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- 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 (bewitch, bewitches, bewitched, bewitching)
1) Under a magic spell put on by a witch or wizard. 2) Charmed and delighted, as if by magic: bewitched by the music. - 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)
Beyond means on the far side of something, further away than it. - bi prefix (bi-); adjective, informal short form (bi)
Two or twice, as in bicycle (two wheels), bilingual (two languages), biannual (twice a year). - biannual adjective (biannual); adverb biannually
1) Happening twice a year. - bias noun (a bias, biases; also uncountable); verb (bias, biases, biased, biasing)
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 form of bias (bias, biases, biased, biasing)
Unfairly favouring one person, side or idea over another, often without good reasons. - bible noun (the Bible, bibles)
1) (the Bible, capital B) The holy book of Christians; the Christian Bible contains the Old Testament and the New Testament, and the… - biblical adjective (biblical)
To do with the Bible or found in the Bible, like biblical stories. - 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 (bicker, bickers, bickered, bickering)
1) Arguing about small, unimportant things, again and again. 2) (verb form) Squabbling in a petty way. - bicycle noun (bicycle, bicycles); verb (bicycle — rare, ride a bicycle)
1) A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet. 2) It is often called a bike. - bid verb (bid, bids, bidding; bid); noun (a bid)
1) To bid farewell is to say goodbye. 2) (old use) To bid someone is to order or ask them to do something: «I bid you come in.» 3) At an… - bidder noun (a bidder, bidders)
1) A person who offers money for something at an auction. 2) A company or person who offers to do a job for a certain price. - bidding noun (bidding, often uncountable; biddings rare); verb, -ing form of bid (bid, bids, bid, bidding)
1) Offering money for something at an auction. 2) (old-fashioned) A command or request: «do someone's bidding» means to do what they tell… - bide verb (bide, bides, bided, biding)
(old use) 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)
1) Big means large in size or amount: a big dog. 2) Big means important or serious: a big day, a big mistake. 3) Big means older: my big… - 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)
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)
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)
1) A short thick piece of wood, cut ready for chopping or burning. 2) (old use) A short note or letter. - billiard adjective (billiard – as in «billiard table», «billiard room», «billiard ball»); noun (billiards – the game, uncountable)
1) 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
1) A billion is one thousand million: 1,000,000,000. 2) Billions means a huge, uncountable-feeling number of things. - billionaire noun (a billionaire, billionaires)
1) A very rich person who owns money and things worth at least one billion dollars, pounds or euros. - billionth adjective and noun (billionth, billionths)
1) Coming as number one billion in order (1,000,000,000th). 2) One of a billion equal parts of something: 1/1,000,000,000. - billow noun (billows); verb (billow, billows, billowed, billowing)
1) A billow is a big rolling wave of the sea. 2) To billow is to swell out and rise like a wave, as cloth does in the wind. - 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)
1) Made of two different metals joined together. 2) (money, history) Using both gold and silver as the basis of money. - bin noun (a bin, bins); verb (bin, bins, binned, binning — informal UK: to throw away)
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)
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)
To tie something tightly with string, rope or cloth. - binding noun (binding, bindings); adjective (binding); -ing form of the verb bind (bind, binds, bound, binding)
The cover and spine that hold the pages of a book together. - binge verb (binge, binges, binged, bingeing or binging); noun (a binge, binges)
To do too much of something in a short time, especially eating, drinking alcohol or watching TV. - bingo noun (uncountable); interjection
1) 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… - binoculars noun (binoculars — plural; a pair of binoculars); adjective binocular
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)
1) 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)
1) A bird is an animal with feathers, wings and a beak; it lays eggs, and most birds can fly. - birdie noun (birdies)
1) A child's word for a small bird. 2) In golf, one stroke under par on a hole. - birdsong noun (birdsong — uncountable)
1) The musical sounds that birds make, especially in the early morning and in spring. - birdwatch verb (birdwatch, birdwatches, birdwatched, birdwatching); noun (a birdwatch, birdwatches — an organised count)
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)
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)
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)
1) The place, town or house where a person was born. 2) The place where something started or was first made or done. - birthright noun (a birthright, birthrights)
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)
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 (past tense of bite: bite, bites, bit, bitten, biting)
A bit is a small piece or small amount of something: a bit of cake. - bitch noun (bitches)
1) A female dog, fox or wolf. 2) (rude) A very rude word for a woman; do not use it. - bite verb (bite, bites, bit, bitten, biting); noun (a bite, bites)
To cut or hold something with your teeth: "Bite the apple.". - biter noun (a biter, biters)
1) A biter is a person or animal that bites, or tends to bite. 2) In fishing, a biter is a fish that takes the bait. - bitter adjective (bitter, more bitter / bitterer, most bitter / bitterest)
Bitter describes a strong, sharp, unpleasant taste, like black coffee, dark chocolate or the peel of a lemon. - bitterly adverb (bitterly)
1) In an angry, hurt and unhappy way. 2) Very, extremely, when talking about cold weather: bitterly cold. 3) Very strongly, in phrases… - bitterness noun (bitterness, uncountable)
A sharp, unpleasant taste, like strong coffee or dark chocolate. - bitumen noun (bitumen, uncountable)
A black, sticky, tar-like substance made from oil, used to make road surfaces and waterproof roofs. - bivouac noun (a bivouac, bivouacs); verb (bivouac, bivouacs, bivouacked, bivouacking)
A simple, temporary camp, often without a tent, made by soldiers or mountain climbers. - biz noun (biz — informal, uncountable)
Short for «business», especially a trade or industry, as in «show biz». - blab verb (blab, blabs, blabbed, blabbing); noun (a blab, blabbermouth — informal)
1) (informal) To tell a secret, often by talking carelessly. 2) (informal) To talk too much about silly things. - blabbermouth noun (a blabbermouth, blabbermouths) — informal
1) (informal) A person who talks too much, especially someone who tells secrets. - black adjective (black, blacker, blackest); noun (black)
Black is the darkest color, the color of the night sky or of coal. - blackberry noun (a blackberry, blackberries); verb (blackberrying — picking blackberries, UK)
A blackberry is a small soft dark purple-black fruit made of many tiny round parts, which grows on a thorny bush called a bramble. - blackbird noun (a blackbird, blackbirds)
1) In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the blackbird is a common garden bird: the male is black with an orange-yellow beak, and… - blacken verb (blackens, blackened, blackening)
To make something black or very dark, such as with soot, smoke or charcoal. - blackened adjective (blackened); verb (blacken, blackens, blackened, blackening — past form)
Blackened means made black or dark, for example by fire, smoke or dirt. - blackening verb, -ing form of blacken (blacken, blackens, blackened, blackening); noun (blackening)
Becoming black or darker, or making something black or dark. - blackguard noun (blackguard, blackguards)
1) (old use) a rude, dishonest, rascally person who behaves badly. - blackish adjective (blackish; no comparative forms in normal use)
1) Nearly black, or black with a little of another colour in it. 2) Rather dark and dirty-looking. - blackness noun (no plural)
1) The state of being very dark or black, with little or no light. - blacksmith noun (a blacksmith, blacksmiths)
1) A person whose job is to make and repair things made of iron, such as horseshoes, gates and tools, by heating the metal and hammering… - blackthorn noun (blackthorn, blackthorns)
1) A wild bush with black, sharp thorns and small sour dark berries called sloes. - bladder noun (a bladder, bladders)
The bladder is a stretchy bag inside the body that stores urine (wee) until you go to the toilet. - bladderwort noun (a bladderwort, bladderworts)
A bladderwort is a meat-eating water plant with tiny bladders (bags) on its underwater stems that suck in and trap very small animals. - blade noun (a blade, blades)
A blade is the flat, sharp cutting part of a knife, scissors, a saw or a sword. - blah noun (blah, informal); interjection (blah, blah blah); adjective (blah, informal)
Words used to stand for boring or empty talk, usually «blah blah blah». - blahs noun (the blahs, plural, informal)
A feeling of being bored, tired, fed up or slightly sad, without a clear reason. - blame verb (blame, blames, blamed, blaming); noun (blame, uncountable)
To blame someone means to say or think that they caused something bad.
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