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  • boastful/ˈbəʊstfʊl/adjectiveC1Showing excessive pride in your own achievements.
  • bobbinnounC1A small spool that thread is wound on.
  • bobbin threadnounC1The lower thread wound on a small spool.
  • bode/bəʊd/verbC1To be a sign of what is to come.
  • bodice/ˈbɒdɪs/nounC1The upper part of a woman's dress.
  • bogey/bəʊɡi/nounC12 meaningsA hole finished one stroke over par.
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  • boil down tophraseC1To be, in the end, a matter of one simple thing.
  • boisterous/ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/adjectiveC1Noisy, rough and full of energy.
  • bollard/ˈbɒləɹd/nounC1A short thick post stopping vehicles going somewhere.
  • bolster/ˈbɒlstə/verbC12 meaningsTo strengthen or support something that is weak — confidence, an argument, a price, a defence.
  • boltholenounC1A place you can escape to.
  • bonnet/ˈbɒnɪt/nounB1+3 meaningsThe hinged cover over the engine at the front of a car.
  • bonnyadjectiveC1Attractive and healthy-looking.
  • booking/ˈbʊkɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsAn arrangement made in advance for a room, seat or table.
  • booking hallnounC1The big entrance area inside a station where passengers gather and queue at the ticket windows.
  • bookplatenounC1A label showing who owns a book.
  • booleannounC1A value that can only be true or false.
  • boom/buːm/nounB26 meaningsA period of fast growth, high activity and easy money.
  • boon/buːn/nounC1Something that is a real help when it comes.
  • bore/bɔː/verbB14 meaningsTo make a deep round hole by drilling or digging.
  • born with a silver spoon in your mouthphraseC1Born into wealth and privilege.
  • botch/bɒt͡ʃ/verbC1To do a job so badly it has to be done again.
  • bottle/ˈbɒtəl/nounA12 meaningsA tall container with a narrow neck.
  • bottom bracketnounC1The bearing the pedal cranks turn in.
  • boulderingnounC1Climbing short hard problems without a rope.
  • bounce ratenounC1What share of visitors left without doing anything.
  • boundary/ˈbaʊndɹi/nounB22 meaningsA line marking the limit of an area.
  • boundless/ˈbaʊndləs/adjectiveC1Having no limit or end.
  • bountiful/ˈbaʊntɪfəl/adjectiveC1Giving generously, or present in plenty.
  • bounty/ˈbaʊnti/nounB22 meaningsA reward offered for a capture.
  • bouquet/buːˈkeɪ/nounC12 meaningsThe complex smell of a wine.
  • bourgeoisie/ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/nounC1The property-owning middle class.
  • bovine/ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/adjectiveC1To do with cattle, or slow and placid.
  • bowler/ˈbəʊ.lə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe cricketer who delivers the ball to the batter.
  • bowman/ˈbəʊmən/nounC1A man skilled with a bow and arrow.
  • box seatnounC1A small private seating area at the side of a theatre.
  • brace/bɹeɪs/verbB23 meaningsTo prepare yourself for something unpleasant.
  • brace positionnounC1The posture taken before an emergency landing.
  • bracing/ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/adjectiveC1Cold and fresh in a way that revives you.
  • brackish/ˈbɹækɪʃ/adjectiveC1Slightly salty and unpleasant to drink.
  • braggart/ˈbɹæɡɑːt/nounC1Somebody who boasts constantly.
  • braid/bɹeɪd/nounB1+2 meaningsLengths of hair woven over one another.
  • brain fognounC1A dull inability to think clearly.
  • brainwash/ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/verbC1To force somebody to abandon their beliefs by pressure.
  • brainwashingnounC1The forcing of new beliefs on somebody by relentless pressure.
  • bramble/ˈbɹæm.bəl/nounC1A thorny tangle that gives blackberries.
  • branch linenounC1A minor line running off the main route.
  • branch outphraseC1To start doing something new and different.
  • brand/ˈbɹænd/nounB13 meaningsThe name and identity a company gives its products.
  • brash/ˈbɹæʃ/adjectiveC1Loud and confident in a way that grates.
  • brass/bɹɑːs/nounB13 meaningsA bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc.
  • brasserienounC1An informal restaurant serving simple food all day.
  • bravado/bɹɑˈvɑdoʊ/nounC1A show of courage put on to impress.
  • brawn/bɹɔːn/nounC1Physical strength as opposed to cleverness.
  • brawny/bɹɔːni/adjectiveC1Physically strong and muscular.
  • bray/bɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo make the loud harsh cry of a donkey.
  • brazen/ˈbɹeɪ̯zən/adjectiveC1Bold and shameless.
  • brazier/ˈbɹeɪʒəɹ/nounC1A metal basket for holding burning coals.
  • breach/ˈbɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo break the terms of an agreement or rule.
  • break evenphraseC1To end with exactly as much as you started with.