Plain English Thesaurus

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Searching for words starting with "b".

15 words found

Instead of This	Try This
bargain	deal
be aware of	know about
be entitled	have the right
be hospitalized	be in hospital
be present	be at; be there; come to; attend
beneficial	good for; helpful; useful
beneficiary	person who gets the benefits
benefit	help
bereavement	death; loss
beverage	drink
biannual	every two years; twice a year
bilateral	two-sided
bona fide	in good faith; real
by means of	by; using; with
by which time	by then

Plain Language Medical Dictionary

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