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

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  • 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/nounB1+A soft close-fitting knitted hat.
  • beans/biːnz/
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Seeds from pods, cooked and eaten.
  • bear/bɛə/nounA22 meaningsA large strong wild animal that sleeps through winter.
  • bear a resemblancephraseC1To look somewhat like somebody or something else.
  • bear in mind/ˌbɛə̯ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/phraseB2To remember and take something into account.
  • bear responsibilityphraseC1To carry the duty for something.
  • bear upphraseC1To keep going bravely under strain.
  • bear withphraseB2To be patient with somebody for a moment.
  • bear witnessphraseC1To state formally what you saw or know.
  • bearable/ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/adjectiveB2Just about possible to put up with.
  • 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.
  • beat around the bush/ˈbiːt əˌɹaʊ̯nd ðə bʊʃ/phraseC1To avoid saying the main thing directly.
  • beat-upadjectiveC1Worn and damaged from long use.
  • beautician/bjuːˈtɪ(t)ʃən/nounB2+A person who gives beauty treatments.
  • beautiful/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsGiving great pleasure to look at.
  • beautify/ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/verbB2+To make something more pleasing to look at.
  • beauty/ˈbjuːti/nounA22 meaningsThe quality that makes something wonderful to look at.
  • beaver/ˈbiːvə/nounB1A river animal that builds dams from trees.
  • becalmedadjectiveC2Stopped for lack of any wind.
  • beckon/ˈbɛkən/verbC12 meaningsTo signal to somebody to come nearer.
  • become/bɪˈkʌm/verbA13 meaningsTo begin to be something, or to change into it.
  • becoming/bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSuiting somebody well, of clothes or appearance.
  • 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.
  • bedeck/bɪˈdɛk/verbC2To cover something with decorations.
  • 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.
  • bedraggled/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩d/adjectiveC1Wet, dirty and untidy.
  • 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.
  • befall/bɪˈfɔːl/verbC1To happen to somebody, usually for the worse.
  • befit/bɪˈfɪt/verbC1To be suitable for somebody's rank or occasion.
  • before your timephraseB2Happening earlier than you can remember.
  • beforehand/bɪˈfɔːhænd/adverbC1Ahead of the time in question.
  • befoul/bɪˈfaʊl/verbC2To make something filthy.
  • befriend/bɪˈfɹɛnd/verbB2To become a friend to someone, especially one in need.
  • befuddle/bɪˈfʌdl/verbC2To muddle somebody's thinking.