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

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  • boot/buːt/nounA14 meaningsA strong shoe that covers the ankle, and sometimes the whole lower leg.
  • booth/buːð/nounB13 meaningsA seating area with high-backed benches around a table.
  • border/ˈbɔə.də/nounB12 meaningsThe line where one country ends and the next begins.
  • bore/bɔː/verbB14 meaningsTo make a deep round hole by drilling or digging.
  • borrow/ˈbɒɹəʊ/verbA23 meaningsTo take something belonging to someone else for a while and give it back later.
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boss
/bɒs/
nounA24 meanings
The person who is in charge of you at work.
  • bottle-feedverbB1To feed a baby milk from a bottle.
  • bounce/baʊns/verbB15 meaningsTo spring back up or away after hitting a surface.
  • bow/ˈbəʊ̯/verbB14 meaningsTo bend the top half of your body forward, as a greeting or to thank an audience. Said like now.
  • bow tiephraseB1The small knot of cloth shaped like a butterfly, worn at the collar.
  • bowl/bəʊl/nounA14 meaningsA round, deep dish, open at the top.
  • bowling/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsThe indoor game of rolling a ball to knock down ten pins.
  • bowling alleynounB1The hall of long lanes where you roll balls at pins.
  • boxing/ˈbɒksɪŋ/nounB1The sport of fighting with padded gloves in a ring.
  • bracelet/ˈbɹeɪslət/nounB1A band worn round the wrist as jewellery.
  • brain/ˈbɹeɪ̯n/nounA22 meaningsThe organ in your head that thinks and remembers.
  • brake levernounB1The handle squeezed to slow a cycle.
  • branch/bɹɑːnt͡ʃ/nounB14 meaningsA woody arm growing out of the trunk of a tree.
  • brand/ˈbɹænd/nounB13 meaningsThe name and identity a company gives its products.
  • brand new/ˈbɹænd ˌn(j)uː/adjectiveB1Never used before.
  • brand-newadjectiveB1Completely new and never used.
  • brass/bɹɑːs/nounB13 meaningsA bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc.
  • brave/bɹeɪv/adjectiveB12 meaningsReady to face danger, pain or fear rather than avoid it.
  • bread basketnounB1The small basket of rolls set out before the meal.
  • break a promisephraseB1To fail to do what you swore you would do.
  • break downphraseB12 meaningsOf a machine or vehicle, to stop working.
  • break inphraseB14 meaningsTo force your way into a building, usually to steal.
  • break upphraseB1To end a romantic relationship.
  • breakdancingnounB1A street style of spins and floor moves.
  • breast/bɹɛst/nounB12 meaningsThe upper front part of the body, or the meat from it.
  • breathing exercisenounB1A deliberate pattern of breath used to calm.
  • brick/ˈbɹɪk/nounB1A baked block of clay used for building walls.
  • bride/bɹaɪd/nounB1The woman getting married on her wedding day.
  • brief/ˈbɹiːf/verbB24 meaningsTo give someone the information they need before they act.
  • briefcase/ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/nounB1A flat rectangular case for carrying papers.
  • bright/ˈbɹaɪ̯t/adjectiveA24 meaningsGiving out or filled with strong light.
  • brighten/ˈbɹaɪtən/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make something lighter or fuller of light, or to become lighter.
  • brighten up/ˈbɹaɪtən ʌp/phraseB12 meaningsTo become or make more cheerful.
  • brilliant/ˈbɹɪl.jənt/adjectiveA23 meaningsExtremely clever.
  • bring back/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/phraseB1To return with something; also, to make old memories return.
  • broccoli/ˈbɹɒk.ə.li/nounB1A green vegetable with a dense flowering head.
  • broken/ˈbɹəʊ.kn̩/adjectiveA24 meaningsIn pieces, or damaged so it does not work.
  • bronze/bɹɒnz/nounB14 meaningsA hard metal made by mixing copper with tin.
  • brush/bɹʌʃ/verbA22 meaningsTo clean or smooth something with a bristled tool.
  • bubble/ˈbʌbəl/nounB12 meaningsA thin sphere of liquid enclosing air.
  • bubble wrapnounB1Plastic sheeting full of air pockets, used for protection.
  • buckle/ˈbʌkəl/nounB13 meaningsA metal or plastic clasp for fastening a belt or strap.
  • bud/bʌd/nounB12 meaningsThe tight package a leaf or flower opens out of.
  • budget/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/nounB24 meaningsThe amount of money set aside for something, and the plan for how it will be spent.
  • buffalonounB1A big heavy wild ox with thick curved horns.
  • buffet/ˈbʊf.eɪ/nounB12 meaningsA table of dishes where people serve themselves.
  • buffet tablenounB1A long table where guests help themselves.
  • bug/bʌɡ/nounB16 meaningsA small insect.
  • build/bɪld/verbA13 meaningsTo make something by putting parts together.
  • building blocksnounB1Small bricks children stack into towers.
  • bulb/ˈbʌlb/nounB12 meaningsThe glass ball that makes light in a lamp.
  • bull/bʊl/nounB12 meaningsThe male of cattle.
  • bullet trainnounB1A very fast streamlined passenger train.
  • bulletin/ˈbʊl.ə.tən/nounB1+3 meaningsA short official announcement or news update.
  • bumblebee/ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/nounB1A large hairy bee with a loud hum.