Mots commençant par B — 1 390 entrées

Les 1 390 mots du dictionnaire qui commencent par la lettre B, dans l'ordre alphabétique, chacun avec sa première définition. Les accents ne changent pas le classement : une initiale accentuée se range sous sa lettre de base.

• b7 sensThe second letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
• B16 sensThe second letter of the English alphabet, called bee and written in the Latin script.
• ba5 sensA being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.
• Ba1 sensA province of Fiji. Capital: Lautoka.
• baa4 sensThe characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
• Baa1 sensAn administrative atoll of the Maldives, officially named Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi.
• baba7 sensA kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
• Baba2 sensA male Peranakan.
• babbling5 sensa stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any…
• babe3 sensA baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
• Babe1 sensA male given name or nickname
• baboon3 sensAn Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the…
• Babs1 sensA diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
• babu3 sensA Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man.
• Babu1 sensA surname.
• baby19 sensA very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
• Baby1 sensA surname.
• babylon1 sensA female breast.
• Babylon8 sensA governate in Iraq.
• babysit3 sensTo watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.
• babysitter2 sensA person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.
• babysitting1 sensThe work of a babysitter; the care of children in the temporary absence of their parents or guardians.
• bach4 sensA small hut, especially for a man living alone.
• Bach3 sensA surname from German.
• BACH1 sensA motif consisting of the notes B flat, A, C, B natural.
• bachelor8 sensA person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
• bachelorette2 sensAn unmarried woman.
• back58 sensAt or near the rear.
• Back2 sensA surname.
• backbone3 sensThe series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
• backed3 sensHaving specified type of back.
• background12 sensLess important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
• backing7 sensSupport, especially financial.
• backpack5 sensA knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things,…
• backs1 sensThe backyard of the University.
• backseat1 sensTo act in the manner of a back-seat driver or a back-seat gamer.
• backside7 sensThe back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly
• backstage6 sensRelating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
• backup10 sensA reserve or substitute.
• backward27 sensIndicating position or direction. Situated toward or at the rear of something.
• backwards2 sensSynonym of backward; see usage notes there.
• backyard3 sensA yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
• bacon7 sensCured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
• Bacon6 sensA surname.
• bacteria3 sensA type, species, or strain of bacterium.
• bad34 sensOf low quality.
• badass4 sensA belligerent or mean person; a person with an unpleasantly extreme appearance, attitudes, or behavior.
• badge13 sensA distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
• badger7 sensAny member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
• Badger5 sensA native or resident of the American state of Wisconsin.
• badly3 sensIn a bad manner.
• bae3 sensDarling (term of endearment).
• Bae1 sensA surname from Korean.
• BAE1 sensThe ship prefix for ships of the navy of Ecuador.
• Baek1 sensA surname from Korean.
• baffled2 sensThoroughly confused, puzzled
• bag37 sensA soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.
• bagel5 sensA toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
• baggage4 sensPortable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling
• bagged2 sensHaving been placed in a bag.
• Baghdad3 sensThe capital city of Iraq.
• bags6 sensA large quantity.
• bah1 sensExpressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.
• Bah1 sensA surname.
• Bahamas1 sensAn archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
• baht4 sensThe official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
• bai2 sensA marshy meadow in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Bai4 sensAn ethnic group of China.
• bail25 sensSecurity, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
• Bail1 sensA surname.
• bailey4 sensThe outer wall of a feudal castle.
• Bailey15 sensA surname.
• bailiff19 sensAn officer of the court A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge…
• Bailiff1 sensA surname originating as an occupation.
• bailing1 sensThe act by which something is bailed.
• Baines1 sensA surname.
• bait23 sensAny substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
• bake16 sensTo cook using an oven, especially baked goods. To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
• baked5 sensThat has been cooked by baking.
• baker3 sensA person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
• Baker18 sensradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter B.
• bakery4 sensA place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
• baking5 sensThat bakes.
• balance24 sensA state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
• Balance1 sensThe constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.
• balanced1 sensContaining elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
• balcony2 sensAn accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
• bald12 sensHaving little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
• Bald1 sensA surname.
• Baldwin23 sensA male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
• baldy2 sensSomeone who is bald.
• bale13 sensEvil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
• Bale2 sensA surname.
• Bali6 sensA province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.
• ball42 sensA solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
• Ball3 sensAn English surname.
• ballad4 sensA kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
• Ballard9 sensAn English surname.
• ballerina3 sensA ballet dancer (unisex term) A female ballet dancer.
• ballet7 sensA classical form of dance.
• ballistic3 sensOf or relating to ballistics.
• ballistics1 sensThe science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their…
• balloon20 sensAn inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
• ballot7 sensA small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to…
• ballpark4 sensA field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
• ballroom3 sensA large room used for dancing and banquets.
• balls7 sensThe testicles.
• Balls1 sensA surname.
• baloney2 sensA type of sausage; bologna.
• Baloney1 sensA surname.
• Baltimore8 sensAn independent city in central Maryland, United States.
• bam6 sensRepresenting a loud noise or heavy impact.
• Bam2 sensThe capital city of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran.
• Bambi4 sensA female given name.
• bamboo9 sensAny of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
• ban14 sensTo prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
• Ban1 sensA surname.
• banana12 sensAn elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
• Banana2 sensA surname.
• BANANA1 sensOne who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood or a certain type of structure anywhere, especially in public policy debate.
• bananas1 sensCrazy, mad, nuts.
• band26 sensA strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
• Band1 sensA surname from German.
• band-aid4 sensAn adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
• bandage4 sensA strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
• bandit7 sensOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
• bane10 sensA cause of misery or ruin.
• Bane1 sensA surname.
• bang31 sensA sudden percussive noise.
• Bangalore2 sensSynonym of Bengaluru: a megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
• banged1 sensHaving the hair styled in bangs.
• banging5 sensThe action or sound of something that bangs.
• bangkok1 sensA kind of straw hat.
• Bangkok2 sensThe capital city of Thailand.
• bangs3 sensHair hanging over the forehead.
• Bangs1 sensA surname.
• banish2 sensTo send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
• banished1 sensHaving been subject to banishment; kicked out and forbidden from returning; forbidden and prohibited.
• banjo10 sensA stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or…
• bank42 sensAn institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
• Bank3 sensA village in the New Forest in Hampshire, England.
• banker12 sensOne who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of…
• Banker3 sensA native or resident of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
• banking6 sensThe business of managing a bank.
• bankrupt6 sensIn a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.
• bankruptcy2 sensA legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
• Banks13 sensAn English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land.
• banned1 sensForbidden; not allowed.
• banner14 sensA flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
• Banner1 sensA surname originating as an occupation for a standard-bearer.
• banquet6 sensA large celebratory meal; a feast.
• banter9 sensSharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
• bao3 sensAny of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
• Bao1 sensA surname.
• baptism3 sensA Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or…
• Baptism1 sensThe Baptist faith; the Baptist denominations of Christianity.
• baptist1 sensA person who baptizes.
• Baptist2 sensAn adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only…
• baptized1 sensOf a person, who has been subjected to the rite of baptism.
• bar48 sensA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
• Bar5 sensA town and municipality of Montenegro.
• barack1 sensHungarian apricot brandy.
• Barack2 sensA male given name from Arabic.
• barb21 sensThe point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp…
• Barb3 sensA diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
• Barbara2 sensA female given name from Latin.
• barbarian8 sensRelating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
• barbaric1 sensof or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
• barbecue9 sensA fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.
• barbed6 sensHaving barbs.
• barber5 sensA person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
• Barber6 sensA surname originating as an occupation for a barber.
• barbershop3 sensThe place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
• barbie3 sensA barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
• Barbie3 sensA diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
• Barcelona10 sensThe capital city of Catalonia, Spain.
• Barclay6 sensA surname.
• bare18 sensMinimal; that is or are just sufficient.
• Bare2 sensA surname.
• barefoot5 sensWearing nothing on the feet.
• Barefoot2 sensA surname transferred from the nickname.
• barely5 sensBy a small margin.
• barf4 sensVomit.
• bargain7 sensAn agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property…
• bargaining1 sensThe act of one who bargains.
• barge9 sensA large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
• Barge1 sensA surname.
• bark22 sensTo make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
• Bark1 sensA surname.
• barker9 sensSomeone or something who barks.
• Barker6 sensAn English surname originating as an occupation.
• barking1 sensThe action of the verb to bark.
• Barking2 sensA town in the borough of Barking and Dagenham, in eastern Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4484).
• Barkley4 sensA surname.
• Barks1 sensA surname.
• barley2 sensA cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
• Barley3 sensA village in Hertfordshire, England.
• barlow1 sensa type of pocket-knife
• Barlow11 sensThe name of villages in north-eastern England: A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3474).
• barn6 sensA building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.