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

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  • beagle/ˈbiːɡəl/nounB2+A small hound with drooping ears, bred to hunt by scent.
  • beak/biːk/nounB2The hard pointed mouth of a bird.
  • beaker/ˈbiːkə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsA straight-sided glass cup with a lip for pouring, used in laboratories.
  • beam/ˈbiːm/nounB24 meaningsA long thick bar of wood or steel that carries the weight of a building.
  • bean/ˈbi(ː)n/nounA2A small edible seed from a pod.
  • beanie/ˈbiː.ni/
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A soft close-fitting knitted hat.
  • beans/biːnz/nounA2Seeds from pods, cooked and eaten.
  • bear/bɛə/nounA22 meaningsA large strong wild animal that sleeps through winter.
  • beard/bɪəd/nounB1The hair growing on the chin and cheeks.
  • bearing/ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/nounC15 meaningsA direction given as an angle measured from north.
  • bearingsnounB22 meaningsYour sense of where you are and which way you face.
  • beast/biːst/nounB12 meaningsA large animal.
  • beat/biːt/verbB14 meaningsTo hit something repeatedly.
  • beautician/bjuːˈtɪ(t)ʃən/nounB2+A person who gives beauty treatments.
  • beauty/ˈbjuːti/nounA22 meaningsThe quality that makes something wonderful to look at.
  • beaver/ˈbiːvə/nounB1A river animal that builds dams from trees.
  • bed/bɛd/nounA12 meaningsThe furniture you sleep in.
  • bed and breakfastnounB1A room with the morning meal included.
  • beddingnounB12 meaningsThe sheets, covers and pillows on a bed.
  • bedfellow/ˈbɛdˌfɛloʊ/nounC1Somebody sharing a bed, or an unlikely partner.
  • bedlam/ˈbɛdləm/nounC2A scene of wild noise and confusion.
  • bedmaidnounC2A servant who makes and tends the beds.
  • bedrock/ˈbɛd.ɹɒk/nounB2+The solid rock underneath the loose soil.
  • bedrollnounC1Bedding rolled up for carrying.
  • bedroom/ˈbɛdɹuːm/nounA1A room used for sleeping in.
  • bedside/ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/nounB1+The area beside a bed, especially of a sick person.
  • bedtime/ˈbɛdtaɪm/nounA2The time at which you normally go to bed.
  • bedtime story/ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/nounA2A story read to a child before going to sleep.
  • bedwettingnounB2Wetting the bed during sleep.
  • bee/ˈbiː/nounB1A flying insect that makes honey and pollinates flowers.
  • beech/ˈbiːt͡ʃ/nounB2+A smooth grey-barked tree with a deep shady canopy.
  • beef/biːf/nounA22 meaningsThe meat of a cow.
  • beekeeper/ˈbiˌkipɚ/nounB1+A person who keeps bee colonies for honey.
  • beep/biːp/nounB12 meaningsA short high sound made by a machine.
  • beer/ˈbɪə̯/nounA1An alcoholic drink brewed from malted grain.
  • beetle/ˈbiːtəl/nounA2+An insect with hard wing cases over its back.
  • beetroot/ˈbi.t͡ʃɹyʔ/nounB1+A deep red root vegetable that stains everything.
  • beginner/bɪˈɡɪnə/nounA2+Somebody who has just started learning.
  • beginner's lucknounB2An unlikely early win by somebody who barely knows the game.
  • behalf/bɪˈhæf/nounB2The interest of another, in the phrase acting for them.
  • behavior/bɪˈheɪ.vjə/nounB12 meaningsThe way somebody acts.
  • behemoth/bəˈhi(ː).məθ/nounC1Something enormously large and powerful.
  • behest/bɪˈhɛst/nounC2A command or an urgent request.
  • behind/bɪˈhaɪnd/prepositionA16 meaningsAt or towards the back of someone or something.
  • belarusnounB2The flat landlocked country of Minsk, between Poland and Russia.
  • belfry/ˈbɛlfɹi/nounC1The part of a tower where the bells hang.
  • belgiumnounA2+The small north European country of Brussels.
  • belief/bɪˈliːf/nounB12 meaningsSomething held to be true.
  • believer/bɪˈlivɚ/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who accepts a faith or an idea.
  • belizenounB2Tiny English-speaking Central American country with a great reef.
  • bell/bɛl/nounA22 meaningsA metal object that rings when struck.
  • bellhop/ˈbɛlˌhɒp/nounB2+The uniformed attendant who takes luggage to rooms.
  • belligerencenounC2Aggressive readiness to fight.
  • belligerent/bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/adjectiveC22 meaningsEager to fight or argue.
  • bellow/ˈbɛloʊ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo shout in a deep, loud voice.
  • bellwether/ˈbɛlwɛðə/nounC2A sign of the way things are about to go.
  • bellyfulnounC1As much as you can stand of something.
  • belonging/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe feeling of being accepted as part of something.
  • belt/ˈbɛlt/nounA22 meaningsA strip of leather or cloth worn round the waist.
  • bench/ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/nounA22 meaningsA long seat for more than one person.