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

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791 words · showing 721–780

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  • bungholenounC2The hole in a barrel through which it is filled.
  • bunk/bʌŋk/nounB1One of two beds built one above the other.
  • bunker/ˈbʌŋ.kə/nounB22 meaningsA reinforced shelter dug into the ground.
  • bunsen burnernounB2The gas burner used for heating in a laboratory.
  • bunting/ˈbʌntɪŋ/nounC1Strings of small flags hung up for a celebration.
  • buoy/ˈbɔɪ/nounB2+
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A floating marker anchored to warn or guide.
  • buoyancy/ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/nounB2+The tendency of a body to rise in water.
  • buoyancy aidnounC1A garment that helps keep a person afloat.
  • burden/ˈbɜːdn̩/nounB22 meaningsA heavy load, physical or mental.
  • bureau/ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊ/nounB1+2 meaningsA writing desk with drawers and a hinged writing surface.
  • bureau de change/ˈbjʊəɹ.əʊ.dəˌʃɒ̃ʒ/nounB2The counter where currencies are swapped.
  • bureaucracy/bjʊəˈɹɒk.ɹə.si/nounC13 meaningsThe rules, forms and procedures of an organisation, especially when they make simple things slow.
  • bureaucrat/ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/nounB2+An official who applies rules rigidly rather than sensibly.
  • burette/bjʊəˈɹɛt/nounC2A tall tap-ended tube for adding liquid drop by drop.
  • burger/ˈbɜːɡə/nounA1A flat patty of meat served in a soft bun.
  • burglar/ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/nounB1A person who breaks into a building in order to steal.
  • burglary/ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/nounB2The crime of entering a building illegally in order to steal.
  • 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/bɜːn/verbA26 meaningsTo be on fire; to give out flame and heat.
  • burner/ˈbɜːnə/nounB1+One hot ring on a cooker.
  • burnout/ˈbɜː(ɹ)naʊt/nounB2+Deep exhaustion from prolonged stress at work.
  • burp/bɜːp/verbB13 meaningsTo let air out of the stomach through the mouth noisily.
  • burrito/bəˈɹiː.təʊ/nounB1+A large rolled tortilla with a filling.
  • burrow/ˈbʌɹəʊ/nounB1+4 meaningsA hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a small animal to live in.
  • burst/bɜːst/verbB23 meaningsTo break open suddenly from internal pressure.
  • burundinounB2+Small hilly country south of Rwanda on Lake Tanganyika.
  • bus/bʌs/nounA1A long road vehicle carrying many passengers for a fare.
  • bus lanenounB1The strip of road only buses may use.
  • bus shelternounB1The covered place where passengers wait.
  • bus stationnounA2The building where buses set out and arrive.
  • bus stopnounA2A marked place where buses stop for passengers.
  • 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.
  • business/ˈbɪz.nɪs/nounA13 meaningsThe activity of making, buying and selling for money.
  • business centrenounB2The room with computers and printers for guests.
  • business classnounB1A more comfortable and expensive cabin.
  • businessman/ˈbɪznəsmən/nounA2+A man who works in trade or runs a company.
  • businesswomannounB1+A woman who works in trade or runs a company.
  • busker/ˈbʌskɚ/nounC1The musician playing on the street for coins in a hat.
  • bustle/ˈbʌsəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo move about busily and noisily.
  • butcher/ˈbʊt͡ʃə/nounB13 meaningsSomebody whose trade is cutting and selling meat.
  • butt/bʌt/verbB13 meaningsTo strike with the head.
  • butter/ˈbʌtəɹ/nounA12 meaningsThe soft yellow fat made by churning cream.
  • butter dishnounB1The small plate the spread is served on.
  • buttercup/ˈbʌt.ə.kʌp/nounB1+A shiny yellow meadow flower.
  • butterfly/ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/nounA1An insect with large colourful wings.
  • butterfly strokenounB2A swimming style with both arms thrown forward together.
  • buttermilk/ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk/nounB2The sour liquid left after churning butter.
  • buttock/ˈbʌtək/nounB2+One of the two fleshy parts you sit on.
  • button/ˈbʌtən/nounA23 meaningsA small disc sewn to clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it.
  • button holenounB1The slit a round fastener is pushed through.
  • buttonhole/ˈbʌtənˌhoʊl/nounB2The slit a button passes through.
  • buttress/ˈbʌtɹəs/nounC12 meaningsA support built against a wall to stop it spreading.
  • buy/baɪ/verbA13 meaningsTo get something by paying money for it.
  • buyoutnounC12 meaningsThe purchase of all of a company.
  • buzz/bʌz/verbB14 meaningsTo make a low, rough, continuous humming sound.
  • buzz cutnounB2Hair clipped almost to the scalp.
  • buzzard/ˈbʌzəd/nounC1A broad-winged bird of prey that circles slowly.