THE SOUND |B|
as in be or bee and brown
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
$B [pron. |BEE|];
BA·bb·le(d) [l&];
BABE(S) [l&];
BA·b·y/·ies;
BA·b·y
BOO·m·er(s);
BA·b·y BU·gg·y/·ies;
BA·b·y's BREATH;
BACK(ED/S);
BACK-BITE/-BIT/-BI·tt·en [lit];
BACK-BONE(S);
BACK-BREA·k·ing;
BA·ck·ward;
BA·ck·wards;
BAD;
BA·dg·er(s);
BAD-ly;
BAG(S);
BAG and BA·gg·age;
BA·gg·age;
BAIT/BAI·t·ed;
BA·l·ance(d)/·an·c·es;
BALD [see also 4th syll.];
BALE-ful [l/f];
BA[U]LK(ED) [l&];
BA[U]LK(S);
BALL(S);
BA·ll·et(s)
[var: cp |L|2];
BA·ll·ot(s);
(the) BA·ll·ot BOX;
BAM-BOO(S)
[var: cp 2nd syll.];
BAND(S);
BAN·d·y/·ied;
(the) BANE;
BANG(ED) (a-BOUT) [v(+prep)];
BANG(S);
BANK(S);
BANK BA·l·ance/·an·c·es;
BANK BOOK(S);
BANK-RUPT or BAN-KRUPT;
BA-o-BAB(S) or BAO-;
BAR(RED);
BAR(S);
BARD(S) [lit];
BARE;
(the) BARE BONES;
BARE-BACK(ED);
BAR·g·ain(ed/s);
BARK [n];
BARK(ED/S) [n/v];
BARK(S)
[or BARQUE(S); n; l&];
BAR·n·a·c|a|le(s);
BA·rr·el(s);
BASE [adj; l/f];
BASE(D)/BA·s·es [n/v];
BA·s·ic(s);
BA·sk·et(s);
BAT(S);
BATE/BA·t·ed;
BATH(S);
BATHE/BA·th·ed in [l&];
BATH-WA·t·er;
BA·t·on(s)
[var: cp |T|2];
BA·tt·en(ed) on/u-PON [v; lit];
BA·tt·en(s) [n];
BA·tt·le(s);
BE(EN) [l&];
BEAD(S);
BEA·d·ed (BAG);
BEAM(ED/S);
BEAR/BORE/BORNE;
BEAR(S);
BEAR=BAI·t·ing;
BEAST(S) [l&];
BEAT/BEA·t·en or BEAT-en;
BEA·t·ing;
BEAU(S)
[or BEAU(X); l&];
BEAU·t·e-ous [lit];
BEAU·t·i·f·ul;
BEAU·t·y/·ies;
BED(S)/BE·dd·ed;
BED and BOARD / BREAK-fast;
BE-DRI·dd·en;
BE-DROOM(S);
BEE(S);
BEEF;
BEER (BE·ll·y);
BEE·t·le(s);
BEE·t·le=BROWED;
BEET-ROOT;
BE-ing(s);
BEL·f·ry/·ries;
BELL-BO·tt·om(s);
BELL-BO·tt·omed;
BE·ll·i-COSE or BE·ll·i·c·ose [lit];
BE·ll·y/·ies;
BE·ll·y BEEF;
BE·ll·y BU·tt·on(s) or
BUTT-on(s);
BEND/BENT;
BE·r·et(s)
[var: cp |R|2];
BERTH(S);
BEST;
(the) BEST BITS;
BE·st·i-al or BES·t·|sh|ial [l&];
BET/BE·tt·ed;
BE·tt·er;
(the) $BI·b·le;
BIG(=BE·ll·ied);
(a) BI·gg·er (BANG for a / your BUCK);
BILE;
BILL(S);
BILL-BOARD(S);
BIND(S)/BOUND;
BIRCH/BIR·ch·es;
BIRCH-BARK(S);
BIRD(S);
BIRD=BRAIN(ED/S);
BI·sc·uit(s);
BI·sc·uit=and=BLAN·k·et;
BI·sc·uit BEE·t·le(s);
BI-SEXED;
BIT(S);
BITE/BIT/BI·tt·en;
BI·tt·er [see also 4th syll.];
BI·tt·er BEER;
BLACK;
BLACK BOX/BO|K·s·|es;
BLACK BREAD;
BLACK-BALL(ED);
BLACK-BE·rr·y/·ies;
BLACK-BE·rr·y BUSH/BU·sh·es;
BLACK-BIRD(S);
BLACK-BOARD(S);
BLAN·k·et(s);
BLAZE(D);
BLA·z·ing [lit];
BLESS(ED);
BLE·ss·ed [l&];
BLE·ss·èd [poetic var];
BLEST;
BLIND [see also 4th syll.];
BLINK(ED) [also l/f];
BLITHE [lit];
BLITHE-ly [lit];
BLITHE-some [lit];
BLITHE-some-ly [lit];
BLOCK(S);
BLOCK-BU·st·er(s); BLOOD (BANK);
BLOOD-BATH(S) [l&]; BLOOD=BRO·th·er(s);
BLOO·d·y [l&]; BLOOM(ED/S) [l&];
BLO·ss·om(s); BLOT(S)/BLO·tt·ed;
BLOW(N)/BLEW [l&];
BLOW(S);
BLUE [l&];
BLUE-BELL(S);
BLUE-BO·tt·le(s);
BLUE=EYED;
BOARD(S);
BOARD and BED;
BOAT(S); BODE/BO·d·ed [lit];
BO·d·y/·ies;
BO·d·y BAG(S) /
BLOW(S);
BO·d·y=BUIL·d·er(s);
BO·d·y=BUIL·d·ing;
BOIL(ED);
BOLD [see also 3rd syll.];
BOL·st·er(ed);
BOLT(S);
BOMB(S);
BOM-BAST;
BOOM(ED);
BOOM or BUST;
BOND(S) [l&];
BON·d·age [lit];
BONE(S);
BO·n·o-BO(S) or
·o·b·o(s)
[var: cp |N|2];
BOOK(S);
BOOK-BIN·d·ing;
BOOK=BUR·n·er(s);
BOOM-BOX/BO|·k·s|es;
BOOT-BLACK(S);
BORN;
BO·s·om(s) [l&];
BO·s·un(s)
[or BOA·tsw·ain(s)];
BOTH;
BO·th·er(ed) (a-BOUT);
BO·tt·le(s);
BO·tt·om(s);
BO·tt·om BERTH(S);
BOUGH(S) [lit];
BOUND/BOUN·d·ed [v; l/f];
BOW-er(s) [l&];
BOW-er-BIRD(S);
BOW-e·r·y/·ies [l&];
BOWL(ED) [v];
BOWL(S) [n];
(the) BOWL [n; lit];
BOX/BO|k·s·|es;
BOY(S);
BOY-HOOD;
BRAIN(S);
BRAM-ble (BUSH);
BRAND(S) [l&];
BRASS;
BRAVE [adj; l&];
BRAVE(D) [v];
BRA·z·en [l&];
BREAD (and BU·tt·er);
BREAD BA·sk·et(s);
BREAD BOARD(S);
BREAK/BROKE/BRO·k·en;
BREAK of DAWN [lit];
BREAK of DAY [lit];
BREAK-fast;
BREAST(S)/BREA·st·ed [l&];
BREAST=BEA·t·ing;
BREAST-BONE(S);
BREATH [l&];
BREATH(S);
BREATHE/BREA·th·ed [l&];
BREED/BRED;
BREED(S);
BRICK(S);
BRIDGE/BRI·dg·es;
BRIDGE=BUIL·d·er(s);
BRI·g·and(s) [l&];
BRIGHT [see also 4th syll.];
BRIM(MED/S);
BRINE [l&];
BRING/BROUGHT;
(the) BRINK [l&];
(the) BRI·n·y [l&];
BROACH(ED);
BROAD(=BASED / =BILLED / =BREA·st·ed);
($)BROAD=($)BREA·st·ed
($)BRONZE/BRON·z·es;
BROAD=BRIMMED;
BROAD-BRUSH;
($)BRONZE/BRON·z·es;
BROOD/BROO·d·ed a-BOUT/O·v·er [l&];
BROOK(ED) [v];
BROOK(S) [n; lit];
BROOM(S);
BROTH;
(a) BROTH of a BOY;
BRO·th·er(s);
BROW(S) [l&];
BROW-BEAT/-BEA·t·en or BEAT-en;
BROWN [see also 4th syll.];
BROWN=EYED;
BRUTE(S) [l&];
BU·bb·le(d/s);
BUCK(S);
BU·ck·le(d);
BU·ck·y-BALL(S);
(the) BUFF;
BU·ff·et(s)/·e·t·ed
[n/v];
BU·ff·et(s)
[n; var: cp |F|2];
BU·g·a-BOO(S);
BUG-BEAR(S);
BUILD/BUILT;
BUIL·d·er(s);
BUIL·d·ing(s);
BUIL·d·ing BLOCK(S);
BULK (BUY);
BULL(S);
BULL=BAI·t·ing;
BU·ll·et(s);
BUM-b|a|le(d);
BUM-b|a|·l·ing or -bling;
BUM-ble-BEE(S);
BUN(S);
BUNK(ED/S);
BUNK BED(S);
BUOY-ant or BUO·y·ant;
(the) BUR·d·en;
BUR·d·en(ed) [v];
BUR·d·en(s) [n; l/f];
BURST/BUR·st·ed;
BUR·th·en(ed/s) [lit];
BU·r·y/·ied;
BUSH/BU·sh·es;
BUSI-ness/-ne·ss·es;
BUSI-ness BOOM / BOY(S);
BUSI-ness=to=BUSI-ness;
BUST/BU·st·ed;
BU·st·er(s);
BU·s·y [see also 4th and
5th syll.];
BU·s·y-BO·d·y/·ies;
BU·s·y·n·ess;
BUT [l&];
BU·tt·er(ed);
BU·tt·on(s) or BUTT-on(s);
BUY(S)/BOUGHT;
BY or by [used in alliterative phrases of the type X by X,
such as I·t·em by I·t·em];
BY[E];
BY-GONE [adj; lit];
BY-GONE(S) [n]
second syllable:
a-BACK;
a-BAN·d·on(ed);
a-BE·rr·ant;
a-BIDE/-BODE [v; l&];
a-BI·l·i·t·y/·ies;
a-BODE(S) [n; l&];
a-BOUND/-BOUN·d·ed;
a-BOUT;
a-BOVE;
a-BOVE=BOARD [var: cp 3rd syll.];
a-BRIDGE(D) [l&];
a-BROAD;
a-BUSE(D);
a-BYSS/-BY·ss·es [lit];
at BAY;
at BO·tt·om;
au-BADE(S);
BACK=BEN·ch·er(s);
BAD BLOOD;
bam-BOO(S) [var: cp 1st syll.];
bam-BOO·z·le(d);
(the) BIG BANG THE-o·r·y;
BIG BRO·th·er;
BIG BUSI-ness;
BITE/BIT BACK;
bom-BARD/-BAR·d·ed;
bom-BA·st·ic;
BRASS BAND(S);
BRING/BROUGHT BACK;
ca-BOO·d|·a·|le(s) or
-BOOD-le(s);
com-BAT [var: cp |K|1];
com-BA·tt·ed [cp COM-ba·t·ed];
com-BINE(D) [v];
DAM(MED) BACK [l&];
de-BRIS [var: cp |D|1];
de-BUT(ED/S)
[var: cp |D|1];
de-BUT-ing [var: cp |D|1];
e-BU·ll·i-ence [lit];
e-BU·ll·i-ent;
em-BOW-ered [lit];
$FAST BIND, FAST FIND;
for-BEAR/-BORE/-BORNE;
for-BID/-BAD(E)/-BI·dd·en;
for-BI·dd·ing;
FULL=BLOWN [l&];
good-BY[E];
ha-BI·t·u-al;
(to BE) in BLACK and WHITE;
(to BE) in BLOOM;
in BRIEF;
(to BE) in BUD;
(to BUY/SELL) in BULK;
la-BO·r·a-tory/-tories
[var: cp |L|1];
LOW-BORN [var: cp |L|1; lit];
lu-BRI·ci·ous [lit];
o-BE·d·i-ent;
o-BEY(ED);
o-BLI·t·e-RATE/-RA·t·ed [l&];
o-BLI·v·i-ous;
on BEN·d·ed KNEE(S) [lit];
PRO BO·n·o;
pu-BLI·c·i·t·y;
re-BAR·b·a·t·ive;
re-BEL(LED) [v];
ro-BUST;
su-BUR·b·an;
ta-BOO(S) [or -BU(S)];
$ti-BE·t·an(s);
to-BA·cc·o;
to BOOT [lit];
u-BI·q·ui·t·ous;
UN-BI·dd·en [l&];
UN-BOWED [lit];
UN-BRI·d·led [lit];
ur-BANE;
ur-BA·n·i·t·y;
ver-BOSE;
ver-BO·s·i·t·y;
WELL-BE-ing [var: cp |W|1];
with BA·t·ed BREATH
third syllable:
A·b·le=BO·d·ied;
a-BOVE=BOARD [var: cp 2nd syll.];
AL·g·e-BRA-ic;
A·n·a-BA·t·ic;
BA·b·y BLUE=EYES;
BACK to BA·s·ics;
BANG(ED) a-BOUT [v+adv];
BAN=the=BOMB;
BA·th·ing BEAU·t·y/·ies;
BEAR/BORE/BORNE the BRUNT of;
BEAST(S) of BUR·d·en;
BET your BO·tt·om DO·ll·ar;
BIT by BIT;
BITE/BIT the BU·ll·et;
BI·tt·en BACK;
BLACK and BLUE;
(as) BLIND as BATS [plural];
BLUE=eyed BOY(S);
(as) BOLD as BRASS;
BORN and BRED;
BREAK/BROKE the BACK of;
BREAK/BROKE the BANK;
BRING/BROUGHT a-BOUT;
BRING/BROUGHT to BAY / BOOK;
BRING=and=BUY SALE(S);
BROACH(ED) a BA·rr·el /
BO·tt·le;
BURST your BU·bb·le;
BUSTLE(D) a-BOUT;
BY and BY;
$CA·r·i-BBE-an
[var: cp |R|2];
COUNT your BEADS [also SAY/SAID and TELL/TOLD; lit];
DI·sc·om-BO·b·u-LATE/-LA·t·ed;
GET/GOT your BREATH (BACK);
(to BE) in a BIND;
(to BE) in the BO·s·om of [l/f];
(to NIP) in the BUD;
IN-hi-BI·ti·on(s);
MAKE/MADE a BEE=LINE for;
MAKE/MADE a BREAK for it;
MAKE/MADE no BONES a-BOUT;
MA·st·ur-BA·ti·on(s);
not a BLIND BIT of;
on the BREAD-LINE;
on the BU·tt·on or BUTT-on;
on your BEN·d·ed KNEE(S) [lit];
PO·ss·i-BI·l·i·t·y/·ies;
PRO·b·a-BI·l·i·t·y/·ies;
su-PREME BE-ing [or $su- and $BE-];
to the BACK-BONE;
to the BRIM;
U·n·a-BA·t·ed
fourth syllable:
A·pp·li·c·a-BI·l·i·t·y or
a-PPLI·;
BACK to the BA·s·ics;
BA·l·ance(d) the BOOKS;
(as) BALD as a BA·dg·er;
BAN·d·y/·ied a-BOUT [v+adv];
BATS in the BEL·f·ry;
BE(EN)/WAS/WERE at the BO·tt·om of;
(a) BEE in your BO·nn·et;
BEES in the BRAIN;
BE·tt·ed your BO·tt·om DO·ll·ar;
(a) BIT of a BIND;
BITE/BIT on the BU·ll·et;
BI·tt·en the BU·ll·et;
(as) BI·tt·er as BILE;
(as) BLIND as a BAT / BEE·t·le [singular];
(a) BOLT from the BLUE;
BRED=in=the=BONE;
(as) BRIGHT as a BEAD [bright in the sense of shining];
(as) BRIGHT as a BU·tt·on or BUTT-on
[bright in the sense of intelligent and alert];
BRING/BROUGHT you to BOOK;
BROAD in the BEAM;
BRO·k·en the BACK of;
BRO·k·en the BANK;
(as) BROWN as a BE·rr·y;
(as) BU·s·y as BEES [plural];
COUN·t·ed your BEADS [lit];
e|g-Z|A·c·er-BA·ti·on(s) or e|k-S|A·;
GO(NE)/WENT by the BOARD;
GO(NE)/WENT by the BOOK;
GO·tt·en your BREATH (BACK);
IN·t·o the BAR·g·ain;
KNOW(N)/KNEW where the BO·d·ies
are/were BU·r·ied;
MAKE/MADE your BLOOD BOIL;
(as) RED as a BEET-ROOT;
THROW(N)/THREW OUT the BA·b·y
with the BATH-WA·t·er
fifth syllable:
BEAT a-BOUT the BUSH;
BI·tt·en on the BU·ll·et;
(the) BLIND LEA·d·ing the BLIND;
(the) BO·d·y of a BO·tt·le;
(the) BO·tt·om of the BA·rr·el;
(as) BU·s·y as a BEE [singular];
KNOW(N)/KNEW where ALL the BO·d·ies
are/were BU·r·ied;
let BY-GONES be BY-GONES
sixth syllable:
BEA·t·en a-BOUT the BUSH or BEAT-en;
(to BE) in a BIT of a BIND;
BU·tt·er(ed) your BREAD on BOTH SIDES
seventh syllable:
BANG(ED) your HEAD a-GAINST a BRICK WALL;
your BARK is/was WORSE than your BITE
eighth syllable:
WAIT to SEE WHICH WAY the WIND BLOWS
ninth syllable:
WAI·t·ed to SEE WHICH WAY the WIND BLEW
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
BACK(ED) a-WAY / DOWN / OFF ;
BAD-ly=be-HAVED;
BAD-ly OFF;
BAN·d·y/·ied WORDS (with);
BANG(ED) your HEAD a-GAINST a BRICK WALL;
BAR SI·n·i·st·er(s);
(the) BAR SI·n·i·st·er [l&];
BE=all and END=all;
BEAT/BEA·t·en IN / OFF / OUT or BEAT-en;
BEAT/BEA·t·en your BRAINS OUT or BEAT-en;
BE-a-TI·f·ic [lit];
BEE·t·le(d) OFF;
BEND/BENT O·v·er (BA·ck·wards);
BE·n·e-FI·ci·al;
BE·n·e-FI·c·i-A·r·y/·ies
or ·ci·a·;
(the) BEST of BOTH WORLDS;
BI- [in compounds];
BE·tt·er ((to) be) SAFE than SO·rr·y;
BITE/BIT/BI·tt·en OFF;
BLACK-CU·rr·ant(s);
BLEND/BLEN·d·ed IN;
BLOT/BLO·tt·ed your COPY-BOOK;
BLOT on your e-SCU·tch·eon [lit];
BLOW(N)/BLEW your BRAINS OUT;
BODE/BO·d·ed ILL / no GOOD / WELL / you no GOOD
[lit];
(the) BO·d·y PO·l·i·t·ic;
BOL·st·er(ed) UP;
$BOOK of $FUN·d·a-MEN·t·als;
$BOOK of $IN·s·tru·m·ents;
$BOOK of $SYM-bols;
BOON com-PAN-ion(s) [lit];
BOTH the GOLD AND the GRIT;
BRAVE(D) the WIND and the WAVES;
BREAK/BROKE/BRO·k·en IN / OFF;
BRING/BROUGHT FORTH [l&];
BRING/BROUGHT IN;
BU·ck·le(d) UN·d·er;
BULK(ED) LARGE;
BUN·d·le(d) OFF;
BURST IN;
(as if) BU·tt·er WOUL·d·n't MELT in your MOUTH
second syllable:
AITCH-BONE(S) [or $H BONE(S)];
CARD-BOARD;
DOGS-BO·d·y/·ies;
FE-BRILE [var: see |F|1; l/f];
(the) FIRST BLOW is HALF the BA·tt·le;
$H BAR(S) / BEAM(S);
$H=BOMB(S);
LOW-BORN [var: cp prim.str. 2nd syll.; lit];
MORE BANG for a / your BUCK;
PRO-BLEM(S)
[var:see |P|1];
PUR-BLIND [l&];
SHOW-BIZ;
SWEET-BARKED;
SWEET-BAR·k·èd
[poetic var];
TOO BIG for your BOOTS;
um-BI·l·i·c·al CORD(S)
third syllable:
FIRST DRAW(N)/DREW BREATH [lit];
($)OUI·j·a BOARD(S);
with the BEST WILL in the WORLD
fourth syllable:
or e|k-S|A·;
GENE-ral DOGS-BO·d·y/·ies [or GEN'-]
fifth syllable:
GE·n·e·r·al DOGS-BO·d·y/·ies;
$GOOD RI·dd·ance to BAD RU·bb·ish
seventh syllable:
$STICKS and STONES may BREAK my BONES, but NAMES/WORDS will
NE·v·er HURT me
ninth syllable:
be-TWEEN the DE·v·il and the DEEP BLUE SEA
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