Bt
Bacillus thuringiensis, a species of bacteria used for biological control of insects.
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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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backyard
A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
beth
The second letter of the Phoenician alphabet, 𐤁
billboard
A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.
back-of-the-envelope
A rough and approximate calculation or estimate
Baptist
An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.
behavioral
Of or relating to behavior.
booking
The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
brett
A fault in wine caused by Brettanomyces yeast.
bait
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
blogger
A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.
brotherhood
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
Buddhist
Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.
builder
One who builds or constructs things.
bangkok
A kind of straw hat.
batting
Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
BB
A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
bracket
A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
branded
Marked by branding
bald
Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
boil
A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
borough
A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
bp
Stylised name of British Petroleum.
breakthrough
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
Belgian
A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.
bibliography
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
broadly
Widely and openly.
barber
A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
battalion
An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
bidding
That which one is bidden to do; a command.
boycott
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
Bulgarian
Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.
balancing
An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
banning
The act by which something is banned; a prohibition.
Boeing
An aircraft produced by the Boeing company.
bridge-builder
Someone who connects or unites different groups or people
Baldwin
A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
belle
An attractive woman.
bulletin
A short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized.
backpack
A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
balcony
An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
banker
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
bliss
Perfect happiness.
bodily
Of, relating to, or concerning the body.
biting
An instance of something being bitten.
branding
The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living animal or person (usually a livestock animal).
bravo
A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
behold
To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
betrayed
Suffering from betrayal
biased
Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
billionaire
Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (10⁹) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies).
black-hearted
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
brewing
The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
bypass
A road that passes around something, such as a residential area or business district.
bind
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
Bluetooth
To transmit or communicate by Bluetooth.
boiling
The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
bowls
A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.
Bradford
A shaken martini.
beacon
A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
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