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

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86 words · showing 1–60

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  • baby-sitverbA2To look after a child while the parents are out.
  • back/bæk/adverbA15 meaningsTo or towards the place or the state that something was in before.
  • backseatnounA2The seat behind the driver in a vehicle.
  • backyard/bækˈjɑːd/nounA2The enclosed ground behind a house.
  • bad/bæd/adjectiveA16 meaningsOf poor quality, or unpleasant.
  • badly/ˈbæd.li/adverbA2
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In a poor way; not well.
  • balloon/bəˈluːn/nounA22 meaningsA rubber bag filled with air or gas.
  • bar/bɑː/nounA26 meaningsA place where alcoholic drinks are served, or the counter they are served from.
  • bar of soapnounA2A solid block of soap for washing.
  • bare/bɛə/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot covered by clothes or by anything else.
  • baseball/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/nounA22 meaningsAn American game in which a batter hits a ball and runs round four bases.
  • basket/ˈbɑːskɪt/nounA2+3 meaningsAn open container made of woven strips.
  • basketball/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/nounA2A team game in which players throw a ball into a high hoop.
  • bat/bæt/nounB14 meaningsA small flying animal with fur that comes out at night and hangs upside down to sleep.
  • bathtub/ˈbɑːθtʌb/nounA2A large container for water in which a person washes.
  • battle/ˈbætl̩/nounA22 meaningsA fight between armies.
  • bean/ˈbi(ː)n/nounA2A small edible seed from a pod.
  • beans/biːnz/nounA2Seeds from pods, cooked and eaten.
  • bear/bɛə/nounA22 meaningsA large strong wild animal that sleeps through winter.
  • beautiful/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsGiving great pleasure to look at.
  • beauty/ˈbjuːti/nounA22 meaningsThe quality that makes something wonderful to look at.
  • bedtime/ˈbɛdtaɪm/nounA2The time at which you normally go to bed.
  • bedtime story/ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/nounA2A story read to a child before going to sleep.
  • beef/biːf/nounA22 meaningsThe meat of a cow.
  • behave/bᵻˈheɪv/verbA23 meaningsTo act in a particular way.
  • behind/bɪˈhaɪnd/prepositionA16 meaningsAt or towards the back of someone or something.
  • believe/bɪˈliːv/verbA13 meaningsTo accept that something is true.
  • bell/bɛl/nounA22 meaningsA metal object that rings when struck.
  • belong/bɪˈlɒŋ/verbA24 meaningsTo be owned by somebody.
  • below/bɪˈləʊ/prepositionA14 meaningsIn a lower position than something else.
  • belt/ˈbɛlt/nounA22 meaningsA strip of leather or cloth worn round the waist.
  • bench/ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/nounA22 meaningsA long seat for more than one person.
  • benefit/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/nounA2+3 meaningsMoney paid by the state to those who qualify.
  • beside/bɪˈsaɪd/prepositionA2Next to or at the side of something.
  • best/bɛst/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf the highest quality; better than all the others.
  • bet/bɛt/nounA22 meaningsAn agreement to pay if you are wrong about a result.
  • better/ˈbɛt.ə/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf higher quality, skill or value than something else.
  • between/bɪˈtwiːn/prepositionA25 meaningsIn or through the space that separates two people, places or things.
  • big/bɪɡ/adjectiveA14 meaningsLarge in size or amount.
  • billion/ˈbɪljən/nounA2A one followed by nine zeros — a thousand millions.
  • birth/bɜːθ/nounA22 meaningsThe moment a baby comes into the world.
  • bite/baɪt/verbA12 meaningsTo cut into something with your teeth.
  • black/blæk/adjectiveA15 meaningsOf the darkest colour, like coal or the night sky.
  • blame/bleɪm/verbA22 meaningsTo say that somebody or something caused a problem.
  • blanket/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/nounA22 meaningsA large piece of woollen or similar material used as a bed covering.
  • block/blɒk/nounA22 meaningsA solid lump with flat sides.
  • blow/bləʊ/verbA24 meaningsTo push air out through your lips.
  • board/bɔːd/nounA24 meaningsA long flat piece of wood, or a flat surface used for a game, for notices, or for writing.
  • board gamenounA2A tabletop game played with pieces on a flat surface.
  • body/ˈbɒdi/nounA15 meaningsThe whole physical structure of a person or an animal.
  • bomb/bɒm/nounA2A weapon that explodes and destroys what is near it.
  • bone/bəʊn/nounA2One of the hard parts of the skeleton.
  • book/bʊk/nounA12 meaningsPrinted pages joined together for reading.
  • boot/buːt/nounA14 meaningsA strong shoe that covers the ankle, and sometimes the whole lower leg.
  • borrow/ˈbɒɹəʊ/verbA23 meaningsTo take something belonging to someone else for a while and give it back later.
  • boss/bɒs/nounA24 meaningsThe person who is in charge of you at work.
  • bottom/ˈbɒt.əm/nounA23 meaningsThe lowest part of something.
  • boy/bɔɪ/nounA12 meaningsA male child.
  • brain/ˈbɹeɪ̯n/nounA22 meaningsThe organ in your head that thinks and remembers.
  • brake/bɹeɪk/nounA2+2 meaningsA device for slowing or stopping a vehicle.