Top 100 Commonly Used Words Starting with B

Learn common words starting with B in English. “You know how to whistle don’t you…You just put your lips together and blow.” This was made famous in a movie byLauren Bacalland Humphrey Bogart. Okay, maybe we won’t whistle today. Instead, we will have a list of words. They all start with a letter of the alphabet that’s as easy as whistling.

Get ready. Put your lips together. Now blow, letting your lips resist opening for a second. You just made the letter “B”. And here are—

Words Starting with B

Here are 100 frequently used words that start with B.

1. BABY

Noun:

A very young child.; an infant

She rocked thebabyto sleep

形容词:

Atypically tiny

  • babycarrots
  • Let’s takebabysteps at first

Verb:

To care for to an extreme degree

I just want someone tobabyme today

Slang:

Used as a way of speaking to someone, Usually used flirtatiously or affectionately.

Hey,baby, you’re lookin’ good.

2. BEDROOM

Noun:

Room in the home where sleeping is done (bed+room)

We’ve turned the smallestbedroominto a nursery for our new baby.

3. BEER

Noun:

Fermented alcoholic beverage. Typically made from grains such as barley, with hops added, then carbonated.

I’ve put thebeerin the fridge to chill.

4. BLOG

Noun:

A computer site containing mainly statements and personal thoughts by the person who writes it.

Do you actually want to monetize yourblog?

5.BIRD

Noun:

A winged vertebrate that is warm-blooded and covered with feathers.

Crane is a kind ofbirdwith very long legs and neck.

Slang:

Obscene gesture

6. BOOS

Noun:

Plural form of sound made, usually by people in a crowd, to indicate disapproval.

The performance was met withboosand hisses.

7. BOOBS

Slang:

Breasts

Today, I told my mom I was excited myboobswere getting bigger.

8. BOMB

Noun:

Explosive device

Thebombhad been set with a four-hour fuse.

Slang:

Disastrous loss

The play was abomb.

When used with “the”, absolutely wonderful

The play was thebomb.

9. BORN

形容词:

Given a start or life

She wasborninto a wealthy family.

10. BOSS

Noun:

A person who has authority

Hisbossgave him a reprimand for being late.

11. BLUE

形容词:

Color. Related to what the sky looks like.

They have dressed alike inbluejersey and knickers.

12. BLACK

形容词:

Color. Often used to describe African American people and things associated with them, like their culture.

I like the contrast of the white trousers with ablackjacket.

13. BOY

Noun:

A young male

The littleboysat in a gloomy corner.

14. BREW

Verb:

To boil, steep, or ferment

I’ll酿造up a fresh pot of tea when they arrive.

Slang:

Beer

I thought I’d try the local酿造.

15. BUGS

Noun:

Insects

The birds that eatbugscan see them from far away.

Slang:

Problems with computer systems, software, etc.

The command module had shown severalbugsin its components and a maddening fault with the communications systems.

16. BURY

Verb:

To totally cover

He’d had toburyhis pain over the years.

17. BUTT

Noun:

An alternative for rear end

If I go out on that ice, I will fall on mybutt.

18. BUSY

形容词:

Teeming with activity

I’m afraid I’mbusytonight.

19. BUY

Verb:

Purchase, give money in exchange for goods

I usuallybuyall my vegetables at the market.

20. BACK

Noun:

Body area from the lower spine to the neck. Often used to denote responsibility.

Movement can be painful when you’ve hurt yourback.

To have someone leave you alone about something, you say, “Get off myback”。

To tell a person you are loyal to them, you say, “I’ve got yourback”。

21. BADGE

Noun:

Marker showing membership

He was wearing abadgewith his name on it.

22. BAGGY

形容词:

Loose, often flowing

He was wearing a stripy shirt andbaggyblue trousers.

23. BAKERY

Noun:

The location where edibles are cooked in ovens.

The smell of fresh bread from a面包店made him hungry but he did not stop.

24. BALLS

Noun:

Spheres used primarily in sports

She could not stop thoseballsfrom rolling round.

Slang:

Testicles

25. BARK

Verb:

The sound made by a dog

The dog gave a loudbark.

Noun:

Outside of a tree

Thebarkof plane trees peels off regularly.

26. BASIC

形容词:

Related to the starting point or essence

He knew thebasicrules of the game

27. BASIS

Noun:

Foundation

She was chosen for the job on thebasisof her qualifications and ideas.

28. BEANS

Noun:

Plural, edible seeds often eaten with their pods as vegetables

Thebeanswill only germinate if the temperature is warm enough.

29. BEAM

Noun:

Wide support

The approaching car’s headlights were on fullbeam.

30. BEAT

Noun:

The sound a drum makes in music

They danced to the rhythmicbeatof the music.

Verb:

What happens when one team triumphs over another.

The Lakersbeatthe Pistons.

31. BELLY

Noun:

The frontpart of the bodynear the waist

He’s so fat, hisbellyhangs over his trousers.

32. BEGIN

Verb:

Start

If everyone is ready, I’llbegin.

33. BEIGE

形容词:

Color, white with a hint of brown.

It was a white man in middle age, dressed in a lightbeigesuit.

34. BELL

Noun:

An instrument that makes a ringing sound

Thebellis massive, weighing over 40 tons.

35. BELOW

Adverb:

In a lower place

He divedbelowthe surface of the water.

36. BEAUTIFUL

形容词:

Very attractive to look at

It’s a verybeautifulplace in the summertime.

37. BIRTH

Noun:

The moment when life begins

The baby weighed three kilos atbirth.

38. BLAME

Verb:

Say another person did something wrong

Don’tblameme – it’s not my fault.

39. BLEED

Verb:

Have blood flow

And after about three days, I was in terrible pain and started tobleeda lot.

40. BLEND

Verb:

Mix together

Blenda little milk with the custard powder to form a paste.

41. BLIND

形容词:

Unable to see

I must have beenblindnot to realize the danger we were in.

42. BLINK

Verb:

To close eyes for a very short time

When I told her how much it would cost, she didn’t evenblink.

43. BELT

Noun:

Article of clothing used to hold up pants

She wore a widearound her waist.

Drink, usually alcoholic

Think I’ll have a.

44. BRING

Transitive verb:

To cause, either by carrying, dragging, or some other means to come with you.

Pleasebringme a pot of coffee.

45. BOOK

Noun:

Written words, either on pages between covers or online, usually with a beginning, middle and end.

We searched for hours, but couldn’t find thebook.

46. BOOTH

Noun:

Stall

They sat in a cornerbooth, away from other diners.

47. BOSSY

形容词:

Overly authoritative, controlling

She’s terriblybossyand nobody likes her much.

48. BOWL

Noun:

Dish with raised sides

Abowlof hot chicken soup will be good for you.

49. BOX

Noun:

Temporary container, often cardboard

She removed every single thing from thebox.

50. BOXER

Noun:

一个人的工作是在对手fists

Theboxerturned aside the sudden blow with his left arm.

51. BRAKE

Verb:

Stop

I had tobrakesuddenly, and the car behind me ran into me.

52. BREAK

Verb:

Split in more than one piece.

I want tobreakup with you.

53. BRAND

Verb:

To burn

You can’tbrand所有足球年代upporters as hooligans.

Noun:

Company logo

He gave his name to a well-knownbrandof frozen food.

54. BRAIN

Noun:

The organ that controls the body

Thebrainis a part of the nervous system of the human body.

55. BRACE

Noun:

Support

She wore abraceto correct her gappy teeth.

56. BRICK

Noun:

A rectangular piece of building or paving material

The house has a wooden frame faced withbrick.

57. BRAVE

形容词:

Getting something done even though circumstances are disheartening

He was notbraveenough to report the loss of the documents.

58. BLOW

Verb:

Make a gust of wind

If youblowthat balloon up any more it will burst.

59. BRIDE

Noun:

Woman on her wedding day

Thebrideand bridegroom received their guests in the great hall.

60. BREAD

Noun:

Baked side dish made of grains

She was sawing thebreadwith a blunt knife.

Slang:

Money

He earns his dailybreadas a tourist guide.

61. BRIEF

Noun:

Underwear

形容词:

Short, quick

Saunder’s lawyer made abriefstatement to the press outside the court.

62. BROOM

Noun:

Sweeping tool

I can’t sweep without abroom.

63. BROKE

Slang:

Without money

64. BROWN

形容词:

Color, the color of dirt

He’s gotbrowneyes and a cheerful smile.

65. BROTHER

Noun:

Male sibling

I have received a letter from mybrother.

66. BROTH

Noun:

Soup stock

Add wine, chickenbroth, and 2 cups of water.

67. BUILD

Verb:

To make something by putting more than one thing together

There are no plans tobuildnew offices.

68. BULB

Noun:

Round structure. Can be a light bulb or plant bulb.

I’m not very practical – I can’t even change a lightbulb.

69. BUNCH

Noun:

Group

I received abunchof flowers yesterday.

Verb:

Gather

I willbunchthese together

70. BURNT

形容词:

Overcooked

I’m afraid I’veburntthe pizza.

71. BYTES

Noun:

A unit of data storage capacity or information on a computer

A graphic character is fixed length 2bytesper character.

72. BANANA

Noun:

Long yellow fruit related to the plantain

I watched her take abananafrom a paper bag, peel it, and offer it to Frank.

73. BARELY

Adverb:

几乎没有在all

The water wasbarelydribbling out of the tap.

74. BEARD

Noun:

Hair grew on a man’s face

His chin was completely covered by hisbeard.

75. BEAR

Noun:

Large animal

The white fur of the polarbearis a natural camouflage.

76. BARE

形容词:

Naked

Don’t walk on the cold floor withbarefeet.

77. BORING

形容词:

Uninteresting

This job is soboring. I wish I could do something more creative.

78. BORED

形容词:

Characterized by a lack of interest

I’mbored: let’s go to the cinema.

79. BOARD

Noun:

Plank

The teacher pegged a notice to a noticeboard.

80. BASS

Noun:

In seafood, a freshwater fish

Largemouthbass, yellowbass, channel catfish, and rainbow trout accounted for about 5 percent of the total.

In music, the low notes

Do you singbassor baritone?

81. BASKET

Noun:

A woven container

I have picked out the bad tomatoes from thebasket.

82. BATH

Noun:

A container of water specifically for sitting in and cleansing the body

After a week of camping, I really needed abath.

83. BREATH

Noun:

The air that comes into or goes from the body

Take a deepbreath, and you will feel relaxed.

84. BREATHE

Verb:

The act of inhaling or exhaling air

I can’tbreathein this room.

85. BECOME

Verb:

To experience change

The colorsbecomemellow as the sun went down.

86. BEFORE

Adverboradjective:

At an earlier date or time

I saw Simon shortlybeforehis departure for Russia.

87. BELIEVE

Verb:

To consider to be the fact

You shouldn’tbelieveeverything you read.

88. BESIDE

Preposition:

Next to

He is sittingbesideher on the sofa.

89. BILL

Noun:

Request for money from a debtor

He beckoned to the waiter to bring thebill.

90. BINGE

Verb:

Over-indulgence

I tend tobingeon chocolate when I’m watching TV.

91. BRIBE

Noun:

Money given for favors

She had been offered a $50 000bribeto drop the charges.

92. BRIDGE

Noun:

Structure over water

There’s a woodenbridgeover the river.

93.明亮的

形容词:

Reflecting a high level of light

The sunlight was verybright.

94. BROKEN

形容词:

Not whole

Can you glue thebrokenvase together?

95. BUDGET

Noun:

Guide set for money spent

Cutting thebudgetwas an impressive accomplishment.

96. BUCKET

Noun:

Container for carrying liquids

Armed with abucketand a mop, I started washing the floor.

97. BUMPER

形容词:

Large, to an unusual extent

Plum growers say they are expecting abumperharvest this year.

98. BUREAU

Noun:

Subdivision of a department

The travelbureauis not so far from here.

99.汉堡

Noun:

Short for hamburger

Would you like a large or small cola with yourburger?

100. BUTTER

Noun:

Spread made from cream

Do you wantbutteror margarine on your toast?

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