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

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  • baby/ˈbeɪ.bi/nounA13 meaningsA very young child who cannot yet walk or talk.
  • baby monitornounB1The device that lets you hear a sleeping baby.
  • baby showernounB1A party held before a baby arrives.
  • babygrow/ˈbeɪbiː.ɡɹəʊ/nounC1A one-piece garment a baby sleeps in.
  • babysitter/ˈbeɪ̯biˌsɪtə/nounB1+A person paid to watch children while parents go out.
  • bachelor/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/
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A man who has never married.
  • bachelorette/ˌbatʃləˈɹɛt/nounB2+An unmarried woman, the counterpart of a bachelor.
  • back/bæk/adverbA15 meaningsTo or towards the place or the state that something was in before.
  • back ordernounC1An order waiting until stock arrives again.
  • backache/ˈbækeɪk/nounB1+A pain in the back.
  • backbenchernounC1An elected member holding no senior post.
  • backdrop/ˈbæk.dɹɒp/nounC1The scene or setting behind the main action.
  • backgammon/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/nounB2+A board game of moving counters by the throw of dice.
  • background/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/nounA2+3 meaningsThe part of a scene behind the main subject.
  • background checknounB2An examination of a person's history.
  • backing/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/nounB2Support given to a person or a plan.
  • backing tracknounB2Recorded music a singer performs over.
  • backlash/ˈbækˌlæʃ/nounB2+A strong hostile reaction to a change.
  • backlight/ˈbæk.laɪt/nounB2Light coming from behind the subject.
  • backlinknounC1A link from another site pointing at yours.
  • backlog/ˈbæk(ˌ)lɔɡ/nounB2+The pile of work that has built up unfinished.
  • backorder/ˈbæk(ˌ)oɹdəɹ/nounC1An order held because stock has run out.
  • backpack/ˈbæk.pæk/nounB12 meaningsA bag with shoulder straps carried on the back.
  • backpackernounB1+A traveller who journeys cheaply carrying a rucksack.
  • backseatnounA2The seat behind the driver in a vehicle.
  • backside/ˈbækˌsaɪd/nounB1The part of the body you sit on.
  • backstitch/ˈbækˌstɪt͡ʃ/nounC1A strong hand stitch that doubles back on itself.
  • backstroke/ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/nounB2+Swimming on your back with alternating arms.
  • backup/ˈbækˌʌp/nounB1+3 meaningsA spare copy of files or data, kept in case the original is lost.
  • backup powernounB2A reserve supply for when the main one stops.
  • backwaternounC12 meaningsA stretch of still water off the main current of a river.
  • backyard/bækˈjɑːd/nounA2The enclosed ground behind a house.
  • bacon/ˈbeɪ.kən/nounB1Cured strips of pig meat, usually fried.
  • bacteria/bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/nounB2Tiny single-celled living things found everywhere.
  • bacterium/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/nounB2+One single-celled living thing without a nucleus.
  • badge/bæd͡ʒ/nounB1A small sign worn to show who you are.
  • badger/ˈbæd͡ʒə/nounB1+2 meaningsA digging animal with a striped face that lives underground.
  • badminton/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/nounB1+A racket game played with a feathered shuttle.
  • baffle/ˈbæfl̩/verbB2+2 meaningsTo confuse somebody completely.
  • bag/bæɡ/nounA1A soft container with a handle for carrying things.
  • bagel/ˈbeɪ̯.ɡəl/nounB1+A chewy ring-shaped roll.
  • baggage allowancenounB2How much luggage your ticket lets you take.
  • baggage handlernounB2The worker who loads and unloads luggage.
  • baggage reclaimnounB2The belt where bags come round after landing.
  • bagging areanounB2The space where you pack what you have bought.
  • bagpipes/ˈbæɡˌpaɪps/nounB2+A wind instrument with a bag of air and droning pipes.
  • bahamasnounB1+An island country off Florida.
  • bahrainnounB2Small island kingdom in the Persian Gulf, famous for its Grand Prix.
  • baht/bɑːt/nounB2+The unit of money used in Thailand.
  • bail/beɪl/nounB25 meaningsMoney paid to a court so that an accused person can go free until the trial; also the release itself.
  • bailey/ˈbeɪli/nounC2The open courtyard inside a castle wall.
  • bailiff/ˈbeɪlɪf/nounC1An officer who serves writs and seizes goods.
  • bailout/ˈbeɪlˌaʊt/nounC1Money given to rescue a failing business.
  • bait/beɪt/nounB12 meaningsFood put on a hook to attract a fish.
  • baker/ˈbeɪ.kə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody whose job is making bread and cakes.
  • bakery/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/nounB1A place where bread and cakes are baked and sold.
  • balance/ˈbæləns/nounB14 meaningsThe steady state in which something stays upright and does not fall.
  • balance beamnounB2The narrow raised bar a gymnast performs along.
  • balance sheetnounC1The statement of what a business owns and owes.
  • balcony/ˈbælkəni/nounB12 meaningsA small open platform outside an upstairs window.