beneath
Below or underneath.
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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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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.
bless
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
boxing
A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
bull-in-a-china-shop
Someone who causes damage or chaos due to carelessness
blake
Yellow, as butter or cheese.
barrier
A structure that bars passage.
believing
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
blacks
A kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape and the residue of the wine press.
burst
To break from internal pressure.
beam
Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
binding
Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
ba
A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.
Bat-Signal
A call for help or summons to action
boundary
The dividing line or location between two areas.
breach
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.
banner
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
blocking
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
brad
A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
bankruptcy
A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
backs
The backyard of the University.
booth
A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
breakdown
A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
brutal
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
bombing
The action of dropping bombs from the air.
basin
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
beneficial
Helpful or good to something or someone.
breed
To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
breeding
Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
bride
A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
butler
A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
beard
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
bio
A short section of a user profile that contains information about the user, especially one which can be customised; the about me section.
blanket
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
bailey
The outer wall of a feudal castle.
ballot
A 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 signify a vote.
belonging
The feeling that one belongs.