English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 78 of 625

bunkhousenoun

A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.

bunksnoun

plural of bunk

Bunnname

A surname.

bunniesnoun

plural of bunny

bunnynoun

A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.

bunsnoun

plural of bun

Bunsenname

A German surname.

buntnoun

The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.

bunternoun

One who bunts.

buntingnoun

Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.

Bunyanname

An English surname; a nickname for someone with a hump or lump.

buoynoun

A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes

buoyancynoun

The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.

buoyantadj

Having buoyancy; able to float.

buoyedadj

Marked with buoys

buprenorphinenoun

A semisynthetic narcotic analgesic that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₄₁NO₄·HCl to control moderate to severe pain and treat opioid dependence.

bupropionnoun

An antidepressant drug which is also given to relieve the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

burnoun

A rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants.

Burbankname

A surname.

Burberryname

A surname.

Burchname

A surname.

Burchillname

A surname.

burdnoun

maiden, young woman

burdennoun

A heavy load.

burdenedadj

encumbered by a literal or figurative burden; having too much to deal with.

burdensomeadj

Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding

burdocknoun

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

burdonnoun

A pilgrim's staff.

Burdwanname

former name of Bardhaman, a city in West Bengal, India.

Burename

A river in Norfolk, England.

bureaunoun

An administrative unit of government; office.

bureaucracynoun

Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.

bureaucratnoun

An official who is part of a bureaucracy.

bureaucraticadj

Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.

bureauxnoun

plural of bureau

Burfordname

A surname.

Burgnoun

Burgundy wine.

Burgasname

A city in eastern Bulgaria.

burgeoningverb

present participle and gerund of burgeon

burgernoun

A hamburger.

burgessnoun

An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.

burghnoun

a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).

burghernoun

A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.

burglarnoun

A person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing theft.

burglarynoun

The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.

burgleverb

To commit burglary.

Burgosname

A province in Castile and León, in northern Spain.

Burgundiannoun

A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.

burgundynoun

Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy (red wine).

Burhanname

A male given name from Arabic.

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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 78. 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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