beef- root words — words with the beef- root

The root beef- comes from Old French boef, meaning ox, beef. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including beefier, beefiest, beefy, beeves. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the beef- root

Explore words with beef- — words containing the beef- root and sharing its sense of "ox, beef". Examples include beefier, beefiest, beefy, beeves. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does beef- mean?

The beef- root means ox, beef, from Old French boef. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.