English Words Starting With B

• bumper car

  nounB2
  /ˈbʌmpə ˌkɑː/A small electric vehicle, typically driven in a special enclosed area at a fairground or amusement park, designed to be ridden and deliberately bumped into other similar vehicles for entertainment.
• bumper guard

  nounLow frequency, technical/automotive domain
  /ˈbʌmpə ɡɑːd/A protective device, typically a strip or bar, attached to the front or rear bumper of a vehicle to prevent or reduce damage from minor impacts.
• bumper jack

  nounLow
  /ˈbʌmpə dʒæk/A mechanical device designed to be placed under a vehicle's bumper to lift the vehicle, historically used for changing a flat tyre.
• bumper pool

  nounLow Frequency
  /ˈbʌmpə puːl/A specialist billiard game played on a smaller, square table with two pockets and numerous cushioned obstacles called bumpers, where the objective is to bank shots to sink one's balls into a single target pocket.
• bumper sticker

  nounB2
  /ˌbʌmpə ˈstɪkə/An adhesive label or strip bearing a message, slogan, or political statement, designed to be attached to the bumper of a vehicle.
• bumph

  nounC2
  /bʌmf/Boring or lengthy official documents, paperwork, or printed material, often perceived as unnecessary or tedious.
• bumping race

  nounC1
  /ˈbʌmpɪŋ ˌreɪs/A type of boat race, especially for rowing eights, where crews start spaced apart and each tries to catch and physically bump the boat in front, causing both to then drop out, with the leading boat being replaced the next day.
• bumpkin

  nounC1
  /ˈbʌmpkɪn/A rustic, unsophisticated person from the countryside; a simpleton from a rural area.
• bumpoff

  nounLow / Slang
  /ˈbʌmpɒf/A slang term for a murder or assassination, typically carried out in a sudden, violent manner.
• bumsters

  plural-nounC2
  /ˈbʌmstəz/A style of low-slung trousers or jeans that sit significantly below the waist, often exposing the top of the buttocks.
• bumsucking

  nounVery low (rare, slang/vulgar term)
  /ˈbʌmˌsʌk.ɪŋ/The act of obsequious flattery; fawning servility to gain favour.
• bun

  nounB1
  /bʌn/A small, soft, round bread roll, often slightly sweet.
• bun foot

  nounC2 / Rare / Specialized
  /ˈbʌn ˌfʊt/A short, turned foot on furniture, typically on a cabriole leg, resembling a flattened ball or bun shape.
• buna

  nounVery Low
  /ˈbuːnə/A transliteration of a Romanian or Moldovan word used as an informal greeting, equivalent to 'hi', 'hello', or 'goodbye'.
• bunch

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /bʌn(t)ʃ/A number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together.
• bunch grass

  nounLow
  /ˈbʌntʃ ˌɡrɑːs/A type of grass that grows in dense tufts or clumps rather than forming a continuous sod.
• bunch light

  nounVery Rare / Archaic
  /ˈbʌntʃ ˌlaɪt/A historical term for a cluster of gas-burning or oil-burning lamps, mounted together on a single fixture for illumination.
• bunch pink

  nounLow
  /ˌbʌntʃ ˈpɪŋk/A vivid, warm shade of pink, often associated with the color of certain flowers (like Dianthus, also called pinks).
• bunchberry

  nounLow
  /ˈbʌntʃb(ə)ri/A low-growing, woodland plant (Cornus canadensis) with a whorl of leaves and a cluster of small, white flowers that produce bright red berries.
• bunche

  nounLow
  /bʌntʃ/To gather or form into a tight, rounded cluster; to bunch.

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