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

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  • blaze/bleɪz/nounB2A large bright fire.
  • bleach/bliːt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA harsh liquid that whitens and kills germs.
  • blend/blɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo mix things until they become one smooth thing.
  • blending/ˈblɛndɪŋ/nounB2Working two colours together so no edge shows.
  • blessing/ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsWords asking for good to come to somebody.
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adjectiveB14 meanings
Unable to see.
  • blind spotnounB2The area you cannot see however hard you look.
  • blindness/ˈblaɪndnəs/nounB2The state of being unable to see.
  • 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.
  • blood/blʌd/nounA12 meaningsThe red liquid that moves through the body.
  • bloodstain/ˈblʌdˌsteɪn/nounB2A mark left on a surface by blood.
  • bloodstream/ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/nounB2The blood as it flows round the body.
  • bloom/bluːm/verbB22 meaningsTo open out into flower.
  • blossom/ˈblɒs.əm/nounB22 meaningsThe flowers that cover a fruit tree in spring.
  • blossom timenounB2The short weeks when fruit trees are in flower.
  • blot/blɒt/nounB2A spot of spilled ink, or a stain on a reputation.
  • blow/bləʊ/verbA24 meaningsTo push air out through your lips.
  • blown fusenounB2A safety wire that has melted to break a circuit.
  • blubber/ˈblʌbə/nounB22 meaningsThe layer of fat under the skin of whales and seals.
  • blue/bluː/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of a clear sky.
  • bluebird/ˈbluˌbɝd/nounB2A small blue North American songbird.
  • blueprint/ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/nounB2A detailed plan or drawing.
  • blues/bluːz/nounB1+2 meaningsA slow sad musical style built on a twelve-bar pattern.
  • bluff/blʌf/verbB22 meaningsTo pretend to a strength or knowledge you do not have.
  • blur/ˈblɜː/nounB24 meaningsA shape you cannot see clearly, because it is moving or out of focus.
  • blurred visionnounB2Sight that has gone soft and unclear.
  • 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.
  • board meetingnounB2The gathering where a company's directors decide things.
  • boast/bəʊst/verbB23 meaningsTo talk with too much pride about what you have or what you have done.
  • bob/bɒb/nounB2A short haircut level around the head.
  • body/ˈbɒdi/nounA15 meaningsThe whole physical structure of a person or an animal.
  • body languagenounB2The messages conveyed by posture, gesture and expression.
  • 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.
  • bombing/ˈbɒmɪŋ/nounB2An attack made by dropping or planting explosives.
  • bond/bɒnd/nounB24 meaningsA close, lasting connection between people.
  • bonnet/ˈbɒnɪt/nounB1+3 meaningsThe hinged cover over the engine at the front of a car.
  • booking/ˈbʊkɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsAn arrangement made in advance for a room, seat or table.
  • booking confirmationnounB2The message proving your room is held.
  • booklet/ˈbʊk.lət/nounB2A small thin book with a paper cover.
  • bookmark/ˈbʊkmɑːk/nounB2A saved link so you can find a page again.
  • bookworm/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/nounB2A person who would rather read than do almost anything else.
  • boom/buːm/nounB26 meaningsA period of fast growth, high activity and easy money.
  • border/ˈbɔə.də/nounB12 meaningsThe line where one country ends and the next begins.
  • borderline/ˈboɹ.dɚˌlaɪn/nounB2The point at which one condition shades into another.
  • bore/bɔː/verbB14 meaningsTo make a deep round hole by drilling or digging.
  • borrower/ˈbɔɹəʊə/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who takes a book out on loan.
  • bosnianounB2The Balkan country of Sarajevo and the old bridge at Mostar.
  • bosnia and herzegovinanounB2Balkan country whose capital is Sarajevo.
  • bosom/ˈbʊz(ə)m/nounB22 meaningsA woman's chest.
  • bottle banknounB2The public container glass is put in for recycling.
  • 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.
  • boundaries/ˈbaʊnd(ə)ɹiz/nounB22 meaningsThe limits you set on what others may ask of you.
  • boundary/ˈbaʊndɹi/nounB22 meaningsA line marking the limit of an area.
  • bounty/ˈbaʊnti/nounB22 meaningsA reward offered for a capture.
  • bouquet/buːˈkeɪ/nounC12 meaningsThe complex smell of a wine.
  • bout/ˈbaʊt/nounB22 meaningsA short period of an illness, an activity, or a state, which starts and then ends.