English Words Starting With B

• b-1

  nounA1 (extremely high frequency)
  /tɜːn/To change position or direction, or to cause something to change position or direction, often in a circular motion.
• b-17

  nounLow
  /ˌbiː ˈsev.ən.tiːn/A specific model of American heavy bomber aircraft used extensively by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, officially named the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
• b-29

  nounRare
  /ˌbiː twɛnti ˈnaɪn/The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, a large, four-engine, propeller-driven heavy bomber aircraft developed for the United States Army Air Forces and used primarily in World War II and the Korean War.
• b-axis

  nounVery Low (Technical)
  /ˈbiː ˌæk.sɪs/The specific axis labelled 'b' in a three-dimensional coordinate system (x, y, z) or a crystal lattice system, often representing a secondary or distinct dimensional direction.
• b-ball

  nounC1-C2 / Low to Medium
  /ˈbiː bɔːl/An informal, clipped slang term for basketball (the game or the ball itself).
• b-boy

  nounC2
  /ˈbiː bɔɪ/A male performer of the hip-hop style of dance known as breakdancing.
• b-boying

  nounLow
  /ˈbiː ˌbɔɪ.ɪŋ/The original style of acrobatic, athletic street dance that is a foundational element of hip-hop culture.
• b-day

  nounMedium
  /ˈbiː deɪ/An informal abbreviation for 'birthday'.
• b-girl

  nounLow
  /ˈbiː ɡɜːl/A female bartender, or a woman employed by a bar to encourage customers to buy drinks.
• b-movie

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈbiː muːvi/A low-budget film made quickly to fill cinema programmes, originally the second feature in a double bill.
• b-road

  nounB2-C1
  /ˈbiː rəʊd/A secondary or minor road in the UK road numbering system, connecting smaller towns and villages, often narrower and with lower speed limits than A-roads.
• b-roll

  nounC1
  /ˈbiː rəʊl/Supplemental video footage used to cut away from main action or interviews in film or television production.
• b-s meson

  nounVery Low
  ˌbiː ˈɛs ˈmiːzɒnA subatomic particle composed of a bottom antiquark and a strange quark, belonging to the meson family and important in particle physics studies.
• b-sample

  nounC1
  /ˈsɑːmpl̩/A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
• b-setting

  nounC1
  /ˈbiː ˌset.ɪŋ/The second or alternative configuration, state, or arrangement within a system or protocol.
• b-side

  nounC1
  /ˈbiː saɪd/The less commercially promoted side of a vinyl single or cassette, containing a track not released as a single.
• ba jin

  nounB2
  /bʌdʒ/to make a slight movement; to move or change position slightly.
• ba'ath

  nounC2
  /ˈbɑː.æθ/An Arab socialist political ideology and movement, founded by Michel Aflaq and Salah al-Din al-Bitar in the mid-20th century, advocating the unification of the Arab world into a single state.
• baa

  nounverbverb-intransitiveA2
  /bɑː/The characteristic cry or bleat of a sheep or lamb.
• baader-meinhof gang

  nounLow
  /ˌbɑːdə ˈmaɪnhɒf ɡæŋ/A left-wing militant group active in West Germany from 1970 to 1998, known for its violent political activities, also officially called the Red Army Faction (RAF).

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