Words that start with B

Someone is brave if they do something that would make other people afraid. The man in the picture is getting an award for bravery.

Brawled is the past tense of brawl.

Brazil nuts are the seeds of a tree from South America. The Brazil nut tree is a very large tree, and the nuts only grow when the tree is in an undisturbed forest. The insects that pollinate the Brazil nut flowers are only found near a particular kind of orchid.
The Brazil nuts themselves grow inside a large fruit the size of a coconut, with the nuts in shells like in the picture arranged like the segments of an orange.

Bread and butter pudding is a dessert made from slices of buttered bread and sultanas, with a sweet milk and egg custard poured over it and then baked until the custard sets. It has a soft, moist inside and a lightly browned top.

It originated in England and was traditionally made to use up stale bread. It is usually served warm, sometimes with cream, custard, or a sweet sauce.

You break something when you damage it or split it into many pieces violently or with a lot of force.

The woman in the picture is breaking an egg.

Bream are freshwater fish found in lakes and slow-moving rivers in Europe. They are caught for food.

You breathe when you draw air into your lungs through your nose or mouth, and then back out again. Breathing in is inhaling and breathing out is exhaling.

Breeding is the process of making offspring, or babies. The cat in the picture has bred, and has a litter of kittens.

Many houses have walls that are made out of bricks. Bricks are hard, rectangular objects usually made from clay. They are very heavy.

A bride is a woman who is about to get married. Her future husband is called the groom.