bem
/bˈɛm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Initialism of block, element, modifier, a convention for authoring CSS.
noun
A stock character in science fiction; a grotesque creature, often an extraterrestrial, that menaces the protagonists.
Derogatory; Slang
name
An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States.
Example Sentences
- "He felt secure and encouraged, had visions of a BEM and made the first payment on a Morris Minor."
- "Where OOCSS and SMACSS can be seen as a more of frameworks for thinking about structured CSS combined with some handy rules of thumb, BEM is a much more rigid system for how to author and name your styles. BEM is originally an application development methodology from the search engine company Yandex."
- "Incidentally, Mr. Bergey, the BEM's on your latest smear have extremely jovial expressions on their pans to be as tough a bunch of eggs as Friend made them out."
- "This is my first time in active BEM service. They've never let me near the Bugs before."
- "gasconade county / Bem vicinity / PEENIE ARCHEOLOGICAL PETROGLYPH SITE / 3 miles east of Bem / Pre-Columbian"