5 Letter Words That Start With B

bleak

Adjective : Without color; pale; pallid.

Adjective : Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.

Adjective : Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.

banal

Adjective : Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

Adjective : (uncommon, historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.

brash

Adjective : (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.

Adjective : (of actions) Overly bold, impetuous or rash.

Adjective : (of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.

break

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.

Verb : (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

brood

Noun : The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.

Noun : (uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.

Noun : (countable, uncountable) The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together in special brood chambers or combs within the colony.

broad

Adjective : Wide in extent or scope.

Adjective : Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.

Adjective : Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.

blaze

Noun : A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.

Noun : Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.

Noun : A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.

brute

Adjective : Without reason or intelligence (of animals).

Adjective : Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).

Adjective : Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.

brisk

Adjective : Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

Adjective : Full of spirit of life; effervescing.

Adjective : (archaic) Sparkling; fizzy.

bosom

Noun : (anatomy, somewhat dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).

Noun : The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.

Noun : The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.

balmy

Adjective : Producing balm.

Adjective : Soothing or fragrant.

Adjective : Of weather, mild and pleasant.

blunt

Adjective : Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.

Adjective : Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.

Adjective : Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting in the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

black

Adjective : (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

Adjective : (of a location or setting) Without light.

Adjective : (sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)

blase

Noun : A male given name from Latin.

Adjective : Alternative form of blasé [Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity.]

bound

Adjective : (with infinitive) Obliged (to).

Adjective : (linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.

Adjective : (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.

brush

Noun : An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.

Noun : The act of brushing something.

Noun : A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.

brook

Verb : (transitive, formal, chiefly in the negative) To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.

Verb : (transitive, now chiefly Scotland) To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To earn; deserve.

blast

Noun : A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

Noun : A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.

Noun : A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.

bloom

Noun : A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

Noun : (collective) Flowers.

Noun : (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.

build

Verb : (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

Verb : (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.

Verb : (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.

bruit

Noun : (uncountable, archaic) Hearsay, rumour; talk; (countable) an instance of this.

Noun : (countable, obsolete) A clamour, an outcry; a noise.

Verb : (transitive, archaic in British, current in the US) To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc.

brass

Noun : (countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

Noun : A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a monumental brass.

Noun : Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass.

beast

Noun : An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.

Noun : (chiefly in Commonwealth English, more specifically) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.

Noun : (often collective) All non-human animals seen as a group.

berth

Noun : (nautical) Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.

Noun : (by extension) A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.

Noun : (by extension) A room in a vessel in which the officers or company mess (“eat together”) and reside; also, a room or other place in a vessel for storage.

buxom

Adjective : (of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.

Adjective : (dated) Full of health, vigour, and good temper.

Adjective : (obsolete) Physically flexible or unresisting.

burst

Verb : (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.

Verb : (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.

brief

Adjective : Of short duration; happening quickly.

Adjective : Concise; taking few words.

Adjective : Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.

boost

Noun : A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.

Noun : Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.

Noun : (physics) A coordinate transformation that changes velocity.

basal

Adjective : Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.

Adjective : (anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure.

Adjective : (medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.

blasé

Adjective : Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity.

brave

Adjective : Strong in the face of fear; courageous.

Adjective : (obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.

Adjective : Making a fine show or display.

bower

Noun : A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.

Noun : (literary) A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.

Noun : A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.

basic

Adjective : Necessary, essential for life or some process.

Adjective : Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.

Adjective : (chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.

basin

Noun : A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

Noun : (obsolete) A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.

Noun : A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.

bulge

Noun : An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

Noun : The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

Noun : (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.

beset

Verb : (transitive) To surround or hem in.

Verb : (transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.

Verb : (transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc.

brand

Noun : A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

Noun : A branding iron.

Noun : The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.

blink

Verb : (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

Verb : (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.

Verb : To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.

boast

Noun : A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.

Noun : Something that one brags about.

Noun : (squash) A shot where the ball is driven off a side wall and then strikes the front wall.

block

Noun : A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

Noun : A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.

Noun : A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.

bluff

Noun : (countable or uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.

Noun : (poker, countable or uncountable) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.

Noun : (US, dated, uncountable) The card game poker.

bully

Noun : A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.

Noun : A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.

Noun : A hired thug.

brawl

Noun : A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

Verb : (intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.

Verb : (intransitive) To create a disturbance; to complain loudly.

bijou

Noun : A jewel.

Noun : A piece of jewelry; a trinket.

Noun : A small intricate piece of metalwork.

brace

Noun : (obsolete) Armor for the arm; vambrace.

Noun : (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.

Noun : A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.

blare

Verb : (transitive)

Verb : (Often followed by out) To play (a radio, recorded music, etc.) at extremely loud volume levels.

Verb : (figuratively) To express (ideas, words, etc.) loudly; to proclaim.

bawdy

Adjective : Obscene; filthy; unchaste.

Adjective : (of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude; ribald.

Noun : A bawdy or lewd person.

blear

Adjective : (of eyes or vision) Dim; unclear from water or rheum.

Adjective : Causing or caused by dimness of sight.

Verb : (intransitive) To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes.

blood

Noun : A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.

Noun : A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.

Noun : (historical) One of the four humours in the human body.

bunch

Noun : A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

Noun : (uncountable) The illegitimate supplying of laboratory animals that are act

Noun : (cycling) The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.

blush

Noun : An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.

Noun : A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.

Noun : (figuratively) A feeling or appearance of optimism.

basis

Noun : A physical base or foundation.

Noun : A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.

Noun : An underlying condition or circumstance.

batch

Noun : The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

Noun : (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.

Noun : A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.

beget

Verb : To father; to sire; to produce (a child).

Verb : To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

Verb : (obsolete) To get or obtain.

blurt

Verb : To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

Noun : An abrupt outburst.

baulk

Noun : (British spelling) Alternative spelling of balk [(agriculture) An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.]

Verb : (British spelling) Alternative spelling of balk [(archaic) To pass over or by.]

belie

Verb : (transitive, obsolete) To lie around; encompass.

Verb : (transitive, obsolete, of an army) To surround; beleaguer.

Verb : (transitive, archaic) To tell lies about.

brill

Noun : A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6514).

beefy

Adjective : Similar to, or tasting like beef.

Adjective : Containing beef.

Adjective : (informal) Strong or muscular.

brain

Noun : The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

Noun : A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.

Noun : (informal) Mind.

baron

Noun : The male ruler of a barony.

Noun : A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord).

Noun : (by extension) A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics.

breed

Verb : To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

Verb : (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of.

Verb : (of animals) To mate.

begin

Verb : (ambitransitive) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

Verb : (intransitive) To be in the first stage of some situation

Verb : (intransitive) To come into existence.

bight

Noun : A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow

Noun : (geography) An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf.

Noun : (geography) A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.

bliss

Noun : Perfect happiness.

Noun : An English surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname.

Noun : (rare) A unisex given name from English.

bimbo

Noun : (derogatory, slang) A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence.

Noun : (derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person.

Noun : A city in the Central African Republic.

burke

Verb : (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To murder by suffocation.

Verb : (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, historical) To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.

Verb : (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.

barge

Noun : (nautical) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

Noun : A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.

Noun : A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.

bitch

Noun : (dated or specialised, dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.

Noun : (archaic, offensive) A promiscuous woman, slut, whore.

Noun : (slang, vulgar, offensive, often sexist) A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman.

bigot

Noun : One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

Noun : (obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.

bogus

Adjective : Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

Adjective : (slang) Undesirable or harmful.

Adjective : (computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.

belay

Verb : (ambitransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.

Verb : (transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.

Verb : (transitive) To lay aside; to stop; to cancel.

baste

Verb : To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

Verb : To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.

Verb : (by extension) To coat over something.

bleat

Noun : The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

Verb : Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.

Verb : (informal, derogatory) Of a person, to complain.

brunt

Noun : The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

Noun : The force or shock of an attack in war.

Noun : The major part of something; the bulk.

betty

Noun : (slang) A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy.

Noun : (slang) A picklock, skeleton key; a tool for opening locks.

Noun : (archaic, derogatory) A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; (originally) an effeminate or gay man.

blick

Verb : (transitive) To shine, gleam.

Verb : (nonce word, ambitransitive) To make, or cause to make, a soft, crisp sound.

Noun : The brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process.

brool

Noun : A deep murmur.

booty

Noun : (nautical) A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.

Noun : Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.

Noun : (figuratively) Something that has been stolen or illegally, mischievously, or greedily obtained from elsewhere.

bravo

Noun : A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.

Noun : A shout of "bravo!"

Verb : To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!

buddy

Noun : A friend or casual acquaintance.

Noun : A partner for a particular activity.

Noun : An informal and friendly address to a stranger, usually male; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.

barmy

Adjective : (also figuratively) Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread”).

Adjective : (figuratively) Bubbling with activity or excitement; active, excited.

Adjective : Crazy, mad; also, eccentric, odd, strange.

bussy

Noun : (informal) A bus driver.

Adjective : (informal, rare) Relating to, resembling, or fond of buses.

Noun : (gay slang, LGBTQ) The anus of a man.

blank

Adjective : (archaic) White or pale; without colour.

Adjective : Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.

Adjective : (figurative) Lacking characteristics which give variety; uniform.

bevel

Noun : An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

Noun : An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.

Noun : (gambling) A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.

being

Noun : A living creature.

Noun : The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

Noun : (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).

bunny

Noun : (informal, childish) A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.

Noun : A bunny girl: a nightclub waitress who wears a costume having rabbit ears and tail.

Noun : (sports) In basketball, an easy shot (i.e., one right next to the bucket) that is missed.

blitz

Noun : (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.

Noun : (countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.

Noun : (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.

bland

Adjective : Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.

Adjective : Lacking in taste or flavor.

Adjective : Lacking in vigor.

blade

Noun : The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

Noun : (metonymic) A sword or knife.

Noun : The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

blind

Adjective : (not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

Adjective : (comparable) Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.

Adjective : (not comparable, of a place) Having little or no visibility.

bogey

Noun : (archaic, often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.

Noun : A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.

Noun : (figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.

bilge

Noun : (nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.

Noun : (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.

Noun : (uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.

butch

Adjective : (slang, originally Polari) Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.

Noun : (slang, LGBTQ, countable) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

Verb : (nonstandard, intransitive) To work as a butcher.

bulky

Adjective : Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular

Adjective : Unwieldy.

Adjective : (bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.

boggy

Adjective : Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.

bated

Adjective : Reduced; lowered; restrained

bield

Noun : (obsolete or dialectal) Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.

Noun : (obsolete or dialectal) Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.

Noun : (obsolete or dialectal) Shelter, refuge or protection.

bring

Verb : (transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

Verb : (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.

Verb : (transitive) To occasion or bring about.

badge

Noun : A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.

Noun : A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.

Noun : A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.

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