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

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  • bald/bɔːld/adjectiveB13 meaningsHaving no hair on the head.
  • balmy/ˈbɑːmi/adjectiveC1Pleasantly warm and soft.
  • banal/bəˈnɑːl/adjectiveC1So ordinary that it is boring.
  • barbaric/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/adjectiveC1Savagely cruel and uncivilised.
  • barren/ˈbæɹən/adjectiveB2+3 meanings(of land) Too poor or dry for plants to grow.
  • bashful[ˈbæʃfəɫ]
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Shy and easily embarrassed.
  • basic/ˈbeɪsɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsForming the simplest and most necessary part.
  • bawdy/ˈbɔːdi/adjectiveC1Humorously rude about sex.
  • beady/ˈbiː.di/adjectiveC1Small, round and bright, said of eyes.
  • beat-upadjectiveC1Worn and damaged from long use.
  • becoming/bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSuiting somebody well, of clothes or appearance.
  • bedraggled/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩d/adjectiveC1Wet, dirty and untidy.
  • beguilingadjectiveC1Charming in a way that may mislead.
  • beholden/bɪˈhəʊldən/adjectiveC1Owing a debt of gratitude to somebody.
  • beleaguered/bɪˈliːɡəd/adjectiveC1Under constant pressure from all sides.
  • bemused/bɪˈmjuːzd/adjectiveC1Puzzled and unable to make sense of things.
  • benevolent/bəˈnɛvələnt/adjectiveC1Kind, generous and wishing good to others.
  • benign/bɪˈnaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsGentle and harmless.
  • bent/bɛnt/adjectiveB25 meaningsCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.
  • bereaved/bɪˈɹiːvd/adjectiveC1Having recently lost somebody close to death.
  • best/bɛst/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf the highest quality; better than all the others.
  • bestial/ˈbɛs.ti.əl/adjectiveC1Savagely cruel, like an animal.
  • better/ˈbɛt.ə/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf higher quality, skill or value than something else.
  • bewitching/bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/adjectiveC1So charming that you cannot look away.
  • biannual/bʌɪˈanjuːəl/adjectiveC1Happening twice in a year.
  • billowingadjectiveC1Swelling and rolling outward in large soft waves.
  • binding/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe cover and stitching that hold a book together.
  • bipedal/ˌbaɪˈpiːdəl/adjectiveC1Walking on two legs.
  • bizarre/bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Very strange indeed.
  • blamelessadjectiveC1Having done nothing wrong.
  • blanket/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/nounA22 meaningsA large piece of woollen or similar material used as a bed covering.
  • blemish-freeadjectiveC1With no marks on the skin at all.
  • blighted/ˈblaɪtɪd/adjectiveC1Spoiled or ruined by some harmful influence.
  • blithe/blaɪð/adjectiveC1Cheerfully unconcerned about something that should be taken seriously.
  • blockbuster/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA film, book or product that is hugely successful.
  • bloodcurdlingadjectiveC1So horrifying it makes you go cold.
  • blunt/blʌnt/adjectiveB23 meaningsWithout a sharp edge or point.
  • boastful/ˈbəʊstfʊl/adjectiveC1Showing excessive pride in your own achievements.
  • boisterous/ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/adjectiveC1Noisy, rough and full of energy.
  • bonnyadjectiveC1Attractive and healthy-looking.
  • boundless/ˈbaʊndləs/adjectiveC1Having no limit or end.
  • bountiful/ˈbaʊntɪfəl/adjectiveC1Giving generously, or present in plenty.
  • bovine/ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/adjectiveC1To do with cattle, or slow and placid.
  • bracing/ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/adjectiveC1Cold and fresh in a way that revives you.
  • brackish/ˈbɹækɪʃ/adjectiveC1Slightly salty and unpleasant to drink.
  • brash/ˈbɹæʃ/adjectiveC1Loud and confident in a way that grates.
  • brawny/bɹɔːni/adjectiveC1Physically strong and muscular.
  • brazen/ˈbɹeɪ̯zən/adjectiveC1Bold and shameless.
  • breezy/ˈbɹiːzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsPleasantly windy.
  • brined/bɹaɪnd/adjectiveC1Soaked in strong salt water.
  • bristly/ˈbɹɪsli/adjectiveC1Covered in short stiff hairs.
  • brittle/ˈbɹɪtəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHard but snapping easily.
  • broken/ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/adjectiveA24 meaningsIn pieces, or damaged so it does not work.
  • brooding/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/adjectiveC1Heavy with dark unspoken thought.
  • brute/bɹuːt/nounB22 meaningsA cruel and violent person or animal.
  • brutish/ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/adjectiveC1Crude, violent and unthinking.
  • bubbly/ˈbʌbli/adjectiveC1Full of bubbles, or lively and cheerful.
  • budding/ˈbʌdiŋ/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsJust beginning to develop.
  • bulbous/ˈbʌlbəs/adjectiveC1Fat and round in an ugly way.
  • bumper/ˈbʌmpə/nounB22 meaningsThe bar at the front or rear of a vehicle that absorbs impact.