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

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  • bleached/bliːt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2+Whitened by chemicals or by strong sun.
  • bleak/bliːk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCold, bare and exposed.
  • bleat/ˈbliːt/verbB2+To make the thin wavering cry of a sheep.
  • bleed/ˈbliːd/verbB12 meaningsTo lose blood.
  • blemish/ˈblɛmɪʃ/nounB2+2 meaningsA small mark that spoils the look of skin.
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With no marks on the skin at all.
  • blend/blɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo mix things until they become one smooth thing.
  • blend inphraseB2To fit so well with the surroundings that nobody notices you.
  • blender/ˈblɛn.də/nounA2+A machine with spinning blades for liquidising food.
  • blending/ˈblɛndɪŋ/nounB2Working two colours together so no edge shows.
  • bless/blɛs/verbB12 meaningsTo ask holy protection and favour for somebody.
  • blessing/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsWords asking for good to come to somebody.
  • blight/blaɪt/nounC2A disease that ruins plants, or anything that spoils.
  • blighted/ˈblaɪtɪd/adjectiveC1Spoiled or ruined by some harmful influence.
  • blind/ˈblaɪ̯nd/adjectiveB14 meaningsUnable to see.
  • blind spotnounB2The area you cannot see however hard you look.
  • blind tastingnounC1Judging a food or drink without knowing what it is.
  • blindfold/ˈblaɪndfəʊld/nounB1+A cloth tied over the eyes.
  • blindingly/ˈblaɪndɪŋli/adverbC1So brightly or obviously that it overwhelms.
  • blindness/ˈblaɪndnəs/nounB2The state of being unable to see.
  • blinds/blaɪndz/nounB1A slatted window covering that tilts or pulls down.
  • bling/blɪŋ/nounB2+Showy expensive jewellery.
  • 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.
  • blissfuladjectiveB2+Perfectly happy.
  • 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.
  • blob/blɒb/nounB1+A small round mass of something soft.
  • block/blɒk/nounA22 meaningsA solid lump with flat sides.
  • block sectionnounC2A stretch of line only one train may occupy.
  • blockade/blɑˈkeɪd/nounB2+The cutting off of supplies to force a surrender.
  • blockbuster/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA film, book or product that is hugely successful.
  • blockheadnounC1Somebody who behaves very stupidly.
  • blog/blɒɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsA personal website where somebody writes posts.
  • blogger/ˈblɒ.ɡə/nounB1A person who writes regularly for a personal website.
  • blond/blɒnd/adjectiveA2+Fair or light yellow in hair colour.
  • blood/blʌd/nounA12 meaningsThe red liquid that moves through the body.
  • blood pressure/ˈblʌd ˌpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/nounB1The force of blood pushing against the vessel walls.
  • bloodbath/ˈblʌdˌbɑːθ/nounB2+Killing on a huge scale.
  • bloodcurdlingadjectiveC1So horrifying it makes you go cold.
  • bloodline/ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/nounC1The line of descent through a family.
  • bloodshotadjectiveB2+Of eyes, red because the small blood vessels are inflamed.
  • bloodstain/ˈblʌdˌsteɪn/nounB2A mark left on a surface by blood.
  • bloodstocknounC2Fine racehorses considered as property.
  • bloodstream/ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/nounB2The blood as it flows round the body.
  • bloodthirsty/ˈblʌdθəːsti/adjectiveB2+Eager for violence and killing.
  • bloom/bluːm/verbB22 meaningsTo open out into flower.
  • blossom/ˈblɒs.əm/nounB22 meaningsThe flowers that cover a fruit tree in spring.
  • blossom timenounB2The short weeks when fruit trees are in flower.
  • blot/blɒt/nounB2A spot of spilled ink, or a stain on a reputation.
  • blot on the landscapephraseC2Something ugly that spoils an otherwise fine view.
  • blotch/blɒtʃ/nounC1An irregular discoloured patch.
  • blotchyadjectiveB2Covered in irregular patches of colour.
  • blouse/ˈblaʊ̯z/nounA2+A woman's light shirt.
  • blow/bləʊ/verbA24 meaningsTo push air out through your lips.
  • blow a kissphraseB1To kiss your hand and send it towards somebody.