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

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  • bump/bʌmp/verbB15 meaningsTo knock against something by accident.
  • bumpy/ˈbʌmpi/adjectiveB12 meaningsFull of small rises and dips.
  • bundle/ˈbʌn.dl̩/nounB14 meaningsA number of things tied or wrapped together to be carried at once.
  • bunk/bʌŋk/nounB1One of two beds built one above the other.
  • bunk bedphraseB1Two sleeping places built one above the other; kids fight for the top.
  • burglar/ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/
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A person who breaks into a building in order to steal.
  • burnt/bɜːnt/adjectiveA22 meaningsCooked too long, until black and bitter.
  • burp/bɜːp/verbB13 meaningsTo let air out of the stomach through the mouth noisily.
  • burrow/ˈbʌɹəʊ/nounB1+4 meaningsA hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a small animal to live in.
  • bury/ˈbɛɹi/verbB14 meaningsTo put something into the ground and cover it with earth.
  • bus lanenounB1The strip of road only buses may use.
  • bus shelternounB1The covered place where passengers wait.
  • bush/ˈbʊʃ/nounB13 meaningsA woody plant smaller than a tree, with many branches near the ground.
  • business/ˈbɪz.nɪs/nounA13 meaningsThe activity of making, buying and selling for money.
  • business classnounB1A more comfortable and expensive cabin.
  • butcher/ˈbʊt͡ʃə/nounB13 meaningsSomebody whose trade is cutting and selling meat.
  • butt/bʌt/verbB13 meaningsTo strike with the head.
  • butter dishnounB1The small plate the spread is served on.
  • button holenounB1The slit a round fastener is pushed through.
  • button upphraseB1To fasten something with buttons.
  • buy one get one freephraseB1An offer giving a second item at no charge.
  • buzz/bʌz/verbB14 meaningsTo make a low, rough, continuous humming sound.
  • by the wayphraseB1Used to introduce a remark not directly connected to the main subject.
  • cabbage/ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A hard ball of tightly packed green leaves.
  • cabin/ˈkæbɪn/nounB13 meaningsThe part of an aircraft or ship where people sit or sleep.
  • cabinet/ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/nounB22 meaningsThe group of senior ministers who direct a government.
  • cable car/ˈkeɪ.bəl ˌkɑːɹ/nounB1A car hauled up a slope on a moving rope.
  • cafe terracenounB1Tables set outside on the pavement.
  • cage/keɪd͡ʒ/nounB12 meaningsA box of bars for keeping a creature in.
  • cake/keɪk/nounA13 meaningsA sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs and fat.
  • calf/kɑːf/nounB13 meaningsThe thick muscle at the back of the lower leg, below the knee.
  • call/kɔːl/verbA18 meaningsTo telephone someone.
  • call backphraseB1To phone someone again who called you first.
  • call outphraseB12 meaningsTo shout in order to be heard.
  • caller/ˈkɔːlə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody who telephones.
  • calm/kɑm/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot worried or excited.
  • camel/ˈkæml̩/nounB1A humped desert animal.
  • campaign/kæmˈpeɪn/nounB1+4 meaningsA planned series of actions over time to win support or reach a goal.
  • campfire/ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/nounB1An open fire built at a camp.
  • canary/kəˈnɛəɹi/nounB1A small yellow cage bird kept for its song.
  • cancer/ˈkænsə/nounB13 meaningsA disease in which cells grow uncontrollably.
  • cane/keɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo beat somebody with a stick.
  • canned/kænd/adjectiveB1Preserved and sealed in a metal container.
  • canteen mealnounB1Food served in a workplace or school dining room.
  • cap/kæp/nounB15 meaningsA soft hat with a stiff peak at the front.
  • cape/keɪp/nounB12 meaningsA sleeveless cloak hanging from the shoulders.
  • capital/ˈkæpɪtəl/nounA2+5 meaningsThe city where a country's or region's government is based.
  • captain/ˈkæp.tɪn/nounA24 meaningsThe player who leads a sports team.
  • capture/ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/verbB23 meaningsTo take an opponent's piece off the board.
  • car/kɑː/nounA12 meaningsA four-wheeled road vehicle for a small number of people.
  • card readernounB1The device that takes payment from a bank card.
  • care/kɛə/verbA26 meaningsTo feel that someone or something matters to you.
  • career/kəˈɹɪə/nounB12 meaningsThe series of jobs a person does through their working life, seen as a whole.
  • career changenounB1A move into a completely different line of work.
  • careless/ˈkɛəlɪs/adjectiveB13 meaningsNot giving enough attention to what you are doing, so mistakes and accidents follow.
  • carol/ˈkæɹəl/nounB12 meaningsA joyful religious song, especially at Christmas.
  • carry on/ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/phraseB12 meaningsTo continue doing something.
  • carry straight onphraseB1To keep going without turning off.
  • carry-onnounB1The small bag you may take into the plane cabin with you.
  • cart/kɑːt/verbB12 meaningsTo carry something awkwardly from place to place.