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'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Words starting with b in the English–Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary 0–9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Or, browse the Cambridge Dictionary index B and B ... Bacchus baccy ... backboard backbone ... backstabbing backstage ... badged badger ... bailiwick bailout ... balcony bald ... ballotine ballpark ... Bandar Seri Begawan bandeau ... bank statement bankability ... barbarian barbaric ... bariatrics barista ... barren barrenness ... bashfully bashfulness ... bated bath ... battle cry battle of wits idiom ... be (all) sweetness and light idiom be (all) the rage idiom ... be a good bet idiom be a great one for something idiom ... be all mouth idiom be all right/fine by someone phrase ... be bad luck on someone idiom be bang on idiom ... be cooking idiom be cool with something phrase ... be for the high jump idiom be found phrase ... be hot stuff idiom be hung up on something idiom ... be in line to do something idiom be in line to the throne idiom ... be in/out of luck idiom be in/under someone's shadow idiom ... be marked out as something idiom be meant for each other idiom ... be nothing for it idiom be nothing if not generous, honest, helpful, etc. idiom ... be on the horns of a dilemma idiom be on the level idiom ... be out on your ear idiom be out to lunch idiom ... be sacrificed on the altar of something idiom be scattered to the four winds idiom ... be the last word in something idiom be the luck of the draw idiom ... be wearing the armband idiom be welcome to idiom ... be/stay/keep one jump ahead idiom be/take a weight off your mind idiom ... bear down on someone/something phrasal verb bear down phrasal verb ... beat someone/something back phrasal verb beat something out of someone phrasal verb ... because of béchamel ... bedside table bedsit ... beforehand befriend ... behindhand behold ... belle bellend ... bemusement Ben ... bent double bento ... besought bespattered ... better better half ... bezel bezoar ... bicycle lane/path bicycle path ... bigamous bigamously ... bill of rights billabong ... binge-watch bingeable ... biological clock biological control ... bioterrorism bioterrorist ... birth birth canal ... bit bit by bit phrase ... bizarrely bizarreness ... black-eyed bean blackball ... blank something out phrasal verb blank verse ... bleeper blemish ... blinker blinkered ... blocking Bloemfontein ... bloodshot bloodstain ... blow the gaff idiom blow the whistle on someone/something idiom ... blue-black blue-blooded ... BMX bn ... bod boda boda ... bog-standard bogan ... bologna bolognese ... bondholder bonding ... book in/book into somewhere phrasal verb book of matches ... bootcut bootcuts ... born born and bred idiom ... Botswana Botswanan ... bouncy bouncy castle ... bowler bowler hat ... BPD bra ... brainstorming brainteaser ... brassica brassiere ... break a/the record phrase break away phrasal verb ... breast breast augmentation ... brevis brevity ... brigand bright ... bring/take someone down a peg (or two) idiom brinjal ... broaden broaden out phrasal verb ... bronze medal bronzed ... bruiser bruising ... bubble bubble and squeak ... Buddhist budding ... building building block ... bullish bullock ... bundle of joy idiom bundling ... burglary burgle ... bursa bursar ... business person business plan ... butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth idiom buttercream ... buzzed up buzzer ... 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