Words starting with B — 1,390 entries

The 1,390 dictionary words that begin with the letter B, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• bison1 senseA large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
• Bison2 sensesA city and town in Kansas.
• bit30 sensesA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
• Bit1 senseAn Austroasiatic language spoken in China and Laos.
• bitch20 sensesA female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.
• bitching3 sensesExcellent; outstanding.
• bitchy3 sensesSpiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
• bite33 sensesTo cut into something by clamping the teeth.
• biting5 sensesAn instance of something being bitten.
• bits2 sensesGenitals.
• bitten2 sensesThat has received a bite.
• bitter10 sensesHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
• Bitter1 senseA surname from Dutch or German.
• bitterness4 sensesThe quality of having a bitter taste.
• biz1 senseBusiness, especially showbusiness.
• bizarre3 sensesStrangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
• BJ1 senseBilly Jean, Bobby Joe or another name with those initials, often abbreviated with the diminutive Beej.
• blabbering1 senseFoolish or incoherent talk; blather; babble.
• black41 sensesAbsorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
• Black8 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname.
• blacked2 sensesColored black.
• Blackie2 sensesA surname.
• blackjack11 sensesA common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
• Blackjack1 senseA fan of the South Korean girl group 2NE1.
• blackmail7 sensesThe extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
• blackmailer1 senseSomeone who blackmails.
• blackmailing1 senseThe act of one who blackmails.
• blackout8 sensesA temporary loss of consciousness.
• blacks2 sensesA kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape and the residue of the wine press.
• blacksmith4 sensesA person who forges iron.
• Blacksmith1 senseA surname originating as an occupation.
• bladder9 sensesA flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
• blade31 sensesThe (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
• Blade1 senseSomeone connected with Sheffield United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
• Blades1 senseA surname.
• blah9 sensesNonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
• Blaine3 sensesA surname.
• Blair15 sensesA surname.
• blake1 senseYellow, as butter or cheese.
• Blake5 sensesA surname. An English surname transferred from the nickname.
• blame9 sensesCensure.
• blamed1 senseeuphemism of damned (intensifier)
• blaming1 senseThe act of accusing or assigning culpability to.
• Blanche2 sensesA female given name from French.
• bland9 sensesHaving a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
• Bland5 sensesA surname.
• blank37 sensesFree from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
• Blank2 sensesA surname.
• blanket11 sensesA heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
• blaring1 senseAny loud noise, such as from an elephant.
• blasphemy2 sensesAn act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
• blast35 sensesA violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
• BLAST1 senseAn algorithm which compares similarities between sequences of nucleotides in nucleic acids or of amino acids in proteins.
• blasted6 sensesSubjected to an explosion.
• blaster4 sensesAnything that, or anyone who blasts.
• blasting3 sensesA planned explosion, as in mining.
• blaze25 sensesA fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
• Blaze2 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• blazer13 sensesA thing which blazes or shines brightly. A very bright or hot day.
• Blazer1 senseA surname.
• blazes3 senseshell
• blazing5 sensesVery fast.
• bleach9 sensesA chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
• bleak4 sensesWithout color; pale; pallid.
• bleating2 sensesA noise that bleats.
• bled1 senseHinterland, field.
• Bled1 senseA town and municipality in Upper Carniola, Slovenia.
• bleed22 sensesTo shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
• bleeding9 sensesLosing blood.
• bleep7 sensesA brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
• bleeping2 sensesA generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
• blend5 sensesA mixture of two or more things.
• blender4 sensesA machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.
• bless12 sensesTo make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
• Bless1 senseA surname from German.
• blessed6 sensesHaving divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
• Blessed2 sensesA surname.
• blessing8 sensesSome kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
• Blessing2 sensesA surname.
• Blew1 senseA surname.
• blimey1 senseUsed to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.
• blind32 sensesUnable to see, or only partially able to see.
• Blind1 senseA surname.
• blinded6 sensesDeprived of sight; thus: Deprived of sight in a way that is or may be permanent, by damage to the eyes or brain.
• blindfold8 sensesA covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
• blindfolded1 senseWearing a blindfold
• blinding7 sensesVery bright (as if to cause blindness).
• blindly2 sensesIn a blind manner; without sight.
• blindness3 sensesThe condition of being blind; unable to see.
• bling1 senseAn ostentatious display of richness or style.
• blink23 sensesTo close and reopen both eyes quickly.
• Blink1 senseA fan of the South Korean girl group Blackpink.
• blinking3 sensesThat blinks.
• bliss2 sensesPerfect happiness.
• Bliss10 sensesAn English surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname.
• blitz9 sensesA sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
• Blitz1 senseThe series of air raids launched on various cities in the United Kingdom by the German air force in 1940–41 during World War II.
• blizzard4 sensesA large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.
• Blizzard1 senseA surname.
• bloated4 sensesSwollen with fluid or gas.
• blob14 sensesA shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks…
• Blob3 sensesThe section of the elite class in Washington D.C. who have moved from political or regulatory work to lobbying firms or think tanks, especially in…
• block54 sensesA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
• Block8 sensesA surname.
• blockade7 sensesThe physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
• blocked6 sensesObstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
• blocking5 sensesThe act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
• blog5 sensesA website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers…
• Blog1 senseA cocktail or punch served at science fiction conventions. Ingredients vary for different conventions.
• bloke5 sensesA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
• blond6 sensesOf a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
• Blond1 senseA surname.
• blonde2 senses(film, television, theater) A kind of 2,000-watt lamp.
• blondie2 sensesA nickname for a person with blond hair, particularly an attractive woman.
• blood18 sensesA vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by…
• Blood2 sensesA member of the Los Angeles gang the Bloods, who typically wear red and have an intense and bitter rivalry with the Crips.
• bloodbath5 sensesIndiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
• bloodline4 sensesThe abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
• bloodshed4 sensesThe shedding or spilling of blood.
• bloodstream1 senseThe flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
• bloodthirsty3 sensesThirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
• bloody8 sensesCovered in blood.
• bloom28 sensesA blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
• Bloom5 sensesA surname.
• blooming7 sensesOpening in blossoms; flowering.
• blossom6 sensesA flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
• Blossom3 sensesA hamlet in New York.
• blouse8 sensesA shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
• blow53 sensesTo produce an air current.
• Blow1 senseA surname.
• blowing1 senseThe act of one who blows, or that which blows.
• blowjob2 sensesAn act of fellatio, or sucking a penis or other phallic object (such as a dildo).
• blown9 sensesDistended, swollen, or inflated.
• blue46 sensesOf a blue hue.
• Blue6 sensesA surname from German. An anglicization of German Blau.
• blueberry8 sensesAn edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.
• Blueberry2 sensesAn unincorporated community in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.
• blueprint6 sensesA type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical…
• blues7 sensesA feeling of sadness or depression.
• Blues7 sensesAny of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as: Carlton Football Club.
• bluff16 sensesAn act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
• Bluff9 sensesA place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Alabama.
• bluffing1 senseA bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.
• blunt12 sensesHaving a thick edge or point; not sharp.
• Blunt2 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname.
• blur12 sensesTo make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
• blurred1 senseOut of focus; partially obscured; smudged.
• blurry2 sensesNot clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.
• blush15 sensesAn act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
• blushing2 sensesThe act of one who blushes; a blush.
• BMW3 sensesA manufacturer of motor vehicles (Bayerische Motoren-Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)).
• bo5 sensesAn exclamation used to startle or frighten.
• Bo6 sensesA male given name of occasional usage since the 1970s. A male given name from the Germanic languages
• boa2 sensesAny of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of…
• Boa1 senseA member of a Bwa-speaking ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• boar5 sensesA wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
• board24 sensesA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
• Board1 senseA surname.
• boarded1 sensewooden, built with pieces of wood
• boarding5 sensesThe act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
• boards4 sensesA stage (as in a theater).
• boast10 sensesA brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
• boat15 sensesVessel for travelling by water. A small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with…
• bob31 sensesTo move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
• Bob4 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Robert.
• BOB2 sensesVibrator (device designed to stimulate a woman's genitals).
• Bobbie2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Robert.
• bobby6 sensesA police officer.
• Bobby2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Robert.
• bobo4 sensesA materialistic person who affects an anti-materialistic persona.
• Bobo3 sensesA people indigenous to Burkina Faso, Africa.
• Boca1 senseA former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States.
• bodily6 sensesOf, relating to, or concerning the body.
• Bodily1 senseA surname.
• body28 sensesPhysical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
• Body2 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname.
• bodyguard3 sensesA person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.
• bog21 sensesAn area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.
• bogus7 sensesCounterfeit or fake; not genuine.
• Bogus1 senseA surname.
• boil17 sensesA localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
• boiled5 sensesCooked in boiling water.
• boiler9 sensesA person who boils something.
• boiling9 sensesThe process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
• bold12 sensesCourageous, daring.
• Bold2 sensesA surname.
• boldly1 senseIn a bold manner; with confidence.
• bolivia2 sensesA card game similar to rummy and canasta.
• Bolivia4 sensesA country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre.
• bollocks7 sensesThe testicles.
• bolo8 sensesA long, heavy, single-edged machete.
• Bolo1 senseA barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.
• BOLO1 senseA broadcast issued from a law enforcement agency to others, typically containing information about a wanted suspect, a person of interest, or a…
• bologna2 sensesA seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
• Bologna3 sensesA province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
• bolt33 sensesA (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded…
• Bolt3 sensesA surname transferred from the nickname.
• Bolton21 sensesA place in the United Kingdom: A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
• BOLTS1 senseAcronym used to remember the essential features of a map: Border, orientation (north arrow), legend, title, scale.
• bomb40 sensesAn explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.