English words: B

1119 words under B; 401–500 on this page.

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• bestowal noun (a bestowal, bestowals; also uncountable)
  The act of giving something, such as an honour, gift or title, to someone.
• bet verb (bet, bets, bet, betting); noun (a bet, bets)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To bet means to risk money or something on what you think will happen, and win more if you are right or lose it if you are wrong.
• beta noun (beta, betas); adjective (beta — of a version)
  Beta (β) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet, after alpha.
• betel noun (betel, plural betels)
  A betel is a climbing plant from Asia whose leaves are chewed with a nut, often after being mixed with spices.
• beth noun (Beth, a name); noun (beth, the Hebrew letter ב)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Beth is a girl's name, a short form of Elizabeth or Bethany.
• bethel nounJewish tradition
  A place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew.
• bethink verb (bethink, bethinks, bethought, bethinking) (old use)Jewish tradition
  To bethink yourself is to stop and think, to consider what you are doing.
• betide verb (betide, betides, betided, betiding)…
  To betide is to happen to someone, usually something bad.
• betimes adverb (no other forms) (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Betimes means early, or in good time before something happens.
• betoken verb (betoken, betokens, betokened, betokening), formal
  To be a sign of something; to show that something is true or is going to happen.
• betray verb (betray, betrays, betrayed, betraying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To betray someone is to hurt them by being disloyal, for example by telling their secret, breaking a promise or helping their enemy.
• betrayal noun (a betrayal, betrayals; betrayal, uncountable)
  Betrayal is breaking someone's trust, for example by telling their secret, lying to them or helping their enemy.
• betroth verb (betroth, betroths, betrothed, betrothing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To betroth someone is to promise a person in marriage, so that they become engaged to be married.
• betrothal noun (betrothal, betrothals)
  A betrothal is a formal agreement or promise to marry; the time when two people are engaged to be married.
• betrothed adjective (no other forms); also a noun, «my betrothed»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Betrothed means promised in marriage, engaged to be married.
• better adjective (good, better, best); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Better means more good.
• betting noun (betting — uncountable); verb (-ing form of bet)
  Betting is risking money on what will happen, for example who will win a race, hoping to win more money.
• between preposition; adverb (in between)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Between means in the space in the middle of two things: the ball is between the chairs.
• betwixt preposition (no other forms) (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Betwixt means between: in the middle of two things or people.
• beverage noun (a beverage, beverages)
  A beverage is a drink of any kind, like water, juice, tea or milk.
• bewail verb (bewail, bewails, bewailed, bewailing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To bewail something is to cry or complain loudly and sadly about a loss or misfortune.
• beware verb (beware — used only as «beware» and «to beware»)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Be careful of something or someone because it could be dangerous or harmful.
• bewilder verb (bewilder, bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To bewilder someone is to confuse them so much that they do not know what to think or do.
• bewildered adjective (no other forms)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Bewildered means confused and not sure what is happening or what to do.
• bewilderment noun (bewilderment, no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Bewilderment is a state of being confused and not understanding what is going on.
• bewitch verb (bewitch, bewitches, bewitched, bewitching)
  To bewitch someone is to put a spell on them with magic.
• bewitched adjective (bewitched); past form of the verb bewitch…
  Under a magic spell put on by a witch or wizard.
• bewitching adjective (more bewitching, most bewitching)
  Very charming or lovely, so that it seems to cast a spell on you.
• beyond preposition (beyond); adverb (beyond); noun (the beyond)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Beyond means on the far side of something, further away than it.
• bi prefix (bi-); adjective, informal short form (bi)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Two or twice, as in bicycle (two wheels), bilingual (two languages), biannual (twice a year).
• biannual adjective (biannual); adverb biannually
  Happening twice a year.
• bias noun (a bias, biases; also uncountable); verb…
  Bias is an unfair way of favouring one person, side or idea over others, often without good reason: a referee with a bias towards one team.
• biased adjective (biased, more biased, most biased); verb past…
  Unfairly favouring one person, side or idea over another, often without good reasons.
• bible noun (the Bible, bibles)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The holy book of Christians; the Christian Bible contains the Old Testament and the New Testament, and the Hebrew Bible is the holy book…
• biblical adjective (biblical)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To do with the Bible or found in the Bible, like biblical stories.
• bibliotheca nounJewish tradition
  Latin word for a library or collection of books.
• bicarbonate noun (bicarbonate, uncountable; bicarbonates in chemistry)
  Short for bicarbonate of soda (also called baking soda or sodium bicarbonate), a white powder used in cooking and cleaning.
• biceps noun (biceps; plural biceps)
  The biceps is the big muscle at the front of your upper arm that bends your elbow.
• bicker verb (bicker, bickers, bickered, bickering); noun (a bicker)
  To bicker is to argue or quarrel about small things, again and again.
• bickering noun (bickering; uncountable); also the -ing form of bicker…
  Arguing about small, unimportant things, again and again.
• bicycle noun (bicycle, bicycles); verb…
  A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet.
• bid verb (bid, bids, bidding; bid); noun (a bid)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To bid farewell is to say goodbye.
• bidder noun (a bidder, bidders)
  A person who offers money for something at an auction.
• bidding noun (bidding, often uncountable; biddings rare); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Offering money for something at an auction.
• bide verb (bide, bides, bided, biding)
  To bide is to stay or live in a place; to bide your time is to wait patiently until the right moment.
• big adjective (big, bigger, biggest)
  Big means large in size or amount: a big dog.
• bigger adjective (big, bigger, biggest — bigger is the comparative)
  Bigger means larger in size or amount than another.
• bijou adjective (bijou); noun (a bijou, bijoux — rare)
  Bijou means small and elegant, used about a house or flat; it is often a euphemism for "very small".
• bike noun (bike, bikes); verb (bike, bikes, biked, biking)
  A bike is a bicycle, a thing with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals.
• bikini noun (a bikini, bikinis)
  A two-piece swimsuit for women and girls, with a top and bottoms.
• bilateral adjective (bilateral)
  Involving two sides, groups or countries, as in a bilateral agreement.
• bilberry noun (bilberries)
  A small wild berry, dark blue and juicy, growing on a low shrub on hills and moors.
• bilby noun (a bilby, bilbies)
  A bilby is a small Australian marsupial with long rabbit-like ears, a long pointed nose and silky blue-grey fur.
• bile noun (bile — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Bile is a bitter yellow-green liquid made by the liver that helps the body digest fat.
• bilingual adjective (bilingual); noun (a bilingual, bilinguals — rare)
  Able to speak two languages well: «a bilingual child».
• bill noun (bill, bills); verb (bill, bills, billed, billing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bill is a piece of paper money; in the UK it is called a note.
• billboard noun (a billboard, billboards)
  A billboard is a very large board beside a road or on a building for showing advertisements.
• billet noun (billets)
  A short thick piece of wood, cut ready for chopping or burning.
• billiard adjective…
  Belonging to the game of billiards: a game played on a large table covered in green cloth, where players hit balls with a long stick…
• billion number (a billion, billions); noun
  A billion is one thousand million: 1,000,000,000.
• billionaire noun (a billionaire, billionaires)
  A very rich person who owns money and things worth at least one billion dollars, pounds or euros.
• billionth adjective and noun (billionth, billionths)
  Coming as number one billion in order (1,000,000,000th).
• billow noun (billows); verb (billow, billows, billowed, billowing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A billow is a big rolling wave of the sea.
• billy noun (a billy, billies)
  A metal can with a lid and handle, used to boil water or make tea over a campfire; also a billycan.
• bimetallic adjective (bimetallic)
  Made of two different metals joined together.
• bin noun (a bin, bins); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A container for rubbish (UK, Australia, NZ: bin, rubbish bin, wheelie bin; US: trash can, garbage can).
• binary adjective (binary); noun (binary — the binary system)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A way of writing numbers using only the digits 0 and 1, which computers use.
• bind verb (bind, binds, bound, binding); noun (a bind — informal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To tie something tightly with string, rope or cloth.
• binding noun (binding, bindings); adjective (binding); -ing form of…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The cover and spine that hold the pages of a book together.
• binge verb (binge, binges, binged, bingeing or binging); noun…
  To do too much of something in a short time, especially eating, drinking alcohol or watching TV.
• bingo noun (uncountable); interjection
  Bingo is a game where players have cards with numbers, and the winner is the first to cross off all the numbers in a line or on the card…
• binoculars noun (binoculars — plural; a pair of binoculars); adjective…
  Binoculars are a tool with two small telescopes joined together, one for each eye, that make far-away things look bigger and closer.
• binturong noun (a binturong, binturongs)
  A furry, dark animal from the rainforests of South-East Asia, also called a bearcat, though it is neither a bear nor a cat.
• biography noun (a biography, biographies); adjective biographical
  A true book or story about a real person's life, written by someone else.
• biological adjective (biological); adverb: biologically
  To do with living things and how they grow and work, or with biology, the study of them.
• biologist noun (a biologist, biologists)
  A scientist who studies living things such as plants, animals, people and tiny living things like bacteria.
• biology noun (biology)
  Biology is the study of living things, like plants, animals and people, and how they live and grow.
• bioluminescence noun (bioluminescence — uncountable)
  Light made by living things, such as fireflies, glow-worms, some fungi and many deep-sea animals.
• biome noun (a biome, biomes)
  A biome is a large area of the Earth with its own climate, plants and animals, like a desert, rainforest, grassland or tundra.
• bionic adjective (bionic)
  Having or being body parts that are electronic or mechanical and work like real ones, often better.
• biosphere noun (the biosphere; biospheres)
  All the parts of the Earth where living things exist, from deep in the sea to high in the air, together with all the life there.
• birch noun (a birch, birches); adjective (birch)
  A tall thin tree with smooth white or silver bark that peels in thin layers.
• bird noun (bird, birds)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bird is an animal with feathers, wings and a beak; it lays eggs, and most birds can fly.
• birdie noun (birdies)
  A child's word for a small bird.
• birdsong noun (birdsong — uncountable)
  The musical sounds that birds make, especially in the early morning and in spring.
• birdwatch verb (birdwatch, birdwatches, birdwatched, birdwatching)…
  To birdwatch is to watch wild birds in their natural surroundings as a hobby, often with binoculars and a bird book.
• birth noun (birth, births)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Birth is the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body and starts living in the world.
• birthday noun (birthday, birthdays)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A birthday is the day each year when a person was born; people often have a party and gifts.
• birthmark noun (a birthmark, birthmarks)
  A birthmark is a coloured mark on the skin that a person is born with or that appears soon after birth.
• birthplace noun (a birthplace, birthplaces)
  The place, town or house where a person was born.
• birthright noun (a birthright, birthrights)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A birthright is something that a person has a right to just because they were born into a certain family, country or position.
• biscuit noun (a biscuit, biscuits)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a biscuit is a small flat sweet baked treat, called a cookie in the USA.
• bise noun (the bise — wind); (French) noun (une bise, des bises)
  A cold, dry wind that blows from the north or north-east over Switzerland and parts of France.
• bisect verb (bisect, bisects, bisected, bisecting)
  To cut or divide something into two equal parts.
• bisection noun (bisection, bisections)
  The act of dividing something into two equal parts.
• bishop noun (a bishop, bishops)
  A bishop is a senior leader in many Christian churches who looks after the priests and churches of a large area called a diocese.
• bison noun (a bison, bison or bisons)
  A bison is a large wild animal of the cattle family with a big shaggy head, curved horns and a hump on its back.
• bit noun (a bit, bits); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bit is a small piece or small amount of something: a bit of cake.
• bitch noun (bitches)
  A female dog, fox or wolf.
• bite verb (bite, bites, bit, bitten, biting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To cut or hold something with your teeth: "Bite the apple.".

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