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

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  • backlit/ˈbækˌlɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLit from behind, so the front stays dark.
  • barren/ˈbæɹən/adjectiveB2+3 meanings(of land) Too poor or dry for plants to grow.
  • behavioural/bɪˈheɪvjərəl/adjectiveB2+To do with how people or animals act.
  • belated/bɪˈleɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+Coming after the proper time.
  • beneficial/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/adjectiveB2+Doing good, or bringing an advantage.
  • berserk/ˈbɜːsɜːk/
adjectiveB2+
Wildly and violently out of control.
  • bewildered/bəˈwɪldɚd/adjectiveB2+Totally confused and lost.
  • bewitched/bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2+Placed under an enchantment.
  • bilateral/baɪˈlætəɹəl/adjectiveB2+Involving two sides or two countries.
  • bilingual/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/adjectiveB2+Speaking two languages like a native.
  • binary/ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/adjectiveB2+Made of two parts, or written using only ones and zeros.
  • biodegradable/(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/adjectiveB2+Able to rot away naturally and harmlessly.
  • bipolar/baɪˈpəʊ.lə/adjectiveB2+Having two opposite poles, or marked by swings of mood.
  • bitchy/ˈbɪt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2+Malicious and catty, especially in petty, mean-spirited remarks made about other people.
  • bittersweet/ˈbɪtɚˌswit/adjectiveB2+Happy and sad at the same time.
  • blatant/ˈbleɪtənt/adjectiveB2+Done openly and without any shame.
  • bleached/bliːt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2+Whitened by chemicals or by strong sun.
  • bleak/bliːk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCold, bare and exposed.
  • blissfuladjectiveB2+Perfectly happy.
  • bloodshotadjectiveB2+Of eyes, red because the small blood vessels are inflamed.
  • bloodthirsty/ˈblʌdθəːsti/adjectiveB2+Eager for violence and killing.
  • blustery/ˈblʌstəɹi/adjectiveB2+Windy in strong, gusty bursts.
  • boggy/ˈbɑ.ɡi/adjectiveB2+Soft and wet underfoot.
  • bony/ˈbəʊni/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo thin that the bones show.
  • bookish/ˈbʊkɪʃ/adjectiveB2+Fond of reading, and rather removed from ordinary life.
  • booming/ˈbuːmɪŋ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsDeep, loud and echoing.
  • bothersome/ˈbɔðəsəm/adjectiveB2+Causing small persistent annoyance.
  • boyish/ˈbɔɪ.ɪʃ/adjectiveB2+Having the look or manner of a young boy.
  • brainlessadjectiveB2+Extremely foolish.
  • breakoutnounB2+3 meaningsAn escape from a prison or other closed place.
  • budding/ˈbʌdiŋ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsJust beginning to develop.
  • buoyant/ˈbɔɪ.ənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsAble to float easily.
  • burgundy/ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/adjectiveB2+The deep red of a heavy wine.
  • burly/ˈbɜːli/adjectiveB2+Large, strong and heavily built.