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

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  • barter/ˈbɑː.(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/verbB2+To trade goods for other goods rather than money.
  • basalt/ˈbæs.ɒlt/nounC1A dark heavy rock formed from cooled lava.
  • base coatnounB2The clear layer painted on before colour.
  • base note/ˈbeɪsnəʊt/nounC1The deep smell that lingers longest in a scent.
  • baseball/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/nounA22 meaningsAn American game in which a batter hits a ball and runs round four bases.
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Born of low or illegitimate birth.
  • basement/ˈbeɪsmənt/nounB1A room or floor below ground level in a building.
  • basement flatnounB1A home below street level.
  • bash/bæʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo hit something violently and repeatedly.
  • bashful[ˈbæʃfəɫ]adjectiveC1Shy and easily embarrassed.
  • basic/ˈbeɪsɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsForming the simplest and most necessary part.
  • basic trainingnounB2The first hard weeks that turn a civilian into a soldier.
  • basically/ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/adverbB1At bottom, once the details are stripped away.
  • basil/ˈbæz.əl/nounB1+A sweet green herb used with tomato.
  • basilisk/ˈbæzɪlɪsk/nounC1A legendary reptile said to kill with a look.
  • basin/ˈbeɪsɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsThe bowl of land drained by one river system.
  • basis/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/<a:RP,GA><ref:<<name:OED>>>nounB1The thing something else is built on.
  • bask/bɑːsk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo lie comfortably in warmth.
  • basket/ˈbɑːskɪt/nounA2+3 meaningsAn open container made of woven strips.
  • basketball/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/nounA2A team game in which players throw a ball into a high hoop.
  • basketball courtnounB1The marked floor the game is played on.
  • bass/beɪs/nounB2The lowest range of musical sound.
  • bass drum/ˈbeɪsˌdɹʌm/nounB2The big deep drum struck with a pedal.
  • bass voicenounB2The lowest singing voice.
  • bassoon/bəˈsuːn/nounC1A very long low woodwind, doubled back on itself.
  • bastard/ˈbɑːs.təd/nounB22 meaningsA rude word for a man you dislike — or, said warmly, for one you like.
  • baste/beɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo spoon fat over meat as it roasts.
  • bastion/ˈbæsti.ən/nounC1A stronghold, or a last defender of an idea.
  • bat/bæt/nounB14 meaningsA small flying animal with fur that comes out at night and hangs upside down to sleep.
  • batch/bæt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA set of things made or produced together at the same time.
  • bath/bɑːθ/nounA13 meaningsThe long container you fill with water and lie in.
  • bath saltsnounB2Scented crystals dissolved in bathwater.
  • bathe/beɪð/verbB1To wash yourself in water, or to swim.
  • bathhouse/ˈbæθˌhaʊs/nounB2+A public building where people go to wash or bathe.
  • bathrobe/ˈbɑːθ.ɹəʊb/nounB1+A long, loose, soft gown worn after a bath or shower, or around the house.
  • bathroom/ˈbɑːθɹʊm/nounA1The room with a bath or shower and a washbasin.
  • bathtub/ˈbɑːθtʌb/nounA2A large container for water in which a person washes.
  • baton/ˈbætɒn/nounB22 meaningsA short stick passed between runners in a relay race.
  • battalion/bəˈtæl.i.ən/nounB2A unit of several hundred soldiers.
  • batter/ˈbætə/nounB12 meaningsA pourable mix of flour, eggs and milk used before cooking.
  • battery/ˈbæt.(ə)ɹi/nounB12 meaningsA device that stores and supplies electrical power.
  • battle/ˈbætl̩/nounA22 meaningsA fight between armies.
  • battlefield/ˈbætəlˌfiːld/nounC1The ground on which a battle is fought.
  • battlement[ˈbætəɫmənt]nounC1The notched wall along the top of a castle.
  • battlementsnounC1The notched wall along the top of a castle.
  • battleship/ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/nounB2A very large heavily armoured warship.
  • bauble[ˈbɔːbəɫ]nounC2A showy trinket of little value.
  • bawdy/ˈbɔːdi/adjectiveC1Humorously rude about sex.
  • bawl/bɔːl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cry loudly and without restraint.
  • bay/ˈbeɪ̯/nounB14 meaningsA wide curve of sea set into the coast.
  • bay windownounB2A window that projects outward from the wall.
  • bazaar/bəˈzɐː/nounB2+A market of many small stalls.
  • bccverbB2To copy somebody in without the others seeing.
  • be my guestphraseB2Please go ahead and do it.
  • be that as it mayphraseC1A formal way of setting an objection aside.
  • beach/biːt͡ʃ/nounA12 meaningsThe sandy or pebbly edge of the sea.
  • beacon/ˈbiːkən/nounB22 meaningsA light or mark set up as a signal.
  • bead/ˈbiːd/nounB1+2 meaningsA small ball threaded on a string.
  • beady/ˈbiː.di/adjectiveC1Small, round and bright, said of eyes.
  • beagle/ˈbiːɡəl/nounB2+A small hound with drooping ears, bred to hunt by scent.