B — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11bewitchTo bewitch someone is to put a spell on them with magic.5 sentencesbewitchedUnder a magic spell put on by a witch or wizard.9 sentencesbewitchingVery charming or lovely, so that it seems to cast a spell on you.4 sentencesbeyondBeyond means on the far side of something, further away than it.13 sentencesbiTwo or twice, as in bicycle (two wheels), bilingual (two languages), biannual (twice a year).9 sentencesbiannualHappening twice a year.6 sentencesbiasBias 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.13 sentencesbiasedUnfairly favouring one person, side or idea over another, often without good reasons.10 sentencesbibleThe holy book of Christians; the Christian Bible contains the Old Testament and the New Testament, and the Hebrew Bible is the holy book o…10 sentencesbiblicalTo do with the Bible or found in the Bible, like biblical stories.10 sentencesbicarbonateShort for bicarbonate of soda (also called baking soda or sodium bicarbonate), a white powder used in cooking and cleaning.8 sentencesbicepsThe biceps is the big muscle at the front of your upper arm that bends your elbow.8 sentencesbickerTo bicker is to argue or quarrel about small things, again and again.5 sentencesbickeringArguing about small, unimportant things, again and again.9 sentencesbicycleA bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet.11 sentencesbidTo bid farewell is to say goodbye.6 sentencesbidderA person who offers money for something at an auction.9 sentencesbiddingOffering money for something at an auction.11 sentencesbideTo bide is to stay or live in a place; to bide your time is to wait patiently until the right moment.4 sentencesbigBig means large in size or amount: a big dog.13 sentencesbiggerBigger means larger in size or amount than another.14 sentencesbijouBijou means small and elegant, used about a house or flat; it is often a euphemism for "very small".8 sentencesbikeA bike is a bicycle, a thing with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals.14 sentencesbikiniA two-piece swimsuit for women and girls, with a top and bottoms.8 sentencesbilateralInvolving two sides, groups or countries, as in a bilateral agreement.8 sentencesbilberryA small wild berry, dark blue and juicy, growing on a low shrub on hills and moors.4 sentencesbilbyA bilby is a small Australian marsupial with long rabbit-like ears, a long pointed nose and silky blue-grey fur.8 sentencesbileBile is a bitter yellow-green liquid made by the liver that helps the body digest fat.9 sentencesbilingualAble to speak two languages well: «a bilingual child».8 sentencesbillA bill is a piece of paper money; in the UK it is called a note.16 sentencesbillboardA billboard is a very large board beside a road or on a building for showing advertisements.9 sentencesbilletA short thick piece of wood, cut ready for chopping or burning.5 sentencesbilliardBelonging to the game of billiards: a game played on a large table covered in green cloth, where players hit balls with a long stick calle…8 sentencesbillionA billion is one thousand million: 1,000,000,000.10 sentencesbillionaireA very rich person who owns money and things worth at least one billion dollars, pounds or euros.8 sentencesbillionthComing as number one billion in order (1,000,000,000th).7 sentencesbillowA billow is a big rolling wave of the sea.5 sentencesbillyA metal can with a lid and handle, used to boil water or make tea over a campfire; also a billycan.10 sentencesbimetallicMade of two different metals joined together.7 sentencesbinA container for rubbish (UK, Australia, NZ: bin, rubbish bin, wheelie bin; US: trash can, garbage can).12 sentencesbinaryA way of writing numbers using only the digits 0 and 1, which computers use.10 sentencesbindTo tie something tightly with string, rope or cloth.16 sentencesbindingThe cover and spine that hold the pages of a book together.11 sentencesbingeTo do too much of something in a short time, especially eating, drinking alcohol or watching TV.10 sentencesbingoBingo 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 a…13 sentencesbinocularsBinoculars are a tool with two small telescopes joined together, one for each eye, that make far-away things look bigger and closer.8 sentencesbinturongA furry, dark animal from the rainforests of South-East Asia, also called a bearcat, though it is neither a bear nor a cat.8 sentencesbiographyA true book or story about a real person's life, written by someone else.9 sentencesbiologicalTo do with living things and how they grow and work, or with biology, the study of them.10 sentencesbiologistA scientist who studies living things such as plants, animals, people and tiny living things like bacteria.8 sentencesbiologyBiology is the study of living things, like plants, animals and people, and how they live and grow.12 sentencesbioluminescenceLight made by living things, such as fireflies, glow-worms, some fungi and many deep-sea animals.8 sentencesbiomeA biome is a large area of the Earth with its own climate, plants and animals, like a desert, rainforest, grassland or tundra.8 sentencesbionicHaving or being body parts that are electronic or mechanical and work like real ones, often better.7 sentencesbiosphereAll 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.9 sentencesbirchA tall thin tree with smooth white or silver bark that peels in thin layers.10 sentencesbirdA bird is an animal with feathers, wings and a beak; it lays eggs, and most birds can fly.10 sentencesbirdieA child's word for a small bird.5 sentencesbirdsongThe musical sounds that birds make, especially in the early morning and in spring.8 sentencesbirdwatchTo birdwatch is to watch wild birds in their natural surroundings as a hobby, often with binoculars and a bird book.9 sentencesbirthBirth is the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body and starts living in the world.12 sentencesbirthdayA birthday is the day each year when a person was born; people often have a party and gifts.11 sentencesbirthmarkA birthmark is a coloured mark on the skin that a person is born with or that appears soon after birth. It can be red, pink, brown or blue…10 sentencesbirthplaceThe place, town or house where a person was born.9 sentencesbirthrightA birthright is something that a person has a right to just because they were born into a certain family, country or position.9 sentencesbiscuitIn the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a biscuit is a small flat sweet baked treat, called a cookie in the USA.14 sentencesbiseA cold, dry wind that blows from the north or north-east over Switzerland and parts of France.9 sentencesbisectTo cut or divide something into two equal parts.8 sentencesbisectionThe act of dividing something into two equal parts.7 sentencesbishopA bishop is a senior leader in many Christian churches who looks after the priests and churches of a large area called a diocese.9 sentencesbisonA bison is a large wild animal of the cattle family with a big shaggy head, curved horns and a hump on its back.9 sentencesbitA bit is a small piece or small amount of something: a bit of cake.16 sentencesbitchA female dog, fox or wolf.5 sentencesbiteTo cut or hold something with your teeth.16 sentencesbiterA biter is a person or animal that bites, or tends to bite.8 sentencesbitterBitter describes a strong, sharp, unpleasant taste, like black coffee, dark chocolate or the peel of a lemon.13 sentencesbitterlyIn an angry, hurt and unhappy way.10 sentencesbitternessA sharp, unpleasant taste, like strong coffee or dark chocolate.10 sentencesbitumenA black, sticky, tar-like substance made from oil, used to make road surfaces and waterproof roofs.8 sentencesbivouacA simple, temporary camp, often without a tent, made by soldiers or mountain climbers.9 sentencesbizShort for «business», especially a trade or industry, as in «show biz».14 sentencesblabTo tell a secret, often by talking carelessly.8 sentencesblabbermouthA person who talks too much, especially someone who tells secrets.7 sentencesblackBlack is the darkest color, the color of the night sky or of coal.14 sentencesblackberryA blackberry is a small soft dark purple-black fruit made of many tiny round parts, which grows on a thorny bush called a bramble.11 sentencesblackbirdIn the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the blackbird is a common garden bird: the male is black with an orange-yellow beak, and th…12 sentencesblackenTo make something black or very dark, such as with soot, smoke or charcoal.6 sentencesblackenedBlackened means made black or dark, for example by fire, smoke or dirt.11 sentencesblackeningBecoming black or darker, or making something black or dark.9 sentencesblackguarda rude, dishonest, rascally person who behaves badly.4 sentencesblackishNearly black, or black with a little of another colour in it.9 sentencesblacknessThe state of being very dark or black, with little or no light.4 sentencesblacksmithA person whose job is to make and repair things made of iron, such as horseshoes, gates and tools, by heating the metal and hammering it i…7 sentencesblackthornA wild bush with black, sharp thorns and small sour dark berries called sloes.4 sentencesbladderThe bladder is a stretchy bag inside the body that stores urine (wee) until you go to the toilet.10 sentencesbladderwortA bladderwort is a meat-eating water plant with tiny bladders (bags) on its underwater stems that suck in and trap very small animals.9 sentencesbladeA blade is the flat, sharp cutting part of a knife, scissors, a saw or a sword.11 sentencesblahWords used to stand for boring or empty talk, usually «blah blah blah».9 sentencesblahsA feeling of being bored, tired, fed up or slightly sad, without a clear reason.7 sentencesblameTo blame someone means to say or think that they caused something bad.11 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/5/