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

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  • 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.
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The 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.
  • bitchy/ˈbɪt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2+Malicious and catty, especially in petty, mean-spirited remarks made about other people.
  • bite/baɪt/verbA12 meaningsTo cut into something with your teeth.
  • bite off more than you can chewphraseB2To take on more than you are able to manage.
  • bite the bulletphraseC1To finally face something painful you have been avoiding.
  • bite your lipphraseB2To hold back what you were about to say.
  • bitter/ˈbɪt.ə/adjectiveB14 meaningsSharp and harsh on the tongue, with no sweetness in it.
  • bitterness/ˈbɪtənəs/nounB1+2 meaningsA sharp, unpleasant taste.
  • bittersweet/ˈbɪtɚˌswit/adjectiveB2+Happy and sad at the same time.
  • bivouac/ˈbɪv.u.æk/nounC2A rough shelter used for one night in the open.
  • bizarre/bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Very strange indeed.
  • blabber/ˈblæb.ɚ/verbC2To talk at length without saying anything of substance.
  • 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 hole/blæk ˈhoʊl/phraseB22 meaningsA region of space with gravity so strong that light cannot escape.
  • black icenounB2A thin invisible layer of ice on a road.
  • black outphraseB2To lose consciousness, or to cut all the lights.
  • black tienounB2A dress code calling for a dinner jacket.
  • black-and-whiteadjectiveB12 meaningsIn shades of grey, without colour.
  • 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.
  • blamelessadjectiveC1Having done nothing wrong.
  • blanch/blɑːnt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo plunge food briefly in boiling water.
  • bland/blænd/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving almost no taste at all.
  • blank/blænk/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsWith nothing written or recorded on it.
  • blank outphraseB2To find your mind suddenly empty.
  • 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.
  • blatant/ˈbleɪtənt/adjectiveB2+Done openly and without any shame.
  • blather/ˈblæðə(ɹ)/verbC1To talk foolishly at length.
  • blaze/bleɪz/nounB2A large bright fire.
  • blazer/ˈbleɪzə/nounB1+A smart jacket worn over a shirt.
  • blazon/ˈbleɪzən/verbC2To display or proclaim something very publicly.
  • bleach/bliːt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA harsh liquid that whitens and kills germs.