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English (UK)English (UK)
  • awakenot asleep; conscious and alert
  • awareknowing about something
  • awaynot here, far from a place
  • awesomeextremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration
  • awfulvery bad​
  • backthe rear part of something
  • backwardsin the opposite direction
  • baconsalt-cured pork, typically from the belly or back of a pig
  • badof poor quality or not good
  • badlyin a poor or serious way​
  • baseballbat-and-ball team game​
  • basedformed or built on something​
  • basicsimple or fundamental
  • basicallyfundamentally or in essence
  • basisthe foundation or main principle
  • basketballball game with hoops​
  • beautifulvery pleasant to look at
  • becausefor the reason that
  • beefmeat from cattle​
  • beeran alcoholic drink from grains
  • beforeearlier than now or another time
  • before ...at an earlier time than; preceding
  • behindat the back of
  • behind ...at the back of; in a position to the rear of
  • belowlower than something