black-tie
Formal and luxurious
Dictionary · English 142
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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bound
Obliged (to).
bonus
Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
badly
In a bad manner.
bath
A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
beating
The action by which someone or something is beaten.
boring
The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
behalf
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
belt
A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
banned
Forbidden; not allowed.
bureau
An administrative unit of government; office.
BID
twice a day, two times per day
buddy
A friend or casual acquaintance.
buried
Placed in a grave at a burial.
broadcast
Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
belong
To have its proper place.
berlin
A four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body.
bone-deep
Completely and utterly, often describing a feeling or conviction
begun
Having began.
behaviour
British standard spelling of behavior.
banking
The business of managing a bank.
breast
Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
brave
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
biological
Of or relating to biology.
blocked
Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
boards
A stage (as in a theater).
bridge-burning
To sever all ties or relationships, making it impossible to go back.
burned
Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.
bow
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
bass
Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
bone-dry
Extremely dry or humorless
breathing
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
bonds
imprisonment, captivity
barry
A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
breathe
To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
beneath
Below or underneath.
bitcoin
A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency.
backing
Support, especially financial.
baker
A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
blessed
Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
Brazilian
A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent.
burden
A heavy load.
bearing
That bears (some specified thing).
bin
A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
biology
The study of all life or living matter.
briefly
In a brief manner, summarily.
backup
A reserve or substitute.
beaten
Defeated.
blown
Distended, swollen, or inflated.
beta
The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.
blowing
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
bored
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
bronze
A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
beside
Next to; at the side of.
bucks
Casual Oxford shoes made of buckskin, often white or a neutral color.
bulk
Size, specifically, volume.
balanced
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
basement
A floor of a building below ground level.
bias
Inclination towards something.
beloved
Much loved, dearly loved.