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

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  • blink/ˈblɪŋk/verbB24 meaningsTo close and open your eyes quickly.
  • blister/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsA small bubble of fluid under the skin, raised by rubbing or burning.
  • bloom/bluːm/verbB22 meaningsTo open out into flower.
  • blossom/ˈblɒs.əm/nounB22 meaningsThe flowers that cover a fruit tree in spring.
  • blow/bləʊ/verbA24 meaningsTo push air out through your lips.
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/ˈblʌbə/
nounB22 meanings
The layer of fat under the skin of whales and seals.
  • bluff/blʌf/verbB22 meaningsTo pretend to a strength or knowledge you do not have.
  • blunt/blʌnt/adjectiveB23 meaningsWithout a sharp edge or point.
  • blur/ˈblɜː/nounB24 meaningsA shape you cannot see clearly, because it is moving or out of focus.
  • blush/ˈblʌʃ/verbB1+3 meaningsTo become red in the face from embarrassment or shame.
  • board/bɔːd/nounA24 meaningsA long flat piece of wood, or a flat surface used for a game, for notices, or for writing.
  • boast/bəʊst/verbB23 meaningsTo talk with too much pride about what you have or what you have done.
  • boil/bɔɪ(ə)l/verbA2+3 meaningsOf a liquid: to reach the heat at which it bubbles and turns to steam; to heat a liquid to that point.
  • bolt/bɒlt/nounB25 meaningsA thick metal pin, tightened with a nut, that fastens two things together.
  • bombard/ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo attack continuously with fire.
  • bond/bɒnd/nounB24 meaningsA close, lasting connection between people.
  • boom/buːm/nounB26 meaningsA period of fast growth, high activity and easy money.
  • 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.
  • bounce/baʊns/verbB15 meaningsTo spring back up or away after hitting a surface.
  • bound/ˈbaʊ̯nd/verbB25 meaningsTo run or move forward in long springy leaps.
  • bow/ˈbəʊ̯/verbB14 meaningsTo bend the top half of your body forward, as a greeting or to thank an audience. Said like now.
  • bowl/bəʊl/nounA14 meaningsA round, deep dish, open at the top.
  • brace/bɹeɪs/verbB23 meaningsTo prepare yourself for something unpleasant.
  • brag/bɹæɡ/verbB2To boast in an irritating way.
  • brainstorm/ˈbɹeɪnstɔːm/verbB2+3 meaningsTo produce ideas quickly as a group, without judging them yet.
  • brand/ˈbɹænd/nounB13 meaningsThe name and identity a company gives its products.
  • brave/bɹeɪv/adjectiveB12 meaningsReady to face danger, pain or fear rather than avoid it.
  • breach/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo break the terms of an agreement or rule.
  • breathe/bɹiːð/verbA22 meaningsTo take air into the lungs and let it out again.
  • breeze/bɹiːz/nounA2+3 meaningsA light, gentle wind.
  • brew/bɹuː/verbB1+4 meaningsTo make tea or coffee by soaking leaves or grounds in hot water.
  • bribe/bɹaɪb/nounB23 meaningsMoney or a gift given secretly to make somebody act dishonestly.
  • bridge/bɹɪd͡ʒ/nounA25 meaningsA structure built over a river, valley or road so that people can cross it.
  • brief/ˈbɹiːf/verbB24 meaningsTo give someone the information they need before they act.
  • bring/ˈbɹɪŋ/verbA14 meaningsTo carry or lead someone or something to the place where you are going.
  • broadcast/ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/verbB22 meaningsTo send a programme out to everyone at once.
  • broaden[ˈbɹɔː.dn̩]verbB2To make or become wider or more far-reaching.
  • broker/ˈbɹəʊkə/nounB22 meaningsA person who arranges deals for others.
  • brown/ˈbɹaʊ̯n/nounA13 meaningsThe colour of coffee, wood and soil.
  • browse/bɹaʊz/verbB2+3 meaningsTo look through goods, pages or files with no fixed goal.
  • buck/ˈbʌk/verbB23 meaningsOf a horse, to leap with the back arched and hind legs kicking.
  • 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.
  • budge/bʌd͡ʒ/verbB23 meaningsTo move slightly from a fixed position, or to make something move.
  • budget/ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/nounB24 meaningsThe amount of money set aside for something, and the plan for how it will be spent.
  • build/bɪld/verbA13 meaningsTo make something by putting parts together.
  • bulge/ˈbʌldʒ/verbB22 meaningsTo swell outwards beyond the normal line.
  • bunch/bʌntʃ/nounA23 meaningsA group of things gathered or growing together.
  • bundle/ˈbʌn.dl̩/nounB14 meaningsA number of things tied or wrapped together to be carried at once.
  • burden/ˈbɜːdn̩/nounB22 meaningsA heavy load, physical or mental.
  • burn/bɜːn/verbA26 meaningsTo be on fire; to give out flame and heat.
  • burrow/ˈbʌɹəʊ/nounB1+4 meaningsA hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a small animal to live in.
  • burst/bɜːst/verbB23 meaningsTo break open suddenly from internal pressure.
  • butt/bʌt/verbB13 meaningsTo strike with the head.
  • buy/baɪ/verbA13 meaningsTo get something by paying money for it.
  • buzz/bʌz/verbB14 meaningsTo make a low, rough, continuous humming sound.
  • 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.
  • calculate/ˈkælkjʊleɪt/verbB23 meaningsTo work out an amount or an answer using numbers.