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- berascal/bɪˈrɑːsk(ə)l/To call someone a rascal; to address or denounce someone as a dishonest or mischievous person.verb-transitiveExtremely Rare / Archaic
- berat/beə(r)/To carry the weight of something physically or metaphorically; to endure or tolerate a difficult situation or responsibility.nounB1
- berate/bɪˈreɪt/to scold or criticise someone angrily and severely.verbverb-transitiveC1
- berated/bɪˈreɪtɪd/To scold or criticize (someone) angrily and at length.adjectiveverbC1
- berating/bɪˈreɪtɪŋ/The act of scolding or criticizing someone angrily and at length.adjectivenounC1
- berber/ˈbɜːbə/A member of various Indigenous peoples of North Africa, or the family of languages spoken by them.adjectivenounB2
- berbera/bɜːˈbɛrə/A port city in northern Somalia, the capital of the Sahil region.nounVery Low
- berbere/bɜːˈbɛri/A spicy spice blend, central to Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine, typically containing chili peppers, garlic, ginger, and other aromatic spices.nounLow
- berberine/ˈbɜːbəriːn/A bitter, yellow compound found in plants like goldenseal and Oregon grape, used medicinally as an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agent.nounLow
- berberis/ˈbɜːbərɪs/A spiny shrub of the genus Berberis, typically having yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.nounC2/Technical
- berbice/ˈbɜːbɪs/A former Dutch colony and present-day region in Guyana.nounLow (historical/regional term)
- berbice chair/ˈbɜːbɪs tʃeə/A type of folding wooden armchair with a distinctive X-frame design, originally from the Caribbean.nounLow
- berceuse/bɛːˈsɜːz/A lullaby; a piece of music intended to lull a child to sleep, often characterized by a gentle, rocking rhythm.nounLow
- berchta/ˈbɜːxtə/A female figure in Germanic folklore, often depicted as a winter goddess or supernatural being associated with spinning, domestic order, and the Twelve Days of Christmas.nounVery Low
- berchtesgaden/ˈbɛəxtəsˌɡɑːdən/A town and district in southeast Germany, in the Bavarian Alps, near the Austrian border.nounLow
- bercy/ˈbɛːsi/A rich, white sauce made with butter and white wine, often flavoured with shallots and parsley, used in French cuisine.nounC1
- berdache/bɜːˈdaʃ/A person in certain Indigenous North American societies, typically male, who adopts the social and spiritual roles, dress, and occupations of the opposite sex.nounRare / Obsolete (Specialist-Historical)
- berdichev/bɜːˈdiːtʃɛf/A proper noun referring to a city in Ukraine, historically significant in Jewish culture.nounVery Low
- berdyaev/bɜːˈdjɑːjɛf/A proper noun referring to Nikolai Berdyaev, a prominent 20th-century Russian philosopher and theologian.nounVery Low
- berdyansk/bəːˈdjansk/ or /bɛːˈdjansk/A port city in southeastern Ukraine on the coast of the Sea of Azov.nounLow (Proper noun; primarily geographic/historical context)
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