begun
Having began.
English words 1,001–5,000 · Từ tiếng Anh 1.001–5.000 3,214
The next four thousand English words by corpus frequency. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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behalf
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
behavior
Human conduct relative to social norms.
behaviour
British standard spelling of behavior.
belief
Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
believing
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
belong
To have its proper place.
beloved
Much loved, dearly loved.
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.
beneath
Below or underneath.
benefit
An advantage; help or aid from something.
benefits
public assistance; welfare.
berlin
A four-wheeled carriage with a separate sheltered seat behind the body.
beside
Next to; at the side of.
besides
In addition to.
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.
beyond
Further away than.
bias
Inclination towards something.
BID
twice a day, two times per day
biggest
Something that is bigger than all others in its class.
billion
Either of two large amounts: — a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹.
bin
A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
binding
Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
biological
Of or relating to biology.
biology
The study of all life or living matter.
birth
The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
birthday
The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
bitcoin
A unit of the bitcoin (proper noun proper noun sense 1) cryptocurrency.
black-tie
Formal and luxurious
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.
blake
Yellow, as butter or cheese.
blame
Censure.
bless
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
blessed
Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
blocked
Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
blocking
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
blow
to fail or be ruined
blowing
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
blown
Distended, swollen, or inflated.
blue-ball
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
boards
A stage (as in a theater).
bond
A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registe
bonds
imprisonment, captivity
bone-deep
Completely and utterly, often describing a feeling or conviction
bone-dry
Extremely dry or humorless
bonus
Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
book-length
Extremely long or detailed
booth
A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
border
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
bored
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
boring
The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
Boston
In the card game spades, a bid of all 13 tricks.
bottom-line
The most important or fundamental aspect of a situation
bought
Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt.
bound
Obliged (to).
boundary
The dividing line or location between two areas.
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.
bowl
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. — As much as is held by a bowl.
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.
boyfriend
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.