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coming up from the flat two floors below.

      ANTONYM: above

      2 If something is below a particular amount or level, it is less than it. • below average rainfall

      ANTONYM: above

      belt belts

      NOUN a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist to hold your trousers or skirt up

      bench benches

      NOUN a long seat that two or more people can sit on

      bend bends, bending, bent

      VERB 1 When you bend something, you use force to make it curved or angular.

      2 When you bend, you move your head and shoulders forwards and downwards. • I bent over to pick up my glasses.

      NOUN 3 a curved part of something • a bend in the road

      beneath

      PREPOSITION OR ADVERB FORMAL underneath

      benefit benefits, benefiting, benefited

      NOUN 1 the advantage that something brings to people • the benefit of a good education

      VERB 2 If you benefit from something, it helps you. • He’ll benefit from some extra tuition.

      [from Latin benefactum meaning good deed]

      bent

      ADJECTIVE curved or twisted out of shape

      bereaved

      ADJECTIVE FORMAL You say that someone is bereaved when a close relative of theirs has recently died.

      bereavement NOUN

      berry berries

      NOUN a small, round fruit that grows on bushes or trees

      berserk

      ADVERB If somebody goes berserk, they lose control of themselves and become extremely violent.

      [from Icelandic berserkr meaning a Viking who wore a shirt made from the skin of a bear and who worked himself into a mad frenzy before going into battle]

      berth berths

      NOUN 1 a space in a harbour where a ship stays when it is being loaded or unloaded

      2 In a boat or caravan, a berth is a bed.

      PHRASE 3 If you give someone or something a wide berth, you avoid them because they are unpleasant or dangerous.

      beside

      PREPOSITION If one thing is beside another thing, it is next to it.

      besides

      ADVERB also or in addition to

      best

      ADJECTIVE 1 the superlative of good and well • That was one of the best films I’ve ever seen.

      ANTONYM: worst

      ADVERB 2 The thing that you like best is the thing that you prefer to everything else.

      bet bets, betting, bet

      VERB If you bet on the result of an event, you will win money if what you bet on happens and lose money if it does not.

      betray betrays, betraying, betrayed

      VERB If you betray someone who trusts you, you tell people something secret about them.

      better

      ADJECTIVE 1 the comparative of good and well • I am feeling better today.

      2 If you are better after an illness, you are no longer ill.

      SYNONYM: cured

      between

      PREPOSITION OR ADVERB 1 If something is between two other things, it is situated or happens in the space or time that separates them. • He was head teacher between 1989 and 2000.

      2 A relationship or a difference between two people or two things is one that involves them both. • the difference between frogs and toads

      beware

      VERB If you tell someone to beware of something, you are warning them that it might be dangerous or harmful.

      bewilder bewilders, bewildering, bewildered

      VERB If something bewilders you, it confuses and muddles you so that you can’t understand.

      bewilderment NOUN

      beyond

      PREPOSITION 1 If something is beyond a certain place, it is on the other side of it. • Beyond the mountains was the secret valley.

      2 If something is beyond you, you cannot do it or understand it.

      bi-

      PREFIX added to a word to mean two or twice. For example, someone who is bilingual can speak two languages.

      bib bibs

      NOUN a piece of cloth or plastic put under a baby’s chin to protect its clothes from stains

      Bible Bibles

      NOUN the sacred book of the Christian religion • I read about Noah and the Ark in the Bible.

      bibliography bibliographies

      NOUN a list of books or articles

      bicycle bicycles

      NOUN a two-wheeled vehicle that you ride by pushing two pedals with your feet

      bid bids, bidding, bid

      VERB If you bid for something, you offer to buy it for a certain sum of money. • He bid for an old bike at the auction.

      big bigger, biggest

      ADJECTIVE large or important

      ANTONYMS: small, tiny, little

      bike bikes

      NOUN an abbreviation for bicycle

      bikini bikinis

      NOUN a small, two-piece swimming costume worn by women

      bilingual

      ADJECTIVE involving or using two languages • bilingual street signs

      [from Latin bis meaning two and lingua meaning tongue]

      bill bills

      NOUN 1 a written statement of how much is owed for goods or services • a phone bill

      2 a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on in Parliament

      3 A bill can be a piece of paper money. • a dollar bill

      4 A bird’s bill is its beak.

      billiards

      NOUN a game in which a long stick called a cue is used to move balls on a table

      billion billions

      NOUN a thousand million • You can write one billion like this: 1,000,000,000.

      billow billows, billowing, billowed

      VERB 1 When things made of cloth billow, they swell out and flap slowly in the wind.

      2 When smoke or cloud billows, it spreads upwards and outwards.

      NOUN 3 a large wave

      billy goat billy goats

      NOUN a male goat

      bin bins

      NOUN a container, especially one that you put rubbish in

      binary

      ADJECTIVE The binary system is a number system used when working with computers. It uses only two digits, 0 and 1.

      bind binds, binding, bound

      VERB 1 If you bind something, you tie rope or string round it so that it is held firmly.

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