5-Letter Words Starting With B
Here's the list of all the 888 5-Letter Words Starting With B in the English Language.
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based | 1. having a base 2. having a base of operations (often used as a combining form) More Definitions → |
black | 1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) 2. total absence of light More Definitions → |
being | 1. the state or fact of existing 2. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently More Definitions → |
board | 1. get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) 2. live and take one's meals at or in More Definitions → |
below | 1. in or to a place that is lower 2. (in writing) at a later place More Definitions → |
beach | 1. land on a beach 2. an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake More Definitions → |
basic | 1. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis 2. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality More Definitions → |
brand | 1. burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals 2. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful More Definitions → |
build | 1. make by combining materials and parts 2. form or accumulate steadily More Definitions → |
brown | 1. an orange of low brightness and saturation 2. of a color similar to that of wood or earth More Definitions → |
built | 1. make by combining materials and parts 2. form or accumulate steadily More Definitions → |
blood | 1. smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill 2. the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets More Definitions → |
basis | 1. a relation that provides the foundation for something 2. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained More Definitions → |
bring | 1. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere 2. cause to come into a particular state or condition More Definitions → |
break | 1. terminate or end 2. become separated into pieces or fragments More Definitions → |
block | 1. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) 2. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings More Definitions → |
begin | 1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense More Definitions → |
bible | 1. a book regarded as authoritative in its field More Definitions → |
buyer | 1. a person who buys More Definitions → |
began | 1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense More Definitions → |
birth | 1. the time when something begins (especially life) 2. the event of being born More Definitions → |
brain | 1. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord 2. mental ability More Definitions → |
brief | 1. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case 2. a condensed written summary or abstract More Definitions → |
bonus | 1. anything that tends to arouse 2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output More Definitions → |
buddy | 1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities More Definitions → |
blues | 1. a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes 2. a state of depression More Definitions → |
bound | 1. move forward by leaps and bounds 2. form the boundary of; be contiguous to More Definitions → |
broad | 1. slang term for a woman 2. broad in scope or content More Definitions → |
blank | 1. keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning 2. a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing More Definitions → |
blind | 1. render unable to see 2. make blind by putting the eyes out More Definitions → |
baker | 1. someone who bakes commercially 2. someone who bakes bread or cake More Definitions → |
beast | 1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement 2. a cruelly rapacious person More Definitions → |
brass | 1. an alloy of copper and zinc 2. a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece More Definitions → |
booty | 1. goods or money obtained illegally More Definitions → |
boost | 1. increase 2. give a boost to; be beneficial to More Definitions → |
bread | 1. food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked 2. informal terms for money More Definitions → |
billy | 1. a short stout club used primarily by policemen 2. male goat More Definitions → |
blade | 1. especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole 2. a dashing young man More Definitions → |
beads | 1. several beads threaded together on a string More Definitions → |
basin | 1. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids 2. the quantity that a basin will hold More Definitions → |
broke | 1. terminate or end 2. become separated into pieces or fragments More Definitions → |
bunch | 1. form into a bunch 2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster More Definitions → |
brush | 1. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush 2. touch lightly and briefly More Definitions → |
blend | 1. combine into one 2. blend or harmonize More Definitions → |
bingo | 1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards More Definitions → |
blast | 1. make a strident sound 2. hit with great force More Definitions → |
brake | 1. stop travelling by applying a brake 2. cause to stop by applying the brakes More Definitions → |
bench | 1. take out of a game; of players 2. exhibit on a bench More Definitions → |
bobby | 1. an informal term for a British policeman More Definitions → |
bases | 1. installation from which a military force initiates operations 2. lowest support of a structure More Definitions → |
bride | 1. a woman who has recently been married 2. a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony More Definitions → |
begun | 1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 2. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense More Definitions → |
blame | 1. an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed 2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed More Definitions → |
brick | 1. To stop working (of an electronic device) 2. rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material More Definitions → |
batch | 1. batch together; assemble or process as a batch 2. all the loaves of bread baked at the same time More Definitions → |
booth | 1. a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches 2. small area set off by walls for special use More Definitions → |
bones | 1. (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance More Definitions → |
breed | 1. call forth 2. copulate with a female, used especially of horses More Definitions → |
berry | 1. any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves 2. a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry) More Definitions → |
belly | 1. the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis 2. a protruding abdomen More Definitions → |
beats | 1. a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) More Definitions → |
badge | 1. put a badge on 2. an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.) More Definitions → |
brook | 1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) 2. put up with something or somebody unpleasant More Definitions → |
belle | 1. a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals More Definitions → |
boxed | 1. enclosed in or set off by a border or box 2. enclosed in or as if in a box More Definitions → |
bunny | 1. a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit 2. (usually informal) especially a young rabbit More Definitions → |
burke | 1. murder without leaving a trace on the body 2. get rid of, silence, or suppress More Definitions → |
bless | 1. give a benediction to 2. confer prosperity or happiness on More Definitions → |
bloom | 1. the organic process of bearing flowers 2. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts More Definitions → |
bacon | 1. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried More Definitions → |
badly | 1. to a severe or serious degree 2. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well More Definitions → |
blink | 1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly 2. briefly shut the eyes More Definitions → |
brave | 1. face and withstand with courage 2. a North American Indian warrior More Definitions → |
blond | 1. a person with fair skin and hair 2. a light grayish yellow to near white More Definitions → |
burst | 1. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure 2. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up More Definitions → |
bored | 1. tired of the world 2. uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence More Definitions → |
baked | 1. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight 2. (bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven) More Definitions → |
brent | 1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward More Definitions → |
beige | 1. a very light brown 2. of a light greyish-brown color More Definitions → |
blown | 1. exhale hard 2. be blowing or storming More Definitions → |
baton | 1. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir 2. a short stout club used primarily by policemen More Definitions → |
bowls | 1. a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack More Definitions → |
blunt | 1. make less intense 2. make numb or insensitive More Definitions → |
bluff | 1. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) 2. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is More Definitions → |
bliss | 1. a state of extreme happiness More Definitions → |
boxer | 1. someone who fights with his fists for sport 2. a workman employed to pack things into containers More Definitions → |
biker | 1. a person who rides a bicycle More Definitions → |
baron | 1. a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank 2. a British peer of the lowest rank More Definitions → |
borne | 1. have 2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) More Definitions → |
burnt | 1. destroy by fire 2. shine intensely, as if with heat More Definitions → |
beard | 1. go along the rim, like a beard around the chin 2. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face More Definitions → |
birch | 1. whip with a birch twig 2. hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood More Definitions → |
bravo | 1. a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed 2. a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance More Definitions → |
basil | 1. any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum 2. leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried More Definitions → |
bowel | 1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus More Definitions → |
butte | 1. a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides More Definitions → |
blitz | 1. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line 2. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment More Definitions → |
blaze | 1. shine brightly and intensively 2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly More Definitions → |
benny | 1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil More Definitions → |
beech | 1. any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions 2. wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles More Definitions → |
brace | 1. prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult 2. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace More Definitions → |
bison | 1. any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns More Definitions → |
bleed | 1. lose blood from one's body 2. draw blood More Definitions → |
buggy | 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular 2. infested with bugs More Definitions → |
banjo | 1. a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body More Definitions → |
bogus | 1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance More Definitions → |
basal | 1. of or being the essential or basic part 2. serving as or forming a base More Definitions → |
blush | 1. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health 2. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks More Definitions → |
bezel | 1. a sloping edge on a cutting tool More Definitions → |
bling | 1. flashy, ostentatious jewelry More Definitions → |
bland | 1. lacking taste or flavor or tang 2. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting More Definitions → |
bully | 1. be bossy towards 2. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate More Definitions → |
brink | 1. a region marking a boundary 2. the edge of a steep place More Definitions → |
bayou | 1. a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) More Definitions → |
barge | 1. push one's way 2. transport by barge on a body of water More Definitions → |
broom | 1. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom 2. finish with a broom More Definitions → |
broth | 1. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces 2. a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock More Definitions → |
boast | 1. show off 2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner More Definitions → |
brute | 1. a cruelly rapacious person 2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement More Definitions → |
butch | 1. (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine 2. a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys More Definitions → |
bulky | 1. of large size for its weight More Definitions → |
booze | 1. consume alcohol 2. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented More Definitions → |
bleak | 1. offering little or no hope 2. providing no shelter or sustenance More Definitions → |
bylaw | 1. a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members More Definitions → |
berth | 1. a job in an organization 2. a place where a craft can be made fast More Definitions → |
babel | 1. a confusion of voices and other sounds More Definitions → |
brood | 1. think moodily or anxiously about something 2. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing More Definitions → |
bends | 1. pain resulting from rapid change in pressure More Definitions → |
bebop | 1. dance the bebop 2. an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) More Definitions → |
britt | 1. the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish 2. minute crustaceans forming food for right whales More Definitions → |
braid | 1. make by braiding or interlacing 2. decorate with braids or ribbons More Definitions → |
bowed | 1. of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow 2. forming or resembling an arch More Definitions → |
bally | 1. informal intensifiers More Definitions → |
bulge | 1. swell or protrude outwards 2. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge More Definitions → |
boron | 1. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder More Definitions → |
binge | 1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself 2. to watch a large amount of media in a single seating More Definitions → |
brine | 1. water containing salts 2. a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling More Definitions → |
brill | 1. European food fish More Definitions → |
bagel | 1. (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust More Definitions → |
bower | 1. enclose in a bower 2. a framework that supports climbing plants More Definitions → |
blurb | 1. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) More Definitions → |
brisk | 1. quick and energetic 2. imparting vitality and energy More Definitions → |
butyl | 1. a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) More Definitions → |
bongo | 1. a small drum; played with the hands 2. large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns More Definitions → |
bloke | 1. a boy or man More Definitions → |
brant | 1. small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward More Definitions → |
bosom | 1. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept 2. a person's breast or chest More Definitions → |
bumpy | 1. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 2. covered with or full of bumps More Definitions → |
batik | 1. a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted 2. dye with wax More Definitions → |
bribe | 1. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence 2. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment More Definitions → |
briar | 1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips 2. a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries More Definitions → |
bugle | 1. a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares 2. any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover More Definitions → |
bimbo | 1. a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men More Definitions → |
bevel | 1. cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel 2. two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees More Definitions → |
brawl | 1. an uproarious party 2. a noisy fight in a crowd More Definitions → |
boson | 1. any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons More Definitions → |
beryl | 1. the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems More Definitions → |
bough | 1. any of the larger branches of a tree More Definitions → |
bathe | 1. cleanse the entire body 2. suffuse or envelope with something More Definitions → |
brunt | 1. main force of a blow etc More Definitions → |
balsa | 1. strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats 2. forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts More Definitions → |
broil | 1. cook under a broiler 2. heat by a natural force More Definitions → |
brash | 1. offensively bold More Definitions → |
bruin | 1. a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' 2. large ferocious bear of Eurasia More Definitions → |
bushy | 1. used of hair; thick and poorly groomed 2. resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading More Definitions → |
bonny | 1. very pleasing to the eye More Definitions → |
biota | 1. all the plant and animal life of a particular region More Definitions → |
beaux | 1. a man who is the lover of a man or woman 2. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance More Definitions → |
baggy | 1. not fitting closely; hanging loosely More Definitions → |
budge | 1. move very slightly More Definitions → |
batty | 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular More Definitions → |
bilge | 1. water accumulated in the bilge of a ship 2. where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom More Definitions → |
busby | 1. tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions More Definitions → |
boney | 1. being very thin 2. having bones especially many or prominent bones More Definitions → |
bitty | 1. (used informally) little or tiny More Definitions → |
bleep | 1. emit a single short high-pitched signal 2. a short high tone produced as a signal or warning More Definitions → |
burgh | 1. a borough in Scotland More Definitions → |
basso | 1. an adult male singer with the lowest voice 2. the lowest adult male singing voice More Definitions → |
boned | 1. having had the bones removed 2. having bones as specified More Definitions → |
booby | 1. an ignorant or foolish person 2. small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both More Definitions → |
beset | 1. annoy continually or chronically 2. assail or attack on all sides: More Definitions → |
beefy | 1. muscular and heavily built More Definitions → |
bursa | 1. a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints More Definitions → |
bazar | 1. a street of small shops (especially in Orient) 2. a shop where a variety of goods are sold More Definitions → |
beano | 1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards More Definitions → |
bogey | 1. to shoot in one stroke over par 2. a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil More Definitions → |
borer | 1. a drill for penetrating rock 2. any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood More Definitions → |
bijou | 1. a small and delicately worked piece More Definitions → |
bidet | 1. a basin for washing genitals and anal area More Definitions → |
beret | 1. a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth More Definitions → |
bloat | 1. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas 2. become bloated or swollen or puff up More Definitions → |
bream | 1. flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe 2. flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae More Definitions → |
belay | 1. turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him 2. fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat More Definitions → |
breve | 1. a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound More Definitions → |
bolus | 1. a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) 2. a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine More Definitions → |
byway | 1. a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) More Definitions → |
brier | 1. tangled mass of prickly plants 2. a thorny stem or twig More Definitions → |
blimp | 1. a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon More Definitions → |
baldy | 1. a person whose head is bald or shaved More Definitions → |
banal | 1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse More Definitions → |
bigot | 1. a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own More Definitions → |
bight | 1. fasten with a bight 2. a loop in a rope More Definitions → |
burly | 1. muscular and heavily built More Definitions → |
bandy | 1. toss or strike a ball back and forth 2. exchange blows More Definitions → |
buxom | 1. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves 2. (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous More Definitions → |
balmy | 1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular 2. mild and pleasant More Definitions → |
begat | 1. make (offspring) by reproduction More Definitions → |
brawn | 1. possessing muscular strength More Definitions → |
bared | 1. having the head uncovered More Definitions → |
blain | 1. an inflammatory swelling or sore More Definitions → |
bocce | 1. Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court More Definitions → |
bogie | 1. a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil 2. an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft More Definitions → |
burro | 1. small donkey used as a pack animal More Definitions → |
bassi | 1. an adult male singer with the lowest voice 2. the lowest adult male singing voice More Definitions → |
biome | 1. a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate More Definitions → |
borax | 1. an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent More Definitions → |
bossy | 1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power More Definitions → |
bawdy | 1. lewd or obscene talk or writing 2. humorously vulgar More Definitions → |
beaut | 1. an outstanding example of its kind More Definitions → |
blest | 1. give a benediction to 2. confer prosperity or happiness on More Definitions → |
boric | 1. of or relating to or derived from or containing boron More Definitions → |
bunce | 1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) More Definitions → |
banns | 1. a public announcement of a proposed marriage More Definitions → |
bleat | 1. the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) 2. talk whiningly More Definitions → |
biddy | 1. adult female chicken 2. young bird especially of domestic fowl More Definitions → |
begum | 1. a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan More Definitions → |
brome | 1. any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions More Definitions → |
biter | 1. someone who bites More Definitions → |
betel | 1. a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper 2. Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians More Definitions → |
boggy | 1. (of soil) soft and watery More Definitions → |
benni | 1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil More Definitions → |
beget | 1. make (offspring) by reproduction More Definitions → |
bunko | 1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property More Definitions → |
bulla | 1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid 2. the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull More Definitions → |
boule | 1. an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork More Definitions → |
belch | 1. a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth 2. expel gas from the stomach More Definitions → |
belie | 1. be in contradiction with 2. represent falsely More Definitions → |