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

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  • buffer/ˈbʌfə/verbC15 meaningsTo store data in advance so that sound or video plays without breaks.
  • buffet/ˈbʊf.eɪ/nounB12 meaningsA table of dishes where people serve themselves.
  • buffing/ˈbʌfɪŋ/nounC1Rubbing the nails smooth and shiny.
  • buffoon/bəˈfuːn/nounC1Somebody who behaves ridiculously.
  • bug/bʌɡ/nounB16 meaningsA small insect.
  • bulk carrier/bʌlk ˈker.i.ɚ/
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A ship that carries loose cargo such as grain or ore.
  • bulkhead/ˈbʌlk.hɛd/nounC1A wall dividing a ship into watertight sections.
  • bull/bʊl/nounB12 meaningsThe male of cattle.
  • bulldozer/ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɚ/nounA2+2 meaningsA tracked machine with a wide blade for pushing earth.
  • bullion/ˈbʊl.jən/nounC1Gold or silver in bars rather than coin.
  • bumper/ˈbʌmpə/nounB22 meaningsThe bar at the front or rear of a vehicle that absorbs impact.
  • bunting/ˈbʌntɪŋ/nounC1Strings of small flags hung up for a celebration.
  • buoy/ˈbɔɪ/nounB2+2 meaningsA floating marker anchored to warn or guide.
  • buoyancy aidnounC1A garment that helps keep a person afloat.
  • bureaucracy/bjʊəˈɹɒk.ɹə.si/nounC13 meaningsThe rules, forms and procedures of an organisation, especially when they make simple things slow.
  • burial/ˈbɛɹi.əl/nounC1Placing a body in the ground.
  • burial moundnounC1A hill raised over an ancient grave.
  • burkina fasonounC1West African country whose name means land of honest people.
  • bush/ˈbʊʃ/nounB13 meaningsA woody plant smaller than a tree, with many branches near the ground.
  • bushel/ˈbʊʃəl/nounC1An old measure of volume for grain and fruit.
  • busker/ˈbʌskɚ/nounC1The musician playing on the street for coins in a hat.
  • butcher/ˈbʊt͡ʃə/nounB13 meaningsSomebody whose trade is cutting and selling meat.
  • butt/bʌt/verbB13 meaningsTo strike with the head.
  • buttress/ˈbʌtɹəs/nounC12 meaningsA support built against a wall to stop it spreading.
  • buyoutnounC12 meaningsThe purchase of all of a company.
  • buzzard/ˈbʌzəd/nounC1A broad-winged bird of prey that circles slowly.
  • bye/baɪ/interjectionA13 meaningsGoodbye, said quickly at the end of a conversation.
  • bylaw/ˈbaɪ.lɔː/nounC1A local rule made by a council or organisation.
  • byline/ˈbaɪlaɪn/nounC1The line naming who wrote the article.
  • cache/kæʃ/nounB2+2 meaningsA nearby copy kept so data need not be fetched twice.
  • cadaver/kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/nounC1A dead body, especially one used for study.
  • caddy/ˈkædi/nounC1A small container for keeping tea in.
  • cadence/ˈkeɪ̯dəns/nounC12 meaningsThe rise and fall of a voice or a tune.
  • cairn/kɛən/nounC1A pile of stones built to mark a route or a summit.
  • calculation/ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/nounC1Working something out with numbers, or a cold self-serving plan.
  • calf/kɑːf/nounB13 meaningsThe thick muscle at the back of the lower leg, below the knee.
  • calibre/ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe width of a gun barrel and its round.
  • callipersnounC1A tool with two arms that measures thickness exactly.
  • calloutnounC1A visit by a repairer to where the fault is.
  • callsignnounC1The name a pilot uses on the radio.
  • calorie/ˈkæləɹi/nounC1The unit that measures how much energy a food gives you.
  • camaraderie/ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/nounC1The warm trust between people who share hard work.
  • cameo/ˈkæm.iː.əʊ/nounC1A raised figure carved on a stone of two colours.
  • canal/kəˈnæl/nounB22 meaningsA waterway cut by people for boats or drainage.
  • cancer/ˈkænsə/nounB13 meaningsA disease in which cells grow uncontrollably.
  • candidate/ˈkæn.dɪ.dət/nounB1+4 meaningsA person competing to be chosen for a job or a public office.
  • candournounC1Honest plain speaking.
  • canoe/kəˈnuː/nounC1A narrow light boat moved with a paddle.
  • canteen/kænˈtiːn/nounB1+3 meaningsThe dining room in a school, office, factory or barracks.
  • cantilever/ˈkantɪliːvə/nounC1A beam supported at one end only, reaching out into space.
  • canvas/ˈkæn.vəs/nounC13 meaningsThe strong cloth a painter works on.
  • cap/kæp/nounB15 meaningsA soft hat with a stiff peak at the front.
  • capability/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounC1What somebody or something is able to do.
  • capacity/kəˈpæsɪti/nounB24 meaningsThe amount that something can hold.
  • cape verdenounC1Atlantic island nation off West Africa, famed for morna music.
  • capitalism/ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/nounC1A system where business is privately owned and run for profit.
  • capitalist/ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who owns capital.
  • carabiner/ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nə/nounC1The sprung metal loop that clips a rope to a harness.
  • carafe/kəˈɹæf/nounC13 meaningsAn open-topped glass jug for serving wine or water at the table.
  • caravan/ˈkæɹəvæn/nounB22 meaningsA home on wheels towed behind a car.