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be .yond Ф / bi yand / preposition, adverb

1 on the other side of something; farther than something The road continues beyond the town up into the hills. We could see the lake and the mountains beyond.

2 later than a particular time

Most people don't work beyond the age of 65.

The party went on beyond midnight.

bi • asAWL / 'baias / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural bi . as . es )

a strong positive or negative feeling towards a person, a group, or an opinion that is not fair or not based on facts a bias against women drivers

bi • asedAWL / ' baiast / adjective a biased piece of writing —ANTONYM unbiased

bib / bib / noun [ count ]

a piece of cloth or plastic that a baby wears under its chin when he or she is eating

the Bi • ble / ea 'baibl / noun [ count ]

( religion ) the book of great religious importance to Christian and Jewish people

bib • li • cal / ' biblikl / adjective

connected to the Bible biblical stories

bib • li • og • ra • phy / |bibli ' agrafi / noun

[ count ] ( plural bib .li .og .ra . phies ) ( english language arts ) a list of books, articles, etc. on a particular subject, or the ones a writer has used to write a book or paper

Remember to include all of your sources in your bibliography.

bi .cy .cle Ф / 'baisikl /

( also informal bike / baik / ) noun [ count ] a vehicle with two wheels. You sit on a bicycle and move your legs to make the wheels turn

Jlebars

saddle

hanc

Can you ride a bicycle ?

bicycle

spoke

pedal

bid 1 / bid / verb ( bids , bid . ding , bid , has bid )

to offer some money because you want to buy something He bid $10,000 for the painting.

to offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price

A Canadian company is bidding for the contract. bid 2 / bid / noun [ cou nt ]

an offer of money for something that you want to buy She made a bid of $250 for the vase.

a formal offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price

We got bids from three moving companies and chose the cheapest one.

an attempt to do or get something a bid for power

big Ф / big / adjective ( big . ger , big . gest )

not small; large Chicago is a big city.

This shirt is too big for me.

How big is your apartment? —ANTONYM small

great or important a big problem

older

Amy is my big sister. —ANTONYM little

the big bang / бэ ,big ъжц / noun [ singular ]

( physics ) the large explosion that some scientists believe created the universe

bike / baik / noun [ count ] ( informal )

a bicycle or a motorcycle I go to school by bike .

bi • ki • ni / bi 'kini / noun [ count ]

a piece of clothing in two pieces that women wear for swimming

bi • lin • gual / ,bai 'liggw^l / adjective

( english language arts ) able to speak two languages very well

Their children are bilingual.

having or using two languages a bilingual dictionary

bill 1Ф/Ы/noun[ count]

a piece of paper that shows how much money you must pay for something

We didn't have enough money to pay the phone bill.

a piece of paper money He gave me a $20 bill.

a ten-dollar bill

—Look at the picture at money .

( politics ) a plan for a possible new law The bill was discussed in Congress.

the hard pointed or curved part of a bird's mouth a duck's bill

—SYNONYM beak

bill 2 / bil / verb ( bills , bill ing , billed )

to send someone a bill for something

The company billed me for several items I didn't order.

bill • board / ' bi^rd / noun [ count ]

a large board on the outside of a building or near a road, where advertisements are put

bil . lion Ф / bilyon / number

1,000,000,000

five billion dollars