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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
A1A2A2+B1B1+B2B2+C1C2
Part of speech
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35 words

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  • baffle/ˈbæfl̩/verbB2+2 meaningsTo confuse somebody completely.
  • bandy/ˈbændi/verbC2To pass words or ideas back and forth carelessly.
  • banish/ˈbænɪʃ/verbC2To send somebody away and forbid their return.
  • baste/beɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo spoon fat over meat as it roasts.
  • bay/ˈbeɪ̯/nounB14 meaningsA wide curve of sea set into the coast.
  • become/bɪˈkʌm/
verb
A1
3 meanings
To begin to be something, or to change into it.
  • bedeck/bɪˈdɛk/verbC2To cover something with decorations.
  • befoul/bɪˈfaʊl/verbC2To make something filthy.
  • befuddle/bɪˈfʌdl/verbC2To muddle somebody's thinking.
  • beget/biˈɡɛt/verbC2To father a child, or to give rise to something.
  • beguile/bɪˈɡaɪl/verbC2To charm somebody, often in order to deceive.
  • behoove/bɪˈhuːv/verbC2To be right and proper for somebody to do.
  • belay/bɪˈleɪ/verbC2To hold the rope safe for a climber above you.
  • beleaguer/bɪˈliː.ɡə/verbC2To surround with trouble or with an army.
  • belie/bɪˈlaɪ/verbC2To give a false impression of something.
  • beseech/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/verbC2To beg somebody urgently.
  • besiege/bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/verbC2To surround a place with an army, or to press in on somebody.
  • besmirch/bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/verbC2To damage somebody's good name.
  • bespeak/bɪˈspiːk/verbC2To be a sign of something.
  • bestir/bɪˈstɜː/verbC2To rouse yourself into activity.
  • bestride/bɪˈstɹaɪd/verbC2To stand or sit with a leg on each side of something.
  • betide/bɪˈtaɪd/verbC2To happen to somebody.
  • betoken/bɪˈtoʊ.kən/verbC2To be a sign of what is to come.
  • bias/ˈbaɪ.əs/nounB2+4 meaningsA leaning toward or against something that stops you judging it fairly.
  • blabber/ˈblæb.ɚ/verbC2To talk at length without saying anything of substance.
  • blazon/ˈbleɪzən/verbC2To display or proclaim something very publicly.
  • bodge/bɒdʒ/verbC2To repair something clumsily and badly.
  • brainstorm/ˈbɹeɪnstɔːm/verbB2+3 meaningsTo produce ideas quickly as a group, without judging them yet.
  • brandish/ˈbɹændɪʃ/verbC2To wave something about, especially a weapon.
  • bray/bɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo make the loud harsh cry of a donkey.
  • brim/bɹɪm/nounC22 meaningsThe projecting edge of a hat, or the top rim of a cup.
  • broach/bɹəʊtʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo raise a subject for the first time.
  • brook/bɹʊk/nounB1+2 meaningsA small stream.
  • buffer/ˈbʌfə/verbC15 meaningsTo store data in advance so that sound or video plays without breaks.
  • bustle/ˈbʌsəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo move about busily and noisily.