B — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11bandyBandy describes legs that curve outward, so that the knees are apart when the feet are together.5 sentencesbaneA bane is a person or thing that causes trouble, ruin or death.5 sentencesbangA bang is a sudden very loud noise, like an explosion or a door slamming.13 sentencesbangerA sausage.11 sentencesbanishTo send someone away from a country or place as a punishment and forbid them to come back.11 sentencesbanishmentBanishment is being sent away from your country or home as a punishment and not allowed to come back.9 sentencesbanisterA banister is the rail along the side of a staircase that you hold on to.9 sentencesbankA bank is a place that keeps money safe and lends it.16 sentencesbankerA person who runs or works at a high level in a bank, deciding about loans and money.10 sentencesbanknoteA piece of paper or plastic money printed by a country's bank, such as a £10 note or a $20 bill.8 sentencesbankruptA person or company that is bankrupt cannot pay their debts, and a court takes control of what they own to pay the people they owe.9 sentencesbannedBanned is the past form of «ban»: it was officially not allowed.9 sentencesbannerA long piece of cloth or paper with words or pictures on it, carried or hung up.11 sentencesbanningOfficially saying that something is not allowed.8 sentencesbannockA bannock is a round, flat cake of oatmeal or barley bread, baked on a griddle or in an oven, eaten mainly in Scotland.4 sentencesbannsBanns are the public announcements read out in church, on three Sundays before a wedding, to say that two people plan to marry, so that an…4 sentencesbanquetA large formal meal for many people, usually to celebrate something, with speeches.7 sentencesbanterFriendly, playful teasing and joking talk between people: the friends' banter.11 sentencesbanyanA tropical fig tree from India whose branches drop roots down to the ground, which grow into new trunks so one tree can look like a whole…8 sentencesbaobabA baobab is a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a very fat trunk and short branches that look like roots.7 sentencesbaptiseTo baptise someone is to give them the Christian ceremony of baptism, pouring water on them or putting them in water as a sign of joining…8 sentencesbaptisedBaptised means given the Christian ceremony of baptism, washed with water as a sign of joining Christ and the Church.9 sentencesbaptismBaptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is washed with water or put under water as a sign that they belong to Christ and the Chu…11 sentencesbaptistA Baptist is a member of a Protestant Christian church that baptises only people old enough to say they believe, usually by putting them f…10 sentencesbaptistsBaptists are members of Protestant Christian churches that baptise only believers old enough to choose, usually by full immersion in water…7 sentencesbaptizedTo baptize someone is to sprinkle or dip them in water as a sign that they become a member of the Christian church, often given a name at…5 sentencesbarA bar is a long, solid piece of something, like a bar of soap or chocolate.17 sentencesbarbA barb is a sharp point that sticks out backwards from the tip of a fish hook, arrow or wire, so it is hard to pull out.11 sentencesbarbarianA name the ancient Greeks and Romans gave to people from outside their world, whom they saw as wild and uncivilised.13 sentencesbarbarousBarbarous means very cruel, savage or uncivilised, without pity for others. It is a formal, rather old word.5 sentencesbarbecueA metal grill or frame used for cooking food outdoors over hot coals, wood or gas.9 sentencesbarbedBarbed means having barbssmall sharp hooks or points pointing backwards, which make something hard to pull out, like a fish hook. — 8 sentencesbarbelA barbel is a freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers at its mouth, which it uses to find food on the river bed.5 sentencesbarberryA barberry is a prickly bush with small yellow flowers and red berries that taste sour, often grown as a hedge.4 sentencesbardA bard was a poet and singer who told stories in verse, especially in old Celtic lands such as Wales, Ireland and Scotland.10 sentencesbareBare means not covered by clothes, like bare feet or bare arms.12 sentencesbarefootBarefoot means not wearing any shoes or socks on your feet.10 sentencesbarehandedUsing only your hands, without gloves, tools or weapons.7 sentencesbareheadedBareheaded means with nothing on the head, without a hat or cap.4 sentencesbarelyOnly just; almost not (I barely caught the bus).11 sentencesbargainA bargain is something you buy for less than its usual price, a good deal.12 sentencesbargeA barge is a long boat with a flat bottom used to carry heavy loads on rivers and canals.10 sentencesbargewomanA bargewoman is a woman who lives on or steers a barge, a long flat-bottomed boat that carries goods on canals and rivers.7 sentencesbariumA soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56.8 sentencesbarkA bark is the short loud sound a dog makes.12 sentencesbarleyA cereal plant like wheat, whose grain is used for food, for animal feed and for making beer and malt.8 sentencesbarleycornA barleycorn is one grain of barley, a tiny seed from the barley plant.5 sentencesbarnA barn is a big farm building for animals, hay, crops or tools.12 sentencesbarnacleA small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks itself to rocks, ships and whales and stays there.12 sentencesbarnyardThe yard or area around a barn on a farm, where animals walk and feed.10 sentencesbarometerA barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, used to help forecast the weather.10 sentencesbaronA nobleman of the lowest rank in Britain and some other countries; in the Middle Ages a lord who held land from the king.10 sentencesbaronessA baroness is a woman who holds the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife of a baron.5 sentencesbaronialBaronial means of or like a baron or his castle or hall, grand and noble in style.4 sentencesbaronyA barony is the rank or title of a baron.5 sentencesbarrackBarracks are a large building or group of buildings where soldiers live.11 sentencesbarredNot allowed to go in or to do something: banned.12 sentencesbarrelA barrel is a big round container with a flat top and bottom, usually made of wood or metal, used to hold liquids or other goods.11 sentencesbarrenOf land: too poor to grow plants or crops; bare and empty: a barren desert.11 sentencesbarrennessBarrenness is the state of being bare and empty, with no crops growing, or of being unable to have children.4 sentencesbarrierA barrier is a fence, gate, wall or bar that stops people or things from going somewhere.11 sentencesbarringBarring means except for, leaving out one thing or person from what is said.4 sentencesbarristerA lawyer who speaks for people in the higher courts and argues their case in front of a judge.9 sentencesbarrowA wheelbarrow: a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles, pushed by hand.10 sentencesbarrowfulAs much as a wheelbarrow will hold.7 sentencesbartA boy's or man's name, short for Bartholomew or Bartlett; the best-known Bart is Bart Simpson, a cartoon boy.9 sentencesbarterTo barter means to swap things or services for other things instead of using money.10 sentencesbasaltA hard, dark grey or black rock made when hot lava from a volcano cools quickly.8 sentencesbasalticMade of basalt, a dark, heavy rock that forms when lava from a volcano cools quickly.9 sentencesbaseThe base of something is its bottom part or the part it stands on.18 sentencesbaseballBaseball is a game where two teams of 9 take turns to hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases.12 sentencesbaselineA starting measurement that you use to compare later results with.10 sentencesbaselyBasely means in a mean, shameful way, without honour or fairness.4 sentencesbasementA basement is a room or floor of a building that is partly or fully under the ground.10 sentencesbashfulBashful means shy and easily embarrassed, not wanting to be looked at or to speak in front of others.4 sentencesbasicBasic means simple and the most important, the first part that everything else is built on: basic facts, basic skills.12 sentencesbasicallyBasically means in the most important way, when you think about the main idea.8 sentencesbasilBasil is a sweet green herb with shiny leaves, used to flavour food, especially tomato dishes and pasta.4 sentencesbasiliskIn old fairy tales, a basilisk is a monstrous serpent or lizard whose look could kill.5 sentencesbasinA round bowl for holding liquid or food, especially for mixing or washing.11 sentencesbasisThe main idea, fact or thing that something is built on or starts from.11 sentencesbaskTo lie or sit enjoying warmth, especially sunlight.9 sentencesbasketA basket is a container made of woven strips, used to carry things like fruit or bread.13 sentencesbasketballBasketball is a team game where players bounce the ball and try to throw it through a high hoop with a net.10 sentencesbasketfulA basketful is as much as a basket will hold, a basket full of things.4 sentencesbassBass (said «base») means the lowest notes or sounds in music.11 sentencesbastBast is the soft fibre under the bark of some trees, such as lime, used to make rope, mats and shoes.4 sentencesbasteTo baste is to pour fat or juice over meat while it cooks, to keep it moist.5 sentencesbastilleThe Bastille was a fortress prison in Paris; on 14 July 1789 crowds stormed it, starting the French Revolution.8 sentencesbatA bat is a small flying animal with wings of skin that comes out at night.12 sentencesbatchA batch is an amount of something made at one time.13 sentencesbathA long container you fill with water and sit in to wash your body (UK; US says bathtub or tub).14 sentencesbatheTo bathe means to wash yourself or someone else in a bath (more US; in the UK people more often say «have a bath»).11 sentencesbathhouseA building with baths for public use, where people go to wash, bathe and relax.9 sentencesbathrobeA long, loose coat made of soft towelling or cotton, worn before or after a bath or shower.8 sentencesbathroomA bathroom is a room with a bath or shower, a washbasin and usually a toilet.11 sentencesbathtubA large container for water that you sit or lie in to wash your body; a bath.7 sentencesbatmanBatman 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 Br…8 sentencesbatonA baton is a short stick passed from one runner to the next in a relay race.13 sentencesbatsBats is the plural of bat: more than one flying animal, or more than one stick for hitting a ball.12 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/