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

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  • behold/bɪˈhəʊld/verbB2To look at something, in old or formal use.
  • behoove/bɪˈhuːv/verbC2To be right and proper for somebody to do.
  • belay/bɪˈleɪ/verbC2To hold the rope safe for a climber above you.
  • belch/ˈbɛltʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo let wind up noisily from the stomach.
  • beleaguer/bɪˈliː.ɡə/verbC2To surround with trouble or with an army.
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To give a false impression of something.
  • believe/bɪˈliːv/verbA13 meaningsTo accept that something is true.
  • belittle/bɪˈlɪt.əl/verbC1To make somebody or their work seem small.
  • bell/bɛl/nounA22 meaningsA metal object that rings when struck.
  • bellow/ˈbɛloʊ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo shout in a deep, loud voice.
  • belong/bɪˈlɒŋ/verbA24 meaningsTo be owned by somebody.
  • bemoan/bɪˈməʊn/verbC1To complain sadly about something.
  • benchmark/ˈbɛnt͡ʃmɑːk/nounB2+3 meaningsA standard that other results are measured against.
  • bend/bɛnd/verbB15 meaningsTo make something straight or flat become curved.
  • benefit/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/nounA2+3 meaningsMoney paid by the state to those who qualify.
  • bent/bɛnt/adjectiveB25 meaningsCurved or twisted out of its proper straight shape.
  • bequeath/bɪˈkwiːθ/verbC12 meaningsTo leave something to somebody in your will.
  • berate/bɪˈɹeɪt/verbC1To scold somebody at length.
  • beseech/bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/verbC2To beg somebody urgently.
  • beset/bɪˈsɛt/verbC1To trouble from every side at once.
  • besiege/bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/verbC2To surround a place with an army, or to press in on somebody.
  • besmirch/bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/verbC2To damage somebody's good name.
  • bespeak/bɪˈspiːk/verbC2To be a sign of something.
  • best/bɛst/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf the highest quality; better than all the others.
  • bestir/bɪˈstɜː/verbC2To rouse yourself into activity.
  • bestow/bɪˈstəʊ/verbB2+To give something as an honour.
  • bestride/bɪˈstɹaɪd/verbC2To stand or sit with a leg on each side of something.
  • bet/bɛt/nounA22 meaningsAn agreement to pay if you are wrong about a result.
  • betide/bɪˈtaɪd/verbC2To happen to somebody.
  • betoken/bɪˈtoʊ.kən/verbC2To be a sign of what is to come.
  • betray/bɪˈtɹeɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo act against somebody who trusted you.
  • better/ˈbɛt.ə/adjectiveA14 meaningsOf higher quality, skill or value than something else.
  • bewilder/bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/verbB2+To confuse someone so completely they are lost.
  • bias/ˈbaɪ.əs/nounB2+4 meaningsA leaning toward or against something that stops you judging it fairly.
  • bicker/ˈbɪkɚ/verbB2+To argue repeatedly about trivial matters.
  • bicycle/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/nounA12 meaningsA vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet.
  • bid/bɪd/nounB22 meaningsAn offer of a price at a sale.
  • bill/ˈbɪl/nounA14 meaningsA written statement of what you owe for goods, work or a service.
  • billow/ˈbɪl.oʊ/verbC1To swell and roll outward like smoke or a sail.
  • bin/ˈbɪn/nounA2+2 meaningsA container for things thrown away.
  • bind/ˈbaɪ̯nd/verbB22 meaningsTo tie something fast.
  • binge-watchverbB2To watch many episodes one after another.
  • bite/baɪt/verbA12 meaningsTo cut into something with your teeth.
  • blabber/ˈblæb.ɚ/verbC2To talk at length without saying anything of substance.
  • blacklist/ˈblæklɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA list of people an industry refuses to employ.
  • blackmail/ˈblækˌmeɪl/nounB22 meaningsDemanding money by threatening to reveal a secret.
  • blame/bleɪm/verbA22 meaningsTo say that somebody or something caused a problem.
  • blanch/blɑːnt͡ʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo plunge food briefly in boiling water.
  • blare/blɛə/verbC12 meaningsTo make a loud, harsh sound.
  • blather/ˈblæðə(ɹ)/verbC1To talk foolishly at length.
  • blazon/ˈbleɪzən/verbC2To display or proclaim something very publicly.
  • bleach/bliːt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA harsh liquid that whitens and kills germs.
  • bleat/ˈbliːt/verbB2+To make the thin wavering cry of a sheep.
  • bleed/ˈbliːd/verbB12 meaningsTo lose blood.
  • blend/blɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo mix things until they become one smooth thing.
  • bless/blɛs/verbB12 meaningsTo ask holy protection and favour for somebody.
  • blind/ˈblaɪ̯nd/adjectiveB14 meaningsUnable to see.
  • blink/ˈblɪŋk/verbB24 meaningsTo close and open your eyes quickly.
  • blister/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/nounC13 meaningsA small bubble of fluid under the skin, raised by rubbing or burning.
  • bloat/bləʊt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo swell up with gas or liquid.