Words that start with B

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Bis forBevy

A group of quail is called a bevy or a covey.

Collective

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Bis forBeware

Beware means to be careful or cautious of something. Beware can also be used as a word to warn others to be alert in a potentially dangerous area.

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Bis forBib

A bib is a garment usually worn by babies. It is worn around your neck and protects the clothes on your chest from getting dirty.

Baby needs, Clothing

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Bis forBicycle

A bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle. Bikes are normally powered by you pedalling. They can be hard for very young children to ride, so children often have tricycles instead.

Vehicles

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A bidet is a plumbing fixture, normally found in the bathroom next to the toilet. You sit on it after you use the toilet, and it cleans your bottom for you with jets of water. Some bidets are an attachment inside the bowl of the toilet itself, not a separate fixture.

Bathroom

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Bis forBig

Something is big if it is many times larger than something else. The ship in the picture is much bigger than the little boat at the front of the picture. The opposite of big is small.

Sizes

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Bis forBike

Bike is short for bicycle. More people use the short form bike than the long form bicycle.

Abbreviations

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Bis forBikini

A bikini is a women's suit made for swimming in that is in two pieces.

Clothing

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Bis forBilby

Scientific name: macrotis lagotis

Bilbies are rabbit sized animals that live in remote desert areas of Australia. They eat plants, seeds and insects.

Marsupials, Australian

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Bis forBill (financial)

A bill is a document that says how much money needs to be paid for some goods or services. It might also mean paper money, like a twenty dollar bill. It might also be another word for a bird's beak. It is also a shortened form of the name William.

Financial