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

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  • bank accountnounB1An arrangement with a bank for holding and moving money.
  • bank holidaynounB1A public day off when banks and offices close.
  • bank onphraseB2To rely on something happening.
  • bank statementnounB1A record of transactions on a bank account over a period.
  • bank transfernounB1Moving money straight from one account to another.
  • banker/ˈbæŋkəː/nounB2A person who works at a senior level in banking.
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  • banknote/ˈbæŋknəʊ̯t/nounB1+A piece of paper money.
  • bankrupt/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/adjectiveB2Legally unable to pay your debts.
  • bankruptcy/ˈbæŋ.kɹʌp(t).si/nounB2+2 meaningsThe legal state of being unable to pay your debts.
  • banner/ˈbænə/nounC13 meaningsA long piece of cloth carrying words or a design, hung up or carried.
  • banner adnounB2A wide advertisement strip across a web page.
  • banquet/ˈbæŋkwɪt/nounB23 meaningsA large formal meal for many guests, held to mark an occasion and usually including speeches.
  • banquette/baŋˈkɛt/nounC1A long padded bench running along a wall.
  • banshee/bænˈʃiː/nounC1A wailing spirit whose cry foretells a death.
  • bantam/ˈbæntəm/nounC1A very small breed of domestic fowl.
  • banter/ˈbæntə/nounB2+Light teasing talk between people who like each other.
  • baobab/ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/nounC1An African tree with an enormously fat water-storing trunk.
  • baptism/ˈbæptɪzəm/nounB2The Christian rite of admitting somebody with water.
  • baptize/ˈbæptaɪz/verbB2To admit somebody to a church by washing with water.
  • baptized/ˈbæptaɪzd/adjectiveB2Having gone through the Christian rite of washing.
  • bar/bɑː/nounA26 meaningsA place where alcoholic drinks are served, or the counter they are served from.
  • bar mitzvah/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/nounB2The ceremony marking a Jewish boy's coming of age.
  • bar of soapnounA2A solid block of soap for washing.
  • barb/bɑː(ɹ)b/nounC12 meaningsA backward point on a hook or arrow.
  • barbarian/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/nounB2Somebody seen as uncivilised and savage.
  • barbaric/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/adjectiveC1Savagely cruel and uncivilised.
  • barber/ˈbɑːbə/nounA2+A person who cuts men's hair.
  • barbican/ˈbɑːbɪkən/nounC2The fortified gatehouse guarding a castle entrance.
  • barcode/ˈbɑː.kəʊd/nounB1The black stripes on a product that the till scans with a beep.
  • bard/bɑːd/nounC1A poet who sings of heroes and of history.
  • bare/bɛə/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot covered by clothes or by anything else.
  • bareback/ˈbɛəbæk/adverbB2+Riding a horse with no saddle.
  • barefoot/ˈbɛɹfʊt/adjectiveB1With nothing on the feet.
  • barely/ˈbɛə.li/adverbB13 meaningsOnly just; by the smallest possible margin.
  • bargain/ˈbɑːɡən/nounB23 meaningsSomething bought for much less than it is worth.
  • barge/ˈbɑːd͡ʒ/nounB24 meaningsA long flat boat used to carry cargo on rivers and canals.
  • barge inphraseC1To enter or interrupt rudely.
  • barista/bəˈɹiːs.tə/nounB1+A person who prepares and serves coffee in a café.
  • baritone/ˈbæɹ.ɪ.təʊn/nounB2+A male voice between tenor and bass.
  • bark/bɑːk/nounB14 meaningsThe rough outer covering of a tree.
  • bark ordersphraseC1To give commands in a short harsh voice.
  • barker/ˈbɑː(ɹ)kɚ/nounC1Somebody who shouts to draw a crowd to a show.
  • barking up the wrong treephraseC1Blaming or pursuing entirely the wrong thing.
  • barley/ˈbɑɹli/nounB2+A tough grain used in soups and brewing.
  • barman/ˈbɑːmən/nounB1+A man who serves drinks in a bar.
  • barn[ˈbɑɹn]nounB1A big farm building for animals or crops.
  • barn owl/ˈbɑːn ˌaʊl/nounB2A pale heart-faced owl that hunts in silence.
  • barnacle/ˈbɑːnəkl̩/nounB2+A small shellfish that cements itself to rocks and hulls.
  • barnacle growthnounC1The crust of small shellfish that slows a hull.
  • barometer/bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsAn instrument that measures air pressure, used to forecast the weather.
  • baroque/bæˈɹɒk/adjectiveC2In the ornate European style of the seventeenth century.
  • barracks/ˈbæɹəks/nounB2+A building or group of buildings where soldiers live.
  • barrage/ˈbæɹɑːʒ/nounC1Continuous heavy fire onto one area.
  • barre/bɑː/nounC1A horizontal rail used by dancers for support during exercises.
  • barrel/ˈbæɹ(ə)l/nounB14 meaningsA large round container with curved sides and flat ends, built of wooden staves bound by hoops.
  • barren/ˈbæɹən/adjectiveB2+3 meanings(of land) Too poor or dry for plants to grow.
  • barricade/ˈbæɹɪkeɪd/nounB2+2 meaningsAn improvised barrier blocking a road or entrance.
  • barrier-freeadjectiveB2Designed so that nothing blocks the way in.
  • barrister/ˈbæɹ.ɪst.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+A lawyer who argues cases in the higher courts.
  • bartender/ˈbɑːˌtɛndə(ɹ)/nounB2A person who mixes and serves drinks at a bar.