bout
A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
Dictionary · English 473
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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bowling
A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling
broad-brush
Describing something in general terms without details
buzz
A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
backwards
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
blonde
(film, television, theater) A kind of 2,000-watt lamp.
buyer
A person who makes one or more purchases.
bernard
Shortened form of Saint Bernard (the dog).
bizarre
Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
broadcasting
Sending in all directions.
banana
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
behave
To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
betting
Describing one who bets or gambles.
borrow
To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
bacon-faced
Having a dark or swarthy complexion
bacon-fed
Having a plump and healthy appearance
bent
Folded or dented out of its usual shape.
Bernie
A Bernese mountain dog.
bleeding-edge
Extremely advanced or innovative
Brussels
A Brussels carpet.
bicycle
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.
bump
A light blow or jolting collision.
bachelor
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
berry
A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
brady
Bradycardia.
bullying
An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
barack
Hungarian apricot brandy.
birthday-suited
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
boarding
The act of people getting aboard a ship, aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.
bothered
Annoyed; irritated.
ballet
A classical form of dance.
binary
Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
blend
A mixture of two or more things.
brake
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
brass-neck
Shameless or impudent behavior
businessman
A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.
bare-bones
Lacking extra features or luxuries
battlefield
The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
begging
The act of one who begs.
bloom
A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
blue-eyed
naively trusting or innocent
bone-shaking
extremely rough or violent
butterfly
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
baking
That bakes.
beautifully
In a beautiful manner.
biblical
Of or relating to the Bible.
buck-passing
Shifting responsibility or blame to someone else
bake
To cook using an oven, especially baked goods. — To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
borrowed
Having been borrowed.
balloon
An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
bells
Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
blamed
euphemism of damned (intensifier)
brigade
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
burial
The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
biography
A person's life story, especially one published.
Br
Belarusian.
broker
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
browser
One who or which browses.
blah
Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
blaming
The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.