--- title: B — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 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/3/) [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 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/) **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/) - [battalion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battalion/) — A battalion is a large group of soldiers, part of an army regiment. — 6 sentences - [batter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/batter/) — Batter is a runny mixture of flour, eggs and milk used to make pancakes, cakes or to coat fried food. — 12 sentences - [battery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battery/) — A small object that stores electricity and gives it to torches, toys, phones and remote controls. — 13 sentences - [batting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/batting/) — Batting is hitting a ball with a bat, especially in baseball, cricket and softball; it is the turn when your team tries to score. — 12 sentences - [battle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battle/) — A battle is a fight between armies, ships or planes in a war. — 12 sentences - [battlefield](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlefield/) — A battlefield is a place where a battle is or was fought. — 10 sentences - [battlement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battlement/) — The battlements are the walls on the top of a castle, with gaps like teeth, where guards can shelter. — 6 sentences - [bauble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bauble/) — A shiny ball or decoration hung on a Christmas tree. — 9 sentences - [bawl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawl/) — To cry very loudly, like a baby. — 10 sentences - [bawling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bawling/) — Crying very loudly, like a baby or an upset child. — 12 sentences - [bay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bay/) — A bay is part of the sea or a lake that curves into the land. — 14 sentences - [bayonet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bayonet/) — A bayonet is a sharp steel blade that fits on the end of a rifle for close fighting. — 6 sentences - [bazaar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bazaar/) — A market, especially in the Middle East or South Asia, with many small shops and stalls in a street or covered area. — 9 sentences - [bb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bb/) — A BB is a small round metal pellet fired from an air gun called a BB gun. — 9 sentences - [bc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bc/) — BC is written after a year to mean that many years before the year 1 in the usual calendar, counted backwards. — 10 sentences - [bce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bce/) — BCE stands for «Before the Common Era», used after a year number to show years counted backwards from the start of the usual calendar; it… — 10 sentences - [be](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/be/) — To be means to exist, to be there. — 29 sentences - [beach](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beach/) — The area of sand or small stones next to the sea or a lake. — 12 sentences - [beacon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beacon/) — A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light. — 12 sentences - [bead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bead/) — A bead is a small ball or shape with a hole through it, put on a string to make a necklace or bracelet. — 11 sentences - [beadle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beadle/) — A beadle was a minor officer in a town or parish who kept order, called people to meetings or rang the bell. — 5 sentences - [beady](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beady/) — Small, round and shiny, like a bead; used mostly about eyes. — 9 sentences - [beagle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beagle/) — A beagle is a small to medium hunting dog with long floppy ears, short legs and a white, brown and black coat. — 8 sentences - [beak](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beak/) — The hard pointed mouth of a bird, which it uses to eat, pick things up and build nests. — 11 sentences - [beam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beam/) — A beam is a long, strong piece of wood or metal that holds up a roof or floor in a building. — 15 sentences - [bean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bean/) — A bean is a seed you can eat, which grows in a pod. — 15 sentences - [beanbag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beanbag/) — A large soft bag filled with small plastic balls, used as a comfy chair. — 8 sentences - [beanstalk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beanstalk/) — The tall stem of a bean plant that climbs up a pole or string. — 9 sentences - [bear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bear/) — A bear is a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear, polar bear or black bear. — 16 sentences - [bearcat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearcat/) — The binturong, a furry animal from the forests of South and Southeast Asia with a long tail it can grip with; it is neither a bear nor a c… — 9 sentences - [beard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beard/) — A beard is the hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man. — 9 sentences - [bearded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearded/) — Bearded means having a beard, hair growing on the chin and cheeks. — 11 sentences - [beardless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beardless/) — Beardless means without a beard, as a young man or boy usually is. — 5 sentences - [bearer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearer/) — A bearer is a person who carries something, such as a load, a flag, a coffin or a sick person on a stretcher. — 5 sentences - [bearing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearing/) — A direction measured in degrees clockwise from north, written with three figures: a bearing of 090 degrees is east. — 16 sentences - [bearskin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bearskin/) — A bearskin is the thick skin or fur of a bear. — 6 sentences - [beast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beast/) — A beast is a large, wild or frightening animal. — 12 sentences - [beastly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beastly/) — Beastly means very unpleasant, nasty or annoying. — 6 sentences - [beat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beat/) — To beat is to win against someone. — 16 sentences - [beaten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beaten/) — Beaten is the form of "beat" after have or be: lost to someone in a game ("We were beaten 3–0"). — 14 sentences - [beater](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beater/) — A beater is a person who goes through bushes or woods to drive out game such as deer or birds towards the hunters. — 6 sentences - [beating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beating/) — A beating is a hitting with a stick or hands as a punishment. — 7 sentences - [beau](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beau/) — A beau is a boyfriend or a man who is courting a woman. — 9 sentences - [beauteous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beauteous/) — Beauteous means very beautiful. — 5 sentences - [beautiful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beautiful/) — Beautiful means very pleasant to look at, hear or experience. — 11 sentences - [beautifully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beautifully/) — In a beautiful way; in a way that is very pleasant to see or hear. — 10 sentences - [beautify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beautify/) — To beautify something is to make it more beautiful. — 8 sentences - [beauty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beauty/) — The quality of being very pleasing to look at, hear or think about. — 14 sentences - [beaver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beaver/) — A beaver is a large rodent with thick brown fur, strong teeth and a wide, flat tail, that lives near rivers and lakes. — 8 sentences - [because](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/because/) — Because gives the reason for something. — 22 sentences - [beckon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beckon/) — To beckon is to move the hand or head to call someone to come closer. — 6 sentences - [become](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/become/) — To become is to start to be something. A seed becomes a plant. — 14 sentences - [bed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bed/) — A bed is furniture you sleep on. — 15 sentences - [bedchamber](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedchamber/) — A bedroom, especially in a palace or a grand house. — 7 sentences - [bedclothes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/) — The covers on a bed: sheets, blankets, a duvet or quilt, and pillowcases. — 8 sentences - [bedding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/) — The sheets, blankets, duvets, pillows and pillowcases on a bed. — 12 sentences - [bedraggled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedraggled/) — Wet, dirty and messy, as when you have been out in rain or mud. — 9 sentences - [bedrock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedrock/) — The solid rock that lies under soil and loose rocks. — 8 sentences - [bedroom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedroom/) — A bedroom is a room for sleeping, with a bed in it. — 13 sentences - [bedside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedside/) — The area next to a bed. — 10 sentences - [bedstead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedstead/) — The frame of a bed, the part that holds up the mattress. — 4 sentences - [bedtime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedtime/) — Bedtime is the time when you usually go to bed. — 11 sentences - [bee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bee/) — A bee is a flying insect with a hairy body, often yellow and black striped, that collects nectar and pollen from flowers; some bees make h… — 11 sentences - [beech](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beech/) — A beech is a large tree with smooth grey bark and shiny oval leaves, found in Europe and North America. — 9 sentences - [beechwood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beechwood/) — A wood or forest made of beech trees. — 4 sentences - [beef](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beef/) — The meat from a cow, bull or ox. — 17 sentences - [beehive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beehive/) — A box or other structure where bees live and make honey. — 9 sentences - [beekeeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beekeeper/) — A person who keeps bees in hives to collect honey and wax. — 8 sentences - [beep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/) — A beep is a short, high sound made by a machine, like a microwave, a car horn or a phone. — 9 sentences - [beer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/) — An alcoholic drink for adults, made from grain (usually barley) and hops, fizzy and often golden or brown; it is not for children. — 11 sentences - [beeswax](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beeswax/) — The yellow wax that honeybees make to build their honeycomb. — 10 sentences - [beet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beet/) — A beet is a round dark red vegetable that grows under the ground; in the UK it is called beetroot. — 10 sentences - [beethoven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beethoven/) — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), a German composer, one of the most famous in history; he kept writing music even after he became deaf. — 7 sentences - [beetle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetle/) — A beetle is an insect with a hard shiny back. Like all insects it has 6 legs. — 13 sentences - [beetroot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beetroot/) — Beetroot is a round, dark red root vegetable that grows under the ground. — 8 sentences - [befall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befall/) — To happen to someone, often something bad: «If you do ill, ill will befall you.». — 4 sentences - [befit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befit/) — To be right and suitable for someone: «treated as befits your rank» means treated as is right for their rank. — 4 sentences - [befitting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befitting/) — Right and suitable for a person or an occasion: a dress befitting a bride. — 4 sentences - [befool](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befool/) — To fool or trick someone, so that they look foolish. — 4 sentences - [before](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/before/) — Before means earlier than something else: before lunch. — 20 sentences - [beforehand](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beforehand/) — Beforehand means earlier, before something else happens, often to get ready. — 10 sentences - [befriend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/befriend/) — To become a friend to someone, especially someone who is new, lonely or needs help. — 10 sentences - [beg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beg/) — To ask someone very strongly, again and again, for something you want a lot. — 12 sentences - [beget](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beget/) — To become the father of a child; in old tales, to produce children or new things. — 4 sentences - [beggar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beggar/) — A person who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food. — 10 sentences - [beggarman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beggarman/) — A man who begs for money or food. — 4 sentences - [begging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begging/) — Asking someone very strongly or desperately for something: begging for one more story. — 12 sentences - [begin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begin/) — To begin is to start doing something. — 14 sentences - [beginner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginner/) — A beginner is a person who is just starting to learn or do something and does not have much skill yet. — 9 sentences - [beginning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beginning/) — The beginning is the first part or the start of something. — 11 sentences - [begrimed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begrimed/) — Covered with dirt, especially dark dirt or soot. — 4 sentences - [begrudge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/begrudge/) — To feel unhappy that someone has or gets something, and wish they did not have it: «why do you begrudge me my playmates?». — 4 sentences - [behalf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/behalf/) — For someone, as their representative, or in their place. — 8 sentences - [behave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/behave/) — To act or do things in a certain way: behave well, behave badly, behave strangely. — 12 sentences - [behavior](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/behavior/) — The way a person or animal acts; how someone conducts themselves, good or bad. — 4 sentences - [behaviour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/behaviour/) — The way a person or animal acts, especially how good or bad, polite or rude it is. — 11 sentences - [behead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/behead/) — To cut off a person's head as a punishment or execution. — 8 sentences - [beheaded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beheaded/) — Killed by having the head cut off. — 9 sentences - [beheading](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beheading/) — Cutting off someone's head as a punishment; an execution. — 8 sentences - [behest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/behest/) — A command or order, often from someone in charge: «at his behest» means as he ordered. — 4 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/) **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/)