
Besiege :: Besiege (v. t.) To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset..
Dangerous :: Dangerous (a.) Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.
Sundial :: Sundew (n.) Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort..
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles..
Obsess :: Obsess (v. t.) To besiege; to beset.
Obsession :: Obsession (n.) The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.
Besetter :: Besetter (n.) One who, or that which, besets..
Be- :: Be- () To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around)..
Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.
Bestead :: Bestead (v. t.) To put in peril; to beset.
Besetting :: Besetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bese.
Embarrass :: Embarrass (v. t.) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements..
Urgent :: Urgent (a.) Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important..
Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To occupy; to employ; to use up.
Drosera :: Drosera (n.) A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See Sundew..
Dun :: Dun (v. t. & i.) To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately..
Difficult :: Difficult (a.) Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous..
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