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

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358 words · showing 301–358

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  • budge/bʌd͡ʒ/verbB23 meaningsTo move slightly from a fixed position, or to make something move.
  • budget deficitnounC1Spending more in a year than you take in.
  • buff/bʌf/verbC12 meaningsTo rub gently until a surface shines.
  • buffer/ˈbʌfə/verbC15 meaningsTo store data in advance so that sound or video plays without breaks.
  • buffet/ˈbʊf.eɪ/nounB12 meaningsA table of dishes where people serve themselves.
  • buffing/ˈbʌfɪŋ/
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Rubbing the nails smooth and shiny.
  • buffoon/bəˈfuːn/nounC1Somebody who behaves ridiculously.
  • bug/bʌɡ/nounB16 meaningsA small insect.
  • bulbous/ˈbʌlbəs/adjectiveC1Fat and round in an ugly way.
  • bulk carrier/bʌlk ˈker.i.ɚ/nounC1A ship that carries loose cargo such as grain or ore.
  • bulkhead/ˈbʌlk.hɛd/nounC1A wall dividing a ship into watertight sections.
  • bull/bʊl/nounB12 meaningsThe male of cattle.
  • bulldozer/ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɚ/nounA2+2 meaningsA tracked machine with a wide blade for pushing earth.
  • bullion/ˈbʊl.jən/nounC1Gold or silver in bars rather than coin.
  • bumble/ˈbʌmbəl/verbC1To blunder along in a muddled, incompetent way, fumbling words or actions rather than losing your footing.
  • bumper/ˈbʌmpə/nounB22 meaningsThe bar at the front or rear of a vehicle that absorbs impact.
  • bunting/ˈbʌntɪŋ/nounC1Strings of small flags hung up for a celebration.
  • buoy/ˈbɔɪ/nounB2+2 meaningsA floating marker anchored to warn or guide.
  • buoyancy aidnounC1A garment that helps keep a person afloat.
  • buoyant/ˈbɔɪ.ənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsAble to float easily.
  • burdensome/ˈbɜː.dən.səm/adjectiveC1Heavy to carry or hard to bear.
  • bureaucracy/bjʊəˈɹɒk.ɹə.si/nounC13 meaningsThe rules, forms and procedures of an organisation, especially when they make simple things slow.
  • bureaucratic/ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/adjectiveC1Burdened with excessive official procedure and paperwork.
  • burgeon/ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/verbC1To grow or expand rapidly.
  • burial/ˈbɛɹi.əl/nounC1Placing a body in the ground.
  • burial moundnounC1A hill raised over an ancient grave.
  • burkina fasonounC1West African country whose name means land of honest people.
  • burn bridgesphraseC1To end relationships so badly you can never go back.
  • burn the candle at both endsphraseC1To exhaust yourself by doing far too much.
  • burn the midnight oilphraseC1To work late into the night.
  • burn your bridgesphraseC1To destroy a relationship you might have needed.
  • burned/ˈbɜːnd/adjectiveC13 meaningsOf an agent or source, exposed and no longer usable.
  • burnish/ˈbɜːnɪʃ/verbC1To polish metal until it shines.
  • burst someone's bubblephraseC1To spoil somebody's happy illusion.
  • bury the hatchetphraseC1To agree to stop fighting and forget the quarrel.
  • bush/ˈbʊʃ/nounB13 meaningsA woody plant smaller than a tree, with many branches near the ground.
  • bushel/ˈbʊʃəl/nounC1An old measure of volume for grain and fruit.
  • bushy/ˈbʊʃi/adjectiveC1Growing thickly and untidily, of hair or a plant.
  • busk/bʌsk/verbC1To play in the street for coins.
  • busker/ˈbʌskɚ/nounC1The musician playing on the street for coins in a hat.
  • busy/ˈbɪz.i/adjectiveA13 meaningsHaving a lot to do.
  • butcher/ˈbʊt͡ʃə/nounB13 meaningsSomebody whose trade is cutting and selling meat.
  • butt/bʌt/verbB13 meaningsTo strike with the head.
  • butt inphraseC1To interrupt a conversation rudely.
  • buttoned-upadjectiveC12 meaningsReserved and unwilling to show emotion.
  • buttress/ˈbʌtɹəs/nounC12 meaningsA support built against a wall to stop it spreading.
  • buxom/ˈbʌksəm/adjectiveC1Plump and full-figured, said of a woman.
  • buy offphraseC1To pay somebody to stop making trouble for you.
  • buy outphraseC1To purchase somebody's whole share in a business.
  • buy upphraseC1To purchase all or most of the available supply of something.
  • buyoutnounC12 meaningsThe purchase of all of a company.
  • buzzard/ˈbʌzəd/nounC1A broad-winged bird of prey that circles slowly.
  • by and largephraseC1Mostly; in general.
  • bye/baɪ/interjectionA13 meaningsGoodbye, said quickly at the end of a conversation.
  • bygone/ˈbaɪɡɒn/adjectiveC1Belonging to a time now long past.
  • bylaw/ˈbaɪ.lɔː/nounC1A local rule made by a council or organisation.
  • byline/ˈbaɪlaɪn/nounC1The line naming who wrote the article.
  • bypass/ˈbaɪpæs/verbC1To go round something instead of through it.