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

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  • bureau de change/ˈbjʊəɹ.əʊ.dəˌʃɒ̃ʒ/nounB2The counter where currencies are swapped.
  • burglary/ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/nounB2The crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal.
  • burn/bɜːn/verbA26 meaningsTo be on fire; to give out flame and heat.
  • burned/ˈbɜːnd/adjectiveC13 meaningsOf an agent or source, exposed and no longer usable.
  • burrow/ˈbʌɹəʊ/nounB1+4 meaningsA hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a small animal to live in.
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verbB23 meanings
To break open suddenly from internal pressure.
  • burst inphraseB2To enter suddenly and without warning.
  • bury your head in the sandphraseB2To refuse to face a problem you know is there.
  • bush/ˈbʊʃ/nounB13 meaningsA woody plant smaller than a tree, with many branches near the ground.
  • business centrenounB2The room with computers and printers for guests.
  • butt/bʌt/verbB13 meaningsTo strike with the head.
  • butterfly strokenounB2A swimming style with both arms thrown forward together.
  • buttermilk/ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk/nounB2The sour liquid left after churning butter.
  • buttery/ˈbʌtəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsTasting or smelling of butter — rich, soft and faintly salty.
  • buttonhole/ˈbʌtənˌhoʊl/nounB2The slit a button passes through.
  • buy/baɪ/verbA13 meaningsTo get something by paying money for it.
  • buy timephraseB2To delay in order to gain more time.
  • buzz/bʌz/verbB14 meaningsTo make a low, rough, continuous humming sound.
  • buzz cutnounB2Hair clipped almost to the scalp.
  • buzzer/ˈbʌzə/nounB2A device that makes a harsh warning sound.
  • by all meansphraseB2A generous way of saying yes, certainly.
  • by definitionphraseB2Necessarily true because of the meaning of the words involved.
  • by-product/ˈbaɪ.pɹɒ.dʌkt/nounB2Something extra produced while making the main thing.