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

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  • blister/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsA small bubble of fluid under the skin, raised by rubbing or burning.
  • blood/blʌd/nounA12 meaningsThe red liquid that moves through the body.
  • bloodstain/ˈblʌdˌsteɪn/nounB2A mark left on a surface by blood.
  • bloodstream/ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/nounB2The blood as it flows round the body.
  • bloom/bluːm/verbB22 meaningsTo open out into flower.
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nounB22 meanings
The flowers that cover a fruit tree in spring.
  • blossom timenounB2The short weeks when fruit trees are in flower.
  • blot/blɒt/nounB2A spot of spilled ink, or a stain on a reputation.
  • blotchyadjectiveB2Covered in irregular patches of colour.
  • blow/bləʊ/verbA24 meaningsTo push air out through your lips.
  • blow upphraseB2To explode; also, to suddenly become very angry.
  • blown fusenounB2A safety wire that has melted to break a circuit.
  • blubber/ˈblʌbə/nounB22 meaningsThe layer of fat under the skin of whales and seals.
  • blue/bluː/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of a clear sky.
  • bluebird/ˈbluˌbɝd/nounB2A small blue North American songbird.
  • blueprint/ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/nounB2A detailed plan or drawing.
  • blues/bluːz/nounB1+2 meaningsA slow sad musical style built on a twelve-bar pattern.
  • bluff/blʌf/verbB22 meaningsTo pretend to a strength or knowledge you do not have.
  • blunt/blʌnt/adjectiveB23 meaningsWithout a sharp edge or point.
  • blur/ˈblɜː/nounB24 meaningsA shape you cannot see clearly, because it is moving or out of focus.
  • blurred visionnounB2Sight that has gone soft and unclear.
  • blush/ˈblʌʃ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo become red in the face from embarrassment or shame.
  • board/bɔːd/nounA24 meaningsA long flat piece of wood, or a flat surface used for a game, for notices, or for writing.
  • board meetingnounB2The gathering where a company's directors decide things.
  • boarding school/ˈbɔːdɪŋ ˌskuːl/phraseB2The school where pupils live and sleep, going home only for holidays.
  • boast/bəʊst/verbB23 meaningsTo talk with too much pride about what you have or what you have done.
  • bob/bɒb/nounB2A short haircut level around the head.
  • body/ˈbɒdi/nounA15 meaningsThe whole physical structure of a person or an animal.
  • body languagenounB2The messages conveyed by posture, gesture and expression.
  • bogus/ˈbəʊ̯ɡəs/adjectiveB2False, but presented as genuine.
  • boil/bɔɪ(ə)l/verbA2+3 meaningsOf a liquid: to reach the heat at which it bubbles and turns to steam; to heat a liquid to that point.
  • bold/ˈbəʊld/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnafraid of risk or attention.
  • bolt/bɒlt/nounB25 meaningsA thick metal pin, tightened with a nut, that fastens two things together.
  • bombard/ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo attack continuously with fire.
  • bombing/ˈbɒmɪŋ/nounB2An attack made by dropping or planting explosives.
  • bond/bɒnd/nounB24 meaningsA close, lasting connection between people.
  • bonkers/ˈbɒŋkəz/adjectiveB2Mad, in British informal use.
  • bonnet/ˈbɒnɪt/nounB1+3 meaningsThe hinged cover over the engine at the front of a car.
  • bony/ˈbəʊni/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo thin that the bones show.
  • booking/ˈbʊkɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsAn arrangement made in advance for a room, seat or table.
  • booking confirmationnounB2The message proving your room is held.
  • booklet/ˈbʊk.lət/nounB2A small thin book with a paper cover.
  • bookmark/ˈbʊkmɑːk/nounB2A saved link so you can find a page again.
  • bookworm/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/nounB2A person who would rather read than do almost anything else.
  • boom/buːm/nounB26 meaningsA period of fast growth, high activity and easy money.
  • booming/ˈbuːmɪŋ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsDeep, loud and echoing.
  • border/ˈbɔə.də/nounB12 meaningsThe line where one country ends and the next begins.
  • borderline/ˈboɹ.dɚˌlaɪn/nounB2The point at which one condition shades into another.
  • bore/bɔː/verbB14 meaningsTo make a deep round hole by drilling or digging.
  • borrow/ˈbɒɹəʊ/verbA23 meaningsTo take something belonging to someone else for a while and give it back later.
  • borrower/ˈbɔɹəʊə/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who takes a book out on loan.
  • bosnianounB2The Balkan country of Sarajevo and the old bridge at Mostar.
  • bosnia and herzegovinanounB2Balkan country whose capital is Sarajevo.
  • bosom/ˈbʊz(ə)m/nounB22 meaningsA woman's chest.
  • bossy/ˈbɔsi/adjectiveB2Always telling other people what to do.
  • bottle banknounB2The public container glass is put in for recycling.
  • bottomless/ˈbɒtəm.ləs/adjectiveB2So deep that no floor can be found.
  • bounce/baʊns/verbB15 meaningsTo spring back up or away after hitting a surface.
  • bouncy/ˈbaʊnsi/adjectiveB2Springing back readily, or full of lively energy.
  • bound/ˈbaʊ̯nd/verbB25 meaningsTo run or move forward in long springy leaps.