Meaning: Very poor; small in amount.
Example: Dan received a beggarly sum for his excellent work.
Besotted
Meaning: Deeply in love with someone; thinking about someone all the
time.
Example: Ronda is completely besotted with her new boyfriend.
Bewitching
Meaning:
Seductively attractive; delightful; fascinating; charming.
Example: Craig was bewitched by Fiona's beauty.
Billow
Meaning:
To be filled with air; huge moving mass of something.
Example: The sails billowed in the wind; billow of smoke.
Bite the bullet
Meaning: Force yourself to do something extremely hard or unpleasant.
Example: I
hate doing this part of my job, but I have to bite the bullet and
get it done.
Boisterous
Meaning: Noisy; loud; full of energy and a little out of control.
Example: A boisterous horse;
boisterous children; boisterous crowd.
Bonkers
Meaning: Silly; crazy; stupid.
Example: Ron must be bonkers to take such a risk.
Bountiful
Meaning: Large in amount; generous.
Example: Bountiful supply of food; bountiful land.
Braggart
Meaning: Someone who talks about their
accomplishments with extreme
pride.
Example: He was so annoying and braggart, always talking about what a
successful football player he was 20 years ago.
Brush up
Meaning: Improve your knowledge of something.
Example: You need to brush up on your French before you go to Paris.
Buffoonery
Meaning: Stupid and silly behavior that makes you laugh.
Example: John's
buffoonery was funny, but completely out of place.
Burdensome
Meaning: Difficult to carry out; hard to deal with.
Example: All my problems were too burdensome for her,
so she broke up
with me.
Burly
Meaning: Big; has strong muscles.
Example: Burly powerlifter; burly worker.
