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

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  • binoculars/bɪˈnɒk.jʊ.lə(ɹ)z/nounB1+Two small telescopes joined for viewing at a distance.
  • biochemistry/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/nounC1The study of the chemistry of living things.
  • biodiversity/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/nounB2+The richness of all the different living things in one place.
  • biography/baɪˈɒɡɹəfi/nounC1The written life story of a real person.
  • biologist/baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/nounB1+A scientist who studies living things.
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/baɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
nounB1+2 meanings
The study of living things.
  • biopsy/ˈbaɪɑpsi/nounB2+The taking of tissue from a living body for examination.
  • biotechnology/ˌbaɪ.əʊˌtɛkˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC1The use of living cells and processes in industry.
  • birch/bɜːtʃ/nounB2+A slim northern tree with peeling white bark.
  • bird/ˈbɜːd/nounA1An animal with feathers and wings.
  • bird hidenounC1The small hut you watch wildlife from without being seen.
  • birdbathnounB1+A shallow dish of water in a garden for birds.
  • birdcagenounB2+The barred home a pet bird is kept in.
  • birdie/ˈbɜː.di/nounB22 meaningsA hole finished one stroke under the expected number.
  • birdseed/ˈbɝdˌsid/nounB1+A mix of grains put out for garden birds.
  • birdsongnounB2+The musical calling of birds, especially at dawn.
  • birdwatcher/ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ə(ɹ)/nounB1A person who goes out to spot and identify birds.
  • birth/bɜːθ/nounA22 meaningsThe moment a baby comes into the world.
  • birthday/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/nounA1The day each year when somebody turns a year older.
  • birthmark/ˈbɝθˌmɑɹk/nounB2A coloured mark on the skin present from birth.
  • birthplace/ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/nounB2The place where somebody was born.
  • bisexual/baɪˈsɛk.ʃʊ.əl/nounB2+Somebody attracted to both sexes.
  • bishop/ˈbɪʃəp/nounB22 meaningsA senior Christian priest who is in charge of the churches of a whole area.
  • bison/ˈbaɪ̯sən/nounB1+A shaggy wild ox of the plains.
  • bistro/ˈbiːstɹəʊ/nounB2+A small unpretentious restaurant.
  • bit/ˈbɪt/nounC1The metal bar that sits in a horse's mouth.
  • bite/baɪt/verbA12 meaningsTo cut into something with your teeth.
  • bitterness/ˈbɪtənəs/nounB1+2 meaningsA sharp, unpleasant taste.
  • bivouac/ˈbɪv.u.æk/nounC2A rough shelter used for one night in the open.
  • black/blæk/adjectiveA15 meaningsOf the darkest colour, like coal or the night sky.
  • black box/ˈblæk.bɒx/nounB2The recorder kept to explain a crash afterwards.
  • black icenounB2A thin invisible layer of ice on a road.
  • black tienounB2A dress code calling for a dinner jacket.
  • blackberry/ˈblækbəɹi/nounA2+A dark bramble fruit made of tiny round parts.
  • blackbird/ˈblakbəːd/nounB1+A dark garden bird with a yellow beak.
  • blackhead/ˈblæk.hɛd/nounB1+A blocked pore with a dark surface.
  • blackjack/ˈblækd͡ʒæk/nounB2A card game where players aim for twenty-one.
  • blacklist/ˈblæklɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA list of people an industry refuses to employ.
  • blackmail/ˈblækˌmeɪl/nounB22 meaningsDemanding money by threatening to reveal a secret.
  • blackness/ˈblæknəs/nounB22 meaningsComplete darkness.
  • blackout/ˈblæk.aʊt/nounB1+3 meaningsA complete loss of electric light.
  • blacksmith/ˈblæk.smɪθ/nounB2A craftsman who shapes hot iron with a hammer.
  • bladder/ˈblædə/nounB22 meaningsThe organ holding urine.
  • blade/bleɪd/nounB1The cutting part of a knife or a tool.
  • blame/bleɪm/verbA22 meaningsTo say that somebody or something caused a problem.
  • blank/blænk/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsWith nothing written or recorded on it.
  • blanket/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/nounA22 meaningsA large piece of woollen or similar material used as a bed covering.
  • blanket stitchnounC1A looped stitch worked along a raw edge.
  • blanknessnounC1The quality of showing or holding nothing at all, whether in a face or on a page, named with the noun ending -ness.
  • blare/blɛə/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud, harsh sound.
  • blasphemy/ˈblæs.fə.mi/nounC1Speech that treats sacred things with contempt.
  • blast/blɑːst/nounB12 meaningsA sudden violent rush of air or sound.
  • blaze/bleɪz/nounB2A large bright fire.
  • blazer/ˈbleɪzə/nounB1+A smart jacket worn over a shirt.
  • bleach/bliːt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA harsh liquid that whitens and kills germs.
  • blemish/ˈblɛmɪʃ/nounB2+2 meaningsA small mark that spoils the look of skin.
  • blend/blɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo mix things until they become one smooth thing.
  • blender/ˈblɛn.də/nounA2+A machine with spinning blades for liquidising food.
  • blending/ˈblɛndɪŋ/nounB2Working two colours together so no edge shows.
  • blessing/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsWords asking for good to come to somebody.