English words: B

1119 words under B; 201–300 on this page.

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• bathhouse noun (a bathhouse, bathhouses)
  A building with baths for public use, where people go to wash, bathe and relax.
• bathrobe noun (a bathrobe, bathrobes)
  A long, loose coat made of soft towelling or cotton, worn before or after a bath or shower.
• bathroom noun (a bathroom, bathrooms)
  A bathroom is a room with a bath or shower, a washbasin and usually a toilet.
• bathtub noun (a bathtub, bathtubs)
  A large container for water that you sit or lie in to wash your body; a bath.
• batman noun (Batman, a name); noun (batman, batmen, old military)
  Batman is a famous comic-book and film superhero who fights crime in Gotham City wearing a bat costume; his real name in the stories is…
• baton noun (a baton, batons)
  A baton is a short stick passed from one runner to the next in a relay race.
• bats noun plural (bats, of bat); verb form (bats, of bat)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Bats is the plural of bat: more than one flying animal, or more than one stick for hitting a ball.
• battalion noun (battalions)
  A battalion is a large group of soldiers, part of an army regiment.
• batter noun (batter, uncountable; a batter, batters); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Batter is a runny mixture of flour, eggs and milk used to make pancakes, cakes or to coat fried food.
• battery noun (battery, batteries)
  A small object that stores electricity and gives it to torches, toys, phones and remote controls.
• batting noun (batting — uncountable); verb form…
  Batting is hitting a ball with a bat, especially in baseball, cricket and softball; it is the turn when your team tries to score.
• battle noun (a battle, battles); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A battle is a fight between armies, ships or planes in a war.
• battlefield noun (a battlefield, battlefields)
  A battlefield is a place where a battle is or was fought.
• battlement noun (battlements)
  The battlements are the walls on the top of a castle, with gaps like teeth, where guards can shelter.
• bauble noun (a bauble, baubles)
  A shiny ball or decoration hung on a Christmas tree.
• bawl verb (bawl, bawls, bawled, bawling)
  To cry very loudly, like a baby.
• bawling verb form (bawl, bawls, bawled, bawling); noun…
  Crying very loudly, like a baby or an upset child.
• bay noun (a bay, bays); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bay is part of the sea or a lake that curves into the land.
• bayonet noun (bayonets); verb (bayonets, bayoneted, bayoneting)
  A bayonet is a sharp steel blade that fits on the end of a rifle for close fighting.
• bazaar noun (a bazaar, bazaars)
  A market, especially in the Middle East or South Asia, with many small shops and stalls in a street or covered area.
• bb abbreviation (BB, bb)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A BB is a small round metal pellet fired from an air gun called a BB gun.
• bc abbreviation…
  BC is written after a year to mean that many years before the year 1 in the usual calendar, counted backwards: Julius Caesar died in 44 BC.
• bce abbreviation (BCE, B.C.E.)
  BCE stands for «Before the Common Era», used after a year number to show years counted backwards from the start of the usual calendar; it…
• bdellium nounJewish tradition
  A sweet-smelling gum from a tree, or a pale gem or pearl, that people valued.
• be verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To be means to exist, to be there: There is a cat in the garden.
• beach noun (beach, beaches); verb…
  The area of sand or small stones next to the sea or a lake.
• beacon noun (a beacon, beacons)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light.
• bead noun (bead, beads); verb (bead — to put beads on, rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bead is a small ball or shape with a hole through it, put on a string to make a necklace or bracelet.
• beadle noun (beadles)
  A beadle was a minor officer in a town or parish who kept order, called people to meetings or rang the bell.
• beady adjective (beady, beadier, beadiest)
  Small, round and shiny, like a bead; used mostly about eyes.
• beagle noun (a beagle, beagles)
  A beagle is a small to medium hunting dog with long floppy ears, short legs and a white, brown and black coat.
• beak noun (a beak, beaks)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The hard pointed mouth of a bird, which it uses to eat, pick things up and build nests.
• beam noun (beam, beams); verb (beam, beams, beamed, beaming)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A beam is a long, strong piece of wood or metal that holds up a roof or floor in a building.
• bean noun (bean, beans); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bean is a seed you can eat, which grows in a pod.
• beanbag noun (a beanbag, beanbags)
  A large soft bag filled with small plastic balls, used as a comfy chair.
• beanstalk noun (a beanstalk, beanstalks)
  The tall stem of a bean plant that climbs up a pole or string.
• bear noun (bear, bears); verb (bear, bears, bore, borne, bearing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bear is a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear, polar bear or black bear.
• bearcat noun (a bearcat, bearcats)
  The binturong, a furry animal from the forests of South and Southeast Asia with a long tail it can grip with; it is neither a bear nor a…
• beard noun (a beard, beards); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A beard is the hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man.
• bearded adjective (bearded)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Bearded means having a beard, hair growing on the chin and cheeks.
• beardless adjective
  Beardless means without a beard, as a young man or boy usually is.
• bearer noun (bearers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bearer is a person who carries something, such as a load, a flag, a coffin or a sick person on a stretcher.
• beareth verb, old form of «bears» (he, she, it)
  «beareth» means «bears», a form of «bear»: A bear is a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear, polar bear or black bear.
• bearing noun (a bearing, bearings); verb, -ing form of bear…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A direction measured in degrees clockwise from north, written with three figures: a bearing of 090 degrees is east.
• bearskin noun (bearskins)
  A bearskin is the thick skin or fur of a bear.
• beast noun (a beast, beasts); (slang) adjective-like useeveryday · Jewish tradition
  A beast is a large, wild or frightening animal.
• beastly adjective (beastlier, beastliest)
  Beastly means very unpleasant, nasty or annoying.
• beat verb (beat, beats, beat, beaten, beating); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To beat is to win against someone.
• beaten verb (past participle of beat: beaten); adjective (beaten)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Beaten is the form of "beat" after have or be: lost to someone in a game ("We were beaten 3–0").
• beater noun (beaters)
  A beater is a person who goes through bushes or woods to drive out game such as deer or birds towards the hunters.
• beatest verb, old form used with thou
  «beatest» means «you beat», a form of «beat»: To beat is to win against someone.
• beating noun (beatings)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A beating is a hitting with a stick or hands as a punishment.
• beau noun (a beau, beaux or beaus); French word (beau)
  A beau is a boyfriend or a man who is courting a woman.
• beauteous adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Beauteous means very beautiful.
• beautiful adjective (beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Beautiful means very pleasant to look at, hear or experience.
• beautifully adverb (beautifully)
  In a beautiful way; in a way that is very pleasant to see or hear.
• beautify verb (beautify, beautifies, beautified, beautifying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To beautify something is to make it more beautiful.
• beauty noun (beauty, uncountable; a beauty, beauties)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The quality of being very pleasing to look at, hear or think about.
• beaver noun (a beaver, beavers); verb…
  A beaver is a large rodent with thick brown fur, strong teeth and a wide, flat tail, that lives near rivers and lakes.
• because conjunction (because; because of); casual short forms…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Because gives the reason for something: I am wet because it rained.
• beckon verb (beckons, beckoned, beckoning)
  To beckon is to move the hand or head to call someone to come closer.
• become verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To become is to start to be something.
• becomest verb, old form used with thou
  «becomest» means «you become», a form of «become»: To become is to start to be something.
• becometh verb, old form of «becomes» (he, she, it)
  «becometh» means «becomes», a form of «become»: To become is to start to be something.
• bed noun (bed, beds); verb (bed down — to sleep somewhere)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bed is furniture you sleep on.
• bedchamber noun (a bedchamber, bedchambers — old)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bedroom, especially in a palace or a grand house.
• bedclothes noun (bedclothes – plural only)
  The covers on a bed: sheets, blankets, a duvet or quilt, and pillowcases.
• bedding noun (bedding — uncountable)
  The sheets, blankets, duvets, pillows and pillowcases on a bed.
• bedraggled adjective (bedraggled)
  Wet, dirty and messy, as when you have been out in rain or mud.
• bedrock noun (bedrock, uncountable)
  The solid rock that lies under soil and loose rocks.
• bedroom noun (bedroom, bedrooms)
  A bedroom is a room for sleeping, with a bed in it.
• bedside noun (a bedside, bedsides); adjective…
  The area next to a bed.
• bedstead noun (bedsteads)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The frame of a bed, the part that holds up the mattress.
• bedtime noun (bedtime, bedtimes)
  Bedtime is the time when you usually go to bed.
• bee noun (a bee, bees)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bee is a flying insect with a hairy body, often yellow and black striped, that collects nectar and pollen from flowers; some bees make…
• beech noun (a beech, beeches; beech — the wood, uncountable)
  A beech is a large tree with smooth grey bark and shiny oval leaves, found in Europe and North America.
• beechwood noun (beechwoods)
  A wood or forest made of beech trees.
• beef noun (beef, uncountable; a beef, beefs — complaint); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The meat from a cow, bull or ox.
• beehive noun (a beehive, beehives)
  A box or other structure where bees live and make honey.
• beekeeper noun (a beekeeper, beekeepers); verb-related: beekeeping
  A person who keeps bees in hives to collect honey and wax.
• beep noun (a beep, beeps); verb (beep, beeps, beeped, beeping)
  A beep is a short, high sound made by a machine, like a microwave, a car horn or a phone.
• beer noun (beer, beers; a beer)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An alcoholic drink for adults, made from grain (usually barley) and hops, fizzy and often golden or brown; it is not for children.
• beeswax noun (beeswax, uncountable)
  The yellow wax that honeybees make to build their honeycomb.
• beet noun (beet, beets; beetroot)
  A beet is a round dark red vegetable that grows under the ground; in the UK it is called beetroot.
• beethoven noun (a name; Beethoven)
  Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), a German composer, one of the most famous in history; he kept writing music even after he became deaf.
• beetle noun (beetle, beetles); verb (beetle off — hurry away, rare)
  A beetle is an insect with a hard shiny back.
• beetroot noun…
  Beetroot is a round, dark red root vegetable that grows under the ground.
• beeves noun
  Cattle, especially cows and oxen.
• befall verb (befall, befalls, befell, befallen) (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To happen to someone, often something bad: «If you do ill, ill will befall you.».
• befit verb (befit, befits, befitted, befitting) (old use)
  To be right and suitable for someone: «treated as befits your rank» means treated as is right for their rank.
• befitting adjective (no change in form) (old use)
  Right and suitable for a person or an occasion: a dress befitting a bride.
• befool verb (befool, befools, befooled, befooling) (old use)
  To fool or trick someone, so that they look foolish.
• before preposition (before lunch); adverb (I have seen it before)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Before means earlier than something else: before lunch.
• beforehand adverb (beforehand)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Beforehand means earlier, before something else happens, often to get ready.
• befriend verb (befriend, befriends, befriended, befriending)
  To become a friend to someone, especially someone who is new, lonely or needs help.
• beg verb (beg, begs, begged, begging)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To ask someone very strongly, again and again, for something you want a lot.
• beget verb (beget, begets, begot or begat, begotten, begetting)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To become the father of a child; in old tales, to produce children or new things.
• beggar noun (a beggar, beggars); verb…
  A person who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food.
• beggarman noun (beggarmen) (old use)
  A man who begs for money or food.
• begging verb, -ing form of beg (beg, begs, begged, begging); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Asking someone very strongly or desperately for something: begging for one more story.

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