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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
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Part of speech
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  • backlit/ˈbækˌlɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLit from behind, so the front stays dark.
  • bad-temperedadjectiveB2Easily made angry.
  • bald/bɔːld/adjectiveB13 meaningsHaving no hair on the head.
  • bankrupt/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/adjectiveB2Legally unable to pay your debts.
  • baptized/ˈbæptaɪzd/adjectiveB2Having gone through the Christian rite of washing.
  • bare/bɛə/
adjective
A2
4 meanings
Not covered by clothes or by anything else.
  • barrier-freeadjectiveB2Designed so that nothing blocks the way in.
  • bearable/ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/adjectiveB2Just about possible to put up with.
  • behind-the-scenesadjectiveB2Happening out of the public's sight.
  • beloved/bɪˈlʌvd/adjectiveB2Dearly loved.
  • bent/bɛnt/adjectiveB25 meaningsCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.
  • binding/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe cover and stitching that hold a book together.
  • biological/ˌbaɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2To do with living things.
  • bitter/ˈbɪt.ə/adjectiveB14 meaningsSharp and harsh on the tongue, with no sweetness in it.
  • black/blæk/adjectiveA15 meaningsOf the darkest colour, like coal or the night sky.
  • black-and-whiteadjectiveB12 meaningsIn shades of grey, without colour.
  • bland/blænd/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving almost no taste at all.
  • blank/blænk/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsWith nothing written or recorded on it.
  • bleak/bliːk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCold, bare and exposed.
  • blind/ˈblaɪ̯nd/adjectiveB14 meaningsUnable to see.
  • blotchyadjectiveB2Covered in irregular patches of colour.
  • blue/bluː/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of a clear sky.
  • blunt/blʌnt/adjectiveB23 meaningsWithout a sharp edge or point.
  • bogus/ˈbəʊ̯ɡəs/adjectiveB2False, but presented as genuine.
  • bold/ˈbəʊld/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnafraid of risk or attention.
  • bonkers/ˈbɒŋkəz/adjectiveB2Mad, in British informal use.
  • bony/ˈbəʊni/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo thin that the bones show.
  • booming/ˈbuːmɪŋ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsDeep, loud and echoing.
  • bossy/ˈbɔsi/adjectiveB2Always telling other people what to do.
  • bottomless/ˈbɒtəm.ləs/adjectiveB2So deep that no floor can be found.
  • bouncy/ˈbaʊnsi/adjectiveB2Springing back readily, or full of lively energy.
  • bound/ˈbaʊ̯nd/verbB25 meaningsTo run or move forward in long springy leaps.
  • brave/bɹeɪv/adjectiveB12 meaningsReady to face danger, pain or fear rather than avoid it.
  • breakoutnounB2+3 meaningsAn escape from a prison or other closed place.
  • breathless/ˈbɹɛθləs/adjectiveB22 meaningsOut of breath.
  • breezy/ˈbɹiːzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsPleasantly windy.
  • bridal/ˈbraɪ.dl̩/adjectiveB2To do with a bride or a wedding.
  • brief/ˈbɹiːf/verbB24 meaningsTo give someone the information they need before they act.
  • bright/ˈbɹaɪ̯t/adjectiveA24 meaningsGiving out or filled with strong light.
  • brisk/bɹɪsk/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuick and energetic.
  • brittle/ˈbɹɪtəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHard but snapping easily.
  • broad-mindedadjectiveB2Willing to accept ways of living unlike your own.
  • broken/ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/adjectiveA24 meaningsIn pieces, or damaged so it does not work.
  • broken-downadjectiveB2No longer working and in poor repair.
  • bronze/bɹɒnz/nounB14 meaningsA hard metal made by mixing copper with tin.
  • brown/ˈbɹaʊ̯n/nounA13 meaningsThe colour of coffee, wood and soil.
  • brute/bɹuːt/nounB22 meaningsA cruel and violent person or animal.
  • budget/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/nounB24 meaningsThe amount of money set aside for something, and the plan for how it will be spent.
  • built-in/ˈbɪltɪn/adjectiveB2Made as a fixed part of something else.
  • built-upadjectiveB2Covered with buildings rather than open ground.
  • bulging/ˈbʌldʒɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSwelling or curving outward because something inside pushes against the surface.
  • 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.
  • burned/ˈbɜːnd/adjectiveC13 meaningsOf an agent or source, exposed and no longer usable.
  • buttery/ˈbʌtəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsTasting or smelling of butter — rich, soft and faintly salty.