Words that start with B

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Bis forBanshee

A banshee is a female spirit or ghost who wails to signal the death of someone.

Mythical

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Bis forBarb

A barb is a type of hook that is designed for things to get caught on. Barbs are found on barbed wire, some fish hooks, some arrows, some plant seeds and some animals have barbed claws or teeth. A hook that is barbed is usually very difficult to get out of whatever it is stuck into. Barbed seeds are bad for animals, as they can get stuck in the animal's skin or inside their mouths and are very hard to get out, so can cause bad infections.

Weapons

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Bis forBarbed wire

Barbed wire, or barb wire, is a type of wire usually used for fencing that has twists of sharp wire along its length. Barbed wire is most often used on fences that keep livestock like cows and sheep from escaping. The sharp barbs on the wire will hurt anything that tries to climb over it. Barbed wire is not just used to keep animals in or out. Barbed wire was used extensively during war time to protect soldiers, and is also used around prisons to keep the prisoners in.

Weapons, Materials

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Bis forBarbeque

A barbecue, barbeque, BBQ, Bar-B-Q or Bar-B-Que is a way of cooking food using heat and smoke from a fire. Barbeques are usually used to cook meat.

Devices

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Bis forBare

Bare is another word for naked or unclothed. If you're not wearing shoes or socks, you have bare feet.

Adjectives

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Bis forBarge

A barge is a low boat with a flat bottom that was originally designed to move by being towed or pushed along. Barges were once propelled by pushing them along using a bargepole, or were pulled by a horse walking along the shore. Modern barges are propelled by motors.

Nautical, Vehicles

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Bis forBark (tree)

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Bark is the outer layer of a tree or large plant. Many types of trees usually shed their bark once a year and grow fresh bark underneath the old. Insects like beetles and spiders like to live under loose bark.

Plant parts