B
- bot noun (a bot, bots)
A bot is a computer program that does tasks by itself, often pretending to be a person, such as answering messages or playing in games. - botanic adjective (botanic, botanical)
1) To do with plants and the study of plants (botany). - botanical adjective (botanical)
Botanical means to do with plants or with botany, the science of plants. - botanist noun (a botanist, botanists)
A botanist is a scientist who studies plants: how they grow, where they live and how they are related. - botany noun (botany — uncountable)
1) The scientific study of plants: how they grow, what they are made of, how they are named and where they live. - both determiner, pronoun (both, both of); conjunction (both … and)
Both means the two of them together, not just one: both hands. - bother verb (bother, bothers, bothered, bothering); noun (bother — uncountable; a bother); interjection (Bother!)
To bother someone is to annoy them or interrupt them: «Don't bother me while I'm reading.». - bothersome adjective
1) Bothersome means annoying, causing trouble or worry, so that you feel put out. - bottle noun (bottle, bottles); verb (bottle, bottles, bottled)
A bottle is a container with a narrow neck for holding drinks or other liquids. - bottlenose noun (a bottlenose, bottlenoses); adjective (bottlenose)
The bottlenose dolphin, a common grey dolphin with a short, bottle-shaped snout, often seen near coasts and in shows. - 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… - bottomless adjective
1) Bottomless means so deep or so large that it has no end or floor you can reach. - boudoir noun (a boudoir, boudoirs — pronounced BOO-dwah)
1) (old-fashioned) A lady's small private sitting room or dressing room. 2) (literary) A pretty, private bedroom. - 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… - boulder noun (a boulder, boulders)
1) A boulder is a very large, rounded rock, too big to pick up. - bounce verb (bounce, bounces, bounced, bouncing); noun (a bounce, bounces)
To bounce means to hit a surface and spring back up or away, like a ball hitting the floor. - bouncer noun (a bouncer, bouncers)
A person whose job is to stand at the door of a club or bar, check who comes in and remove people who cause trouble. - bouncy adjective (bouncy, bouncier, bounciest)
Bouncy describes something that bounces well, like a ball or a trampoline. - 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. - boundless adjective
1) Boundless means with no limit or edge; it goes on without end. - 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. - bouquet noun (bouquet, bouquets)
1) A bouquet is a bunch of flowers picked and tied together, often given as a gift or carried at a wedding. - bourgeois adjective (bourgeois); noun (a bourgeois, the bourgeoisie)
Belonging to the middle class, people who have comfortable jobs, homes and money. - bout noun (a bout, bouts)
A short period of illness or a strong feeling: a bout of flu, a bout of laughter. - 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. - bower noun (a bower, bowers)
A shady, pleasant place in a garden or wood, under trees or climbing plants. - bowerbird noun (a bowerbird, bowerbirds)
1) A bowerbird is a bird from Australia and New Guinea; the male builds a decorated shelter of twigs (a bower) to attract a female. - bowhead noun (a bowhead, bowheads; bowhead whale)
1) A large dark Arctic whale with a huge curved mouth and a very thick layer of blubber; it has no teeth and filters food with baleen. - bowl noun (bowl, bowls); verb (bowl, bowls, bowled, bowling)
A bowl is a round, deep dish for food like soup, cereal or fruit. - bowman noun (bowman, bowmen)
1) A bowman is a person who shoots arrows from a bow; an archer. - bowsprit noun (a bowsprit, bowsprits — pronounced BOH-sprit)
1) A long pole sticking out forward from the front (the bow) of a sailing ship. 2) The spar to which the ropes of the front sails are tied. - bowstring noun (bowstring, bowstrings)
1) The bowstring is the cord on a bow that is pulled back to shoot an arrow. - box noun (box, boxes); verb (box, boxes, boxed, boxing)
A box is a container with flat sides, often with a lid. - boxers noun, plural (boxers; a pair of boxers); singular «boxer» (a boxer, boxers)
Boxers (boxer shorts) are loose cotton underpants for men and boys that look like short shorts. - 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)… - boycott verb (boycott, boycotts, boycotted, boycotting); noun (a boycott, boycotts)
1) (verb) To refuse to buy, use, take part in or deal with something or someone, as a protest. 2) (noun) An organised refusal of this kind. - boyfriend noun (a boyfriend, boyfriends)
1) A boyfriend is a boy or man that someone is in a romantic relationship with. - boyhood noun (boyhood, usually uncountable)
1) The time in a person's life when he is a boy, from birth until he becomes a young man. 2) The state of being a boy. - boyish adjective (boyish, more boyish, most boyish)
Like a boy, or looking or behaving like a boy: «a boyish grin». - 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». - brace noun (a brace, braces); verb (brace, braces, braced, bracing)
A metal or plastic device fixed to teeth to straighten them (braces). - bracelet noun (a bracelet, bracelets)
A bracelet is a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewellery or decoration. - braces noun, plural (braces); also plural of «brace» (a brace)
Wires and small metal or clear pieces fixed to the teeth to make them straight over time. - brachiation noun (brachiation, uncountable); verb brachiate (brachiate, brachiates, brachiated, brachiating)
1) A way of moving through trees by swinging from branch to branch using the arms, as gibbons and some monkeys do. - bracken noun (bracken — uncountable)
1) A large, tough fern that grows thickly on hills, moors and in woods, green in summer and brown in autumn. - 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. - brackish adjective (brackish)
Slightly salty, a mix of fresh water and sea water, like water where a river meets the sea. - brag verb (brag, brags, bragged, bragging); noun (a brag)
1) To brag is to talk proudly about yourself, what you have or what you did, in a way that annoys others. 2) A brag is such a boast. - bragging noun (bragging, uncountable); verb -ing form of brag (brag, brags, bragged, bragging)
Talking proudly about yourself and what you have or can do, in a way that annoys others: boasting. - brahman noun (Brahman; also brahman, brahmans; Brahmin)
1) (Hindu belief) In Hinduism, Brahman is the one ultimate reality or supreme spirit behind everything; Hindus believe all gods and all… - brahmin noun (brahmin, brahmins) (rare)
1) A brahmin is a member of the highest Hindu priestly class in India. - braid noun (a braid, braids; braid — uncountable trim); verb (braid, braids, braided, braiding)
1) A braid is hair that has been divided into three or more pieces and twisted over each other into one long rope shape; in the UK this is… - braille noun (Braille or braille, uncountable); adjective (braille letters)
A system of raised dots that blind and partly sighted people read by touching them with their fingers. - brain noun (brain, brains); verb (brain — hit on the head, informal)
The organ inside your head that controls your body, thinking, memory and feelings. - brainless adjective (brainless)
1) (informal, rude) Stupid; not thinking at all. 2) Having no brain, as in some simple animals. - brainstem noun (the brainstem, brainstems)
1) The bottom part of the brain that joins it to the spinal cord and controls automatic actions like breathing, heartbeat, swallowing and… - brainstorm verb (brainstorm, brainstorms, brainstormed, brainstorming); noun (a brainstorm, brainstorms)
To think of lots of ideas quickly, in a group or alone, writing them all down before choosing the best. - brainstorming noun (brainstorming, uncountable); verb, -ing form of brainstorm
1) A way of finding ideas where people say every idea that comes to mind, quickly and without judging, then choose the best ones. - brainy adjective (brainy, brainier, brainiest)
1) (informal) Very clever and good at thinking and learning. 2) (informal) Smart in a bookish way. - braised adjective (braised); verb form (braise, braises, braised, braising)
Cooked slowly in a covered pot with a little liquid, after first being browned in hot fat. - 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. - brakes noun (plural of brake: a brake, brakes); verb form (brakes, he/she/it form of brake: brake, brakes, braked, braking)
Brakes are the parts of a bike, car, train or other vehicle that slow it down or stop it. - bramble noun (a bramble, brambles)
A bramble is a wild thorny bush with long arching stems, especially the blackberry bush. - bran noun (bran, uncountable); proper noun (Bran, a name)
The brown outer layer of grains like wheat and oats, which comes off when flour is made; it is full of fibre. - 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. - brandy noun (brandy, brandies)
1) Brandy is a strong alcoholic drink made from wine or fruit; it is not for children. - brass noun (brass, uncountable; the brass = brass instruments); adjective (brass doorknob)
Brass is a shiny yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc. - brat noun (a brat, brats); adjective bratty
A brat is a child who behaves badly, is spoiled or rude. - brave adjective (brave, braver, bravest); verb (brave, braves, braved, braving); noun (the brave — people)
Brave means ready to do something difficult or frightening, even though you feel afraid. - bravely adverb (bravely, more bravely, most bravely); from the adjective «brave»
In a brave way: without showing fear, even when something is dangerous, painful or frightening. - bravery noun (bravery — uncountable)
1) Bravery is being brave: doing something good or right even when it is dangerous, hard or scary. - bravo exclamation (bravo!); noun (a bravo, bravos)
A word shouted to praise someone for doing something very well, especially at the end of a performance: «Bravo!». - braw adjective (braw, brawer, brawest) — Scots, dialect
1) (Scots) Braw means fine, good, lovely or handsome, as in a braw day. - brawl noun (brawl, brawls); verb (brawl, brawls, brawled, brawling)
1) A brawl is a noisy, rough fight between people. - brawny adjective (brawnier, brawniest)
1) Brawny means having big, strong muscles. - 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. - brazil noun (Brazil — a country, proper noun); noun (a brazil, brazils — a brazil nut)
Brazil is the biggest country in South America, where people speak Portuguese; its capital is Brasília. - brazilian adjective (Brazilian); noun (a Brazilian, Brazilians)
From or to do with Brazil, the largest country in South America: «Brazilian football». - brazilwood noun (brazilwood, uncountable; a brazilwood tree)
A tropical tree from the coast of Brazil with hard red wood. - 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. - breadbasket noun (a breadbasket, breadbaskets)
A breadbasket is a basket or bowl for serving bread at the table. - breadcrumb noun (a breadcrumb, breadcrumbs)
1) A tiny piece of bread. 2) Breadcrumbs (plural): very small bits of dried bread used for coating food like fish or chicken before… - breadth noun (breadth, breadths)
Breadth is how wide something is; its width from side to side. - breadwinner noun (a breadwinner, breadwinners)
1) The person in a family who earns the money that the family lives on. - 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. - breakage noun (a breakage, breakages; breakage as uncountable)
A breakage is something that has been broken, especially by accident: "the shop charges for breakages". - breakdown noun (a breakdown, breakdowns)
When a machine or vehicle stops working: our car had a breakdown on the motorway. - breakers noun (breakers — plural of breaker; a breaker)
Big waves that rise up and crash into white foam on a beach or rocks. - breakfast noun (breakfast, breakfasts); verb (breakfast — rare)
1) Breakfast is the first meal of the day, eaten in the morning. 2) To breakfast (old or formal) means to eat breakfast. - breakout noun (a breakout, breakouts); adjective (breakout)
An escape from a prison or other place by force. - breakthrough noun (a breakthrough, breakthroughs)
A breakthrough is an important discovery or development that suddenly solves a problem or makes great progress. - bream noun (bream)
1) A bream is a flat, silvery fish that lives in rivers, lakes and seas.
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