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

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  • bias/ˈbaɪ.əs/nounB2+4 meaningsA leaning toward or against something that stops you judging it fairly.
  • bib shortsnounC1Padded shorts held up by shoulder straps.
  • bid/bɪd/nounB22 meaningsAn offer of a price at a sale.
  • bigot/ˈbɪɡət/nounC1Somebody stubbornly intolerant of other views.
  • bigotry/ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/nounC1Stubborn intolerance of other people's views.
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A bitter fluid made by the liver.
  • bill of ladingnounC1The document acknowledging goods received for shipment.
  • billiards/ˈbɪlɪədz/nounC1A cue game played with a small number of balls.
  • billy cannounC1The metal pot hung over a fire to boil water.
  • bimbo/ˈbɪmbəʊ/nounC1A young woman regarded as attractive but unintelligent, used as an insult.
  • binding/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe cover and stitching that hold a book together.
  • biochemistry/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/nounC1The study of the chemistry of living things.
  • biography/baɪˈɒɡɹəfi/nounC1The written life story of a real person.
  • biotechnology/ˌbaɪ.əʊˌtɛkˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounC1The use of living cells and processes in industry.
  • bird hidenounC1The small hut you watch wildlife from without being seen.
  • birdie/ˈbɜː.di/nounB22 meaningsA hole finished one stroke under the expected number.
  • bit/ˈbɪt/nounC1The metal bar that sits in a horse's mouth.
  • blackness/ˈblæknəs/nounB22 meaningsComplete darkness.
  • blackout/ˈblæk.aʊt/nounB1+3 meaningsA complete loss of electric light.
  • bladder/ˈblædə/nounB22 meaningsThe organ holding urine.
  • blanket/ˈblæŋ.kɪt/nounA22 meaningsA large piece of woollen or similar material used as a bed covering.
  • blanket stitchnounC1A looped stitch worked along a raw edge.
  • blanknessnounC1The quality of showing or holding nothing at all, whether in a face or on a page, named with the noun ending -ness.
  • blare/blɛə/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud, harsh sound.
  • blasphemy/ˈblæs.fə.mi/nounC1Speech that treats sacred things with contempt.
  • blemish/ˈblɛmɪʃ/nounB2+2 meaningsA small mark that spoils the look of skin.
  • blind tastingnounC1Judging a food or drink without knowing what it is.
  • blink/ˈblɪŋk/verbB24 meaningsTo close and open your eyes quickly.
  • bliss/blɪs/nounC1Perfect, complete happiness.
  • blister/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsA small bubble of fluid under the skin, raised by rubbing or burning.
  • blitz/blɪts/nounC22 meaningsA sustained bombing campaign against a city.
  • blizzard/ˈblɪz.əːd/nounB1+2 meaningsA violent snowstorm you cannot see through.
  • bloat/bləʊt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo swell up with gas or liquid.
  • blockbuster/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsA film, book or product that is hugely successful.
  • blockheadnounC1Somebody who behaves very stupidly.
  • bloodline/ˈblʌdˌlaɪn/nounC1The line of descent through a family.
  • blotch/blɒtʃ/nounC1An irregular discoloured patch.
  • blubber/ˈblʌbə/nounB22 meaningsThe layer of fat under the skin of whales and seals.
  • blue badgenounC1A permit allowing disabled drivers to park closer.
  • blunder/ˈblʌn.dəː/verbC13 meaningsTo make a bad, careless mistake.
  • boardingnounB13 meaningsGetting on a plane, a ship or a train.
  • boast/bəʊst/verbB23 meaningsTo talk with too much pride about what you have or what you have done.
  • bobbinnounC1A small spool that thread is wound on.
  • bobbin threadnounC1The lower thread wound on a small spool.
  • bodice/ˈbɒdɪs/nounC1The upper part of a woman's dress.
  • bogey/bəʊɡi/nounC12 meaningsA hole finished one stroke over par.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.