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barterverbto exchange goods without involving moneyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

barter awayverbMWEto trade in a transactionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

baseverbTo serve as a foundation, underlying support, or starting point for something.ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

baselineverbTo provide a baseline for measurement.ApplyPrimaryJun 3, 2026

bashverbto hit hardApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

basifyverbto turn basic and less acidicApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

baskverbto derive or receive pleasure fromUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bassetverbto appear at the surfaceUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bastardiseverbAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bastardizeverbAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

basteverbto sew together loosely, with large stitchesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

batverbto strike with, or as if with a baseball batUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bat mitzvahverbMWEto confirm in the bat mitzvah ceremony, of girls in the Jewish faithUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

batchverbto batch togetherApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bateverbto soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatmentsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

batfowlverbto catch birds by temporarily blinding themUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bathverbto clean one's body by immersion into waterApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

batheverbto clean one's body by immersion into waterApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

batikverbto dye with waxApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

battenverbto furnish with battensApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

batten downverbMWEto close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargoApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

batterverbto strike violently and repeatedlyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

battleverbto contend against in or as if in a battleApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

baulkverbto refuse to complyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bawlverbto shout loudly and without restraintRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bawl outverbMWEUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bayverbto bark with prolonged noises, of dogsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bayonetverbto stab or kill someone with a bayonetApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beverbTo take place; occur; happen.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be accurateverbMWETo be exact.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be adequateverbMWETo be satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.EvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be adriftverbMWEto be in motion due to some air or water currentUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be afterverbMWEto have the will and intention to carry out some actionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be at painsverbMWEto try very hard to do somethingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be at restverbMWETo be inactive or not in motion.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be availableverbMWETo be able to be used or obtained.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be completeverbMWETo have all the necessary or appropriate parts.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be consistentverbMWETo be unchanging and not contradictory.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be currentverbMWETo belong to the present time.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be dueverbMWEto be the result ofUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be fullverbMWEto be sated, have enough to eatUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be givenverbMWEto have a tendency or disposition to do or be somethingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be inverbMWETo be enclosed or surrounded by something.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be in effectverbMWETo be in operation.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be insufficientverbMWETo be inadequate.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be intimateverbMWEto have sexual intercourse withUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be onverbMWEto appear in a show, on T.V. or radioUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be on cloud nineverbMWEto feel extreme happiness or elationUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be on the ballverbMWEto be well-informedUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be quietverbMWEto refuse to talk or stop talkingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be sickverbMWEto eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth, to vomitUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be sufficientverbMWETo be enough for a particular purpose.UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be wellverbMWEto be healthyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

be with itverbMWEto be well-informedUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beachverbto land on a beachApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beaconverbto guide with a beaconUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beadverbto form into beads, as of water or sweatApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beakverbto hit lightly with a picking motionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beamverbto experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beanverbto hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseballUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bearverbTo take responsibility for.ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear awayverbMWEto remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional stateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear downverbMWEto contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease deliveryApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear down onverbMWEto sail towards another vessel, of a shipApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear down uponverbMWEto sail towards another vessel, of a shipApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear in mindverbMWEto keep in mindUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear offverbMWEto remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional stateApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear onverbMWEto have an effect uponAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear outverbMWEto support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirmEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear upverbMWEto endure cheerfullyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear uponverbMWEto have an effect uponAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bear witnessverbMWEto give testimony in a court of lawUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beardverbto go along the rim, like a beard around the chinApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beatverbto strike a part of one's own body repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to musicUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beat a retreatverbMWEto depart hastilyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beat aboutverbMWEto search anxiouslyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beat around the bushverbMWEUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beat backverbMWEto cause to move back by force or influenceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beat downverbMWEto persuade the seller to accept a lower priceAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beat inverbMWEto teach by drills and repetitionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beat outverbMWEto come out better in a competition, race, or conflictAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beat upverbMWEto assault or give a beating toUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beatifyverbUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beautifyverbto make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beaververbto work hard on somethingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beaver awayverbMWEto work hard on somethingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bebopverbto dance the bebopUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

becalmverbto make steadyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bechanceverbto happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chanceUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

becharmverbto control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraftUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

beckonverbto summon with a wave, nod, or some other gestureUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

becloudverbto make unclear or less visibleUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

becomeverbto enter or assume a certain state or conditionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

become flatverbMWEto lose sparkle or bouquetUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bedverbto place plants in a prepared bed of soilUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bed downverbMWEto go to bedApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bed-hopverbto be sexually active with more than one partnerUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bedamnverbto wish harm uponUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bedaubverbto spread or daub a surfaceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

bedazeverbto overcome as with astonishment or disbeliefApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026