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

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  • babble/ˈbæb.(ə)l/nounB25 meaningsThe sound of many voices together, with no single word clear.
  • baby-sitverbA2To look after a child while the parents are out.
  • babysit/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo look after somebody's children while they are out.
  • back/bæk/adverbA15 meaningsTo or towards the place or the state that something was in before.
  • backpack/ˈbæk.pæk/nounB12 meaningsA bag with shoulder straps carried on the back.
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/ˈbæd͡ʒə/
nounB1+2 meanings
A digging animal with a striped face that lives underground.
  • baffle/ˈbæfl̩/verbB2+2 meaningsTo confuse somebody completely.
  • bail/beɪl/nounB25 meaningsMoney paid to a court so that an accused person can go free until the trial; also the release itself.
  • bait/beɪt/nounB12 meaningsFood put on a hook to attract a fish.
  • bake/beɪk/verbB12 meaningsTo cook bread or cakes in the dry heat of an oven.
  • balance/ˈbæləns/nounB14 meaningsThe steady state in which something stays upright and does not fall.
  • balk/bɔːk/verbC1To refuse to go on with something.
  • balloon/bəˈluːn/nounA22 meaningsA rubber bag filled with air or gas.
  • band/bænd/nounA14 meaningsA small group of musicians who play together.
  • bandy/ˈbændi/verbC2To pass words or ideas back and forth carelessly.
  • bang/ˈbæŋ/nounB15 meaningsA sudden loud noise, like something exploding or hitting hard.
  • banish/ˈbænɪʃ/verbC2To send somebody away and forbid their return.
  • banquet/ˈbæŋkwɪt/nounB23 meaningsA large formal meal for many guests, held to mark an occasion and usually including speeches.
  • baptize/ˈbæptaɪz/verbB2To admit somebody to a church by washing with water.
  • bar/bɑː/nounA26 meaningsA place where alcoholic drinks are served, or the counter they are served from.
  • bare/bɛə/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot covered by clothes or by anything else.
  • bargain/ˈbɑːɡən/nounB23 meaningsSomething bought for much less than it is worth.
  • barge/ˈbɑːd͡ʒ/nounB24 meaningsA long flat boat used to carry cargo on rivers and canals.
  • bark/bɑːk/nounB14 meaningsThe rough outer covering of a tree.
  • barrel/ˈbæɹ(ə)l/nounB14 meaningsA large round container with curved sides and flat ends, built of wooden staves bound by hoops.
  • barricade/ˈbæɹɪkeɪd/nounB2+2 meaningsAn improvised barrier blocking a road or entrance.
  • barter/ˈbɑː.(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/verbB2+To trade goods for other goods rather than money.
  • bash/bæʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo hit something violently and repeatedly.
  • bask/bɑːsk/verbB2+2 meaningsTo lie comfortably in warmth.
  • baste/beɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo spoon fat over meat as it roasts.
  • bat/bæt/nounB14 meaningsA small flying animal with fur that comes out at night and hangs upside down to sleep.
  • batch/bæt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA set of things made or produced together at the same time.
  • bathe/beɪð/verbB1To wash yourself in water, or to swim.
  • batter/ˈbætə/nounB12 meaningsA pourable mix of flour, eggs and milk used before cooking.
  • bawl/bɔːl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cry loudly and without restraint.
  • bay/ˈbeɪ̯/nounB14 meaningsA wide curve of sea set into the coast.
  • bccverbB2To copy somebody in without the others seeing.
  • beach/biːt͡ʃ/nounA12 meaningsThe sandy or pebbly edge of the sea.
  • beam/ˈbiːm/nounB24 meaningsA long thick bar of wood or steel that carries the weight of a building.
  • bear/bɛə/nounA22 meaningsA large strong wild animal that sleeps through winter.
  • beat/biːt/verbB14 meaningsTo hit something repeatedly.
  • beautify/ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/verbB2+To make something more pleasing to look at.
  • beckon/ˈbɛkən/verbC12 meaningsTo signal to somebody to come nearer.
  • become/bɪˈkʌm/verbA13 meaningsTo begin to be something, or to change into it.
  • bedeck/bɪˈdɛk/verbC2To cover something with decorations.
  • beep/biːp/nounB12 meaningsA short high sound made by a machine.
  • befall/bɪˈfɔːl/verbC1To happen to somebody, usually for the worse.
  • befit/bɪˈfɪt/verbC1To be suitable for somebody's rank or occasion.
  • 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.
  • beg/ˈbɛɡ/verbB13 meaningsTo ask strangers in the street for money or food.
  • beget/biˈɡɛt/verbC2To father a child, or to give rise to something.
  • begrudge/bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/verbC1To resent giving somebody what they have.
  • beguile/bɪˈɡaɪl/verbC2To charm somebody, often in order to deceive.
  • behave/bᵻˈheɪv/verbA23 meaningsTo act in a particular way.
  • behead/bɪˈhɛd/verbB2+To cut off somebody's head.
  • behold/bɪˈhəʊld/verbB2To look at something, in old or formal use.
  • behoove/bɪˈhuːv/verbC2To be right and proper for somebody to do.
  • belay/bɪˈleɪ/verbC2To hold the rope safe for a climber above you.