--- title: B — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 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/5/) [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 5 [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](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** [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/) - [bewitch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bewitch/) — To bewitch someone is to put a spell on them with magic. — 5 sentences - [bewitched](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bewitched/) — Under a magic spell put on by a witch or wizard. — 9 sentences - [bewitching](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bewitching/) — Very charming or lovely, so that it seems to cast a spell on you. — 4 sentences - [beyond](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beyond/) — Beyond means on the far side of something, further away than it. — 13 sentences - [bi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bi/) — Two or twice, as in bicycle (two wheels), bilingual (two languages), biannual (twice a year). — 9 sentences - [biannual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biannual/) — Happening twice a year. — 6 sentences - [bias](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bias/) — Bias is an unfair way of favouring one person, side or idea over others, often without good reason: a referee with a bias towards one team. — 13 sentences - [biased](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biased/) — Unfairly favouring one person, side or idea over another, often without good reasons. — 10 sentences - [bible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bible/) — The holy book of Christians; the Christian Bible contains the Old Testament and the New Testament, and the Hebrew Bible is the holy book o… — 10 sentences - [biblical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/) — To do with the Bible or found in the Bible, like biblical stories. — 10 sentences - [bicarbonate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bicarbonate/) — Short for bicarbonate of soda (also called baking soda or sodium bicarbonate), a white powder used in cooking and cleaning. — 8 sentences - [biceps](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biceps/) — The biceps is the big muscle at the front of your upper arm that bends your elbow. — 8 sentences - [bicker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bicker/) — To bicker is to argue or quarrel about small things, again and again. — 5 sentences - [bickering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bickering/) — Arguing about small, unimportant things, again and again. — 9 sentences - [bicycle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bicycle/) — A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet. — 11 sentences - [bid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bid/) — To bid farewell is to say goodbye. — 6 sentences - [bidder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bidder/) — A person who offers money for something at an auction. — 9 sentences - [bidding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bidding/) — Offering money for something at an auction. — 11 sentences - [bide](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bide/) — To bide is to stay or live in a place; to bide your time is to wait patiently until the right moment. — 4 sentences - [big](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/big/) — Big means large in size or amount: a big dog. — 13 sentences - [bigger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bigger/) — Bigger means larger in size or amount than another. — 14 sentences - [bijou](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bijou/) — Bijou means small and elegant, used about a house or flat; it is often a euphemism for "very small". — 8 sentences - [bike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bike/) — A bike is a bicycle, a thing with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals. — 14 sentences - [bikini](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bikini/) — A two-piece swimsuit for women and girls, with a top and bottoms. — 8 sentences - [bilateral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bilateral/) — Involving two sides, groups or countries, as in a bilateral agreement. — 8 sentences - [bilberry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bilberry/) — A small wild berry, dark blue and juicy, growing on a low shrub on hills and moors. — 4 sentences - [bilby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bilby/) — A bilby is a small Australian marsupial with long rabbit-like ears, a long pointed nose and silky blue-grey fur. — 8 sentences - [bile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bile/) — Bile is a bitter yellow-green liquid made by the liver that helps the body digest fat. — 9 sentences - [bilingual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bilingual/) — Able to speak two languages well: «a bilingual child». — 8 sentences - [bill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bill/) — A bill is a piece of paper money; in the UK it is called a note. — 16 sentences - [billboard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/billboard/) — A billboard is a very large board beside a road or on a building for showing advertisements. — 9 sentences - [billet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/billet/) — A short thick piece of wood, cut ready for chopping or burning. — 5 sentences - [billiard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/billiard/) — Belonging to the game of billiards: a game played on a large table covered in green cloth, where players hit balls with a long stick calle… — 8 sentences - [billion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/billion/) — A billion is one thousand million: 1,000,000,000. — 10 sentences - [billionaire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/billionaire/) — A very rich person who owns money and things worth at least one billion dollars, pounds or euros. — 8 sentences - [billionth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/billionth/) — Coming as number one billion in order (1,000,000,000th). — 7 sentences - [billow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/billow/) — A billow is a big rolling wave of the sea. — 5 sentences - [billy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/billy/) — A metal can with a lid and handle, used to boil water or make tea over a campfire; also a billycan. — 10 sentences - [bimetallic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bimetallic/) — Made of two different metals joined together. — 7 sentences - [bin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/) — A container for rubbish (UK, Australia, NZ: bin, rubbish bin, wheelie bin; US: trash can, garbage can). — 12 sentences - [binary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binary/) — A way of writing numbers using only the digits 0 and 1, which computers use. — 10 sentences - [bind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bind/) — To tie something tightly with string, rope or cloth. — 16 sentences - [binding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binding/) — The cover and spine that hold the pages of a book together. — 11 sentences - [binge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/) — To do too much of something in a short time, especially eating, drinking alcohol or watching TV. — 10 sentences - [bingo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bingo/) — Bingo is a game where players have cards with numbers, and the winner is the first to cross off all the numbers in a line or on the card a… — 13 sentences - [binoculars](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binoculars/) — Binoculars are a tool with two small telescopes joined together, one for each eye, that make far-away things look bigger and closer. — 8 sentences - [binturong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binturong/) — A furry, dark animal from the rainforests of South-East Asia, also called a bearcat, though it is neither a bear nor a cat. — 8 sentences - [biography](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biography/) — A true book or story about a real person's life, written by someone else. — 9 sentences - [biological](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biological/) — To do with living things and how they grow and work, or with biology, the study of them. — 10 sentences - [biologist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biologist/) — A scientist who studies living things such as plants, animals, people and tiny living things like bacteria. — 8 sentences - [biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biology/) — Biology is the study of living things, like plants, animals and people, and how they live and grow. — 12 sentences - [bioluminescence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bioluminescence/) — Light made by living things, such as fireflies, glow-worms, some fungi and many deep-sea animals. — 8 sentences - [biome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biome/) — A biome is a large area of the Earth with its own climate, plants and animals, like a desert, rainforest, grassland or tundra. — 8 sentences - [bionic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bionic/) — Having or being body parts that are electronic or mechanical and work like real ones, often better. — 7 sentences - [biosphere](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biosphere/) — All the parts of the Earth where living things exist, from deep in the sea to high in the air, together with all the life there. — 9 sentences - [birch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birch/) — A tall thin tree with smooth white or silver bark that peels in thin layers. — 10 sentences - [bird](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bird/) — A bird is an animal with feathers, wings and a beak; it lays eggs, and most birds can fly. — 10 sentences - [birdie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdie/) — A child's word for a small bird. — 5 sentences - [birdsong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdsong/) — The musical sounds that birds make, especially in the early morning and in spring. — 8 sentences - [birdwatch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birdwatch/) — To birdwatch is to watch wild birds in their natural surroundings as a hobby, often with binoculars and a bird book. — 9 sentences - [birth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birth/) — Birth is the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother's body and starts living in the world. — 12 sentences - [birthday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthday/) — A birthday is the day each year when a person was born; people often have a party and gifts. — 11 sentences - [birthmark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthmark/) — A birthmark is a coloured mark on the skin that a person is born with or that appears soon after birth. It can be red, pink, brown or blue… — 10 sentences - [birthplace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthplace/) — The place, town or house where a person was born. — 9 sentences - [birthright](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/birthright/) — A birthright is something that a person has a right to just because they were born into a certain family, country or position. — 9 sentences - [biscuit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biscuit/) — In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a biscuit is a small flat sweet baked treat, called a cookie in the USA. — 14 sentences - [bise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bise/) — A cold, dry wind that blows from the north or north-east over Switzerland and parts of France. — 9 sentences - [bisect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bisect/) — To cut or divide something into two equal parts. — 8 sentences - [bisection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bisection/) — The act of dividing something into two equal parts. — 7 sentences - [bishop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bishop/) — A bishop is a senior leader in many Christian churches who looks after the priests and churches of a large area called a diocese. — 9 sentences - [bison](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bison/) — A bison is a large wild animal of the cattle family with a big shaggy head, curved horns and a hump on its back. — 9 sentences - [bit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bit/) — A bit is a small piece or small amount of something: a bit of cake. — 16 sentences - [bitch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitch/) — A female dog, fox or wolf. — 5 sentences - [bite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bite/) — To cut or hold something with your teeth. — 16 sentences - [biter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biter/) — A biter is a person or animal that bites, or tends to bite. — 8 sentences - [bitter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitter/) — Bitter describes a strong, sharp, unpleasant taste, like black coffee, dark chocolate or the peel of a lemon. — 13 sentences - [bitterly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterly/) — In an angry, hurt and unhappy way. — 10 sentences - [bitterness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitterness/) — A sharp, unpleasant taste, like strong coffee or dark chocolate. — 10 sentences - [bitumen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bitumen/) — A black, sticky, tar-like substance made from oil, used to make road surfaces and waterproof roofs. — 8 sentences - [bivouac](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bivouac/) — A simple, temporary camp, often without a tent, made by soldiers or mountain climbers. — 9 sentences - [biz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biz/) — Short for «business», especially a trade or industry, as in «show biz». — 14 sentences - [blab](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blab/) — To tell a secret, often by talking carelessly. — 8 sentences - [blabbermouth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blabbermouth/) — A person who talks too much, especially someone who tells secrets. — 7 sentences - [black](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/black/) — Black is the darkest color, the color of the night sky or of coal. — 14 sentences - [blackberry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackberry/) — A blackberry is a small soft dark purple-black fruit made of many tiny round parts, which grows on a thorny bush called a bramble. — 11 sentences - [blackbird](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackbird/) — In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, the blackbird is a common garden bird: the male is black with an orange-yellow beak, and th… — 12 sentences - [blacken](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blacken/) — To make something black or very dark, such as with soot, smoke or charcoal. — 6 sentences - [blackened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackened/) — Blackened means made black or dark, for example by fire, smoke or dirt. — 11 sentences - [blackening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackening/) — Becoming black or darker, or making something black or dark. — 9 sentences - [blackguard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackguard/) — a rude, dishonest, rascally person who behaves badly. — 4 sentences - [blackish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackish/) — Nearly black, or black with a little of another colour in it. — 9 sentences - [blackness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackness/) — The state of being very dark or black, with little or no light. — 4 sentences - [blacksmith](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blacksmith/) — A person whose job is to make and repair things made of iron, such as horseshoes, gates and tools, by heating the metal and hammering it i… — 7 sentences - [blackthorn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blackthorn/) — A wild bush with black, sharp thorns and small sour dark berries called sloes. — 4 sentences - [bladder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bladder/) — The bladder is a stretchy bag inside the body that stores urine (wee) until you go to the toilet. — 10 sentences - [bladderwort](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bladderwort/) — A bladderwort is a meat-eating water plant with tiny bladders (bags) on its underwater stems that suck in and trap very small animals. — 9 sentences - [blade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blade/) — A blade is the flat, sharp cutting part of a knife, scissors, a saw or a sword. — 11 sentences - [blah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blah/) — Words used to stand for boring or empty talk, usually «blah blah blah». — 9 sentences - [blahs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blahs/) — A feeling of being bored, tired, fed up or slightly sad, without a clear reason. — 7 sentences - [blame](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blame/) — To blame someone means to say or think that they caused something bad. — 11 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](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** [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/)