Thesaurus results for BECK

beck

noun

ˈbek

British

as in brook

a natural body of running water smaller than a river when we were lads, we raced our toy boats in the narrow beck that bordered the lane

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Recent Examples of beck Up until that point, Rosamond and Posy were always at her beck and call. —

Kennedy French, Variety, 28 Feb. 2026 At his beck and call is The Assassin (Anthony Ramos, flexing his magnetism, particularly in a monologue about the singer Christopher Cross). —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026 Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases. —

Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026 At the moment, Simon could think of nothing worse than being at the beck and call of an elderly client who thought she was being scammed. —

Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beck

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Noun

Meanwhile, the charming house with a small brook off to the side, stands waiting to be occupied with some, but not a lot, of work required.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Each treatment villa creates a moment—opening up onto a bespoke, private slice of babbling brook and lush jungle, the sounds of which perfectly underscore any massage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026