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# English words: B

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1119 words under B; 1–100 on this page.

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- [ba](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ba/) — «Bā» means «eight» in Mandarin; «ba» with no tone goes at the end of a sentence to make a suggestion: «wǒmen zǒu ba» means «let's go». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [baa](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baa/) — The sound a sheep or lamb makes.
- [baba](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baba/) — «Baba» means grandmother or granny; also an old woman.
- [babble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babble/) — To talk quickly in a way that is hard to understand or silly: «She babbled about her holiday.».
- [babbling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babbling/) — Babbling is talking quickly in a silly, excited or confusing way, so it is hard to understand or not very sensible.
- [babe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babe/) — A babe is a baby: «a babe in arms», the baby Jesus «the babe in the manger». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [babel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babel/) — The Tower of Babel is a story in Genesis where people tried to build a tower up to heaven; God mixed up their language so they could not… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [baboon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baboon/) — A baboon is a large monkey from Africa and Arabia with a dog-like face, long jaws and big teeth, living in large groups called troops.
- [baby](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baby/) — A very young child who cannot yet walk or talk much.
- [babyhood](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babyhood/) — Babyhood is the time in your life when you are a baby, usually the first year or two.
- [babyish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babyish/) — Babyish means like a baby or suitable for a baby, too young for someone older.
- [babylonian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babylonian/) — Having to do with Babylon, an ancient land and city in what is now Iraq, or its people and language. — Jewish tradition
- [babysit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babysit/) — To babysit is to look after a baby or a child for a while when their parents are out.
- [babysitter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babysitter/) — A babysitter is a person who looks after children in their home while the parents are out, usually for a few hours and often for money.
- [babysitting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/babysitting/) — Babysitting is the -ing form of «babysit»: looking after a child while their parents are out.
- [baccy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baccy/) — Baccy is short for tobacco, the dried leaves people smoke in pipes and cigarettes.
- [bach](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bach/) — Bach is the surname of Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of classical and church music who lived long ago (a name).
- [bachelor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bachelor/) — A man who is not married and never has been.
- [back](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/back/) — The back is the part that is last or farthest from the front: the back of the line. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [backache](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backache/) — A pain in your back.
- [backbite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backbite/) — to speak badly of someone when they are not there. — Jewish tradition
- [backbone](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backbone/) — The backbone is the line of bones down the middle of your back, also called the spine.
- [backfire](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backfire/) — If a plan backfires, it goes wrong and has the opposite result to what you wanted, often hurting you instead.
- [background](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/background/) — The background of a picture or scene is the part behind the main things, furthest from you.
- [backhand](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backhand/) — A backhand is a shot in tennis, badminton, table tennis or squash, where you hit the ball with your arm across your body and the back of…
- [backlighting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backlighting/) — Light placed behind something, like the light behind a phone or laptop screen, or behind a person in a photo or play.
- [backlog](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backlog/) — A pile of work or jobs that should have been done already and are still waiting.
- [backpack](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backpack/) — A backpack is a bag with two straps that you carry on your back.
- [backside](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backside/) — The part of the body you sit on; your bottom.
- [backsliding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backsliding/) — Going back to bad old habits after you had been doing better. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [backstage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backstage/) — Backstage means in the area behind the stage of a theatre, where performers get ready and wait.
- [backstroke](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backstroke/) — Backstroke is a way of swimming on your back, moving your arms backwards one after the other over your head and kicking your legs.
- [backup](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backup/) — An extra copy of computer files kept safe in case the first copy is lost.
- [backward](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backward/) — Backward means toward the back, or in the direction behind you. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [backwater](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backwater/) — A part of a river where the water is still or slow, away from the main current, often behind a bend or a weir.
- [backyard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/backyard/) — A backyard is the yard behind a house, often with grass; in the UK and Australia it is often called the back garden.
- [bacon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bacon/) — Bacon is salty meat from the back or sides of a pig, cut in thin slices and usually fried or grilled.
- [bacteria](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bacteria/) — Bacteria are tiny living things, each made of just one cell, too small to see without a microscope.
- [bacterial](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bacterial/) — Bacterial means caused by bacteria or to do with bacteria, the tiny living things too small to see.
- [bacteriophage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bacteriophage/) — A virus that infects and kills bacteria; often shortened to «phage».
- [bacterium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bacterium/) — A bacterium is one tiny living thing made of a single cell, so small you need a microscope to see it.
- [bad](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bad/) — Not good; of low quality: "bad weather". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [baddie](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baddie/) — A baddie is a bad person or villain in a story, film or game.
- [bade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bade/) — Bade means told or ordered someone to do something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [badge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/badge/) — A small piece of metal, plastic or cloth with a picture or words on it, worn to show who you are, what you belong to or what you have done.
- [badger](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/badger/) — A badger is a wild animal with grey fur, short legs and a black and white striped face that lives in tunnels underground and comes out at… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [badly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/badly/) — Badly means in a bad, poor or wrong way: «He played badly».
- [badminton](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/badminton/) — A game in which players use light rackets to hit a shuttlecock over a high net.
- [badness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/badness/) — The state of being bad; poor quality or evil. — Jewish tradition
- [baffle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baffle/) — To baffle someone is to puzzle them so they cannot understand or work out what to do.
- [baffled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baffled/) — Completely confused, not able to understand or explain something.
- [bag](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bag/) — A bag is a soft container you carry things in, made of paper, plastic, cloth or leather. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bagel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bagel/) — A ring-shaped bread roll with a hole in the middle, boiled before it is baked, so it is chewy.
- [bagful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bagful/) — A bagful is as much as a bag will hold.
- [baggage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baggage/) — The bags and suitcases you take when you travel. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bagging](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bagging/) — Putting things into bags: «bagging groceries».
- [baggy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baggy/) — Baggy clothes are big and loose, not tight on your body.
- [bagpipe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bagpipe/) — The bagpipes are a musical instrument with a bag that the player fills with air and squeezes, and pipes that make a loud, buzzing sound. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bagpiper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bagpiper/) — A bagpiper is a person who plays the bagpipes, an instrument with a bag and pipes.
- [baguet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baguet/) — Another spelling of «baguette»: a long, thin loaf of French bread.
- [baguette](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baguette/) — A long, thin loaf of white bread with a crisp crust, first made in France.
- [bai](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bai/) — "bái" (白) means "white"; "bǎi" (百) means "hundred".
- [bail](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bail/) — noun (law): Money paid to a court so a person accused of a crime can stay out of prison until the trial; «on bail» means released this way.
- [bailiff](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bailiff/) — An official who has the legal power to take goods from someone's home, or make them leave it, when they have not paid money they owe.
- [bailiwick](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bailiwick/) — A person's area of skill, interest or responsibility: «Maths is her bailiwick».
- [bairn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bairn/) — A bairn is a child or a baby.
- [bait](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bait/) — Food put on a hook or in a trap to catch fish or animals.
- [bake](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bake/) — To bake is to cook food in an oven with dry heat, like bread, cakes or cookies. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [baked](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baked/) — Baked is the past form of bake: «She baked a cake». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [baker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baker/) — A baker is a person who makes bread, cakes and pies to sell. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bakery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bakery/) — A bakery is a shop where bread, cakes, buns and pies are baked and sold.
- [baking](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baking/) — Baking is cooking in an oven.
- [balance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balance/) — Balance is being steady so you do not fall: «keep your balance». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [balancing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balancing/) — Balancing means keeping something steady so it does not fall, like balancing on one foot. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [balcony](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balcony/) — A balcony is a small floor with a railing on the outside of a building, where you can stand or sit above the ground.
- [bald](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bald/) — Bald means having little or no hair on the head: "my grandad is bald". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [baldhead](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baldhead/) — A person who has no hair on the top of the head. — Jewish tradition
- [baldness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baldness/) — Having little or no hair on the head. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bale](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bale/) — A bale is a large tightly packed bundle of hay, straw, cotton or wool, tied up with string or wire.
- [baleen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baleen/) — Baleen is a strong, bendy material growing in long plates from the top jaw of some whales, used like a giant sieve or comb to filter food…
- [baleful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baleful/) — Baleful means full of threat or harm: a baleful look shows anger or a wish to hurt. — Jewish tradition
- [balkan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balkan/) — To do with the Balkans, a mountainous region in south-east Europe.
- [ball](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ball/) — A ball is a round thing used in games, for throwing, kicking, hitting or bouncing. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ballad](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ballad/) — A ballad is a song or poem that tells a story, often in short verses. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ballast](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ballast/) — Heavy material, such as stones, sand or water, put low in a ship or balloon to keep it steady.
- [ballerina](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ballerina/) — A female ballet dancer, especially a leading one in a ballet company.
- [ballet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ballet/) — Ballet is a kind of graceful dance that tells a story or shows feelings, with exact steps, jumps and turns, often on the tips of the toes.
- [balloon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balloon/) — A balloon is a thin rubber bag that you fill with air or gas; it floats if filled with helium.
- [ballot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ballot/) — A way of voting secretly by writing on a paper or using a machine.
- [ballpoint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ballpoint/) — A pen with a tiny metal ball at its tip that rolls and spreads ink as you write; also called a ballpoint pen.
- [ballroom](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ballroom/) — A ballroom is a large room, often in a grand house or hall, where people dance.
- [balm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balm/) — A balm is a thick, oily cream or ointment that soothes, heals or protects the skin. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [balmoral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balmoral/) — Balmoral Castle is a large castle in the Highlands of Scotland, a private holiday home of the British royal family.
- [balmy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balmy/) — Balmy describes weather or air that is warm, soft and gentle, pleasant to be outside in.
- [balsam](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balsam/) — A sweet-smelling sticky oil or resin that comes from certain trees and is used in creams and medicines. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [baltic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baltic/) — The Baltic Sea is a sea in northern Europe, surrounded by countries such as Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany…
- [balustrade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/balustrade/) — A balustrade is a low railing along the edge of a balcony, bridge or staircase, held up by short posts called balusters.
- [bamboo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bamboo/) — Bamboo is a very tall, fast-growing plant, a kind of giant grass, with hard hollow stems divided into sections.
- [ban](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ban/) — To ban something is to officially say that it is not allowed. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [banana](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banana/) — A banana is a long curved fruit with a yellow skin that you peel; inside it is soft and sweet.