English Words Starting With B

• babysit

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/To care for a child or children while their parents are temporarily away.
• bacabal

  nounVery Low
  /ˌbæk.əˈbæl/A city in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.
• bacalao

  nounLow
  /ˌbækəˈlaʊ/salted and dried codfish, a traditional preserved fish.
• bacall

  nounVery Low (Archaic, Obsolete)
  /bəˈkɔːl/To shout or call loudly, typically in an animal-like manner (archaic).
• bacardi

  nounLow
  /bəˈkɑːdi/A proprietary brand name for a type of rum, most commonly a white rum.
• bacau

  nounVery Low
  /bəˈkaʊ/Bacau is a proper noun referring to a city in northeastern Romania, the capital of Bacău County.
• bacca

  nounRare / Obsolete
  /ˈbækə/A small, soft fruit, typically with seeds and a juicy pulp (botanical term).
• baccalaureat

  nounLow
  /ˌbækəˈlɔːrɪæt/A French secondary school leaving qualification and university entrance examination.
• baccalaureate

  nounLow
  /ˌbæk.əˈlɔː.ri.ət/A final secondary school qualification or examination, often the final stage before university entrance.
• baccalaureate sermon

  nounLow
  /ˌbæk.əˈlɔː.ri.ət ˈsɜː.mən/A religious address delivered at a university graduation ceremony, typically offering moral or spiritual guidance to graduating students.
• baccarat

  nounLow
  /ˈbæk.ə.rɑː/A card game of chance, typically played for high stakes, where the object is to bet on the hand (player or banker) that totals closest to nine.
• bacchae

  plural-nounLow (C2+)
  /ˈbækiː/The female followers or worshippers of the Greek god Dionysus (Bacchus).
• bacchanal

  adjectivenounLow (C2). A literary, formal, or historical term.
  /ˈbækən(ə)l/A wild, drunken party or celebration; a riotous festivity.
• bacchanalia

  nounplural-nounLow
  /ˌbækəˈneɪlɪə/A wild, drunken feast or orgy, typically in the context of a chaotic celebration.
• bacchant

  adjectivenounC2 / Very Low
  /ˈbækənt/A priest, priestess, or follower of Bacchus (the Roman god of wine), typically characterized by wild, drunken revelry.
• bacchante

  nounRare
  /bəˈkænti/A female follower of Bacchus (Dionysus), the god of wine and revelry in Greek and Roman mythology; a frenzied or ecstatic female worshipper.
• bacchius

  nounVery Low
  /bəˈkaɪəs/A metrical foot in poetry consisting of two short syllables followed by one long syllable (˘ ˘ –).
• bacchus

  nounRare
  /ˈbækəs/A classical reference to the Roman god of wine, revelry, and ecstasy (equivalent to the Greek Dionysus).
• bacchylides

  nounC2 (very low frequency; specialized term)
  /bəˈkɪlɪdiːz/The name of an ancient Greek lyric poet from the 5th century BCE, known for his victory odes.
• baccy

  nounB2
  /ˈbæk.i/Informal British term for tobacco, particularly for smoking in pipes or rolling cigarettes.

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