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

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  • bulkhead/ˈbʌlk.hɛd/nounC1A wall dividing a ship into watertight sections.
  • bull/bʊl/nounB12 meaningsThe male of cattle.
  • bulldog clip/ˈbʊldɒɡ ˈklɪp/nounB2A sprung metal clip that grips a thick wad of paper.
  • bulldozer/ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɚ/nounA2+2 meaningsA tracked machine with a wide blade for pushing earth.
  • bullet/ˈbʊlɪt/nounA2The small piece of metal a gun fires.
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A very fast streamlined passenger train.
  • bulletin/ˈbʊl.ə.tən/nounB1+3 meaningsA short official announcement or news update.
  • bullion/ˈbʊl.jən/nounC1Gold or silver in bars rather than coin.
  • bullock/ˈbʊlək/nounB2A young castrated bull raised for beef.
  • bulwark/ˈbʊl.wək/nounC2A defence that holds back a threat.
  • bumble/ˈbʌmbəl/verbC1To blunder along in a muddled, incompetent way, fumbling words or actions rather than losing your footing.
  • bumblebee/ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/nounB1A large hairy bee with a loud hum.
  • bump/bʌmp/verbB15 meaningsTo knock against something by accident.
  • bumper/ˈbʌmpə/nounB22 meaningsThe bar at the front or rear of a vehicle that absorbs impact.
  • bumpy/ˈbʌmpi/adjectiveB12 meaningsFull of small rises and dips.
  • bun/bʌn/nounB22 meaningsHair wound into a ball at the back of the head.
  • bunch/bʌntʃ/nounA23 meaningsA group of things gathered or growing together.
  • bundle/ˈbʌn.dl̩/nounB14 meaningsA number of things tied or wrapped together to be carried at once.
  • bungalow/ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/nounB1+A house all on one level.
  • bungee jumpingnounB2Leaping from a height attached to a long elastic cord.
  • bungholenounC2The hole in a barrel through which it is filled.
  • bungle/ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l/verbB2+To do a job clumsily and get it wrong.
  • bunk/bʌŋk/nounB1One of two beds built one above the other.
  • bunk bedphraseB1Two sleeping places built one above the other; kids fight for the top.
  • 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+2 meaningsA 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.
  • buoyant/ˈbɔɪ.ənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsAble to float easily.
  • burden/ˈbɜːdn̩/nounB22 meaningsA heavy load, physical or mental.
  • burdensome/ˈbɜː.dən.səm/adjectiveC1Heavy to carry or hard to bear.
  • 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.
  • bureaucratic/ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/adjectiveC1Burdened with excessive official procedure and paperwork.
  • burette/bjʊəˈɹɛt/nounC2A tall tap-ended tube for adding liquid drop by drop.
  • burgeon/ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/verbC1To grow or expand rapidly.
  • 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.
  • burgle/ˈbɜːɡl̩/verbB2+To enter a building illegally in order to steal.
  • burgundy/ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/adjectiveB2+The deep red of a heavy wine.
  • 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.
  • burly/ˈbɜːli/adjectiveB2+Large, strong and heavily built.
  • burn/bɜːn/verbA26 meaningsTo be on fire; to give out flame and heat.
  • burn bridgesphraseC1To end relationships so badly you can never go back.
  • burn the candle at both endsphraseC1To exhaust yourself by doing far too much.
  • burn the midnight oilphraseC1To work late into the night.
  • burn your bridgesphraseC1To destroy a relationship you might have needed.
  • burned/ˈbɜːnd/adjectiveC13 meaningsOf an agent or source, exposed and no longer usable.
  • burner/ˈbɜːnə/nounB1+One hot ring on a cooker.
  • burnish/ˈbɜːnɪʃ/verbC1To polish metal until it shines.
  • burnout/ˈbɜː(ɹ)naʊt/nounB2+Deep exhaustion from prolonged stress at work.
  • burnt/bɜːnt/adjectiveA22 meaningsCooked too long, until black and bitter.
  • burp/bɜːp/verbB13 meaningsTo let air out of the stomach through the mouth noisily.