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

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358 words · showing 61–120

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  • batch/bæt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA set of things made or produced together at the same time.
  • battery/ˈbæt.(ə)ɹi/nounB12 meaningsA device that stores and supplies electrical power.
  • battlefield/ˈbætəlˌfiːld/nounC1The ground on which a battle is fought.
  • battlement[ˈbætəɫmənt]nounC1The notched wall along the top of a castle.
  • battlementsnounC1The notched wall along the top of a castle.
  • bawdy/ˈbɔːdi/
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Humorously rude about sex.
  • bay/ˈbeɪ̯/nounB14 meaningsA wide curve of sea set into the coast.
  • be that as it mayphraseC1A formal way of setting an objection aside.
  • beach/biːt͡ʃ/nounA12 meaningsThe sandy or pebbly edge of the sea.
  • beacon/ˈbiːkən/nounB22 meaningsA light or mark set up as a signal.
  • beady/ˈbiː.di/adjectiveC1Small, round and bright, said of eyes.
  • beam/ˈbiːm/nounB24 meaningsA long thick bar of wood or steel that carries the weight of a building.
  • bear a resemblancephraseC1To look somewhat like somebody or something else.
  • bear responsibilityphraseC1To carry the duty for something.
  • bear upphraseC1To keep going bravely under strain.
  • bear witnessphraseC1To state formally what you saw or know.
  • bearing/ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/nounC15 meaningsA direction given as an angle measured from north.
  • beat around the bush/ˈbiːt əˌɹaʊ̯nd ðə bʊʃ/phraseC1To avoid saying the main thing directly.
  • beat-upadjectiveC1Worn and damaged from long use.
  • beauty/ˈbjuːti/nounA22 meaningsThe quality that makes something wonderful to look at.
  • beckon/ˈbɛkən/verbC12 meaningsTo signal to somebody to come nearer.
  • becoming/bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSuiting somebody well, of clothes or appearance.
  • bedfellow/ˈbɛdˌfɛloʊ/nounC1Somebody sharing a bed, or an unlikely partner.
  • bedraggled/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩d/adjectiveC1Wet, dirty and untidy.
  • bedrollnounC1Bedding rolled up for carrying.
  • beef/biːf/nounA22 meaningsThe meat of a cow.
  • befall/bɪˈfɔːl/verbC1To happen to somebody, usually for the worse.
  • befit/bɪˈfɪt/verbC1To be suitable for somebody's rank or occasion.
  • beforehand/bɪˈfɔːhænd/adverbC1Ahead of the time in question.
  • begrudge/bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/verbC1To resent giving somebody what they have.
  • beguilingadjectiveC1Charming in a way that may mislead.
  • behemoth/bəˈhi(ː).məθ/nounC1Something enormously large and powerful.
  • beholden/bɪˈhəʊldən/adjectiveC1Owing a debt of gratitude to somebody.
  • belch/ˈbɛltʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo let wind up noisily from the stomach.
  • beleaguered/bɪˈliːɡəd/adjectiveC1Under constant pressure from all sides.
  • belfry/ˈbɛlfɹi/nounC1The part of a tower where the bells hang.
  • belittle/bɪˈlɪt.əl/verbC1To make somebody or their work seem small.
  • bellyfulnounC1As much as you can stand of something.
  • below parphraseC1Not as good as the usual standard.
  • bemoan/bɪˈməʊn/verbC1To complain sadly about something.
  • bemused/bɪˈmjuːzd/adjectiveC1Puzzled and unable to make sense of things.
  • bend over backwardsphraseC1To try extremely hard to please someone.
  • beneath/bɪˈniːθ/prepositionB12 meaningsIn a lower position than something.
  • benefactor/ˈbɛnəˌfæktəː/nounC1Somebody who gives money or help.
  • beneficiary/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/nounC1Somebody who receives an advantage or a legacy.
  • benevolence/bəˈnɛvələns/nounC1Kindly feeling and the wish to do good.
  • benevolent/bəˈnɛvələnt/adjectiveC1Kind, generous and wishing good to others.
  • benign/bɪˈnaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsGentle and harmless.
  • beninnounC1A country in West Africa.
  • bent/bɛnt/adjectiveB25 meaningsCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.
  • bequeath/bɪˈkwiːθ/verbC12 meaningsTo leave something to somebody in your will.
  • bequest/bɪˈkwɛst/nounC1Something left to somebody in a will.
  • berate/bɪˈɹeɪt/verbC1To scold somebody at length.
  • bereaved/bɪˈɹiːvd/adjectiveC1Having recently lost somebody close to death.
  • bereavement/bɪˈriːvmənt/nounC1The state of having lost somebody to death.
  • beset/bɪˈsɛt/verbC1To trouble from every side at once.
  • best/bɛst/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf the highest quality; better than all the others.
  • bestial/ˈbɛs.ti.əl/adjectiveC1Savagely cruel, like an animal.
  • betray/bɪˈtɹeɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo act against somebody who trusted you.
  • betrothal/bɪˈtɹəʊ.ðəl/nounC1A formal promise to marry.