| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| Entry Index |
| | | benefactor to broach |
| | | benefactor, beneficiary |
| benign, benignant, malign, malignant |
| benny |
| benzine, benzene |
| bereave |
| Berkeley |
| beseech |
| beside, besides |
| bespeak |
| bespoke |
| best, had best |
| best foot forward, put your |
| bestir |
| bestow |
| be sure and |
| bet |
| betake oneself |
| bête noire |
| betray |
| better |
| better |
| better, had better |
| better part of, the |
| better than |
| better than I, better than me |
| bettor, better |
| between, among |
| between a rock and a hard place |
| between each, between every |
| between-maid, tweeny |
| between you and I, between he and his mother |
| betwixt, betwixt and between |
| bi-, semi- |
| biannual, biennial, semiannual |
| bias |
| Bible, bible, biblical |
| bicentenary, bicentennial |
| biceps, triceps |
| bid |
| bide |
| biennial |
| bight, bite, byte |
| bigness |
| big of a deal, (not) that |
| bilateral, multilateral, unilateral |
| bilk |
| billet doux |
| BILLINGSGATE |
| billion |
| bimonthly |
| biodegradable |
| bipartisan |
| birth, birthing |
| birthday suit, in one’s |
| bisect, dissect |
| bison |
| bit |
| bitch, bitchy |
| bitch goddess |
| bite |
| bitter cold, bitterly cold |
| bitter end |
| bivalve |
| bivouac |
| biweekly |
| bizarre |
| black 1 |
| black 2, blacken |
| BLACK ENGLISH |
| black humor |
| blackout |
| blame 1 |
| blame 2 |
| blanch, blench |
| blasé |
| blatant, flagrant |
| blaze, blazon |
| bleeding |
| blench |
| blend |
| BLENDS |
| BLENDS, SYNTACTIC |
| blind |
| BLIND AGREEMENT |
| blink |
| blithe, blithesome |
| blizzard |
| bloc, block |
| blond, blonde |
| blood |
| blood money |
| bloody |
| blooming |
| blow |
| blue book, bluebook |
| blue-collar, white-collar |
| blue law |
| blush, flush |
| boast |
| boat |
| boater |
| boatswain, bosun |
| bobby |
| bobby pin |
| bodacious |
| bodega |
| body, dead |
| BODY ENGLISH |
| BODY LANGUAGE |
| boffin |
| bogey, bogy, bogie |
| boggle, mind-boggling |
| bogie, bogy |
| bogus titles |
| Bohemian, bohemian |
| Bologna, bologna, baloney, boloney |
| bomb |
| bona fide(s) |
| bonkers |
| bonk (on the head) |
| bonnyclabber |
| bonus |
| boob |
| booboisie |
| boob(s) |
| boogie-woogie |
| boon |
| boondocks, boondockers, boonies |
| boondoggle |
| boonies |
| boost, booster |
| boot |
| borax |
| border |
| born, borne |
| born-again |
| borrow |
| bosom |
| boss |
| bosun |
| both |
| bottleneck |
| bottom |
| bottom line |
| boughten |
| bouillabaisse |
| bound and determined |
| boundary |
| bounden |
| bourgeois, bourgeoisie |
| boutique |
| bow window |
| boy |
| boyfriend |
| boyish, girlish |
| bracero |
| BRACES |
| braces |
| bracket |
| BRACKETS (SQUARE, ANGLE) |
| brae |
| brag |
| brain 1 |
| brain 2, brains |
| branch |
| brand |
| brand-new |
| brass |
| brass |
| brass tacks |
| bravado, bravery, bravura |
| brave |
| bravery, bravura |
| breach, breech |
| bread |
| breakdown, break down |
| breakthrough, break through |
| breakup, break up |
| breast(s), boob(s), bosom(s), bust, chest, tit(s) |
| breech, breeches |
| brethren, brothers |
| BREVE |
| BREVITY, CONCISENESS, CONCISION, TERSENESS |
| briar, brier |
| brickbat |
| bridegroom |
| brier |
| bright |
| bring 1 |
| bring 2, fetch |
| bring 3, take |
| bring up |
| Brit |
| Britain, British Isles, England, Great Britain, (the) U.K., (the) United Kingdom |
| britches |
| BRITISH AND AMERICAN DIFFERENCES IN MEANING, PRONUNCIATION, SPELLING, AND VOCABULARY |
| BRITISH ENGLISH |
| British (the), Brit, Britisher, Briton, (the) English |
| Briton |
| broach, brooch |
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