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

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  • azure/ˈæʒə/adjectiveB2+Bright clear blue, like a cloudless sky.
  • baby/ˈbeɪ.bi/nounA13 meaningsA very young child who cannot yet walk or talk.
  • backlit/ˈbækˌlɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLit from behind, so the front stays dark.
  • backup/ˈbækˌʌp/nounB1+3 meaningsA spare copy of files or data, kept in case the original is lost.
  • backward/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/adjectiveB12 meaningsDirected towards the back or the rear.
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adjectiveA16 meanings
Of poor quality, or unpleasant.
  • bad-temperedadjectiveB2Easily made angry.
  • baggy/ˈbæɡi/adjectiveB1+Loose and hanging away from the body.
  • bald/bɔːld/adjectiveB13 meaningsHaving no hair on the head.
  • baldingadjectiveB1+Gradually losing the hair on your head.
  • baleful/ˈbeɪl.fəl/adjectiveC2Threatening harm.
  • balmy/ˈbɑːmi/adjectiveC1Pleasantly warm and soft.
  • banal/bəˈnɑːl/adjectiveC1So ordinary that it is boring.
  • bankrupt/ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/adjectiveB2Legally unable to pay your debts.
  • baptized/ˈbæptaɪzd/adjectiveB2Having gone through the Christian rite of washing.
  • barbaric/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/adjectiveC1Savagely cruel and uncivilised.
  • bare/bɛə/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot covered by clothes or by anything else.
  • barefoot/ˈbɛɹfʊt/adjectiveB1With nothing on the feet.
  • baroque/bæˈɹɒk/adjectiveC2In the ornate European style of the seventeenth century.
  • barren/ˈbæɹən/adjectiveB2+3 meanings(of land) Too poor or dry for plants to grow.
  • barrier-freeadjectiveB2Designed so that nothing blocks the way in.
  • basebornadjectiveC2Born of low or illegitimate birth.
  • bashful[ˈbæʃfəɫ]adjectiveC1Shy and easily embarrassed.
  • basic/ˈbeɪsɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsForming the simplest and most necessary part.
  • bawdy/ˈbɔːdi/adjectiveC1Humorously rude about sex.
  • beady/ˈbiː.di/adjectiveC1Small, round and bright, said of eyes.
  • bearable/ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/adjectiveB2Just about possible to put up with.
  • beat-upadjectiveC1Worn and damaged from long use.
  • beautiful/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsGiving great pleasure to look at.
  • becalmedadjectiveC2Stopped for lack of any wind.
  • becoming/bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSuiting somebody well, of clothes or appearance.
  • bedraggled/bɪˈdɹæɡl̩d/adjectiveC1Wet, dirty and untidy.
  • beguilingadjectiveC1Charming in a way that may mislead.
  • behavioural/bɪˈheɪvjərəl/adjectiveB2+To do with how people or animals act.
  • behind-the-scenesadjectiveB2Happening out of the public's sight.
  • beholden/bɪˈhəʊldən/adjectiveC1Owing a debt of gratitude to somebody.
  • beige/ˈbeɪʒ/adjectiveB1+A pale sandy brown colour.
  • belated/bɪˈleɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+Coming after the proper time.
  • beleaguered/bɪˈliːɡəd/adjectiveC1Under constant pressure from all sides.
  • believable/bɪˈliːvəbl̩/adjectiveB1+Sounding true enough to be accepted.
  • bellicose/ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/adjectiveC2Eager to fight.
  • belligerent/bəˈlɪdʒ.ə.ɹənt/adjectiveC22 meaningsEager to fight or argue.
  • beloved/bɪˈlʌvd/adjectiveB2Dearly loved.
  • bemused/bɪˈmjuːzd/adjectiveC1Puzzled and unable to make sense of things.
  • beneficial/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/adjectiveB2+Doing good, or bringing an advantage.
  • benevolent/bəˈnɛvələnt/adjectiveC1Kind, generous and wishing good to others.
  • benign/bɪˈnaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsGentle and harmless.
  • bent/bɛnt/adjectiveB25 meaningsCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.
  • bereaved/bɪˈɹiːvd/adjectiveC1Having recently lost somebody close to death.
  • bereft/bəˈɹɛft/adjectiveC2Left completely without something valued.
  • berserk/ˈbɜːsɜːk/adjectiveB2+Wildly and violently out of control.
  • besotted/bɪˈsɒtɪd/adjectiveC2So much in love that judgement is lost.
  • bespectacled/bɪˈspɛktəkəld/adjectiveC2Wearing spectacles.
  • best/bɛst/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf the highest quality; better than all the others.
  • bestial/ˈbɛs.ti.əl/adjectiveC1Savagely cruel, like an animal.
  • better/ˈbɛt.ə/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf higher quality, skill or value than something else.
  • bewildered/bəˈwɪldɚd/adjectiveB2+Totally confused and lost.
  • bewitched/bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2+Placed under an enchantment.
  • bewitching/bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/adjectiveC1So charming that you cannot look away.
  • biannual/bʌɪˈanjuːəl/adjectiveC1Happening twice in a year.