B
- bandy adjective (bandier, bandiest); verb (bandies, bandied, bandying)
Bandy describes legs that curve outward, so that the knees are apart when the feet are together. - bane noun (banes)
A bane is a person or thing that causes trouble, ruin or death. - bang noun (a bang, bangs); verb (bang, bangs, banged, banging); adverb (bang on, bang in the middle — informal)
A bang is a sudden very loud noise, like an explosion or a door slamming. - banger noun (a banger, bangers)
1) (UK, informal) A sausage. 2) (informal) A firework that makes a loud bang. 3) (UK, informal) An old car in bad condition that often… - banish verb (banish, banishes, banished, banishing)
To send someone away from a country or place as a punishment and forbid them to come back. - banishment noun (banishment — uncountable; a banishment)
Banishment is being sent away from your country or home as a punishment and not allowed to come back. - banister noun (a banister, banisters; also bannister)
A banister is the rail along the side of a staircase that you hold on to. - bank noun (bank, banks); verb (bank, banks, banked, banking)
A bank is a place that keeps money safe and lends it. - banker noun (a banker, bankers)
A person who runs or works at a high level in a bank, deciding about loans and money. - banknote noun (a banknote, banknotes)
1) A piece of paper or plastic money printed by a country's bank, such as a £10 note or a $20 bill. - bankrupt adjective; verb (bankrupt, bankrupts, bankrupted, bankrupting); noun (a bankrupt)
A 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. - banned verb (past form of ban: banned); adjective (banned)
1) Banned is the past form of «ban»: it was officially not allowed. 2) A banned thing is something that the rules forbid. - banner noun (a banner, banners)
A long piece of cloth or paper with words or pictures on it, carried or hung up. - banning verb, -ing form of ban (ban, bans, banned, banning); noun (banning)
1) Officially saying that something is not allowed. 2) (noun) The act of forbidding something. - bannock noun (bannocks)
A bannock is a round, flat cake of oatmeal or barley bread, baked on a griddle or in an oven, eaten mainly in Scotland. - banns noun (plural only)
Banns are the public announcements read out in church, on three Sundays before a wedding, to say that two people plan to marry, so that… - banquet noun (banquet, banquets); verb (banquet, rare)
1) A large formal meal for many people, usually to celebrate something, with speeches. - banter noun (banter); verb (banter, banters, bantered, bantering)
Friendly, playful teasing and joking talk between people: the friends' banter. - banyan noun (banyan, banyans; banyan tree)
1) A 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… - baobab noun (a baobab, baobabs)
1) A baobab is a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a very fat trunk and short branches that look like roots. - baptise verb (baptise, baptises, baptised, baptising) — US spelling baptize
1) (church) To baptise someone is to give them the Christian ceremony of baptism, pouring water on them or putting them in water as a sign… - baptised verb (past and past participle of baptise: baptised); adjective (a baptised Christian) — US spelling baptized
Baptised means given the Christian ceremony of baptism, washed with water as a sign of joining Christ and the Church. - baptism noun (a baptism, baptisms)
1) (church) Baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is washed with water or put under water as a sign that they belong to Christ… - baptist noun (a Baptist, Baptists; John the Baptist); adjective (Baptist)
1) (church) A Baptist is a member of a Protestant Christian church that baptises only people old enough to say they believe, usually by… - baptists noun, plural (Baptists; singular a Baptist)
1) (church) Baptists are members of Protestant Christian churches that baptise only believers old enough to choose, usually by full… - baptized verb (baptize, baptizes, baptized, baptizing)
To 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… - bar noun (bar, bars); verb (bar, bars, barred, barring); preposition (bar — except)
A bar is a long, solid piece of something, like a bar of soap or chocolate. - barb noun (a barb, barbs); verb (barb, barbs, barbed — mostly as «barbed»)
A 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. - barbarian noun (a barbarian, barbarians); adjective (barbarian)
A name the ancient Greeks and Romans gave to people from outside their world, whom they saw as wild and uncivilised. - barbarous adjective
Barbarous means very cruel, savage or uncivilised, without pity for others. It is a formal, rather old word. - barbecue noun (a barbecue, barbecues; also BBQ, barbie in Australia); verb (barbecue, barbecues, barbecued, barbecuing)
A metal grill or frame used for cooking food outdoors over hot coals, wood or gas. - barbed adjective (barbed)
Barbed means having barbs — small sharp hooks or points pointing backwards, which make something hard to pull out, like a fish hook. - barbel noun (barbels)
A barbel is a freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers at its mouth, which it uses to find food on the river bed. - barberry noun (barberries)
A barberry is a prickly bush with small yellow flowers and red berries that taste sour, often grown as a hedge. - bard noun (a bard, bards)
A bard was a poet and singer who told stories in verse, especially in old Celtic lands such as Wales, Ireland and Scotland. - bare adjective (bare, barer, barest); verb (bare, bares, bared, baring)
Bare means not covered by clothes, like bare feet or bare arms. - barefoot adjective (barefoot); adverb (barefoot); also barefooted
1) Barefoot means not wearing any shoes or socks on your feet. - barehanded adjective and adverb (barehanded; also bare-handed)
1) Using only your hands, without gloves, tools or weapons. - bareheaded adjective; adverb
Bareheaded means with nothing on the head, without a hat or cap. - barely adverb (barely)
Only just; almost not (I barely caught the bus). - bargain noun (a bargain, bargains); verb (bargain, bargains, bargained, bargaining)
A bargain is something you buy for less than its usual price, a good deal. - barge noun (a barge, barges); verb (barge, barges, barged, barging — barge in, barge into, barge past)
A barge is a long boat with a flat bottom used to carry heavy loads on rivers and canals. - bargewoman noun (a bargewoman, bargewomen)
1) A bargewoman is a woman who lives on or steers a barge, a long flat-bottomed boat that carries goods on canals and rivers. - barium noun (barium, uncountable)
A soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. - bark noun (a bark, barks; bark, uncountable); verb (bark, barks, barked, barking)
1) A bark is the short loud sound a dog makes. 2) To bark is to make this sound. 3) Bark is the hard outer covering of a tree trunk and… - barley noun (barley, uncountable)
1) A cereal plant like wheat, whose grain is used for food, for animal feed and for making beer and malt. - barleycorn noun (barleycorns)
A barleycorn is one grain of barley, a tiny seed from the barley plant. - barn noun (barn, barns)
A barn is a big farm building for animals, hay, crops or tools. - barnacle noun (a barnacle, barnacles)
A small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks itself to rocks, ships and whales and stays there. - barnyard noun (a barnyard, barnyards); adjective (barnyard animals)
The yard or area around a barn on a farm, where animals walk and feed. - barometer noun (a barometer, barometers)
A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, used to help forecast the weather. - baron noun (a baron, barons; baroness for a woman)
A nobleman of the lowest rank in Britain and some other countries; in the Middle Ages a lord who held land from the king. - baroness noun (baronesses)
A baroness is a woman who holds the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife of a baron. - baronial adjective
Baronial means of or like a baron or his castle or hall, grand and noble in style. - barony noun (baronies)
1) A barony is the rank or title of a baron. 2) A barony is the land or estate that a baron rules over. - barrack noun (a barrack, usually plural: barracks); verb (barrack, barracks, barracked, barracking)
Barracks are a large building or group of buildings where soldiers live. - barred adjective (barred); verb past form of bar (bar, bars, barred, barring)
Not allowed to go in or to do something: banned. - barrel noun (a barrel, barrels); verb (barrel along — informal, to move very fast)
A 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. - barren adjective (barren, more barren, most barren)
Of land: too poor to grow plants or crops; bare and empty: a barren desert. - barrenness noun
Barrenness is the state of being bare and empty, with no crops growing, or of being unable to have children. - barrier noun (a barrier, barriers)
A barrier is a fence, gate, wall or bar that stops people or things from going somewhere. - barring preposition (from the verb bar, barred, barring)
Barring means except for, leaving out one thing or person from what is said. - barrister noun (a barrister, barristers)
A lawyer who speaks for people in the higher courts and argues their case in front of a judge. - barrow noun (a barrow, barrows)
A wheelbarrow: a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles, pushed by hand. - barrowful noun (a barrowful, barrowfuls)
1) As much as a wheelbarrow will hold. - bart noun (a name; Bart)
A boy's or man's name, short for Bartholomew or Bartlett; the best-known Bart is Bart Simpson, a cartoon boy. - barter verb (barter, barters, bartered, bartering); noun (barter — uncountable)
1) To barter means to swap things or services for other things instead of using money. 2) Barter is this kind of trading by swapping. - basalt noun (basalt)
1) A hard, dark grey or black rock made when hot lava from a volcano cools quickly. 2) (adjective use) Made of this rock: basalt columns. - basaltic adjective (basaltic)
1) Made of basalt, a dark, heavy rock that forms when lava from a volcano cools quickly. 2) Like basalt or containing a lot of it. - base noun (a base, bases); verb (base, bases, based, basing); adjective (base, rare: base metals)
The base of something is its bottom part or the part it stands on. - baseball noun (baseball, baseballs)
Baseball is a game where two teams of 9 take turns to hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases. - baseline noun (a baseline, baselines)
A starting measurement that you use to compare later results with. - basely adverb
Basely means in a mean, shameful way, without honour or fairness. - basement noun (a basement, basements)
1) A basement is a room or floor of a building that is partly or fully under the ground. - bashful adjective (bashfuller, bashfullest; more bashful, most bashful)
Bashful means shy and easily embarrassed, not wanting to be looked at or to speak in front of others. - basic adjective (basic, more basic, most basic); noun (the basics)
Basic means simple and the most important, the first part that everything else is built on: basic facts, basic skills. - basically adverb
Basically means in the most important way, when you think about the main idea. - basil noun
Basil is a sweet green herb with shiny leaves, used to flavour food, especially tomato dishes and pasta. - basilisk noun (basilisks)
In old fairy tales, a basilisk is a monstrous serpent or lizard whose look could kill. - basin noun (a basin, basins)
A round bowl for holding liquid or food, especially for mixing or washing. - basis noun (a basis, bases — said BAY-seez)
The main idea, fact or thing that something is built on or starts from. - bask verb (bask, basks, basked, basking)
1) To lie or sit enjoying warmth, especially sunlight. 2) To enjoy attention, praise or success. - basket noun (basket, baskets)
A basket is a container made of woven strips, used to carry things like fruit or bread. - basketball noun (basketball; a basketball, basketballs)
Basketball is a team game where players bounce the ball and try to throw it through a high hoop with a net. - basketful noun (basketfuls)
A basketful is as much as a basket will hold, a basket full of things. - bass noun (a bass, basses); adjective (bass); noun (a bass — fish, plural bass)
Bass (said «base») means the lowest notes or sounds in music. - bast noun
Bast is the soft fibre under the bark of some trees, such as lime, used to make rope, mats and shoes. - baste verb (bastes, basted, basting)
To baste is to pour fat or juice over meat while it cooks, to keep it moist. - bastille noun (the Bastille); French word (bastille)
The Bastille was a fortress prison in Paris; on 14 July 1789 crowds stormed it, starting the French Revolution. - bat noun (a bat, bats); verb (bat, bats, batted, batting)
A bat is a small flying animal with wings of skin that comes out at night. - batch noun (a batch, batches); verb (batch, batches, batched, batching)
A batch is an amount of something made at one time: "a batch of cookies". - bath noun (a bath, baths); verb (bath, baths, bathed, bathing — UK: to wash in a bath)
A long container you fill with water and sit in to wash your body (UK; US says bathtub or tub). - bathe verb (bathe, bathes, bathed, bathing); noun (a bathe — UK, old-fashioned)
To bathe means to wash yourself or someone else in a bath (more US; in the UK people more often say «have a bath»). - 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)
1) 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)
1) (a name) Batman is a famous comic-book and film superhero who fights crime in Gotham City wearing a bat costume; his real name in the… - 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); adjective (bats — informal, «crazy»)
Bats is the plural of bat: more than one flying animal, or more than one stick for hitting a ball.
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