BUseful Phrases Grouped by Starting WordB babel of tongues ban of exclusion barren of enthusiasm barriers of reticence bars of sunlight basis of fact beam of moonlight beast of prey beauty of imagery beggared of faith bent of mind betrayal of trust bevy of maidens bewilderment of feeling birds of prey bit of portraiture bitterness of anguish blackness of spirit blandishments of society blast of adversity blaze of fury blend of dignity bliss of solitude bloom of earth blow of fate boldness of conception bond of alliance bone of contention bouts of civility breach of law breath of life breeze of anxiety brilliancy of wit brimful of fun broil of politics brood of emotions brow of expectation brunt of disgrace bulk of mankind bundle of conceptions buoyancy of youth burden of proof burst of confidence business of life Useful Words Starting With B, Grouped by Conceptbad, vicious, unwholesome, and distressing babble, prate, chatter, and prattle barbarous, brutal, inhuman, and cruel base, cowardly, abject, and hideous battle, defeat, frustrate, and ruin bearing, deportment, manner, and behavior beg, entreat, implore, and supplicate beliefs, doctrines, ceremonies, and practices boorish, clownish, rude, and uncultivated boundless, immeasurable, unlimited, and infinite bravery, courage, fearlessness, and confidence breadth, knowledge, vision, and power brilliant, beautiful, elegant, and faithful broaden, enlarge, extend, and augment business, profession, occupation, and vocation Babbling like a child Balmy in manner as a bland southern morning Be like the granite of thy rock-ribbed land Beauteous she looks as a water-lily Beautiful as the dawn, dominant as the sun Beauty maddens the soul like wine Beheld great Babel, wrathful, beautiful, burn like a blood-red cloud upon the plain Beneath a sky as fair as summer flowers Bent like a wand of willow Black as a foam-swept rock Black his hair as the wintry night Blithe as a bird [blithe = carefree and lighthearted] Bounded by the narrow fences of life Bowed like a mountain Breaking his oath and resolution like a twist of rotten silk Breathed like a sea at rest Bright as a diamond in the sun Bright as a fallen fragment of the sky Bright as the coming forth of the morning, in the cloud of an early shower Bright as the sunbeams Bright as the tear of an angel, glittered a lonely star Brilliant and gay as a Greek Brisk as a wasp in the sunshine Brittle and bent like a bow Bronze-green beetles tumbled over stones, and lay helpless on their backs with the air of an elderly clergyman knocked down by an omnibus Brown as the sweet smelling loam Brute terrors like the scurrying of rats in a deserted attic Buried in his library like a mouse in a cheese Burns like a living coal in the soul But across it, like a mob's menace, fell the thunder But thou art fled, like some frail exhalation Butterflies like gems |
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A Dictionary of Useful Phrases
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Here is a collection of excellent phrases and word combinations that you can use to add spice to your writings and speech. |
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