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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • babble/ˈbæb.(ə)l/nounB25 meaningsThe sound of many voices together, with no single word clear.
  • babe/beɪb/nounB22 meaningsA very young child, in older or literary use.
  • baboon/bəˈbuːn/nounB1+A large monkey with a long doglike face.
  • baby/ˈbeɪ.bi/nounA13 meaningsA very young child who cannot yet walk or talk.
  • baby monitornounB1The device that lets you hear a sleeping baby.
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A party held before a baby arrives.
  • baby-sitverbA2To look after a child while the parents are out.
  • babygrow/ˈbeɪbiː.ɡɹəʊ/nounC1A one-piece garment a baby sleeps in.
  • babysit/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo look after somebody's children while they are out.
  • babysitter/ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtə/nounB1+A person paid to watch children while parents go out.
  • bachelor/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA man who has never married.
  • bachelorette/ˌbatʃləˈɹɛt/nounB2+An unmarried woman, the counterpart of a bachelor.
  • back/bæk/adverbA15 meaningsTo or towards the place or the state that something was in before.
  • back awayphraseB12 meaningsTo move backwards away from something.
  • back downphraseC1To abandon a position in an argument or confrontation.
  • back offphraseB2To stop pressing or pressuring somebody.
  • back on your feetphraseB2Recovered and going about normally again.
  • back ordernounC1An order waiting until stock arrives again.
  • back outphraseB2To withdraw from an agreement or commitment.
  • back to backphraseB1With backs touching, facing away.
  • back to frontphraseB1With the rear part facing forward.
  • back to square onephraseB2Forced to start all over again from the beginning.
  • back upphraseB22 meaningsTo make a copy of data for safety.
  • backache/ˈbækeɪk/nounB1+A pain in the back.
  • backbenchernounC1An elected member holding no senior post.
  • backdrop/ˈbæk.dɹɒp/nounC1The scene or setting behind the main action.
  • backgammon/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/nounB2+A board game of moving counters by the throw of dice.
  • background/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/nounA2+3 meaningsThe part of a scene behind the main subject.
  • background checknounB2An examination of a person's history.
  • backing/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/nounB2Support given to a person or a plan.
  • backing tracknounB2Recorded music a singer performs over.
  • backlash/ˈbækˌlæʃ/nounB2+A strong hostile reaction to a change.
  • backlight/ˈbæk.laɪt/nounB2Light coming from behind the subject.
  • backlinknounC1A link from another site pointing at yours.
  • backlit/ˈbækˌlɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLit from behind, so the front stays dark.
  • backlog/ˈbæk(ˌ)lɔɡ/nounB2+The pile of work that has built up unfinished.
  • backorder/ˈbæk(ˌ)oɹdəɹ/nounC1An order held because stock has run out.
  • backpack/ˈbæk.pæk/nounB12 meaningsA bag with shoulder straps carried on the back.
  • backpack strapphraseB1The shoulder band used to carry a backpack.
  • backpackernounB1+A traveller who journeys cheaply carrying a rucksack.
  • backseatnounA2The seat behind the driver in a vehicle.
  • backside/ˈbækˌsaɪd/nounB1The part of the body you sit on.
  • backstitch/ˈbækˌstɪt͡ʃ/nounC1A strong hand stitch that doubles back on itself.
  • backstroke/ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/nounB2+Swimming on your back with alternating arms.
  • backup/ˈbækˌʌp/nounB1+3 meaningsA spare copy of files or data, kept in case the original is lost.
  • backup powernounB2A reserve supply for when the main one stops.
  • backward/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/adjectiveB12 meaningsDirected towards the back or the rear.
  • backwaternounC12 meaningsA stretch of still water off the main current of a river.
  • backyard/bækˈjɑːd/nounA2The enclosed ground behind a house.
  • bacon/ˈbeɪ.kən/nounB1Cured strips of pig meat, usually fried.
  • bacteria/bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/nounB2Tiny single-celled living things found everywhere.
  • bacterium/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/nounB2+One single-celled living thing without a nucleus.
  • bad/bæd/adjectiveA16 meaningsOf poor quality, or unpleasant.
  • bad luck/bæd lʌk/phraseB1Said to somebody who has just missed out.
  • bad-temperedadjectiveB2Easily made angry.
  • badge/bæd͡ʒ/nounB1A small sign worn to show who you are.
  • badger/ˈbæd͡ʒə/nounB1+2 meaningsA digging animal with a striped face that lives underground.
  • badly/ˈbæd.li/adverbA23 meaningsIn a poor way; not well.
  • badminton/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/nounB1+A racket game played with a feathered shuttle.
  • baffle/ˈbæfl̩/verbB2+2 meaningsTo confuse somebody completely.