English Words: B
31,241 words · Page 68 of 625
A form of expulsion of any individual from the University of Oxford, by putting the proctorial edict up in some public place, as a denunciation or promulgation of it. It also served to prevent the individual from claiming the cause of expulsion.
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.
An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.
A village near Stirling in Stirling council area, Scotland, named after the Bannock Burn (OS grid ref NS8190).
The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).
A dessert made from bananas, toffee and cream on a base of crushed biscuit or similar.
A wheeled cart with shelves from which food and drinks can be served at a banquet.
The act of participating in banquets, particularly as a frequent activity (also used attributively).
A narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet elevated above its terreplein and used by defenders to shoot at attackers.
A prominent character in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, based on a semihistorical figure from the 11th century, who was previously thought to be the progenitor of the Scottish House of Stewart.
A weapon-based martial art from Myanmar, focusing primarily on the sword, staff and spear.
A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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 68. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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