English Words Starting With B

• bunker

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈbʌŋkə(r)/A strongly fortified underground shelter or storage place.
• bunker buster

  nounLow
  /ˈbʌŋkə ˌbʌstə/A powerful bomb designed to penetrate and destroy heavily fortified underground structures, such as military bunkers.
• bunker hill

  nounLow
  /ˌbʌŋkə ˈhɪl/A famous hill in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, site of a pivotal early battle in the American Revolutionary War (June 17, 1775).
• bunker oil

  nounLow frequency, highly specific term.
  /ˈbʌŋkər ɔɪl/A thick, heavy fuel oil used primarily to power large marine engines in ships.
• bunkerage

  nounC2
  /ˈbʌŋkərɪdʒ/A fee or charge for the supply of fuel (bunker fuel) to a ship or aircraft.
• bunkhouse

  nounC1
  /ˈbʌŋkhaʊs/a simple, often rustic building with sleeping accommodations for multiple people, typically workers, travellers, or campers.
• bunkie

  nounLow frequency; colloquial, informal.
  /ˈbʌŋki/A close friend or companion; a bunkmate.
• bunkmate

  nounLow-medium
  /ˈbʌŋk.meɪt/A person who shares a bed or a simple sleeping place (bunk) with another, typically in shared accommodations like dormitories, camps, military barracks, or hostels.
• bunko

  nounverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈbʌŋ.kəʊ/A swindle or confidence trick, typically one in which victims are lured into a fraudulent gambling game.
• bunko steerer

  nounVery Low
  /ˈbʌŋkəʊ ˈstɪərə/A confidence trickster who works with others to swindle victims out of money, historically by directing them toward a rigged gambling game.
• bunkroom

  nounLow
  /ˈbʌŋkˌruːm/A room containing several beds, typically of a simple type, for sleeping multiple people; a communal sleeping area.
• bunkum

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈbʌŋ.kəm/Nonsense, foolish or insincere talk.
• bunn

  nounLow
  /bʌn/A sweet, usually spiced bread roll, often served toasted with butter.
• bunny

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈbʌni/A term of endearment or common name for a rabbit, especially a young or small one.
• bunny boiler

  nounLow to Medium
  /ˈbʌni ˈbɔɪlə/A woman who reacts to rejection with extreme, obsessive, and vengeful behaviour.
• bunny hop

  nounverbLow-Medium
  /ˈbʌni ˌhɒp/A small, quick jump performed with both feet kept together, imitating the movement of a rabbit.
• bunny hug

  nounLow (for the cuddle sense), Regional (for the clothing sense in Canada)
  /ˈbʌni hʌɡ/A close, often lengthy embrace; a cuddle.
• bunraku

  nounLow frequency (Specialist cultural term)
  /bʊnˈrɑːkuː/a traditional Japanese form of puppet theater characterized by large, intricate puppets operated by multiple puppeteers in full view of the audience, accompanied by narrative chanting and shamisen music.
• buns

  plural-nounB1
  /bʌnz/The plural of 'bun', referring most commonly to small, round bread rolls, often sweetened or used for burgers/hot dogs.
• bunsen

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈbʌns(ə)n/A common noun used in the compound name 'Bunsen burner', referring to a small laboratory gas burner producing a single, open flame, named after the German chemist Robert Bunsen.

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