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# English words: B

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1120 words under B; 101–200 on this page.

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- [band](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/band/) — A band is a group of musicians who play together: a rock band, a school band. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bandage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bandage/) — A bandage is a strip of cloth or soft material wrapped around a part of the body to cover and protect a wound or support an injury.
- [bandit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bandit/) — A bandit is a robber, often one of a gang, who attacks travellers and steals from them, usually in wild or lonely places.
- [bandmaster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bandmaster/) — A bandmaster is the person who leads and trains a band of musicians, and often writes or chooses the music they play.
- [bandwagon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bandwagon/) — Something that suddenly becomes popular, which many people join just because others do: «jump on the bandwagon».
- [bandy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bandy/) — Bandy describes legs that curve outward, so that the knees are apart when the feet are together.
- [bane](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bane/) — A bane is a person or thing that causes trouble, ruin or death.
- [bang](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bang/) — A bang is a sudden very loud noise, like an explosion or a door slamming.
- [banger](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banger/) — A sausage.
- [banish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banish/) — To send someone away from a country or place as a punishment and forbid them to come back. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [banishment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banishment/) — Banishment is being sent away from your country or home as a punishment and not allowed to come back. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [banister](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banister/) — A banister is the rail along the side of a staircase that you hold on to.
- [bank](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bank/) — A bank is a place that keeps money safe and lends it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [banker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banker/) — A person who runs or works at a high level in a bank, deciding about loans and money.
- [banknote](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banknote/) — A piece of paper or plastic money printed by a country's bank, such as a £10 note or a $20 bill.
- [bankrupt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banned/) — Banned is the past form of «ban»: it was officially not allowed.
- [banner](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banner/) — A long piece of cloth or paper with words or pictures on it, carried or hung up. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [banning](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banning/) — Officially saying that something is not allowed.
- [bannock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bannock/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banns/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banquet/) — A large formal meal for many people, usually to celebrate something, with speeches. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [banter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banter/) — Friendly, playful teasing and joking talk between people: the friends' banter.
- [banyan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/banyan/) — 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 whole…
- [baobab](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baobab/) — A baobab is a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a very fat trunk and short branches that look like roots.
- [baptise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baptise/) — To baptise someone is to give them the Christian ceremony of baptism, pouring water on them or putting them in water as a sign of joining…
- [baptised](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baptised/) — Baptised means given the Christian ceremony of baptism, washed with water as a sign of joining Christ and the Church.
- [baptism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baptism/) — 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 and the…
- [baptist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baptist/) — A Baptist is a member of a Protestant Christian church that baptises only people old enough to say they believe, usually by putting them…
- [baptists](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baptists/) — Baptists are members of Protestant Christian churches that baptise only believers old enough to choose, usually by full immersion in…
- [baptized](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baptized/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bar/) — A bar is a long, solid piece of something, like a bar of soap or chocolate. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barb](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barb/) — 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. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barbarian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barbarian/) — A name the ancient Greeks and Romans gave to people from outside their world, whom they saw as wild and uncivilised.
- [barbarous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barbarous/) — Barbarous means very cruel, savage or uncivilised, without pity for others.
- [barbecue](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barbecue/) — A metal grill or frame used for cooking food outdoors over hot coals, wood or gas.
- [barbed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barbed/) — Barbed means having barbs — small sharp hooks or points pointing backwards, which make something hard to pull out, like a fish hook. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barbel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barbel/) — A barbel is a freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers at its mouth, which it uses to find food on the river bed.
- [barberry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barberry/) — A barberry is a prickly bush with small yellow flowers and red berries that taste sour, often grown as a hedge.
- [bard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bard/) — A bard was a poet and singer who told stories in verse, especially in old Celtic lands such as Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
- [bare](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bare/) — Bare means not covered by clothes, like bare feet or bare arms. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barefoot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barefoot/) — Barefoot means not wearing any shoes or socks on your feet. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barehanded](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barehanded/) — Using only your hands, without gloves, tools or weapons.
- [bareheaded](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bareheaded/) — Bareheaded means with nothing on the head, without a hat or cap.
- [barely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barely/) — Only just; almost not (I barely caught the bus).
- [bareness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bareness/) — The state of being bare, with nothing on it or in it, such as land without plants or covering. — Jewish tradition
- [bargain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bargain/) — A bargain is something you buy for less than its usual price, a good deal.
- [barge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barge/) — A barge is a long boat with a flat bottom used to carry heavy loads on rivers and canals.
- [bargewoman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bargewoman/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barium/) — A soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56.
- [bark](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bark/) — A bark is the short loud sound a dog makes. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barley](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barley/) — A cereal plant like wheat, whose grain is used for food, for animal feed and for making beer and malt. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barleycorn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barleycorn/) — A barleycorn is one grain of barley, a tiny seed from the barley plant.
- [barn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barn/) — A barn is a big farm building for animals, hay, crops or tools. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barnacle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barnacle/) — A small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks itself to rocks, ships and whales and stays there.
- [barnyard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barnyard/) — The yard or area around a barn on a farm, where animals walk and feed.
- [barometer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barometer/) — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, used to help forecast the weather.
- [baron](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baron/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baroness/) — A baroness is a woman who holds the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife of a baron.
- [baronial](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baronial/) — Baronial means of or like a baron or his castle or hall, grand and noble in style.
- [barony](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barony/) — A barony is the rank or title of a baron.
- [barrack](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barrack/) — Barracks are a large building or group of buildings where soldiers live.
- [barred](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barred/) — Not allowed to go in or to do something: banned.
- [barrel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barrel/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barren/) — Of land: too poor to grow plants or crops; bare and empty: a barren desert. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barrenness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barrenness/) — Barrenness is the state of being bare and empty, with no crops growing, or of being unable to have children. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barricade](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barricade/) — A wall or circle of wagons, carts and goods set up to block a way or to protect a camp. — Jewish tradition
- [barrier](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barrier/) — A barrier is a fence, gate, wall or bar that stops people or things from going somewhere. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [barring](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barring/) — Barring means except for, leaving out one thing or person from what is said.
- [barrister](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barrister/) — A lawyer who speaks for people in the higher courts and argues their case in front of a judge.
- [barrow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barrow/) — A wheelbarrow: a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles, pushed by hand.
- [barrowful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barrowful/) — As much as a wheelbarrow will hold.
- [bart](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bart/) — A boy's or man's name, short for Bartholomew or Bartlett; the best-known Bart is Bart Simpson, a cartoon boy.
- [barter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barter/) — To barter means to swap things or services for other things instead of using money.
- [basalt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basalt/) — A hard, dark grey or black rock made when hot lava from a volcano cools quickly.
- [basaltic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basaltic/) — Made of basalt, a dark, heavy rock that forms when lava from a volcano cools quickly.
- [base](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/base/) — The base of something is its bottom part or the part it stands on. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [baseball](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baseball/) — Baseball is a game where two teams of 9 take turns to hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases.
- [baseline](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baseline/) — A starting measurement that you use to compare later results with.
- [basely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basely/) — Basely means in a mean, shameful way, without honour or fairness.
- [basement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basement/) — A basement is a room or floor of a building that is partly or fully under the ground. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bashful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bashful/) — Bashful means shy and easily embarrassed, not wanting to be looked at or to speak in front of others.
- [basic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basic/) — Basic means simple and the most important, the first part that everything else is built on: basic facts, basic skills.
- [basically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basically/) — Basically means in the most important way, when you think about the main idea.
- [basil](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basil/) — Basil is a sweet green herb with shiny leaves, used to flavour food, especially tomato dishes and pasta.
- [basilisk](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basilisk/) — In old fairy tales, a basilisk is a monstrous serpent or lizard whose look could kill. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [basin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basin/) — A round bowl for holding liquid or food, especially for mixing or washing. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [basis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basis/) — The main idea, fact or thing that something is built on or starts from. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bask](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bask/) — To lie or sit enjoying warmth, especially sunlight.
- [basket](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basket/) — A basket is a container made of woven strips, used to carry things like fruit or bread. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [basketball](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basketball/) — Basketball is a team game where players bounce the ball and try to throw it through a high hoop with a net.
- [basketful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/basketful/) — A basketful is as much as a basket will hold, a basket full of things.
- [bass](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bass/) — Bass (said «base») means the lowest notes or sounds in music.
- [bast](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bast/) — Bast is the soft fibre under the bark of some trees, such as lime, used to make rope, mats and shoes.
- [baste](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/baste/) — To baste is to pour fat or juice over meat while it cooks, to keep it moist.
- [bastille](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bastille/) — The Bastille was a fortress prison in Paris; on 14 July 1789 crowds stormed it, starting the French Revolution.
- [bat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bat/) — A bat is a small flying animal with wings of skin that comes out at night. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [batch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/batch/) — A batch is an amount of something made at one time: "a batch of cookies".
- [bath](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bath/) — A long container you fill with water and sit in to wash your body (UK; US says bathtub or tub). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [bathe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bathe/) — To bathe means to wash yourself or someone else in a bath (more US; in the UK people more often say «have a bath»). — everyday · Jewish tradition