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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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224 words · showing 121–180

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  • blossom/ˈblɒs.əm/nounB22 meaningsThe flowers that cover a fruit tree in spring.
  • blow/bləʊ/verbA24 meaningsTo push air out through your lips.
  • blow-dryverbB1To dry and shape hair with warm moving air.
  • blubber/ˈblʌbə/nounB22 meaningsThe layer of fat under the skin of whales and seals.
  • bludgeon/ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/verbC1To strike repeatedly with something heavy and blunt.
  • bluff/blʌf/
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To pretend to a strength or knowledge you do not have.
  • blunder/ˈblʌn.dəː/verbC13 meaningsTo make a bad, careless mistake.
  • blunt/blʌnt/adjectiveB23 meaningsWithout a sharp edge or point.
  • blur/ˈblɜː/nounB24 meaningsA shape you cannot see clearly, because it is moving or out of focus.
  • blurt/ˈblɜːt/verbB2+To say something suddenly and without thinking.
  • blush/ˈblʌʃ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo become red in the face from embarrassment or shame.
  • bluster/ˈblʌs.tə/verbC12 meaningsTo talk loudly and aggressively with little behind it.
  • board/bɔːd/nounA24 meaningsA long flat piece of wood, or a flat surface used for a game, for notices, or for writing.
  • boast/bəʊst/verbB23 meaningsTo talk with too much pride about what you have or what you have done.
  • bode/bəʊd/verbC1To be a sign of what is to come.
  • bodge/bɒdʒ/verbC2To repair something clumsily and badly.
  • boil/bɔɪ(ə)l/verbA2+3 meaningsOf a liquid: to reach the heat at which it bubbles and turns to steam; to heat a liquid to that point.
  • bolster/ˈbɒlstə/verbC12 meaningsTo strengthen or support something that is weak — confidence, an argument, a price, a defence.
  • bolt/bɒlt/nounB25 meaningsA thick metal pin, tightened with a nut, that fastens two things together.
  • bombard/ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo attack continuously with fire.
  • bond/bɒnd/nounB24 meaningsA close, lasting connection between people.
  • book/bʊk/nounA12 meaningsPrinted pages joined together for reading.
  • boom/buːm/nounB26 meaningsA period of fast growth, high activity and easy money.
  • boot/buːt/nounA14 meaningsA strong shoe that covers the ankle, and sometimes the whole lower leg.
  • bore/bɔː/verbB14 meaningsTo make a deep round hole by drilling or digging.
  • borrow/ˈbɒɹəʊ/verbA23 meaningsTo take something belonging to someone else for a while and give it back later.
  • boss/bɒs/nounA24 meaningsThe person who is in charge of you at work.
  • botch/bɒt͡ʃ/verbC1To do a job so badly it has to be done again.
  • bottle-feedverbB1To feed a baby milk from a bottle.
  • bounce/baʊns/verbB15 meaningsTo spring back up or away after hitting a surface.
  • bound/ˈbaʊ̯nd/verbB25 meaningsTo run or move forward in long springy leaps.
  • bow/ˈbəʊ̯/verbB14 meaningsTo bend the top half of your body forward, as a greeting or to thank an audience. Said like now.
  • bowl/bəʊl/nounA14 meaningsA round, deep dish, open at the top.
  • brace/bɹeɪs/verbB23 meaningsTo prepare yourself for something unpleasant.
  • brag/bɹæɡ/verbB2To boast in an irritating way.
  • brainstorm/ˈbɹeɪnstɔːm/verbB2+3 meaningsTo produce ideas quickly as a group, without judging them yet.
  • brainwash/ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/verbC1To force somebody to abandon their beliefs by pressure.
  • brake/bɹeɪk/nounA2+2 meaningsA device for slowing or stopping a vehicle.
  • branch/bɹɑːnt͡ʃ/nounB14 meaningsA woody arm growing out of the trunk of a tree.
  • brand/ˈbɹænd/nounB13 meaningsThe name and identity a company gives its products.
  • brandish/ˈbɹændɪʃ/verbC2To wave something about, especially a weapon.
  • brave/bɹeɪv/adjectiveB12 meaningsReady to face danger, pain or fear rather than avoid it.
  • bray/bɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo make the loud harsh cry of a donkey.
  • breach/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo break the terms of an agreement or rule.
  • break/bɹeɪk/verbA14 meaningsTo make something come apart into pieces, or to come apart.
  • breastfeed/ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/verbB1+To feed a baby from the breast.
  • breathe/bɹiːð/verbA22 meaningsTo take air into the lungs and let it out again.
  • breeze/bɹiːz/nounA2+3 meaningsA light, gentle wind.
  • brew/bɹuː/verbB1+4 meaningsTo make tea or coffee by soaking leaves or grounds in hot water.
  • bribe/bɹaɪb/nounB23 meaningsMoney or a gift given secretly to make somebody act dishonestly.
  • bridge/bɹɪd͡ʒ/nounA25 meaningsA structure built over a river, valley or road so that people can cross it.
  • bridle/ˈbɹaɪdəl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe straps and bit by which a horse is guided.
  • brief/ˈbɹiːf/verbB24 meaningsTo give someone the information they need before they act.
  • brighten/ˈbɹaɪtən/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make something lighter or fuller of light, or to become lighter.
  • brim/bɹɪm/nounC22 meaningsThe projecting edge of a hat, or the top rim of a cup.
  • bring/ˈbɹɪŋ/verbA14 meaningsTo carry or lead someone or something to the place where you are going.
  • bristle/ˈbɹɪsəl/verbC12 meaningsTo stiffen with anger.
  • broach/bɹəʊtʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo raise a subject for the first time.
  • broadcast/ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/verbB22 meaningsTo send a programme out to everyone at once.
  • broaden[ˈbɹɔː.dn̩]verbB2To make or become wider or more far-reaching.