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

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383 words · showing 301–360

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  • bring outphraseB2To release something to the public, or to make a quality show.
  • bring togetherphraseB2To make people meet or work as one.
  • bring upphraseB22 meaningsTo care for and educate a child until adulthood.
  • brink/ˈbɹɪŋk/nounB22 meaningsThe edge of a steep drop, such as a cliff or a riverbank.
  • brisk/bɹɪsk/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuick and energetic.
  • brittle/ˈbɹɪtəl/adjective
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Hard but snapping easily.
  • broad-mindedadjectiveB2Willing to accept ways of living unlike your own.
  • broadcast/ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/verbB22 meaningsTo send a programme out to everyone at once.
  • broadcaster/ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsA person who presents programmes on air.
  • broaden[ˈbɹɔː.dn̩]verbB2To make or become wider or more far-reaching.
  • brochure/ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/nounB2A small illustrated booklet advertising something.
  • broken/ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/adjectiveA24 meaningsIn pieces, or damaged so it does not work.
  • broken-downadjectiveB2No longer working and in poor repair.
  • broker/ˈbɹəʊkə/nounB22 meaningsA person who arranges deals for others.
  • bronze/bɹɒnz/nounB14 meaningsA hard metal made by mixing copper with tin.
  • bronze agenounB2The age when people first mixed copper and tin for tools.
  • broomstick/ˈbɹum.stɪk/nounB2The brush a witch is said to fly on.
  • broth/bɹɔθ/nounB2Thin clear soup made by simmering bones or vegetables.
  • brother/ˈbɹʌðə/nounA12 meaningsA boy or man with the same parents as you.
  • brother-in-law/ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/nounB2Your partner's brother, or your sister's husband.
  • brow/bɹaʊ/nounB22 meaningsThe forehead, or the area above the eyes.
  • brow shapingnounB2Trimming and plucking eyebrows into a line.
  • brown/ˈbɹaʊ̯n/nounA13 meaningsThe colour of coffee, wood and soil.
  • browse/bɹaʊz/verbB2+3 meaningsTo look through goods, pages or files with no fixed goal.
  • bruise/bɹuːz/nounB2A blue-purple mark left by a knock.
  • brush up onphraseB2To refresh a skill you have not used for a while.
  • brute/bɹuːt/nounB22 meaningsA cruel and violent person or animal.
  • bubble wandnounB2The loop dipped in soap to blow floating spheres.
  • buck/ˈbʌk/verbB23 meaningsOf a horse, to leap with the back arched and hind legs kicking.
  • bucket/ˈbʌkɪt/nounA13 meaningsAn open container with a handle for carrying liquid.
  • buckle/ˈbʌkəl/nounB13 meaningsA metal or plastic clasp for fastening a belt or strap.
  • bud/bʌd/nounB12 meaningsThe tight package a leaf or flower opens out of.
  • budge/bʌd͡ʒ/verbB23 meaningsTo move slightly from a fixed position, or to make something move.
  • budgerigar/ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/nounB2A small green or blue parrot popular as a pet.
  • budget/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/nounB24 meaningsThe amount of money set aside for something, and the plan for how it will be spent.
  • buffet breakfastnounB2A morning spread guests serve themselves from.
  • buffet carnounB2The carriage selling drinks and snacks.
  • build/bɪld/verbA13 meaningsTo make something by putting parts together.
  • build bridges/bɪld ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪz/phraseB2To repair a relationship between people.
  • build upphraseB22 meaningsTo increase or accumulate gradually.
  • build-upnounB2A gradual increase before something happens.
  • built-in/ˈbɪltɪn/adjectiveB2Made as a fixed part of something else.
  • built-upadjectiveB2Covered with buildings rather than open ground.
  • bulge/ˈbʌldʒ/verbB22 meaningsTo swell outwards beyond the normal line.
  • bulging/ˈbʌldʒɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSwelling or curving outward because something inside pushes against the surface.
  • bulk/bʌlk/nounB22 meaningsThe greater part of something.
  • bulk buynounB2Buying a large quantity at once for a lower price.
  • bulldog clip/ˈbʊldɒɡ ˈklɪp/nounB2A sprung metal clip that grips a thick wad of paper.
  • bulletin/ˈbʊl.ə.tən/nounB1+3 meaningsA short official announcement or news update.
  • bullock/ˈbʊlək/nounB2A young castrated bull raised for beef.
  • bumper/ˈbʌmpə/nounB22 meaningsThe bar at the front or rear of a vehicle that absorbs impact.
  • bumpy/ˈbʌmpi/adjectiveB12 meaningsFull of small rises and dips.
  • bun/bʌn/nounB22 meaningsHair wound into a ball at the back of the head.
  • bunch/bʌntʃ/nounA23 meaningsA group of things gathered or growing together.
  • bundle/ˈbʌn.dl̩/nounB14 meaningsA number of things tied or wrapped together to be carried at once.
  • bungee jumpingnounB2Leaping from a height attached to a long elastic cord.
  • bunker/ˈbʌŋ.kə/nounB22 meaningsA reinforced shelter dug into the ground.
  • bunsen burnernounB2The gas burner used for heating in a laboratory.
  • burden/ˈbɜːdn̩/nounB22 meaningsA heavy load, physical or mental.
  • bureau/ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊ/nounB1+2 meaningsA writing desk with drawers and a hinged writing surface.