4 Letter Words Starting With B
All 251 4-letter words that start with B, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- back/ˈbæk/(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- been/ˈbɪn/
- best/ˈbɛst/the supreme effort one can make
- baby/ˈbeɪbi/a project of personal concern to someone
- both/ˈboʊθ/
- body/ˈbɑdi/the external structure of a vehicle
- boys/ˈbɔɪz/
- boss/ˈbɑs/a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- book/ˈbʊk/physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
- beat/ˈbit/the act of beating to windward
- busy/ˈbɪzi/keep busy with
- born/ˈbɔɹn/British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
- blue/ˈbɫu/any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
- bill/ˈbɪɫ/the entertainment offered at a public presentation
- ball/ˈbɔɫ/a pitch that is not in the strike zone
- boat/ˈboʊt/a small vessel for travel on water
- bank/ˈbæŋk/a flight maneuver
- blow/ˈbɫoʊ/forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- bear/ˈbɛɹ/massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
- beer/ˈbɪɹ/a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
- bell/ˈbɛɫ/a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- burn/ˈbɝn/damage inflicted by fire
- band/ˈbænd/a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
- bomb/ˈbɑm/an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- bird/ˈbɝd/warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- base/ˈbeɪs/a support or foundation
- bite/ˈbaɪt/a portion removed from the whole
- babe/ˈbeɪb/a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
- bike/ˈbaɪk/a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- bath/ˈbæθ/a soaking and washing in a bathtub
- bang/ˈbæŋ/a conspicuous success
- butt/ˈbət/thick end of the handle
- bone/ˈboʊn/a shade of white the color of bleached bones
- boom/ˈbum/any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
- bags/ˈbæɡz/
- blew/ˈbɫu/
- bull/ˈbʊɫ/a serious and ludicrous blunder
- belt/ˈbɛɫt/the act of hitting vigorously
- bury/ˈbɛɹi/dismiss from the mind
- bowl/ˈboʊɫ/the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
- bars/ˈbɑɹz/gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
- bust/ˈbəst/an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- bond/ˈbɑnd/a connection that fastens things together
- buck/ˈbək/mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
- beef/ˈbif/cattle that are reared for their meat
- brad/ˈbɹæd/a small nail
- bail/ˈbeɪɫ/the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance…
- beep/ˈbip/a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
- beth/ˈbɛθ/the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- blah/ˈbɫɑ/pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- bush/ˈbʊʃ/hair growing in the pubic area
- bend/ˈbɛnd/curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- bout/ˈbaʊt/an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- buzz/ˈbəz/a confusion of activity and gossip
- bits/ˈbɪts/
- barn/ˈbɑɹn/an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- bugs/ˈbəɡz/
- boot/ˈbut/the act of delivering a blow with the foot
- bait/ˈbeɪt/something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
- bump/ˈbəmp/an impact (as from a collision)
- beam/ˈbim/a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
- bold/ˈboʊɫd/a typeface with thick heavy lines
- bass/ˈbæs/nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
- bare/ˈbɛɹ/lay bare
- bald/ˈbɔɫd/grow bald
- beds/ˈbɛdz/
- bore/ˈbɔɹ/a hole or passage made by a drill
- brat/ˈbɹæt/a small pork sausage
- bets/ˈbɛts/
- bent/ˈbɛnt/a special way of doing something
- bees/ˈbiz/
- bean/ˈbin/informal terms for a human head
- buys/ˈbaɪz/
- bolt/ˈboʊɫt/a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
- bark/ˈbɑɹk/a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
- bake/ˈbeɪk/cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
- baba/ˈbɑbə/a small cake leavened with yeast
- boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
- bats/ˈbæts/informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- bash/ˈbæʃ/a vigorous blow
- bunk/ˈbəŋk/a bed on a ship or train
- beck/ˈbɛk/a beckoning gesture
- barb/ˈbɑɹb/one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
- bong/ˈbɑŋ/a dull resonant sound as of a bell
- bind/ˈbaɪnd/something that hinders as if with bonds
- beau/ˈboʊ/a man who is the lover of a man or woman
- buns/ˈbənz/the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- bulb/ˈbəɫb/a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)
- beta/ˈbeɪtə/the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
- brag/ˈbɹæɡ/an instance of boastful talk
- bled/ˈbɫɛd/
- bree/ˈbɹi/
- bulk/ˈbəɫk/the property possessed by a large mass
- boob/ˈbub/either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- brew/ˈbɹu/drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
- buff/ˈbəf/an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block
- boar/ˈbɔɹ/an uncastrated male hog
- blur/ˈbɫɝ/a hazy or indistinct representation
- bums/ˈbəmz/
- buds/ˈbədz/
4-letter words starting with B
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There are 251 4-letter words starting with B in our dictionary.