English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 34 of 625

Bickelname

A surname from Old English.

bickerverb

To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.

bickeringnoun

Petty quarreling.

Bickleyname

A suburban area in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, England, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4268).

Bicolname

Ellipsis of Bicol Region.

bicyclenoun

A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.

bicyclingnoun

The act of riding a bicycle.

bicyclistnoun

Rare form of cyclist.

BIDadv

twice a day, two times per day

Biddefordname

A city in Maine.

biddernoun

Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.

biddingverb

present participle and gerund of bid

biddynoun

A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.

bideverb

To bear; to endure; to tolerate.

Bidefordname

A historic port town and civil parish with a town council on the estuary of the River Torridge in Torridge district, Devon, south-west England (OS grid ref SS4526).

Bidenname

A surname.

bidetnoun

A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

bidiadj

Clipping of bidirectional.

bidingnoun

An awaiting; expectation.

bidirectionaladj

Moving in two directions (usually opposite).

bidsnoun

plural of bid

Bidwellname

A placename:

Biebername

A surname from German.

Biebsname

The pop musician Justin Bieber.

Bielname

Synonym of Bienne: a town and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland.

Bielefeldname

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

biennalenoun

A biennial celebration or exhibition

biennialadj

Happening every two years.

bienniallyadv

Taking place every two years

biernoun

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

Biercename

A surname.

biffnoun

A sudden, sharp blow or punch.

Bifflename

A surname.

biffynoun

A toilet.

bifidanoun

spina bifida

bifurcatedadj

Divided into two branches.

bifurcationnoun

A division into two branches.

bigadj

Of great size, large.

bigamynoun

The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

bigassadj

Alternative form of big-ass.

Bigelowname

A surname from Middle English.

Bigfootname

A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.

biggverb

To build.

Biggarname

A village in Barrow-in-Furness district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD186662).

biggeadj

Obsolete spelling of big.

biggeradj

comparative form of big: more big

biggestadj

superlative form of big: most big

biggiesnoun

plural of biggy

bigginnoun

A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.

Biggsname

A surname.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter B contains 31,241 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 625 pages, and you are currently viewing page 34. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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