--- title: B — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 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/page/2/) [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 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) **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/) - [bandy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bandy/) — Bandy describes legs that curve outward, so that the knees are apart when the feet are together. — 5 sentences - [bane](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bane/) — A bane is a person or thing that causes trouble, ruin or death. — 5 sentences - [bang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bang/) — A bang is a sudden very loud noise, like an explosion or a door slamming. — 13 sentences - [banger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banger/) — A sausage. — 11 sentences - [banish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banish/) — To send someone away from a country or place as a punishment and forbid them to come back. — 11 sentences - [banishment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banishment/) — Banishment is being sent away from your country or home as a punishment and not allowed to come back. — 9 sentences - [banister](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banister/) — A banister is the rail along the side of a staircase that you hold on to. — 9 sentences - [bank](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bank/) — A bank is a place that keeps money safe and lends it. — 16 sentences - [banker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banker/) — A person who runs or works at a high level in a bank, deciding about loans and money. — 10 sentences - [banknote](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banknote/) — A piece of paper or plastic money printed by a country's bank, such as a £10 note or a $20 bill. — 8 sentences - [bankrupt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bankrupt/) — A person or company that is bankrupt cannot pay their debts, and a court takes control of what they own to pay the people they owe. — 9 sentences - [banned](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banned/) — Banned is the past form of «ban»: it was officially not allowed. — 9 sentences - [banner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banner/) — A long piece of cloth or paper with words or pictures on it, carried or hung up. — 11 sentences - [banning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banning/) — Officially saying that something is not allowed. — 8 sentences - [bannock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bannock/) — A bannock is a round, flat cake of oatmeal or barley bread, baked on a griddle or in an oven, eaten mainly in Scotland. — 4 sentences - [banns](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banns/) — Banns are the public announcements read out in church, on three Sundays before a wedding, to say that two people plan to marry, so that an… — 4 sentences - [banquet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banquet/) — A large formal meal for many people, usually to celebrate something, with speeches. — 7 sentences - [banter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banter/) — Friendly, playful teasing and joking talk between people: the friends' banter. — 11 sentences - [banyan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/banyan/) — A tropical fig tree from India whose branches drop roots down to the ground, which grow into new trunks so one tree can look like a whole… — 8 sentences - [baobab](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baobab/) — A baobab is a huge tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a very fat trunk and short branches that look like roots. — 7 sentences - [baptise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptise/) — To baptise someone is to give them the Christian ceremony of baptism, pouring water on them or putting them in water as a sign of joining… — 8 sentences - [baptised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptised/) — Baptised means given the Christian ceremony of baptism, washed with water as a sign of joining Christ and the Church. — 9 sentences - [baptism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptism/) — Baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is washed with water or put under water as a sign that they belong to Christ and the Chu… — 11 sentences - [baptist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptist/) — A Baptist is a member of a Protestant Christian church that baptises only people old enough to say they believe, usually by putting them f… — 10 sentences - [baptists](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/) — Baptists are members of Protestant Christian churches that baptise only believers old enough to choose, usually by full immersion in water… — 7 sentences - [baptized](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptized/) — To baptize someone is to sprinkle or dip them in water as a sign that they become a member of the Christian church, often given a name at… — 5 sentences - [bar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bar/) — A bar is a long, solid piece of something, like a bar of soap or chocolate. — 17 sentences - [barb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barb/) — A barb is a sharp point that sticks out backwards from the tip of a fish hook, arrow or wire, so it is hard to pull out. — 11 sentences - [barbarian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbarian/) — A name the ancient Greeks and Romans gave to people from outside their world, whom they saw as wild and uncivilised. — 13 sentences - [barbarous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbarous/) — Barbarous means very cruel, savage or uncivilised, without pity for others. It is a formal, rather old word. — 5 sentences - [barbecue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/) — A metal grill or frame used for cooking food outdoors over hot coals, wood or gas. — 9 sentences - [barbed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbed/) — Barbed means having barbs — small sharp hooks or points pointing backwards, which make something hard to pull out, like a fish hook. — 8 sentences - [barbel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbel/) — A barbel is a freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers at its mouth, which it uses to find food on the river bed. — 5 sentences - [barberry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barberry/) — A barberry is a prickly bush with small yellow flowers and red berries that taste sour, often grown as a hedge. — 4 sentences - [bard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bard/) — A bard was a poet and singer who told stories in verse, especially in old Celtic lands such as Wales, Ireland and Scotland. — 10 sentences - [bare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bare/) — Bare means not covered by clothes, like bare feet or bare arms. — 12 sentences - [barefoot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barefoot/) — Barefoot means not wearing any shoes or socks on your feet. — 10 sentences - [barehanded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/) — Using only your hands, without gloves, tools or weapons. — 7 sentences - [bareheaded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bareheaded/) — Bareheaded means with nothing on the head, without a hat or cap. — 4 sentences - [barely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barely/) — Only just; almost not (I barely caught the bus). — 11 sentences - [bargain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargain/) — A bargain is something you buy for less than its usual price, a good deal. — 12 sentences - [barge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barge/) — A barge is a long boat with a flat bottom used to carry heavy loads on rivers and canals. — 10 sentences - [bargewoman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bargewoman/) — A bargewoman is a woman who lives on or steers a barge, a long flat-bottomed boat that carries goods on canals and rivers. — 7 sentences - [barium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barium/) — A soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. — 8 sentences - [bark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bark/) — A bark is the short loud sound a dog makes. — 12 sentences - [barley](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barley/) — A cereal plant like wheat, whose grain is used for food, for animal feed and for making beer and malt. — 8 sentences - [barleycorn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barleycorn/) — A barleycorn is one grain of barley, a tiny seed from the barley plant. — 5 sentences - [barn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barn/) — A barn is a big farm building for animals, hay, crops or tools. — 12 sentences - [barnacle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barnacle/) — A small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks itself to rocks, ships and whales and stays there. — 12 sentences - [barnyard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barnyard/) — The yard or area around a barn on a farm, where animals walk and feed. — 10 sentences - [barometer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barometer/) — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, used to help forecast the weather. — 10 sentences - [baron](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baron/) — A nobleman of the lowest rank in Britain and some other countries; in the Middle Ages a lord who held land from the king. — 10 sentences - [baroness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baroness/) — A baroness is a woman who holds the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife of a baron. — 5 sentences - [baronial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baronial/) — Baronial means of or like a baron or his castle or hall, grand and noble in style. — 4 sentences - [barony](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barony/) — A barony is the rank or title of a baron. — 5 sentences - [barrack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrack/) — Barracks are a large building or group of buildings where soldiers live. — 11 sentences - [barred](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barred/) — Not allowed to go in or to do something: banned. — 12 sentences - [barrel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrel/) — A barrel is a big round container with a flat top and bottom, usually made of wood or metal, used to hold liquids or other goods. — 11 sentences - [barren](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barren/) — Of land: too poor to grow plants or crops; bare and empty: a barren desert. — 11 sentences - [barrenness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrenness/) — Barrenness is the state of being bare and empty, with no crops growing, or of being unable to have children. — 4 sentences - [barrier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrier/) — A barrier is a fence, gate, wall or bar that stops people or things from going somewhere. — 11 sentences - [barring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barring/) — Barring means except for, leaving out one thing or person from what is said. — 4 sentences - [barrister](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrister/) — A lawyer who speaks for people in the higher courts and argues their case in front of a judge. — 9 sentences - [barrow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrow/) — A wheelbarrow: a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles, pushed by hand. — 10 sentences - [barrowful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barrowful/) — As much as a wheelbarrow will hold. — 7 sentences - [bart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bart/) — A boy's or man's name, short for Bartholomew or Bartlett; the best-known Bart is Bart Simpson, a cartoon boy. — 9 sentences - [barter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barter/) — To barter means to swap things or services for other things instead of using money. — 10 sentences - [basalt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basalt/) — A hard, dark grey or black rock made when hot lava from a volcano cools quickly. — 8 sentences - [basaltic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basaltic/) — Made of basalt, a dark, heavy rock that forms when lava from a volcano cools quickly. — 9 sentences - [base](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/base/) — The base of something is its bottom part or the part it stands on. — 18 sentences - [baseball](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baseball/) — Baseball is a game where two teams of 9 take turns to hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases. — 12 sentences - [baseline](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baseline/) — A starting measurement that you use to compare later results with. — 10 sentences - [basely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basely/) — Basely means in a mean, shameful way, without honour or fairness. — 4 sentences - [basement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basement/) — A basement is a room or floor of a building that is partly or fully under the ground. — 10 sentences - [bashful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bashful/) — Bashful means shy and easily embarrassed, not wanting to be looked at or to speak in front of others. — 4 sentences - [basic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basic/) — Basic means simple and the most important, the first part that everything else is built on: basic facts, basic skills. — 12 sentences - [basically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basically/) — Basically means in the most important way, when you think about the main idea. — 8 sentences - [basil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basil/) — Basil is a sweet green herb with shiny leaves, used to flavour food, especially tomato dishes and pasta. — 4 sentences - [basilisk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basilisk/) — In old fairy tales, a basilisk is a monstrous serpent or lizard whose look could kill. — 5 sentences - [basin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basin/) — A round bowl for holding liquid or food, especially for mixing or washing. — 11 sentences - [basis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basis/) — The main idea, fact or thing that something is built on or starts from. — 11 sentences - [bask](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bask/) — To lie or sit enjoying warmth, especially sunlight. — 9 sentences - [basket](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basket/) — A basket is a container made of woven strips, used to carry things like fruit or bread. — 13 sentences - [basketball](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basketball/) — Basketball is a team game where players bounce the ball and try to throw it through a high hoop with a net. — 10 sentences - [basketful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/basketful/) — A basketful is as much as a basket will hold, a basket full of things. — 4 sentences - [bass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bass/) — Bass (said «base») means the lowest notes or sounds in music. — 11 sentences - [bast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bast/) — Bast is the soft fibre under the bark of some trees, such as lime, used to make rope, mats and shoes. — 4 sentences - [baste](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baste/) — To baste is to pour fat or juice over meat while it cooks, to keep it moist. — 5 sentences - [bastille](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bastille/) — The Bastille was a fortress prison in Paris; on 14 July 1789 crowds stormed it, starting the French Revolution. — 8 sentences - [bat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bat/) — A bat is a small flying animal with wings of skin that comes out at night. — 12 sentences - [batch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/batch/) — A batch is an amount of something made at one time. — 13 sentences - [bath](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bath/) — A long container you fill with water and sit in to wash your body (UK; US says bathtub or tub). — 14 sentences - [bathe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bathe/) — To bathe means to wash yourself or someone else in a bath (more US; in the UK people more often say «have a bath»). — 11 sentences - [bathhouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bathhouse/) — A building with baths for public use, where people go to wash, bathe and relax. — 9 sentences - [bathrobe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bathrobe/) — A long, loose coat made of soft towelling or cotton, worn before or after a bath or shower. — 8 sentences - [bathroom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bathroom/) — A bathroom is a room with a bath or shower, a washbasin and usually a toilet. — 11 sentences - [bathtub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bathtub/) — A large container for water that you sit or lie in to wash your body; a bath. — 7 sentences - [batman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/batman/) — Batman is a famous comic-book and film superhero who fights crime in Gotham City wearing a bat costume; his real name in the stories is Br… — 8 sentences - [baton](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baton/) — A baton is a short stick passed from one runner to the next in a relay race. — 13 sentences - [bats](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bats/) — Bats is the plural of bat: more than one flying animal, or more than one stick for hitting a ball. — 12 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) **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/)