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

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791 words · showing 241–300

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  • benchmark/ˈbɛnt͡ʃmɑːk/nounB2+3 meaningsA standard that other results are measured against.
  • bend/bɛnd/verbB15 meaningsTo make something straight or flat become curved.
  • benefactor/ˈbɛnəˌfæktəː/nounC1Somebody who gives money or help.
  • beneficiary/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/nounC1Somebody who receives an advantage or a legacy.
  • benefit/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/nounA2+3 meaningsMoney paid by the state to those who qualify.
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Money from the state paid into an account.
  • benefits/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪts/nounB22 meaningsRegular payments made by the state to those entitled.
  • benefits packagenounB2Everything you get besides the money.
  • benevolence/bəˈnɛvələns/nounC1Kindly feeling and the wish to do good.
  • beninnounC1A country in West Africa.
  • bent/bɛnt/adjectiveB25 meaningsCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.
  • bequest/bɪˈkwɛst/nounC1Something left to somebody in a will.
  • bereavement/bɪˈriːvmənt/nounC1The state of having lost somebody to death.
  • beret/ˈbɛɹeɪ/nounB2+A soft round flat cap with no brim.
  • berry/ˈbɛɹi/nounB2A small round juicy fruit without a stone.
  • berth/bɜːθ/nounB2+2 meaningsA boat's place at a quay.
  • beryl/ˈbɛɹ.əl/nounC2A hard mineral that includes emerald and aquamarine.
  • best/bɛst/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf the highest quality; better than all the others.
  • bestsellernounB2+A book that sells in very large numbers.
  • bet/bɛt/nounA22 meaningsAn agreement to pay if you are wrong about a result.
  • betrayal/bɪˈtɹeɪəl/nounB2Breaking a trust that somebody placed in you.
  • betrothal/bɪˈtɹəʊ.ðəl/nounC1A formal promise to marry.
  • betrothed/bɪˈtɹəʊðd/nounC1An old-fashioned, literary word for the person one has promised to marry, used unchanged for a man or a woman rather than the French-derived pair.
  • betterment/ˈbɛtəmənt/nounC1A rise in a person's condition or standing in life, such as the lift that schooling gives to the poor.
  • beverage/ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A drink, in formal or trade usage.
  • bewilderment/bɪˈwɪldəmənt/nounB2+A state of complete confusion.
  • bezel/ˈbɛz.əl/nounB2+A rim of metal enclosing a stone or a watch face.
  • bhutannounC1Himalayan kingdom that measures Gross National Happiness.
  • bias/ˈbaɪ.əs/nounB2+4 meaningsA leaning toward or against something that stops you judging it fairly.
  • bias checknounB2A review of whether coverage leans one way.
  • bib/bɪb/nounB1+A cloth tied under a baby's chin to catch the mess.
  • bib shortsnounC1Padded shorts held up by shoulder straps.
  • bibliography/bɪbliˈɒɡɹəfi/nounB2+The list of all sources at the end of a paper.
  • bicycle/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/nounA12 meaningsA vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet.
  • bid/bɪd/nounB22 meaningsAn offer of a price at a sale.
  • bidder/ˈbɪd.ə/nounB2Somebody offering money at an auction.
  • bidding/ˈbɪdɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsWhat somebody has ordered you to do.
  • bier/bɪə/nounC2The stand a coffin rests on before burial.
  • big topnounB2The great tent a travelling show performs in.
  • bigot/ˈbɪɡət/nounC1Somebody stubbornly intolerant of other views.
  • bigotry/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/nounC1Stubborn intolerance of other people's views.
  • bigwig/ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/nounC2An important or influential person.
  • bike lanenounB1A marked strip of road reserved for cycles.
  • bike racknounB1A stand where cycles can be locked up.
  • biker/ˈbaɪ̯kə/nounB1+Somebody who rides a motorcycle, often in a group.
  • bikini/bɪˈkiː.ni/nounB2A two-piece swimming costume for a woman.
  • bile/baɪl/nounC12 meaningsA bitter fluid made by the liver.
  • bilge/bɪld͡ʒ/nounC2The lowest inside part of a hull, where water collects.
  • bill/ˈbɪl/nounA14 meaningsA written statement of what you owe for goods, work or a service.
  • bill of ladingnounC1The document acknowledging goods received for shipment.
  • billboard/ˈbɪlˌboɹd/nounB1+A large outdoor board carrying advertisements, put up where traffic passes.
  • billiards/ˈbɪlɪədz/nounC1A cue game played with a small number of balls.
  • billion/ˈbɪljən/nounA2A one followed by nine zeros — a thousand millions.
  • billy cannounC1The metal pot hung over a fire to boil water.
  • bimbo/ˈbɪmbəʊ/nounC1A young woman regarded as attractive but unintelligent, used as an insult.
  • bin/ˈbɪn/nounA2+2 meaningsA container for things thrown away.
  • bin bagnounB1The sack that lines a rubbish container.
  • bin linernounB1The bag that lines a rubbish container.
  • binder/ˈbaɪndə/nounB1+A stiff cover with rings that holds punched pages.
  • binding/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe cover and stitching that hold a book together.