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bullet
word B1A metal projectile fired from a firearm or gun.
↗bump into
phrasal verbTo meet someone unexpectedly without prior arrangement
↗Bump off
phrasal verbTo assassinate or deliberately eliminate someone
↗Bump up
phrasal verbTo suddenly increase or raise an amount, level, quota, or rate
↗bunch
word B1a number of things of the same kind fastened or growing together
↗Bunch up
phrasal verbTo form a tight, compact group or move very close together
↗Bundle off
phrasal verbTo send someone away hastily or summarily, often for safety or expulsion
↗Bundle up
phrasal verbTo dress warmly in multiple layers of clothing against the cold
↗Bunk off
phrasal verbTo deliberately avoid attending work, school, or an official session without permission
↗Buoy up
phrasal verbTo keep someone cheerful, confident, or hopeful during difficult times; to support economically
↗burden
word B1a heavy responsibility, worry, or load; to make someone carry that load a heavy load, especially one that is difficult to carry; a heavy load, especially one that is difficult to carry
↗bureaucracy
word B2a system of government or management characterized by complex rules, procedures, and red tape
↗burgeon
word C2To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
↗burgeoning
word C1Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.
↗burger
word A1a cooked patty of minced meat or vegetables in a sliced round bun
↗Burgers and Dogs
idiomInformal, casual cookout food (hamburgers and hot dogs), symbolic of relaxed camaraderie
↗burial site
word B2An area of ground or a designated place where bodies are buried.
↗burn
word A2to damage something with fire or heat; also an injury from heat to be on fire; to damage with fire or heat to destroy or damage by fire; to be on fire; to damage with fire or heat to destroy or damage by fire
↗Burn Bridges
idiomTo permanently destroy relationships or connections, making reconciliation or return impossible
↗burn down
phrasal verbTo destroy or be destroyed completely by fire
↗Burn off
phrasal verbTo disappear or clear away due to heat or sunlight; to eliminate through heat or physical exertion
↗Burn off calories
phrasal verbto expend or eliminate energy stored from food through vigorous physical activity
↗burn out
phrasal verbto become completely exhausted, physically and mentally, through prolonged overwork and severe stress
↗Burn the candle at both ends
idiomto exhaust oneself by working or studying late into the night and waking early; To exhaust oneself by working excessively hard early in the morning and late into the night
↗Burn the midnight oil
phraseto study or work late into the night; to stay up late at night working diligently or studying intensely; To work or study late into the night with great dedication
↗Burn up
phrasal verbTo be completely destroyed or consumed by fire; to run a very high body temperature
↗Burned out
idiomCompletely exhausted and depleted of physical or emotional energy from persistent stress
↗burning
word B1The combustion of flammable materials producing fire, heat, and smoke.
↗burnish
word C2to polish something by rubbing; to enhance or improve one's reputation
↗burst
word B1to break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially from internal pressure
↗Burst in
phrasal verbTo enter a room or building suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly
↗Burst into
phrasal verbTo suddenly catch fire; to enter suddenly; or to spontaneously break out into an intense emotional state
↗burst out
phrasal verbTo suddenly begin crying, laughing, or shouting; to exclaim loudly with deep emotion
↗bury
word A2to put something or someone under the ground; to hide deeply to put in the ground; to hide; to cover completely to put something into the ground and cover it with earth
↗bury the hatchet
phraseto end a long-standing quarrel or feud and agree to become peaceful or friendly again; To make peace, end an old quarrel, and restore harmony between parties
↗Bury Your Head in the Sand
idiomTo ignore an obvious problem or refuse to acknowledge an unpleasant reality
↗bus
word A1a large road vehicle that carries many passengers a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road
↗bus stop
phrase A2a designated place where buses stop for passengers to board or leave
↗bush
word A2a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate height a plant with many small branches growing close to the ground; a shrub; a plant with many small branches growing close to the ground; a shrub
↗business
word A1buying, selling, or providing services to earn money; a company or shop work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services the practice of making money by producing or buying and selling goods or services
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