B
- blaspheme verb
To speak with disrespect or insult about God. - blasphemy noun
Speaking with disrespect or contempt about God or holy things. - blast noun (a blast, blasts); verb (blast, blasts, blasted, blasting); interjection (Blast!)
1) A blast is an explosion. 2) A blast is a sudden strong rush of wind or air. 3) A blast is a very loud sound, like from a horn or… - blaze noun (a blaze, blazes); verb (blaze, blazes, blazed, blazing)
A large, strong fire that burns brightly, often one that is dangerous. - bleat verb (bleat, bleats, bleated, bleating); noun (a bleat, bleats)
The shaky «baa» sound a sheep, lamb or goat makes. - blemish noun
A flaw, mark or fault that spoils how something looks or is. - blemished adjective
Having a fault or flaw, a physical defect. - blend verb (blend, blends, blended, blending); noun (a blend, blends)
To blend is to mix two or more things together so they become one. - bless verb (bless, blesses, blessed or blest, blessing)
To bless means to ask God to protect someone or something or bring them good, often by a priest or religious leader. - blessedly adverb
In a lucky or fortunate way; fortunately. - blessing noun (a blessing, blessings)
1) (church) A blessing is a prayer asking God to protect and do good to someone or something, or God's favour itself; Christians believe… - blind adjective (blind); verb (blind, blinds, blinded, blinding); noun (a blind, blinds; the blind)
1) Blind means not able to see. 2) To blind someone is to stop them seeing, for a short time or for ever: The bright light blinded me. 3)… - blindness noun (blindness — uncountable)
Blindness is being unable to see, either completely or almost completely. - bliss noun (bliss — uncountable; no plural)
1) Perfect happiness and calm joy. 2) Something that gives you great pleasure («This bath is bliss!»). 3) (church) In Christian writing… - block noun (block, blocks); verb (block, blocks, blocked, blocking)
A block is a solid piece of wood, plastic or stone, often a cube, that children build with. - blood noun (blood — uncountable); adjective forms (bloody, bloodless)
The red liquid that the heart pumps around your body through tubes called blood vessels. - bloody adjective (bloodier, bloodiest); adverb (bloody — rude, UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland)
1) Covered in blood or bleeding. 2) With a lot of killing and injury, such as a battle. 3) (rude, mild swearing, UK, Australia, NZ… - bloom noun (a bloom, blooms; in bloom); verb (bloom, blooms, bloomed, blooming)
A flower, especially on a plant grown for its flowers. - blossom noun (a blossom, blossoms; blossom, uncountable); verb (blossom, blossoms, blossomed, blossoming)
Blossom is the flowers on a fruit tree or bush, such as apple, cherry or plum, in spring. - blot noun (blots); verb (blots, blotted, blotting)
1) A blot is a spot or stain, especially of ink. 2) To blot is to dry or soak up wet ink with paper. 3) To blot out is to hide something… - blow verb (blow, blows, blew, blown, blowing; blow out, blow up, blow away); noun (a blow, blows)
1) Of wind: to move: «The wind is blowing». 2) To push air out of your mouth: blow out candles, blow your nose, blow bubbles. 3) Of… - blowing verb form (-ing of blow: blowing); noun (blowing — rare)
Blowing means making air come out of your mouth, as when you blow out candles. - blown verb (past participle of blow: blow, blows, blew, blown, blowing); adjective (blown — a blown fuse, a blown tyre)
Moved or pushed by wind or air: "The leaves were blown away.". - blue adjective (blue, bluer, bluest); noun (blue, blues; Australian slang: a blue — a fight or a mistake)
1) Blue is the color of a clear sky or the sea. 2) Feeling blue means feeling sad. 3) Blues is a kind of slow, sad music. 4) (casual) «Out… - blunt adjective (blunt, blunter, bluntest); verb (blunt, blunts, blunted, blunting)
Not sharp; having an edge or point that does not cut well. - blush verb (blush, blushes, blushed, blushing); noun (a blush, blushes; blush makeup, uncountable)
To go red in the face because you are shy, embarrassed or ashamed. - boar noun (a boar, boars)
A boar, or wild boar, is a wild pig with thick, bristly hair and sharp tusks, living in forests in Europe, Asia and North Africa. - board noun (board, boards); verb (board, boards, boarded, boarding)
A board is a flat surface in class where the teacher writes: a whiteboard or blackboard. - boast verb (boast, boasts, boasted, boasting); noun (a boast, boasts)
To boast means to talk too proudly about yourself, what you have or what you can do. - boaster noun (a boaster, boasters)
1) A person who boasts: someone who talks too proudly about what they have or can do, often making it bigger than it really is. - boastfully adverb (boastfully)
In a boastful way: talking very proudly about yourself or what you have done, so others feel you are showing off. - boasting verb, -ing form of «boast» (boast, boasts, boasted, boasting); noun (boasting — no plural)
Talking too proudly about yourself, what you have or what you can do, to make others feel smaller. - body noun (body, bodies)
All of a person or an animal: head, arms, legs and everything inside. - boil verb (boil, boils, boiled, boiling); noun (the boil; a boil, boils)
To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas). - boiling adjective (boiling); verb form (boil, boils, boiled, boiling); noun (the boiling of water)
Boiling describes a liquid that is so hot it bubbles and turns into steam. - bold adjective (bold, bolder, boldest); noun (bold — type)
Bold means brave and confident, not afraid to take risks. - boldness noun (no plural)
1) Boldness is being brave and not afraid to act. 2) Boldness can also mean being too forward or rude, asking for more than is fair. - bolt noun (a bolt, bolts); verb (bolt, bolts, bolted, bolting); adverb (bolt upright)
A bolt is a metal bar that slides across to lock a door or window. - bond noun (a bond, bonds); verb (bond, bonds, bonded, bonding)
A bond is a close feeling or connection that joins people or animals, like friends or family. - bondage noun (no plural)
Bondage is being a slave or being completely controlled by someone or something, so you are not free. - bondmaid noun
A female slave or servant, a woman who is owned or bound to serve. - bondman noun
A male slave or servant, a man who is owned or bound to serve. - bondwoman noun
A female slave or servant, a woman who is owned or bound to serve. - bone noun (a bone, bones); verb (bone, bones, boned, boning — remove bones)
A bone is one of the hard, white parts inside the body of a person or animal that make up its skeleton. - bones noun (plural of bone: a bone, bones); verb (bone — to take bones out of fish or meat)
The hard white parts inside your body that make your skeleton. - book noun (book, books); verb (book, books, booked, booking)
A book is a set of pages with words or pictures, joined at one side inside a cover. - booklet noun (a booklet, booklets)
1) A small, thin book with a paper cover, often giving information or instructions. - boot noun (a boot, boots); verb (boot, boots, booted, booting)
A boot is a strong shoe that covers your foot and ankle and sometimes part of your leg. - booth noun (a booth, booths)
A small, partly closed place for one person or a small group, such as a phone booth or voting booth. - booty noun (no plural)
Booty is goods taken by force or by theft, especially by robbers or soldiers in war; it can also mean a prize that is won. - border noun (border, borders); verb (border, borders, bordered, bordering)
A border is the edge of something, like a strip around a picture or a cloth. - bore verb (bore, bores, bored, boring); noun (a bore, bores); verb form (bore — past of bear)
To make someone feel tired and uninterested because something is dull. - bored adjective (bored, more bored, most bored); verb form (past of bore)
Bored means tired and restless because nothing interesting is happening or you have nothing to do. - born verb (bear, bears, bore, born — in «be born»); adjective (born = natural, as in «a born leader»)
1) Born means having come into life. A baby is born on its birthday. 2) Born means having a natural gift: «a born singer». 3) Born in a… - borrow verb (borrow, borrows, borrowed, borrowing)
To borrow is to take or use something that you will give back later. - borrower noun (a borrower, borrowers)
A person who borrows something, such as a book from a library. - bosom noun (bosom, bosoms)
The bosom is the front of a person's chest, the place where you hold someone close. - boss noun (boss, bosses); verb (boss, bosses, bossed, bossing — boss around)
A boss is the person in charge at work who tells others what to do. - both determiner, pronoun (both, both of); conjunction (both … and)
Both means the two of them together, not just one: both hands. - bottle noun (bottle, bottles); verb (bottle, bottles, bottled)
A bottle is a container with a narrow neck for holding drinks or other liquids. - bottom noun (bottom, bottoms); adjective (bottom)
1) The bottom is the lowest part of something. 2) The bottom is the ground under water, like the bottom of the sea. 3) Your bottom is the… - bough noun (a bough, boughs)
1) A bough is a large, main branch of a tree. 2) It is a slightly old-fashioned or poetic word; in everyday talk people usually say… - bound adjective (bound, not compared); verb (bound, bounds, bounded, bounding); noun (a bound, bounds); also the past form of «bind»
Certain to happen: if something is bound to happen, it will almost surely happen. - boundary noun (a boundary, boundaries)
A boundary is a line that marks the edge of an area, like a field, a country or a garden. - bounds noun, plural (bounds); verb, third person of bound (bound, bounds, bounded, bounding)
Limits or borders of an area or of what is allowed: within the bounds of the park. - bounteous adjective
Giving very freely and generously, plentiful. - bountiful adjective
Giving freely and generously, or plentiful. - bountifully adverb
In a generous, plentiful way. - bounty noun
Generous giving, or a gift given freely and in plenty. - bow noun (bow, bows); verb (bow, bows, bowed, bowing)
A bow (rhymes with «go») is a knot with two loops made from ribbon or laces. - bowel noun (a bowel, bowels)
The long tube in the body below the stomach, also called the intestines, where food is digested and waste is formed. - bowl noun (bowl, bowls); verb (bowl, bowls, bowled, bowling)
A bowl is a round, deep dish for food like soup, cereal or fruit. - bowlful noun
As much as a bowl can hold. - bowstring noun (bowstring, bowstrings)
1) The bowstring is the cord on a bow that is pulled back to shoot an arrow. - boy noun (boy, boys); interjection (Boy! Oh boy!)
1) A boy is a male child or a young man. 2) «Boy!» or «Oh boy!» is said to show surprise or excitement, mostly in the USA. 3) (casual)… - br abbreviation (Br, br., BR) — a fragment, not a word
«Br» is the chemical symbol for bromine, a dark red liquid element. - bra noun (a bra, bras)
1) A piece of underwear worn by women and older girls to support and cover their breasts. Short for «brassiere». - bracelet noun (a bracelet, bracelets)
A bracelet is a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewellery or decoration. - bracket noun (bracket, brackets); verb (bracket, brackets, bracketed, bracketing)
Brackets are the marks ( ) put around numbers in a sum to show which part to work out first. - brake noun (a brake, brakes); verb (brake, brakes, braked, braking)
A brake is the part of a vehicle, like a bike or car, that slows it down or stops it. - bramble noun (a bramble, brambles)
A bramble is a wild thorny bush with long arching stems, especially the blackberry bush. - branch noun (a branch, branches); verb (branch, branches, branched, branching)
A branch is a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk and has smaller twigs and leaves. - brand noun (brand, brands); verb (brand, brands, branded, branding)
A brand is the name of a product made by a particular company, with its own logo: a brand of trainers, a brand of cereal. - brandish verb (brandish, brandishes, brandished, brandishing)
1) To brandish is to wave or shake a weapon or object in the air, to show it off or to threaten. - brass noun (brass, uncountable; the brass = brass instruments); adjective (brass doorknob)
Brass is a shiny yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc. - bravery noun (bravery — uncountable)
1) Bravery is being brave: doing something good or right even when it is dangerous, hard or scary. - bray verb (bray, brays, brayed, braying); noun (a bray, brays)
To make the loud, harsh noise of a donkey (hee-haw). - brazen adjective (brazener, brazenest)
1) (old use) Brazen means made of brass, the shiny yellow metal. 2) Brazen means bold and shameless, not caring who sees. - brazier noun (braziers)
1) A brazier is an iron pan or basket that holds burning coal or wood to give out heat, or to burn scented wood outdoors. - breach noun (a breach, breaches); verb (breach, breaches, breached, breaching)
A breach is the breaking of a rule, law, promise or agreement: «a breach of the rules». - bread noun (bread — uncountable; breads for kinds)
Bread is a food made from flour, water and usually yeast, mixed into a dough and baked in an oven. - breadth noun (breadth, breadths)
Breadth is how wide something is; its width from side to side. - break verb (break, breaks, broke, broken, breaking); noun (a break, breaks)
To break is to make something come apart into pieces, so it can no longer be used. - breakers noun (breakers — plural of breaker; a breaker)
Big waves that rise up and crash into white foam on a beach or rocks. - breast noun (a breast, breasts); verb (breast — formal or literary)
One of the two soft round parts on the front of a woman's chest that can make milk to feed a baby. - breastplate noun (breastplates)
1) A breastplate is a piece of metal armour worn over the chest to protect a fighter in battle. - breath noun (a breath, breaths; breath — uncountable)
Breath is the air that goes into and out of your lungs. - breathe verb (breathe, breathes, breathed, breathing)
To breathe is to take air into your body and let it out again. - breeches noun (breeches, plural)
Short trousers fastened just below the knee, worn by men in the past and today for horse riding (riding breeches). - breed noun (a breed, breeds); verb (breed, breeds, bred, breeding)
A breed is a particular kind of dog, cat, horse or farm animal, like a Labrador or a poodle.
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