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; BAD-ly; BAG(S); BAG and BA·gg·age; BA·gg·age; BAIT/BAI·t·ed; BA·l·ance(d)/·an·c·es; BALE-ful [l&]; BALL(S); BA·ll·et(s) [var:cp |L|]; 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/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&]; BA·rr·el(s); BASE [adj; l/f]; BASE(D)/BA·s·es [n/v]; BA·s·ic(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|]; 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; 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); 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 BU·tt·on(s); BEND/BENT; BE·r·et(s) [var:cp |R|]; (the) BEST (BITS); BE·st·i-al or BES·t·|sh|ial [l&]; BIG(=BE·ll·ied); (a) BI·gg·er (BANG for a / your BUCK); BILE; BILL(S); BILL-BOARD(S); BIND(S)/BOUND; 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); BIT BY BIT; 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.]; BOLT(S); BOMB(S); BOM-BAST; BOOM(ED); BOOM or BUST; BOND(S) [l&]; BON·d·age [lit]; BONE(S); BOOK(S); BOOK-BIN·d·ing; BOOK=BUR·n·er(s); BOOM-BOX/BO|·k·s|es; BORN; BO·s·om(s) [l&]; BO·s·un(s) [or BOA·tsw·ain(s)]; BOTH; BO·tt·le(s); BO·tt·om(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); BRAIN(S); BRAM-ble (BUSH); BRAND(S) [l&]; BRASS; BRAVE [adj; l&]; BREAD (and BU·tt·er); 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 / =BRIMMED); 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); BROW-BEAT/-BEA·t·en; BROWN [see also 4th syll.]; BROWN=EYED; BRUTE(S) [l&]; BUCK(S); (the) BUFF; BU·ff·et(s)/·e·t·ed [n/v]; BU·ff·et(s) [n;var:cp |F|]; 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-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]; BUR·th·en(ed/s) [lit]; BUSH/BU·sh·es; BUSI-ness/-ne·ss·es; BUSI-ness BOOM / BOY(S); BUSI-ness=to=BUSI-ness; BUST/BU·st·ed; 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); BUY(S)/BOUGHT; 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-BROAD; a-BUSE(D); a-BYSS/-BY·ss·es [lit]; at BAY; 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|]; com-BA·tt·ed [cp COM-ba·t·ed]; com-BINE(D) [v]; DAM(MED) BACK [l&]; de-BRIS [var:cp |D|]; de-BUT(ED/S) [var:cp |D|]; de-BUT-ing [var:cp |D|]; 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|]; 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-BEL(LED) [v]; ro-BUST; su-BUR·b·an; $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|]; with BA·t·ed BREATH

third syllable:

A·b·le=BO·d·ied; a-BOVE=BOARD [var: cp 2nd syll.]; ; 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; BITE/BIT the BU·ll·et; BI·tt·en BACK; BLACK and BLUE; BLUE=eyed BOY(S); (as) BOLD as BRASS; BORN and BRED; BREAK/BROKE the BACK of; BRING/BROUGHT a-BOUT; BRING/BROUGHT to BAY / BOOK; BRING=and=BUY SALE(S); BROACH(ED) a BA·rr·el / BO·tt·le; BUSTLE(D) a-BOUT; BY and BY; 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; not a BLIND BIT of; on the BREAD-LINE; on the BU·tt·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; 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; 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; (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; (a) BOLT from the BLUE; BRED=in=the=BONE; BRING/BROUGHT you to BOOK; (as) BRIGHT as a BEAD [bright in the sense of shining]; (as) BRIGHT as a BU·tt·on [bright in the sense of intelligent and alert]; BROAD in the BEAM; BRO·k·en the BACK of; (as) BROWN as a BE·rr·y; (as) BU·s·y as BEES [plural]; COUN·t·ed your BEADS [lit]; 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; 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·tt·om of the BA·rr·el; (as) BU·s·y as a BEE [singular]; let BY-GONES be BY-GONES

sixth syllable:

BEA·t·en a-BOUT the BUSH; (to BE) in a BIT of a BIND; BU·tt·er(ed) your BREAD on BOTH SIDES

seventh syllable:

your BARK is/was WORSE than your BITE

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; BE=all and END=all; BEAT/BEA·t·en IN / OFF; BEAT/BEA·t·en your BRAINS OUT; 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]; 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; BOON com-PAN-ion(s) [lit]; BOTH the GOLD AND the GRIT; BREAK/BROKE/BRO·k·en IN / OFF; BRING/BROUGHT FORTH [l&]; BRING/BROUGHT IN; 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; (the) FIRST BLOW is HALF the BA·tt·le; $H BAR(S) / BEAM(S); $H=BOMB(S); MORE BANG for a / your BUCK; PRO-BLEM(S) [var:see |P|]; PUR-BLIND [l&]; SHOW-BIZ; SWEET-BARKED; [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:

GENE-ral DOGS-BO·d·y/·ies [or GEN'-]

fifth syllable:

GE·n·e·r·al DOGS-BO·d·y/·ies