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

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81 words · showing 1–60

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  • babble/ˈbæb.(ə)l/nounB25 meaningsThe sound of many voices together, with no single word clear.
  • babysit/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo look after somebody's children while they are out.
  • badger/ˈbæd͡ʒə/nounB1+2 meaningsA digging animal with a striped face that lives underground.
  • bail/beɪl/nounB25 meaningsMoney paid to a court so that an accused person can go free until the trial; also the release itself.
  • balk/bɔːk/verbC1To refuse to go on with something.
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banquet
/ˈbæŋkwɪt/
nounB23 meanings
A large formal meal for many guests, held to mark an occasion and usually including speeches.
  • bar/bɑː/nounA26 meaningsA place where alcoholic drinks are served, or the counter they are served from.
  • barge/ˈbɑːd͡ʒ/nounB24 meaningsA long flat boat used to carry cargo on rivers and canals.
  • bask/bɑːsk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo lie comfortably in warmth.
  • baste/beɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo spoon fat over meat as it roasts.
  • batch/bæt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA set of things made or produced together at the same time.
  • bay/ˈbeɪ̯/nounB14 meaningsA wide curve of sea set into the coast.
  • beach/biːt͡ʃ/nounA12 meaningsThe sandy or pebbly edge of the sea.
  • beam/ˈbiːm/nounB24 meaningsA long thick bar of wood or steel that carries the weight of a building.
  • beckon/ˈbɛkən/verbC12 meaningsTo signal to somebody to come nearer.
  • befall/bɪˈfɔːl/verbC1To happen to somebody, usually for the worse.
  • befit/bɪˈfɪt/verbC1To be suitable for somebody's rank or occasion.
  • begrudge/bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/verbC1To resent giving somebody what they have.
  • belch/ˈbɛltʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo let wind up noisily from the stomach.
  • belittle/bɪˈlɪt.əl/verbC1To make somebody or their work seem small.
  • bemoan/bɪˈməʊn/verbC1To complain sadly about something.
  • bent/bɛnt/adjectiveB25 meaningsCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.
  • bequeath/bɪˈkwiːθ/verbC12 meaningsTo leave something to somebody in your will.
  • berate/bɪˈɹeɪt/verbC1To scold somebody at length.
  • beset/bɪˈsɛt/verbC1To trouble from every side at once.
  • best/bɛst/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf the highest quality; better than all the others.
  • betray/bɪˈtɹeɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo act against somebody who trusted you.
  • better/ˈbɛt.ə/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf higher quality, skill or value than something else.
  • bias/ˈbaɪ.əs/nounB2+4 meaningsA leaning toward or against something that stops you judging it fairly.
  • bid/bɪd/nounB22 meaningsAn offer of a price at a sale.
  • billow/ˈbɪl.oʊ/verbC1To swell and roll outward like smoke or a sail.
  • bind/ˈbaɪ̯nd/verbB22 meaningsTo tie something fast.
  • blanch/blɑːnt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo plunge food briefly in boiling water.
  • blare/blɛə/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud, harsh sound.
  • blather/ˈblæðə(ɹ)/verbC1To talk foolishly at length.
  • bleed/ˈbliːd/verbB12 meaningsTo lose blood.
  • bless/blɛs/verbB12 meaningsTo ask holy protection and favour for somebody.
  • blink/ˈblɪŋk/verbB24 meaningsTo close and open your eyes quickly.
  • blister/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsA small bubble of fluid under the skin, raised by rubbing or burning.
  • bloat/bləʊt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo swell up with gas or liquid.
  • blubber/ˈblʌbə/nounB22 meaningsThe layer of fat under the skin of whales and seals.
  • bludgeon/ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/verbC1To strike repeatedly with something heavy and blunt.
  • blunder/ˈblʌn.dəː/verbC13 meaningsTo make a bad, careless mistake.
  • blunt/blʌnt/adjectiveB23 meaningsWithout a sharp edge or point.
  • bluster/ˈblʌs.tə/verbC12 meaningsTo talk loudly and aggressively with little behind it.
  • boast/bəʊst/verbB23 meaningsTo talk with too much pride about what you have or what you have done.
  • bode/bəʊd/verbC1To be a sign of what is to come.
  • bolster/ˈbɒlstə/verbC12 meaningsTo strengthen or support something that is weak — confidence, an argument, a price, a defence.
  • boom/buːm/nounB26 meaningsA period of fast growth, high activity and easy money.
  • bore/bɔː/verbB14 meaningsTo make a deep round hole by drilling or digging.
  • botch/bɒt͡ʃ/verbC1To do a job so badly it has to be done again.
  • brace/bɹeɪs/verbB23 meaningsTo prepare yourself for something unpleasant.
  • brainwash/ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/verbC1To force somebody to abandon their beliefs by pressure.
  • brand/ˈbɹænd/nounB13 meaningsThe name and identity a company gives its products.
  • bray/bɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo make the loud harsh cry of a donkey.
  • breach/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo break the terms of an agreement or rule.
  • breeze/bɹiːz/nounA2+3 meaningsA light, gentle wind.
  • bridle/ˈbɹaɪdəl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe straps and bit by which a horse is guided.
  • brim/bɹɪm/nounC22 meaningsThe projecting edge of a hat, or the top rim of a cup.
  • bring/ˈbɹɪŋ/verbA14 meaningsTo carry or lead someone or something to the place where you are going.