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

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  • babe/beɪb/nounB22 meaningsA very young child, in older or literary use.
  • baby/ˈbeɪ.bi/nounA13 meaningsA very young child who cannot yet walk or talk.
  • baby monitornounB1The device that lets you hear a sleeping baby.
  • baby showernounB1A party held before a baby arrives.
  • back awayphraseB12 meaningsTo move backwards away from something.
  • back to backphraseB1With backs touching, facing away.
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  • back to frontphraseB1With the rear part facing forward.
  • background/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/nounA2+3 meaningsThe part of a scene behind the main subject.
  • backpack/ˈbæk.pæk/nounB12 meaningsA bag with shoulder straps carried on the back.
  • backpack strapphraseB1The shoulder band used to carry a backpack.
  • backside/ˈbækˌsaɪd/nounB1The part of the body you sit on.
  • backup/ˈbækˌʌp/nounB1+3 meaningsA spare copy of files or data, kept in case the original is lost.
  • backward/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/adjectiveB12 meaningsDirected towards the back or the rear.
  • bacon/ˈbeɪ.kən/nounB1Cured strips of pig meat, usually fried.
  • bad luck/bæd lʌk/phraseB1Said to somebody who has just missed out.
  • badge/bæd͡ʒ/nounB1A small sign worn to show who you are.
  • badly/ˈbæd.li/adverbA23 meaningsIn a poor way; not well.
  • bait/beɪt/nounB12 meaningsFood put on a hook to attract a fish.
  • bake/beɪk/verbB12 meaningsTo cook bread or cakes in the dry heat of an oven.
  • baker/ˈbeɪ.kə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody whose job is making bread and cakes.
  • bakery/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/nounB1A place where bread and cakes are baked and sold.
  • balance/ˈbæləns/nounB14 meaningsThe steady state in which something stays upright and does not fall.
  • balcony/ˈbælkəni/nounB12 meaningsA small open platform outside an upstairs window.
  • bald/bɔːld/adjectiveB13 meaningsHaving no hair on the head.
  • ball/bɔːl/nounA12 meaningsA round object used in games.
  • ballerina/ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/nounB1A leading female classical dancer.
  • band/bænd/nounA14 meaningsA small group of musicians who play together.
  • bandage/ˈbæn.dɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A strip of cloth wrapped around an injury.
  • bang/ˈbæŋ/nounB15 meaningsA sudden loud noise, like something exploding or hitting hard.
  • bank/ˈbæŋk/nounA12 meaningsA business that keeps and lends money.
  • bank accountnounB1An arrangement with a bank for holding and moving money.
  • bank holidaynounB1A public day off when banks and offices close.
  • bank statementnounB1A record of transactions on a bank account over a period.
  • bank transfernounB1Moving money straight from one account to another.
  • banner/ˈbænə/nounC13 meaningsA long piece of cloth carrying words or a design, hung up or carried.
  • bar/bɑː/nounA26 meaningsA place where alcoholic drinks are served, or the counter they are served from.
  • barcode/ˈbɑː.kəʊd/nounB1The black stripes on a product that the till scans with a beep.
  • bare/bɛə/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot covered by clothes or by anything else.
  • barefoot/ˈbɛɹfʊt/adjectiveB1With nothing on the feet.
  • barely/ˈbɛə.li/adverbB13 meaningsOnly just; by the smallest possible margin.
  • bark/bɑːk/nounB14 meaningsThe rough outer covering of a tree.
  • barn[ˈbɑɹn]nounB1A big farm building for animals or crops.
  • barrel/ˈbæɹ(ə)l/nounB14 meaningsA large round container with curved sides and flat ends, built of wooden staves bound by hoops.
  • basement/ˈbeɪsmənt/nounB1A room or floor below ground level in a building.
  • basement flatnounB1A home below street level.
  • basic/ˈbeɪsɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsForming the simplest and most necessary part.
  • basically/ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/adverbB1At bottom, once the details are stripped away.
  • basin/ˈbeɪsɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsThe bowl of land drained by one river system.
  • basis/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/<a:RP,GA><ref:<<name:OED>>>nounB1The thing something else is built on.
  • basket/ˈbɑːskɪt/nounA2+3 meaningsAn open container made of woven strips.
  • basketball courtnounB1The marked floor the game is played on.
  • bat/bæt/nounB14 meaningsA small flying animal with fur that comes out at night and hangs upside down to sleep.
  • bath/bɑːθ/nounA13 meaningsThe long container you fill with water and lie in.
  • bathe/beɪð/verbB1To wash yourself in water, or to swim.
  • batter/ˈbætə/nounB12 meaningsA pourable mix of flour, eggs and milk used before cooking.
  • battery/ˈbæt.(ə)ɹi/nounB12 meaningsA device that stores and supplies electrical power.
  • battle/ˈbætl̩/nounA22 meaningsA fight between armies.
  • bay/ˈbeɪ̯/nounB14 meaningsA wide curve of sea set into the coast.
  • bear/bɛə/nounA22 meaningsA large strong wild animal that sleeps through winter.
  • beard/bɪəd/nounB1The hair growing on the chin and cheeks.