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

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  • betrothed/bɪˈtɹəʊðd/nounC1An old-fashioned, literary word for the person one has promised to marry, used unchanged for a man or a woman rather than the French-derived pair.
  • better/ˈbɛt.ə/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf higher quality, skill or value than something else.
  • betterment/ˈbɛtəmənt/nounC1A rise in a person's condition or standing in life, such as the lift that schooling gives to the poor.
  • bewitching/bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/adjectiveC1So charming that you cannot look away.
  • bhutannounC1Himalayan kingdom that measures Gross National Happiness.
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biannual
/bʌɪˈanjuːəl/
adjectiveC1
Happening twice in a year.
  • bias/ˈbaɪ.əs/nounB2+4 meaningsA leaning toward or against something that stops you judging it fairly.
  • bib shortsnounC1Padded shorts held up by shoulder straps.
  • bid/bɪd/nounB22 meaningsAn offer of a price at a sale.
  • bigot/ˈbɪɡət/nounC1Somebody stubbornly intolerant of other views.
  • bigotry/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/nounC1Stubborn intolerance of other people's views.
  • bile/baɪl/nounC12 meaningsA bitter fluid made by the liver.
  • bill of ladingnounC1The document acknowledging goods received for shipment.
  • billiards/ˈbɪlɪədz/nounC1A cue game played with a small number of balls.
  • billow/ˈbɪl.oʊ/verbC1To swell and roll outward like smoke or a sail.
  • billowingadjectiveC1Swelling and rolling outward in large soft waves.
  • billy cannounC1The metal pot hung over a fire to boil water.
  • bimbo/ˈbɪmbəʊ/nounC1A young woman regarded as attractive but unintelligent, used as an insult.
  • bind/ˈbaɪ̯nd/verbB22 meaningsTo tie something fast.
  • binding/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe cover and stitching that hold a book together.
  • biochemistry/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/nounC1The study of the chemistry of living things.
  • biography/baɪˈɒɡɹəfi/nounC1The written life story of a real person.
  • biotechnology/ˌbaɪ.əʊˌtɛkˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC1The use of living cells and processes in industry.
  • bipedal/ˌbaɪˈpiːdəl/adjectiveC1Walking on two legs.
  • bird hidenounC1The small hut you watch wildlife from without being seen.
  • birdie/ˈbɜː.di/nounB22 meaningsA hole finished one stroke under the expected number.
  • bit/ˈbɪt/nounC1The metal bar that sits in a horse's mouth.
  • bite the bulletphraseC1To finally face something painful you have been avoiding.
  • bizarre/bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Very strange indeed.
  • black hole/blæk ˈhoʊl/phraseB22 meaningsA region of space with gravity so strong that light cannot escape.
  • blackness/ˈblæknəs/nounB22 meaningsComplete darkness.
  • blackout/ˈblæk.aʊt/nounB1+3 meaningsA complete loss of electric light.
  • bladder/ˈblædə/nounB22 meaningsThe organ holding urine.
  • blamelessadjectiveC1Having done nothing wrong.
  • blanch/blɑːnt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo plunge food briefly in boiling water.
  • blanket/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/nounA22 meaningsA large piece of woollen or similar material used as a bed covering.
  • blanket stitchnounC1A looped stitch worked along a raw edge.
  • blanknessnounC1The quality of showing or holding nothing at all, whether in a face or on a page, named with the noun ending -ness.
  • blare/blɛə/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud, harsh sound.
  • blasphemy/ˈblæs.fə.mi/nounC1Speech that treats sacred things with contempt.
  • blather/ˈblæðə(ɹ)/verbC1To talk foolishly at length.
  • bleed/ˈbliːd/verbB12 meaningsTo lose blood.
  • blemish/ˈblɛmɪʃ/nounB2+2 meaningsA small mark that spoils the look of skin.
  • blemish-freeadjectiveC1With no marks on the skin at all.
  • bless/blɛs/verbB12 meaningsTo ask holy protection and favour for somebody.
  • blighted/ˈblaɪtɪd/adjectiveC1Spoiled or ruined by some harmful influence.
  • blind tastingnounC1Judging a food or drink without knowing what it is.
  • blindingly/ˈblaɪndɪŋli/adverbC1So brightly or obviously that it overwhelms.
  • blink/ˈblɪŋk/verbB24 meaningsTo close and open your eyes quickly.
  • blink atphraseC1To react to something with a flicker of the eyes.
  • bliss/blɪs/nounC1Perfect, complete happiness.
  • blister/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsA small bubble of fluid under the skin, raised by rubbing or burning.
  • blithe/blaɪð/adjectiveC1Cheerfully unconcerned about something that should be taken seriously.
  • blitz/blɪts/nounC22 meaningsA sustained bombing campaign against a city.
  • blizzard/ˈblɪz.əːd/nounB1+2 meaningsA violent snowstorm you cannot see through.
  • bloat/bləʊt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo swell up with gas or liquid.
  • blockbuster/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA film, book or product that is hugely successful.
  • blockheadnounC1Somebody who behaves very stupidly.
  • bloodcurdlingadjectiveC1So horrifying it makes you go cold.
  • bloodline/ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/nounC1The line of descent through a family.