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

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  • boutique hotelnounB2A small stylish hotel with an individual character.
  • bow/ˈbəʊ̯/verbB14 meaningsTo bend the top half of your body forward, as a greeting or to thank an audience. Said like now.
  • bowel/ˈbaʊ.əl/nounB2The intestine, the tube food passes through after the stomach.
  • 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.
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A container with straight sides.
  • box office takingsnounB2The money a film earns from tickets.
  • box setnounB2A complete series sold together in one package.
  • boxer/ˈbɒksə/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who fights with padded gloves as a sport.
  • brace/bɹeɪs/verbB23 meaningsTo prepare yourself for something unpleasant.
  • bracket/ˈbɹækɪt/nounB22 meaningsAn L-shaped support fixed to a wall.
  • brainstorm/ˈbɹeɪnstɔːm/verbB2+3 meaningsTo produce ideas quickly as a group, without judging them yet.
  • brainteaser/ˈbɹeɪnˌtizɚ/nounB2A puzzle set purely to make you think.
  • brake padnounB2The block that presses against the wheel to slow it.
  • brand/ˈbɹænd/nounB13 meaningsThe name and identity a company gives its products.
  • brand dealnounB2An agreement to promote a company's products.
  • brand guidelinesnounB2The rules for how a brand may be used and shown.
  • brass/bɹɑːs/nounB13 meaningsA bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc.
  • brat/bɹæt/nounB2A badly behaved child.
  • brawl/bɹɔːl/nounB2A rough noisy fight involving several people.
  • breach/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo break the terms of an agreement or rule.
  • breadth/bɹɛdθ/nounB2+2 meaningsHow broad something is across.
  • break-in/ˈbɹeɪkˌɪn/nounB2The forcing of a way into a building to steal.
  • breakdown/ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/nounC14 meaningsA failure that stops a vehicle or machine working.
  • breaker/ˈbɹeɪkə/nounB22 meaningsA wave that curls over and collapses.
  • breaking newsnounB2A big story being reported the moment it happens.
  • breakoutnounB2+3 meaningsAn escape from a prison or other closed place.
  • breakup/ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/nounB2The ending of a relationship or of a group.
  • breast/bɹɛst/nounB12 meaningsThe upper front part of the body, or the meat from it.
  • breed/ˈbɹiːd/nounB2A particular variety of a domestic animal.
  • 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.
  • brigade/bɹɪˈɡeɪd/nounB22 meaningsA large military unit made up of several battalions.
  • brilliance/ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/nounB2+2 meaningsVery great brightness.
  • brink/ˈbɹɪŋk/nounB22 meaningsThe edge of a steep drop, such as a cliff or a riverbank.
  • broadcast/ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/verbB22 meaningsTo send a programme out to everyone at once.
  • broadcaster/ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/nounB2+2 meaningsA person who presents programmes on air.
  • brochure/ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/nounB2A small illustrated booklet advertising something.
  • broker/ˈbɹəʊkə/nounB22 meaningsA person who arranges deals for others.
  • bronze/bɹɒnz/nounB14 meaningsA hard metal made by mixing copper with tin.
  • bronze agenounB2The age when people first mixed copper and tin for tools.
  • broomstick/ˈbɹum.stɪk/nounB2The brush a witch is said to fly on.
  • broth/bɹɔθ/nounB2Thin clear soup made by simmering bones or vegetables.
  • brother/ˈbɹʌðə/nounA12 meaningsA boy or man with the same parents as you.
  • brother-in-law/ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/nounB2Your partner's brother, or your sister's husband.
  • brow/bɹaʊ/nounB22 meaningsThe forehead, or the area above the eyes.
  • brow shapingnounB2Trimming and plucking eyebrows into a line.
  • 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.
  • bruise/bɹuːz/nounB2A blue-purple mark left by a knock.
  • brute/bɹuːt/nounB22 meaningsA cruel and violent person or animal.
  • bubble wandnounB2The loop dipped in soap to blow floating spheres.
  • buck/ˈbʌk/verbB23 meaningsOf a horse, to leap with the back arched and hind legs kicking.
  • bucket/ˈbʌkɪt/nounA13 meaningsAn open container with a handle for carrying liquid.
  • 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.
  • budgerigar/ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/nounB2A small green or blue parrot popular as a pet.