Words that start with B

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Bis forBillboard

A billboard is a very, very large outdoor advertisement. Billboards are usually put near busy roads, so that people driving past in cars can see them from a long way away.

Structures, Communication

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Bis forBillionaire

A billionaire is someone who has more than a billion dollars, or $1,000,000,000.

Jobs, Lifestyles

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Bis forBillow

Something is billowing if it is rising up or puffing out in a big surge, usually from the wind. sails and flags are often seen billowing.

Verbs

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Bis forBin

A bin is a container for storing things in. Many bins are used as trash cans, but bins can also be used to store , fuel, or virtually anything.

Containers

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Bis forBind

Binding is a way of holding two or more things together, usually by tying or wrapping. Book pages are bound together down one edge to form a book.

Verbs

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Bingo is a game for many players, each with a card full of numbers on a grid. The numbers are drawn randomly and players win by matching five numbers in a row either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Toys and games

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Bis forBinned

Binned is the past tense of bin, usually meaning to put something in a bin, for example "he binned all the leftover food".

Past

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Bis forBinoculars

Binoculars, also called field glasses, are a special kind of glasses that function like two small telescopes, one for each eye. They let you see things in the distance as if they are much closer. Binoculars are smaller and easier to use than a telescope, and are more pleasant to use as you do not need to close one eye to look through binoculars.

Devices

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Bis forBirch

Scientific name: family: betulaceae

Birch are deciduous trees related to the oak and beech. They are found in many cooler places in the northern hemisphere. Birch are small trees that are grown in gardens for their attractive white bark.

Plants

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Bis forBird

Birds are a special type of animal that has two legs and two wings and is covered in feathers. Most birds can fly. Some birds, like the penguin and emu cannot fly, but they still have tiny wings. Some kinds of birds, such as parrots, can mimic what people say so well it seems like they can talk.

Birds