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[**bruin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bruin.md) noun (bruins) A bear. In old stories «Bruin» is a name for a bear, as in fairy tales (old use). 2. [**bruise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bruise.md) noun (a bruise, bruises); verb (bruise, bruises, bruised, bruising) A purple, blue or dark mark on the skin caused by a bump or knock that breaks tiny blood vessels underneath without breaking the skin. 3. [**brummie**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brummie.md) noun (a Brummie, Brummies — informal, UK); adjective (Brummie — informal, UK) A person from Birmingham, the big city in the middle of England. 4. [**brunch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brunch.md) noun (brunch, brunches); verb (brunch, brunches, brunched — informal) 1) A meal eaten in the late morning instead of breakfast and lunch, often bigger than breakfast. 5. [**brunt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brunt.md) noun (the brunt — almost only in «bear the brunt», «take the brunt») The worst part or the main force of something bad, such as an attack, a storm or blame. 6. [**brush**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brush.md) noun (a brush, brushes); verb (brush, brushes, brushed, brushing; brush off, brush up) A tool with many bristles on a handle, used for cleaning, painting or tidying hair: toothbrush, paintbrush, hairbrush. 7. [**brushing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brushing.md) verb form (-ing form of brush: brush, brushes, brushed, brushing); noun (brushing, uncountable) Brushing means cleaning or tidying something with a brush: brushing your teeth, brushing your hair. 8. [**brushwood**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brushwood.md) noun (brushwood — uncountable) 1) Small broken branches and twigs lying on the ground or cut from trees. 2) Thick, low undergrowth of small bushes and shrubs. 9. [**brushwork**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brushwork.md) noun (brushwork — uncountable) 1) The way a painter uses a paintbrush, and the marks the brush leaves on a painting. 10. [**brutal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brutal.md) adjective (brutal, more brutal, most brutal) 1) Brutal means very cruel and violent. 2) Brutal means very harsh, severe or unpleasant, as with weather or a test. 3) (informal) Brutal… 11. [**brutality**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brutality.md) noun (brutalities) Cruel, violent treatment of people or animals; very harsh behaviour. 12. [**brutally**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brutally.md) adverb (no change) In a cruel, savage way, with great violence. 13. [**brute**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/brute.md) noun (a brute, brutes); adjective (brute) 1) A cruel, violent or rough person. 2) (old) A big, strong animal, especially a wild one. 3) (adjective) Using only strength, not… 14. [**bryony**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bryony.md) noun (bryony, uncountable; a bryony, bryonies); proper noun (Bryony — a girl's name) 1) Bryony is a climbing plant found in hedges in Britain and Europe; there are two kinds, white bryony and black bryony, both with shiny… 15. [**bubble**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bubble.md) noun (a bubble, bubbles); verb (bubble, bubbles, bubbled, bubbling) A bubble is a thin round ball of liquid with air or gas inside, like a soap bubble. 16. [**bubbly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bubbly.md) adjective (bubbly, bubblier, bubbliest); noun (bubbly, uncountable, informal) 1) Full of bubbles: bubbly water, bubbly bath. 2) Lively, cheerful and full of energy: a bubbly personality. 3) (noun, informal) Champagne… 17. [**buck**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buck.md) noun (a buck, bucks); verb (buck, bucks, bucked, bucking) 1) (informal, USA, Canada, Australia, NZ) A dollar. 2) A male deer, rabbit or hare. 3) (verb) Of a horse: to jump with its back arched and… 18. [**bucket**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bucket.md) noun (bucket, buckets); verb (bucket — rain very hard, UK slang) A bucket is an open round container with a handle for carrying water, sand or other things. 19. [**bucketful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bucketful.md) noun (a bucketful, bucketfuls) 1) The amount that one bucket can hold: «a bucketful of water». 2) (informal) A large amount: «bucketfuls of rain». 20. [**buckle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buckle.md) noun (a buckle, buckles); verb (buckle, buckles, buckled, buckling) A buckle is a metal or plastic clip on a belt, strap or shoe that fastens two ends together. 21. [**buckler**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buckler.md) noun (bucklers) 1) A small round shield held in the hand, used in old times (old use). 2) (verb, rare) to protect with a shield. 22. [**buckskin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buckskin.md) noun (buckskins) Soft, pale leather made from the skin of a deer; also a cloth or thing made of it. 23. [**buckskins**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buckskins.md) noun (plural only) Clothes made of buckskin, such as leggings, jackets or trousers. 24. [**buckwheat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buckwheat.md) noun (buckwheat — uncountable) A plant grown for its small, triangle-shaped seeds, which are cooked like grain or ground into flour. 25. [**bud**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bud.md) noun (a bud, buds); verb (bud, buds, budded, budding) A bud is a small swelling on a plant that will open into a leaf or a flower. 26. [**buddha**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buddha.md) proper noun (the Buddha); noun (a buddha, buddhas: a statue or an enlightened person) The Buddha was a teacher who lived in ancient India and started the religion of Buddhism. 27. [**buddhism**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buddhism.md) noun (Buddhism — proper noun, uncountable) 1) (religion) Buddhism is a religion and way of life that follows the teaching of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), who taught how to end… 28. [**buddhist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buddhist.md) noun (a Buddhist, Buddhists); adjective (Buddhist) A Buddhist is a person who follows Buddhism, the religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. 29. [**budding**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/budding.md) adjective (no change); verb form (bud, buds, budded, budding) 1) Just starting to grow or develop; beginning to show promise. 2) Of a plant, beginning to form buds or new leaves. 30. [**buddleia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buddleia.md) noun (a buddleia, buddleias; also buddleja) 1) A bush with long, cone-shaped clusters of purple, white or pink flowers that attract many butterflies; also called the butterfly bush. 31. [**buddy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buddy.md) noun (a buddy, buddies); verb (buddy up, buddies up, buddied up, buddying up) 1) A buddy (informal) is a friend or partner. 2) A buddy is a partner you are paired with to help and look after each other, as in a buddy… 32. [**budge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/budge.md) verb (budge, budges, budged, budging); noun (rare) To budge is to move a little, or to make something heavy or stuck move a little. 33. [**budgerigar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/budgerigar.md) noun (a budgerigar, budgerigars; budgie — informal) 1) A small, long-tailed parrot from Australia, usually green and yellow in the wild, kept as a pet in many colours; usually called a budgie. 34. [**budget**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/budget.md) noun (a budget, budgets); verb (budget, budgets, budgeted, budgeting); adjective (budget — cheap) A budget is a plan for how much money you will spend and save. 35. [**budgie**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/budgie.md) noun (a budgie, budgies) A small, bright green, blue or yellow parrot that people often keep as a pet in a cage; its full name is budgerigar. 36. [**buff**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buff.md) noun (a buff, buffs); adjective (buff, buffer); verb (buff, buffs, buffed, buffing) A buff is a person who knows and loves a lot about one subject: «a film buff», «a history buff». 37. [**buffalo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buffalo.md) noun (a buffalo, buffalo or buffaloes or buffalos); verb (buffalo, US informal, rare = to confuse or bully) 1) A buffalo is a large wild or farmed animal of the cattle family with big curved horns, such as the African buffalo (Cape buffalo) or… 38. [**buffer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buffer.md) noun (a buffer, buffers); verb (buffer, buffers, buffered, buffering) Something that protects one thing from another or softens a hit or shock. 39. [**buffet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buffet.md) noun (a buffet, buffets); verb (buffet, buffets, buffeted, buffeting) A buffet (said «BUFF-ay» or «boo-FAY») is a meal where food is set out on a table and people serve themselves. 40. [**buffeting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buffeting.md) verb form (buffet, buffets, buffeted, buffeting); plural noun (buffetings) Hitting or pushing again and again, as wind or waves do; knocking about roughly. 41. [**buffoon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buffoon.md) noun (buffoons) A person who acts silly or clownish to make others laugh; a clown or fool. 42. [**bug**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bug.md) noun (a bug, bugs); verb (bug, bugs, bugged, bugging) A small insect or other tiny crawling creature, like a beetle or an ant. 43. [**bugbear**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bugbear.md) noun (bugbears) 1) A bogey or imaginary monster that frightens children (old use). 2) Something or someone you dread or are annoyed by. 44. [**bugger**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bugger.md) noun (a bugger, buggers); verb (bugger — rude); exclamation (bugger! — rude) A swear word said when something goes wrong ("Bugger! I missed the bus"). 45. [**bugle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bugle.md) noun (a bugle, bugles); verb (bugle — rare) A bugle is a brass instrument like a small, simple trumpet with no valves, used to play short tunes and signals. 46. [**build**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/build.md) verb (build, builds, built, building); noun (build — body shape) To build is to make something by putting parts together, like a house, a tower or a model. 47. [**builder**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/builder.md) noun (a builder, builders) A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings. 48. [**building**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/building.md) noun (a building, buildings); verb form (-ing form of «build») A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house, school, shop or church. 49. [**bulb**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulb.md) noun (a bulb, bulbs) A bulb (light bulb) is the glass part of a lamp that gives out light when electricity flows through it. 50. [**bulgarian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulgarian.md) adjective (no change); noun (Bulgarians) 1) Of or from Bulgaria, a country in Europe. 2) The language spoken in Bulgaria. 51. [**bulge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulge.md) noun (a bulge, bulges); verb (bulge, bulges, bulged, bulging) A bulge is a round lump that sticks out from something that is usually flat. 52. [**bulgy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulgy.md) adjective (bulgy, bulgier, bulgiest) 1) Swelling out in round lumps; bulging. 53. [**bulk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulk.md) noun (bulk, uncountable; the bulk of); verb (bulk up, bulks, bulked, bulking); adjective (bulk buying) The bulk of something is most of it: «the bulk of the work». 54. [**bulky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulky.md) adjective (bulkier, bulkiest) Large, heavy and awkward in shape or size; hard to carry. 55. [**bull**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bull.md) noun (bull, bulls) 1) A bull is an adult male cow. 2) A bull can also be the male of some other big animals, such as elephants, whales and seals. 3) The… 56. [**bulldog**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulldog.md) noun (a bulldog, bulldogs) A bulldog is a breed of strong dog with a short, flat face, a big head, short legs and loose wrinkly skin. 57. [**bulldozer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulldozer.md) noun (a bulldozer, bulldozers); verb bulldoze A bulldozer is a big powerful machine with a wide metal blade at the front, used to push earth, rocks and rubble. 58. [**bullet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bullet.md) noun (a bullet, bullets); bullet point A bullet is a small piece of metal shot out of a gun. 59. [**bulletin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulletin.md) noun (a bulletin, bulletins) A short official news report, on TV, radio or online. 60. [**bulletproof**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulletproof.md) adjective (bulletproof) Strong enough to stop bullets from going through, like a bulletproof vest or glass. 61. [**bullfight**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bullfight.md) noun (a bullfight, bullfights) 1) A public show, mainly in Spain, Portugal, southern France and parts of Latin America, in which people fight a bull in a ring; in most… 62. [**bullfighter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bullfighter.md) noun (a bullfighter, bullfighters) A person who takes part in a bullfight, a public show in which people tease and fight a bull, usually ending with the bull being killed. 63. [**bullfrog**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bullfrog.md) noun (a bullfrog, bullfrogs) 1) A very large frog, especially the North American bullfrog, with a deep, loud call that sounds like a bull or a cow mooing. 64. [**bullock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bullock.md) noun (a bullock, bullocks) A young male cow that has been castrated (had its parts removed so it cannot father calves), usually raised for beef. 65. [**bully**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bully.md) noun (a bully, bullies); verb (bully, bullies, bullied, bullying) A bully is a person who hurts, frightens or picks on someone smaller or weaker again and again on purpose. 66. [**bullying**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bullying.md) noun (bullying — uncountable); verb, -ing form of bully (bully, bullies, bullied, bullying) 1) Bullying is when someone hurts, frightens or leaves out another person on purpose, again and again, often because they think they are… 67. [**bulrush**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulrush.md) noun (bulrushes) A tall reed-like water plant with a brown, furry head, growing in marshes and at the edge of ponds. 68. [**bulwark**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bulwark.md) noun (bulwarks) 1) A wall or strong defence against attack. 2) The raised side of a ship above the deck. 69. [**bum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bum.md) noun (a bum, bums); verb (bum, bums, bummed, bumming); adjective (bum, informal) 1) (informal, UK/Australia) Your bottom, the part you sit on. 2) (informal, US) A homeless person or someone who will not work; can be… 70. [**bumble**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bumble.md) verb (bumble, bumbles, bumbled, bumbling) 1) To bumble is to hum or buzz, as a bee does when it flies about. 2) To bumble is to move or talk in a clumsy, muddled way. 71. [**bumblebee**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bumblebee.md) noun (a bumblebee, bumblebees); also bumble bee 1) A bumblebee is a large, round, hairy bee, often black and yellow, that buzzes loudly and collects nectar and pollen from flowers. 72. [**bummer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bummer.md) noun (a bummer, bummers — informal, slang) A bummer is a disappointing or annoying thing or situation: «The rain was a bummer.». 73. [**bump**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bump.md) noun (a bump, bumps); verb (bump, bumps, bumped, bumping) A bump is a raised round part on a surface, like a bump in a road. 74. [**bumpiness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bumpiness.md) noun (bumpiness — uncountable) Bumpiness is how bumpy something is: how many lumps, holes or rough parts a surface has. 75. [**bumpy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bumpy.md) adjective (bumpy, bumpier, bumpiest) Bumpy describes a surface that is not smooth but has lumps and holes. 76. [**bun**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bun.md) noun (bun, buns) A bun is a small, round piece of bread, often sweet. 77. [**bunch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bunch.md) noun (bunch, bunches); verb (bunch, bunches, bunched, bunching) A bunch is a group of things held together, like a bunch of bananas, grapes, keys or flowers. 78. [**bundle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bundle.md) noun (bundle, bundles); verb (bundle, bundles, bundled, bundling) A bundle is a group of things tied or wrapped together, like sticks or papers. 79. [**bung**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bung.md) noun (a bung, bungs); verb (bung, bungs, bunged, bunging) A stopper or plug that closes a hole in a barrel, bottle or sink. 80. [**bungalow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bungalow.md) noun (a bungalow, bungalows) A bungalow is a house with only one floor, without stairs to an upstairs. 81. [**bungee**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bungee.md) noun (a bungee, bungees); verb (bungee, bungees, bungeed, bungeeing) A long, stretchy rope or cord; bungee jumping is jumping from a high place with such a cord tied to your ankles so you bounce up and down. 82. [**bungling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bungling.md) verb (bungle, bungles, bungled, bungling); adjective (bungling) 1) To bungle is to do a job badly, through clumsiness or lack of skill. 2) Bungling means clumsy and unskilled, making a mess of things. 83. [**bunk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bunk.md) noun (a bunk, bunks); verb (bunk, bunks, bunked, bunking — informal) A narrow bed fixed to a wall, as on a ship or train. 84. [**bunny**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bunny.md) noun (a bunny, bunnies) A bunny is a child's or friendly word for a rabbit, especially a young or small one. 85. [**bunting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bunting.md) noun (bunting, uncountable); noun (a bunting, buntings — a bird) Rows of small coloured flags, often triangles, hung on a string for a party or celebration. 86. [**buoy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buoy.md) noun (a buoy, buoys); verb (buoy, buoys, buoyed, buoying) A floating object in the sea or a river, fixed in place, that marks a safe path, a danger, or where to stop. 87. [**buoyancy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buoyancy.md) noun (buoyancy — uncountable) The upward push that water (or air) gives to an object, which makes things float or feel lighter. 88. [**buoyant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buoyant.md) adjective (buoyant, more buoyant, most buoyant) Buoyant means able to float, or able to keep things floating. 89. [**bur**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bur.md) noun (burs) A bur is a prickly seed case or head of a plant that sticks to fur, wool and clothes. 90. [**burden**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burden.md) noun (a burden, burdens); verb (burden, burdens, burdened, burdening) 1) A heavy load that you carry. 2) A difficult duty, worry or problem that is hard to deal with. 3) (verb) To give someone a heavy load or… 91. [**burdened**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burdened.md) adjective (burdened); also past tense and past participle of burden 1) Carrying a heavy load. 2) Weighed down by worries, duties, debts or problems. 92. [**burdensome**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burdensome.md) adjective (burdensome; more burdensome, most burdensome) — formal 1) (formal) Heavy or hard to carry. 2) (formal) Causing a lot of work, worry or difficulty, as in «burdensome rules». 93. [**burdock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burdock.md) noun (burdock — a plant; a burdock) 1) Burdock is a tall weed with big leaves and round prickly seed heads (burrs) that stick to clothes and animal fur. 94. [**bureau**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bureau.md) noun (a bureau, bureaus or bureaux) 1) An office or government department that does a special job, such as the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) or a tourist information… 95. [**burger**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burger.md) noun (a burger, burgers) A flat round cake of minced (ground) meat, usually beef, cooked and served in a bread bun. 96. [**burglar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burglar.md) noun (a burglar, burglars) 1) A burglar is a person who breaks into a house, shop or building to steal things. 97. [**burglary**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burglary.md) noun (a burglary, burglaries; burglary uncountable as a crime) Burglary is the crime of breaking into a building to steal things. 98. [**burgle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burgle.md) verb (burgle, burgles, burgled, burgling) 1) (mainly UK, Australia) To burgle a building or a person is to break into their home or building and steal things. 99. [**burgomaster**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burgomaster.md) noun (burgomasters) Old use: the mayor or chief official of a town in some European countries, such as Germany or the Netherlands. 100. 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