5 Letter Words That Start With B

board

Noun : A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

Noun : A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.

Noun : A flat surface with markings for playing a board game.

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.

black

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

Adjective : (of a place, etc) 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.)

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 : (transitive, intransitive) 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.

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.

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.

bring

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

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

Verb : (transitive) To occasion or bring about.

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.

bleed

Verb : (intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.

Verb : (transitive) To let or draw blood from.

Verb : (transitive) To take large amounts of money from.

bigly

Verb : (now rare) In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale.

Verb : (now rare) Strongly, with great force.

Verb : (now rare) In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously.

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.

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.

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.

brown

Noun : (countable and uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

Noun : (snooker, countable) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.

Noun : (uncountable) Black tar heroin.

bread

Noun : (uncountable)

Noun : A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.

Noun : Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.

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.

brief

Adjective : Of short duration; happening quickly.

Adjective : Concise; taking few words.

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

bliss

Noun : Perfect happiness.

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

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

brand

Noun : (obsolete, rare) A conflagration; a flame.

Noun : (archaic or poetic) A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.

Noun : (Scotland, Northern England) A torch used for signaling.

borne

Adjective : carried, supported.

Noun : A surname.

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 the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

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.

blast

Noun : A violent gust of wind.

Noun : A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.

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

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

beach

Noun : The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

Noun : A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

Noun : (UK dialectal, Sussex, Kent) The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.

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.

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.

blade

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

Noun : (metonymically) A sword or knife.

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

belie

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

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

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

brake

Noun : A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.

Noun : The act of braking, of using a brake to slow down a machine or vehicle

Noun : (engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.

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.

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.

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) An intelligent person.

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.

brime

bluff

Noun : An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.

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

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

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.

becon

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.

blaze

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

Noun : Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.

Noun : The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

blend

Noun : A mixture of two or more things.

Noun : (linguistics) A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.

Verb : (transitive) To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.

blame

Noun : Censure.

Noun : Culpability for something negative or undesirable.

Noun : Responsibility for something meriting censure.

beard

Noun : Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.

Noun : The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.

Noun : The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.

beget

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

Verb : To cause; to produce.

Verb : To bring forth.

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.

berry

Noun : A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

Noun : (botany) A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.

Noun : A coffee bean.

bland

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

Adjective : Lacking in taste or flavor.

Adjective : Lacking in vigor.

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.

bible

Noun : (by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.

Noun : (law) A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.

Noun : (nautical) Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.

bench

Noun : A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

Noun : (law) The seat where the judges sit in court.

Noun : (law, figuratively) The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.

binge

Noun : A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.

Noun : (by extension) A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.

Verb : To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.

birth

Noun : (uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.

Noun : (countable) An instance of childbirth.

Noun : (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.

brine

Noun : Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

Noun : The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.

Verb : (transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution.

berth

Noun : A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc).

Noun : Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)

Noun : A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.

blase

Noun : A male given name from Latin.

Adjective : Alternative spelling of blasé [Unimpressed with something because of over-familiarity.]

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.

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.

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.

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.

birch

Noun : Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.

Noun : A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.

Noun : A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.

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.

bulge

Noun : Something 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 : (nautical) The bilge of a vessel.

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.

below

Verb : In or to a lower place.

Verb : On or to a lower storey.

Verb : (nautical) On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.

biome

Noun : Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.

Noun : All the genomes of such a community.

broom

Noun : (countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

Noun : (countable, curling) An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.

Noun : Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.

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.

brink

Noun : The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.

Noun : (figurative) The edge or border.

Noun : A surname.

bless

Verb : To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.

Verb : To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.

Verb : To invoke divine favor upon.

brick

Noun : (countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

Noun : (uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.

Noun : (countable) Something shaped like a brick.

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.

bezel

Noun : The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.

Noun : The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.

Noun : The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.

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.

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.

blurb

Noun : A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

Verb : (transitive) To write or quote in a blurb.

Verb : (transitive) To supply with a blurb.

bacon

Noun : Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

Noun : Thin slices of the above in long strips.

Noun : (slang, derogatory) The police or spies.

bored

Adjective : Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

Adjective : Perforated by a hole or holes.

booth

Noun : A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

Noun : An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person.

Noun : An enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café.

bough

Noun : A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

Noun : (obsolete, figuratively, poetic) A gallows.

Noun : A surname.

based

Adjective : Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

Verb : simple past and past participle of base

Verb : Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).

bling

Noun : Ostentatious display of richness or style.

Noun : Alternative form of bling bling [(slang) Shiny jewelry that displays wealth, such as a diamond ring or a stylish gold necklace or bracelet.]

bogus

Adjective : Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

Adjective : (slang) Undesirable or harmful.

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

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.

blush

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

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

Noun : (figuratively) Feeling or appearance of optimism.

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.

bonus

Noun : Something extra that is good; an added benefit.

Noun : An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.

Noun : (video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.

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.

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.

bravo

Noun : (plural "bravi") A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.

Noun : A shout of "bravo!"

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

baton

Noun : A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.

Noun : (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

Noun : (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

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