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THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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CEFR LEVEL

3335 entries have no recorded CEFR level and are included in All.

697 words & expressions

bullet

word B1

A metal projectile fired from a firearm or gun.

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bump into

phrasal verb

To meet someone unexpectedly without prior arrangement

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Bump off

phrasal verb

To assassinate or deliberately eliminate someone

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Bump up

phrasal verb

To suddenly increase or raise an amount, level, quota, or rate

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bunch

word B1

a number of things of the same kind fastened or growing together

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Bunch up

phrasal verb

To form a tight, compact group or move very close together

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Bundle off

phrasal verb

To send someone away hastily or summarily, often for safety or expulsion

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Bundle up

phrasal verb

To dress warmly in multiple layers of clothing against the cold

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Bunk off

phrasal verb

To deliberately avoid attending work, school, or an official session without permission

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Buoy up

phrasal verb

To keep someone cheerful, confident, or hopeful during difficult times; to support economically

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burden

word B1

a 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

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bureaucracy

word B2

a system of government or management characterized by complex rules, procedures, and red tape

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burgeon

word C2

To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

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burgeoning

word C1

Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.

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burger

word A1

a cooked patty of minced meat or vegetables in a sliced round bun

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Burgers and Dogs

idiom

Informal, casual cookout food (hamburgers and hot dogs), symbolic of relaxed camaraderie

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burial site

word B2

An area of ground or a designated place where bodies are buried.

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burn

word A2

to 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

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Burn Bridges

idiom

To permanently destroy relationships or connections, making reconciliation or return impossible

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burn down

phrasal verb

To destroy or be destroyed completely by fire

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Burn off

phrasal verb

To disappear or clear away due to heat or sunlight; to eliminate through heat or physical exertion

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Burn off calories

phrasal verb

to expend or eliminate energy stored from food through vigorous physical activity

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burn out

phrasal verb

to become completely exhausted, physically and mentally, through prolonged overwork and severe stress

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Burn the candle at both ends

idiom

to 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

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Burn the midnight oil

phrase

to 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

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Burn up

phrasal verb

To be completely destroyed or consumed by fire; to run a very high body temperature

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Burned out

idiom

Completely exhausted and depleted of physical or emotional energy from persistent stress

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burning

word B1

The combustion of flammable materials producing fire, heat, and smoke.

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burnish

word C2

to polish something by rubbing; to enhance or improve one's reputation

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burst

word B1

to break open or apart suddenly and violently, especially from internal pressure

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Burst in

phrasal verb

To enter a room or building suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly

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Burst into

phrasal verb

To suddenly catch fire; to enter suddenly; or to spontaneously break out into an intense emotional state

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burst out

phrasal verb

To suddenly begin crying, laughing, or shouting; to exclaim loudly with deep emotion

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bury

word A2

to 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

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bury the hatchet

phrase

to 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

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Bury Your Head in the Sand

idiom

To ignore an obvious problem or refuse to acknowledge an unpleasant reality

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bus

word A1

a large road vehicle that carries many passengers a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road

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bus stop

phrase A2

a designated place where buses stop for passengers to board or leave

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bush

word A2

a 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

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business

word A1

buying, 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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