--- title: B — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 1057 words of the school dictionary under B, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / B # B — The school dictionary The words of the school dictionary under B: 1057 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/) **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/11/) - [ba](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ba/) — «Bā» means «eight» in Mandarin; «ba» with no tone goes at the end of a sentence to make a suggestion: «wǒmen zǒu ba» means «let's go». — 13 sentences - [baa](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baa/) — The sound a sheep or lamb makes. — 9 sentences - [baba](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baba/) — «Baba» means grandmother or granny; also an old woman. It sounds like «BAH-bah» and is not an English word. — 12 sentences - [babble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babble/) — To talk quickly in a way that is hard to understand or silly: «She babbled about her holiday.». — 11 sentences - [babbling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babbling/) — Babbling is talking quickly in a silly, excited or confusing way, so it is hard to understand or not very sensible. — 10 sentences - [babe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babe/) — A babe is a baby: «a babe in arms», the baby Jesus «the babe in the manger». — 13 sentences - [babel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babel/) — The Tower of Babel is a story in Genesis where people tried to build a tower up to heaven; God mixed up their language so they could not u… — 8 sentences - [baboon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baboon/) — A baboon is a large monkey from Africa and Arabia with a dog-like face, long jaws and big teeth, living in large groups called troops. — 9 sentences - [baby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baby/) — A very young child who cannot yet walk or talk much. — 15 sentences - [babyhood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babyhood/) — Babyhood is the time in your life when you are a baby, usually the first year or two. — 7 sentences - [babyish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babyish/) — Babyish means like a baby or suitable for a baby, too young for someone older. — 10 sentences - [babysit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysit/) — To babysit is to look after a baby or a child for a while when their parents are out. — 8 sentences - [babysitter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitter/) — A babysitter is a person who looks after children in their home while the parents are out, usually for a few hours and often for money. — 10 sentences - [babysitting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/babysitting/) — Babysitting is the -ing form of «babysit»: looking after a child while their parents are out. — 8 sentences - [baccy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baccy/) — Baccy is short for tobacco, the dried leaves people smoke in pipes and cigarettes. — 7 sentences - [bach](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bach/) — Bach is the surname of Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of classical and church music who lived long ago (a name). — 9 sentences - [bachelor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bachelor/) — A man who is not married and never has been. — 11 sentences - [back](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/back/) — The back is the part that is last or farthest from the front: the back of the line. — 23 sentences - [backache](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/) — A pain in your back. — 7 sentences - [backbone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backbone/) — The backbone is the line of bones down the middle of your back, also called the spine. — 11 sentences - [backfire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backfire/) — If a plan backfires, it goes wrong and has the opposite result to what you wanted, often hurting you instead. — 10 sentences - [background](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/background/) — The background of a picture or scene is the part behind the main things, furthest from you. — 13 sentences - [backhand](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backhand/) — A backhand is a shot in tennis, badminton, table tennis or squash, where you hit the ball with your arm across your body and the back of y… — 9 sentences - [backlighting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backlighting/) — Light placed behind something, like the light behind a phone or laptop screen, or behind a person in a photo or play. — 7 sentences - [backlog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backlog/) — A pile of work or jobs that should have been done already and are still waiting. — 11 sentences - [backpack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backpack/) — A backpack is a bag with two straps that you carry on your back. — 10 sentences - [backside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backside/) — The part of the body you sit on; your bottom. — 9 sentences - [backsliding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backsliding/) — Going back to bad old habits after you had been doing better. — 8 sentences - [backstage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backstage/) — Backstage means in the area behind the stage of a theatre, where performers get ready and wait. — 8 sentences - [backstroke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backstroke/) — Backstroke is a way of swimming on your back, moving your arms backwards one after the other over your head and kicking your legs. — 9 sentences - [backup](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backup/) — An extra copy of computer files kept safe in case the first copy is lost. — 12 sentences - [backward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backward/) — Backward means toward the back, or in the direction behind you. — 14 sentences - [backwater](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backwater/) — A part of a river where the water is still or slow, away from the main current, often behind a bend or a weir. — 9 sentences - [backyard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/) — A backyard is the yard behind a house, often with grass; in the UK and Australia it is often called the back garden. — 12 sentences - [bacon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacon/) — Bacon is salty meat from the back or sides of a pig, cut in thin slices and usually fried or grilled. — 11 sentences - [bacteria](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacteria/) — Bacteria are tiny living things, each made of just one cell, too small to see without a microscope. — 10 sentences - [bacterial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterial/) — Bacterial means caused by bacteria or to do with bacteria, the tiny living things too small to see. — 6 sentences - [bacteriophage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacteriophage/) — A virus that infects and kills bacteria; often shortened to «phage». — 7 sentences - [bacterium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bacterium/) — A bacterium is one tiny living thing made of a single cell, so small you need a microscope to see it. — 10 sentences - [bad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bad/) — Not good; of low quality. — 21 sentences - [baddie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baddie/) — A baddie is a bad person or villain in a story, film or game. — 7 sentences - [bade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bade/) — Bade means told or ordered someone to do something. — 5 sentences - [badge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badge/) — A small piece of metal, plastic or cloth with a picture or words on it, worn to show who you are, what you belong to or what you have done. — 10 sentences - [badger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badger/) — A badger is a wild animal with grey fur, short legs and a black and white striped face that lives in tunnels underground and comes out at… — 10 sentences - [badly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badly/) — Badly means in a bad, poor or wrong way: «He played badly». — 11 sentences - [badminton](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/) — A game in which players use light rackets to hit a shuttlecock over a high net. — 7 sentences - [baffle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baffle/) — To baffle someone is to puzzle them so they cannot understand or work out what to do. — 5 sentences - [baffled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baffled/) — Completely confused, not able to understand or explain something. — 9 sentences - [bag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bag/) — A bag is a soft container you carry things in, made of paper, plastic, cloth or leather. — 25 sentences - [bagel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagel/) — A ring-shaped bread roll with a hole in the middle, boiled before it is baked, so it is chewy. — 7 sentences - [bagful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagful/) — A bagful is as much as a bag will hold. — 3 sentences - [baggage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baggage/) — The bags and suitcases you take when you travel. — 11 sentences - [bagging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagging/) — Putting things into bags: «bagging groceries». — 11 sentences - [baggy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baggy/) — Baggy clothes are big and loose, not tight on your body. — 11 sentences - [bagpipe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagpipe/) — The bagpipes are a musical instrument with a bag that the player fills with air and squeezes, and pipes that make a loud, buzzing sound. — 7 sentences - [bagpiper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bagpiper/) — A bagpiper is a person who plays the bagpipes, an instrument with a bag and pipes. — 3 sentences - [baguet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baguet/) — Another spelling of «baguette»: a long, thin loaf of French bread. — 8 sentences - [baguette](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baguette/) — A long, thin loaf of white bread with a crisp crust, first made in France. — 8 sentences - [bai](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bai/) — "bái" (白) means "white"; "bǎi" (百) means "hundred". It sounds like English "by" or "bye". It is not an English word. — 11 sentences - [bail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bail/) — noun (law). — 20 sentences - [bailiff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bailiff/) — An official who has the legal power to take goods from someone's home, or make them leave it, when they have not paid money they owe. — 10 sentences - [bailiwick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bailiwick/) — A person's area of skill, interest or responsibility: «Maths is her bailiwick». — 8 sentences - [bairn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bairn/) — A bairn is a child or a baby. — 9 sentences - [bait](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bait/) — Food put on a hook or in a trap to catch fish or animals. — 13 sentences - [bake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bake/) — To bake is to cook food in an oven with dry heat, like bread, cakes or cookies. — 13 sentences - [baked](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baked/) — Baked is the past form of bake: «She baked a cake». — 14 sentences - [baker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baker/) — A baker is a person who makes bread, cakes and pies to sell. — 11 sentences - [bakery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bakery/) — A bakery is a shop where bread, cakes, buns and pies are baked and sold. — 10 sentences - [baking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baking/) — Baking is cooking in an oven. — 15 sentences - [balance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balance/) — Balance is being steady so you do not fall: «keep your balance». — 14 sentences - [balancing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balancing/) — Balancing means keeping something steady so it does not fall, like balancing on one foot. — 11 sentences - [balcony](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/) — A balcony is a small floor with a railing on the outside of a building, where you can stand or sit above the ground. — 11 sentences - [bald](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bald/) — Bald means having little or no hair on the head. — 13 sentences - [baldness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baldness/) — Having little or no hair on the head. — 8 sentences - [bale](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bale/) — A bale is a large tightly packed bundle of hay, straw, cotton or wool, tied up with string or wire. — 11 sentences - [baleen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baleen/) — Baleen is a strong, bendy material growing in long plates from the top jaw of some whales, used like a giant sieve or comb to filter food… — 9 sentences - [balkan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balkan/) — To do with the Balkans, a mountainous region in south-east Europe. — 9 sentences - [ball](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/) — A ball is a round thing used in games, for throwing, kicking, hitting or bouncing. — 14 sentences - [ballad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballad/) — A ballad is a song or poem that tells a story, often in short verses. — 3 sentences - [ballast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballast/) — Heavy material, such as stones, sand or water, put low in a ship or balloon to keep it steady. — 9 sentences - [ballerina](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballerina/) — A female ballet dancer, especially a leading one in a ballet company. — 9 sentences - [ballet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballet/) — Ballet is a kind of graceful dance that tells a story or shows feelings, with exact steps, jumps and turns, often on the tips of the toes. — 12 sentences - [balloon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balloon/) — A balloon is a thin rubber bag that you fill with air or gas; it floats if filled with helium. — 15 sentences - [ballot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballot/) — A way of voting secretly by writing on a paper or using a machine. — 11 sentences - [ballpoint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballpoint/) — A pen with a tiny metal ball at its tip that rolls and spreads ink as you write; also called a ballpoint pen. — 8 sentences - [ballroom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ballroom/) — A ballroom is a large room, often in a grand house or hall, where people dance. — 3 sentences - [balm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balm/) — A balm is a thick, oily cream or ointment that soothes, heals or protects the skin. — 9 sentences - [balmoral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balmoral/) — Balmoral Castle is a large castle in the Highlands of Scotland, a private holiday home of the British royal family. — 8 sentences - [balmy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balmy/) — Balmy describes weather or air that is warm, soft and gentle, pleasant to be outside in. — 5 sentences - [balsam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balsam/) — A sweet-smelling sticky oil or resin that comes from certain trees and is used in creams and medicines. — 12 sentences - [baltic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baltic/) — The Baltic Sea is a sea in northern Europe, surrounded by countries such as Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany a… — 14 sentences - [balustrade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balustrade/) — A balustrade is a low railing along the edge of a balcony, bridge or staircase, held up by short posts called balusters. — 4 sentences - [bamboo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bamboo/) — Bamboo is a very tall, fast-growing plant, a kind of giant grass, with hard hollow stems divided into sections. — 11 sentences - [ban](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ban/) — To ban something is to officially say that it is not allowed. — 10 sentences - [banana](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banana/) — A banana is a long curved fruit with a yellow skin that you peel; inside it is soft and sweet. — 13 sentences - [band](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/band/) — A band is a group of musicians who play together: a rock band, a school band. — 13 sentences - [bandage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandage/) — A bandage is a strip of cloth or soft material wrapped around a part of the body to cover and protect a wound or support an injury. — 11 sentences - [bandit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandit/) — A bandit is a robber, often one of a gang, who attacks travellers and steals from them, usually in wild or lonely places. — 4 sentences - [bandmaster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandmaster/) — A bandmaster is the person who leads and trains a band of musicians, and often writes or chooses the music they play. — 4 sentences - [bandwagon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandwagon/) — Something that suddenly becomes popular, which many people join just because others do: «jump on the bandwagon». — 8 sentences **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/11/) - ← previous: [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/) - next →: [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) - ↑ back to [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/)