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Words starting with B

349 words with meanings

• Babblev. utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
• Baben. a very young child who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Babyn. a very young child who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Backern. invests in a theatrical production
• Backingn. the act of providing approval and support
• Backlogn. an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with
• Baconn. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked
• Badgerv. annoy persistently
• Badlyadv. to a severe or serious degree
• Badnessn. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
• Bafflev. be a mystery or bewildering to
• Baffledn. people who are frustrated and perplexed
• Baggyadj. not fitting closely
• Bagpipen. a tubular wind instrument
• Baitn. anything that serves as an enticement
• Baldadj. with no effort to conceal
• Balen. a large bundle bound for storage or transport
• Balefuladj. deadly or sinister
• Balln. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
• Balladn. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
• Balloonn. large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
• Ballotn. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
• Bandn. an unofficial association of people or groups
• Bandagen. a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
• Bandyv. toss or strike a ball back and forth
• Bangv. strike violently
• Bangingn. a continuing very loud noise
• Banishv. expel from a community or group
• Banjon. a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
• Bankn. sloping land
• Bannern. long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
• Banquetn. a ceremonial dinner party for many people
• Bansheen. a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
• Bantern. light teasing repartee
• Barbelln. a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end
• Bareadj. completely unclothed
• Barelyadv. only a very short time before
• Bargainn. an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
• Bargen. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads
• Bariumn. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group
• Barnn. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
• Barrackn. a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
• Barragen. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication
• Barreln. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
• Barriern. a structure or object that impedes free movement
• Basen. installation from which a military force initiates operations
• Bashn. a vigorous blow
• Bashfuladj. self-consciously timid
• Basicadj. simple and most important
• Basinn. a bowl-shaped vessel
• Baskv. derive or receive pleasure from
• Basketn. a container that is usually woven and has handles
• Bassn. the lowest part of the musical range
• Bastev. cover with liquid before cooking
• Bastionn. a group that defends a principle
• Batchn. all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
• Bathn. a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed
• Bathev. cleanse the entire body
• Bathern. a person who travels through the water by swimming
• Bathingn. immersing the body in water or sunshine
• Bathtubn. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
• Batonn. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
• Batteryn. group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
• Battlen. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
• Bawlv. shout loudly and without restraint
• Bayonetn. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
• Bazaarn. a shop where a variety of goods are sold
• Beachn. an area of sand beside the sea
• Beaconn. a fire that can be seen from a distance
• Beadn. a small ball with a hole through the middle
• Beamn. a signal transmitted along a narrow path
• Beardn. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
• Bearern. someone whose employment involves carrying something
• Bearingn. relevant relation or interconnection
• Beatv. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
• Beatingn. the act of overcoming or outdoing
• Beaun. a man who is the lover of a man or woman
• Beautyn. the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
• Beckonv. signal with the hands or nod
• Becomev. enter or assume a certain state or condition
• Beddingn. coverings that are used on a bed
• Bedpostn. any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
• Bedroomn. a room used primarily for sleeping
• Bedsiden. space by the side of a bed
• Bedtimen. the time you go to bed
• Beefn. cattle that are reared for their meat
• Beefyadj. muscular and heavily built
• Beehiven. any workplace where people are very busy
• Befallv. become of
• Befitv. accord or comport with
• Befogv. make less visible or unclear
• Beforeadv. earlier in time
• Begetv. make by reproduction
• Beginv. to start
• Beguilev. influence by slyness
• Behalfn. as the agent of or on someone's part
• Beheadv. cut the head of
• Behindadv. in or to or toward the rear
• Beholdv. see with attention
• Beingn. the state or fact of existing
• Belchn. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
• Belfryn. a bell tower
• Believ. be in contradiction with
• Beliefn. any cognitive content held as true
• Believev. accept as true
• Belln. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
• Bellen. a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
• Bellhopn. someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
• Bellown. a very loud utterance
• Bellyn. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
• Belongv. be owned by
• Belowadv. in or to a place that is lower
• Bemoanv. regret strongly
• Benchn. a long seat outdoors
• Bendv. form a curve
• Beneathadv. in or to a place that is lower
• Benefitn. financial assistance in time of need
• Bentn. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
• Bequestn. a gift of personal property by will
• Beratev. censure severely or angrily
• Bergn. a large mass of ice floating at sea
• Berryn. any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits
• Berthn. a job in an organization
• Beseechv. ask for or request earnestly
• Besetv. annoy continually or chronically
• Besiegev. surround so as to force to give up
• Bespeakv. be a signal for or a symptom of
• Bestn. the supreme effort one can make
• Bethinkv. cause oneself to consider something
• Betrayv. reveal unintentionally
• Betweenadv. in the interval
• Bevyn. a large gathering of people of a particular type
• Bewailv. regret strongly
• Bewarev. be on one's guard
• Beyondadv. farther along in space or time or degree
• Bickerv. argue over petty things
• Biddern. someone who makes an offer
• Biddingn. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• Biggeradj. large or big relative to something else
• Bigotn. a person who stubbornly dislikes people who are different
• Bilen. a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
• Bilkv. cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
• Billn. a statute in draft before it becomes law
• Billionn. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
• Billowv. rise up as if in waves
• Bindv. stick to firmly
• Bindingn. the capacity to attract and hold something
• Biologyn. the science that studies living organisms
• Birdiev. shoot in one stroke under par
• Birthn. the time when something begins
• Bitev. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
• Bivouacn. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
• Blabv. divulge confidential information or secrets
• Bladen. especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
• Blanchv. turn pale, as if in fear
• Blandadj. lacking taste or flavor or tang
• Blankadj. not written or printed on
• Blanketn. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
• Blaren. a loud harsh or strident noise
• Blaringn. a loud harsh or strident noise
• Blastv. make a strident sound
• Blatantadj. without any attempt at concealment
• Blazen. a strong flame that burns brightly
• Bleachn. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
• Bleakadj. bare and dreary, or without hope
• Bleaklyadv. without hope
• Blearyadj. tired to the point of exhaustion
• Bleatv. talk whiningly
• Bleedv. lose blood from one's body
• Blemishn. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something
• Blendv. combine into one
• Blessv. give a benediction to
• Blindn. people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
• Blindlyadv. without seeing or looking
• Blinkv. briefly shut the eyes
• Blinkern. a light that flashes on and off
• Blitheadj. lacking or showing a lack of due concern
• Bloatn. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
• Blocn. a group of countries in special alliance
• Blockn. a solid piece of something
• Bloken. a boy or man
• Blonden. a person with fair skin and hair
• Bloomn. the organic process of bearing flowers
• Blossomv. produce or yield flowers
• Blotn. a blemish made by dirt
• Blotchn. an irregularly shaped spot
• Blowv. exhale hard
• Blowern. a device that produces a current of air
• Blownadj. being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
• Blubberv. cry or whine with snuffling
• Bluffn. a high steep bank
• Bluishadj. of the color intermediate between green and violet
• Blundern. an embarrassing mistake
• Bluntadj. having a broad or rounded end
• Blurv. become glassy
• Blurtv. utter impulsively
• Blushv. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
• Blustern. noisy confusion and turbulence
• Boardn. a committee having supervisory powers
• Boastv. show off
• Boatn. a small vessel for travel on water
• Boatern. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
• Boatingn. water travel for pleasure
• Bodev. indicate, as with a sign or an omen
• Bodicen. part of a dress above the waist
• Bodyn. the entire physical structure of an organism
• Bogeyn. an evil spirit
• Bogglev. startle with amazement or fear
• Boilern. sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
• Boilingn. the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
• Boldadj. fearless and daring
• Bolstern. a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
• Boltn. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
• Bombn. an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
• Bombastn. pompous or pretentious talk or writing
• Bondn. an electrical force linking atoms
• Bonfiren. a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
• Bonnetn. a hat tied under the chin
• Bonyadj. being very thin
• Boobyn. an ignorant or foolish person
• Bookn. a written work or composition that has been published
• Bookingn. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
• Boonn. a desirable state
• Boostv. increase
• Bootn. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
• Boothn. a table surrounded by two high-backed benches
• Bordern. a line that indicates a boundary
• Bornadj. brought into existence
• Boroughn. one of the administrative divisions of a large city
• Borrowv. get temporarily
• Bosomn. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
• Bossn. a person who exercises control over workers
• Bothadj. two considered together
• Botherv. take the trouble to do something
• Bottlen. a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids
• Bottomn. the lower side of anything
• Boughn. any of the larger branches of a tree
• Bouldern. a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
• Bouncev. spring back
• Boundadj. confined by bonds
• Bouquetn. an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
• Bowern. a framework that supports climbing plants
• Bowln. a round vessel that is open at the top
• Boxcarn. a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
• Boxern. someone who fights with his fists for sport
• Boycottv. refuse to sponsor
• Boyhoodn. the childhood of a boy
• Boyishadj. befitting or characteristic of a young boy
• Bracev. prepare for something unpleasant or difficult
• Bracingn. a structural member used to stiffen a framework
• Bradn. a small nail
• Bragv. show off
• Brainn. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
• Brainyadj. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
• Braken. a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
• Bramblen. any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
• Branchn. a division of some larger or more complex organization
• Brandn. a name given to a product or service
• Brandyn. distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
• Brashadj. loud, confident and lacking tact
• Bravadon. a swaggering show of courage
• Braveadj. ready to face danger
• Bravelyadv. in a courageous manner
• Braveryn. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
• Brazenadj. unrestrained by convention or propriety
• Breachv. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
• Breadn. a food made from flour and baked in an oven
• Breadthn. the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
• Breakv. terminate
• Breakupn. the termination or disintegration of a relationship
• Breathev. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
• Breedv. call forth
• Breezen. a slight wind
• Brevityn. the use of brief expressions
• Briben. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
• Briden. a woman who has recently been married
• Bridlen. headgear for a horse
• Briefadj. lasting a short time
• Brieflyadv. for a short time
• Brign. two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
• Brigaden. army unit smaller than a division
• Brightadj. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
• Brimn. the top edge of a vessel or other container
• Bringv. to carry something to a place
• Brinkn. the edge of something, especially a dangerous event
• Briskadj. quick, active and energetic
• Bristlen. a stiff fiber
• Brittleadj. having little elasticity
• Broadadj. having great extent from one side to the other
• Broadlyadv. without regard to specific details or exceptions
• Brokeadj. lacking funds
• Brokenadj. physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
• Brokern. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
• Bronzen. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
• Broodv. think moodily or anxiously about something
• Brookn. a natural stream of water smaller than a river
• Broomn. a cleaning implement for sweeping
• Brothern. a male with the same parents as someone else
• Brown. the part of the face above the eyes
• Brownn. an orange of low brightness and saturation
• Bruisen. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
• Bruitv. tell or spread rumors
• Brutaladj. able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
• Bruten. a cruelly rapacious person
• Bubblen. a hollow globule of gas
• Buckv. to strive with determination
• Bucketn. a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
• Bucolicadj. idyllically rustic
• Budgev. move very slightly
• Budgetn. a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
• Buffn. an ardent follower and admirer
• Buffetn. a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
• Buggyn. a small lightweight carriage
• Buglen. a brass instrument without valves
• Buildv. to make something by putting parts together
• Buildern. a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
• Builtadj. having a substance added to increase effectiveness
• Bulkn. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts
• Bulkyadj. of large size for its weight
• Bulln. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
• Bulletn. a projectile that is fired from a gun
• Bullyn. a cruel and brutal fellow
• Bumpv. knock against with force or violence
• Bunchn. a grouping of a number of similar things
• Bundlen. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
• Bunkn. a long trough for feeding cattle
• Bunkern. a hazard on a golf course
• Buntn. the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
• Buoyantadj. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
• Burdenn. an onerous or difficult concern
• Bureaun. an administrative unit of government
• Burgeonv. grow and flourish
• Burglarn. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
• Burlyadj. muscular and heavily built
• Burnv. destroy by fire
• Burntadj. ruined by overcooking
• Burrn. seed vessel having hooks or prickles
• Burrown. a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
• Burstv. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
• Buryv. cover from sight
• Busboyn. a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes
• Bushyadj. used of hair
• Busilyadv. in a busy manner
• Bustv. ruin completely
• Bustlen. a rapid active commotion
• Busyadj. actively or fully engaged or occupied
• Butlern. a manservant who has charge of wines and the table
• Buyern. a person who buys
• Bygonen. past events to be put aside