Words that start with B

Blanching is a way of preparing food by briefly immersing food in boiling water.

Something is blank if there is nothing on it yet. Things that are usually described as blank when they are new are pieces of paper, an artist's canvas, or a computer storage device like a hard disk. These are all things that are blank before you write on them.

Something blares if it makes a continuous, loud, and somewhat unpleasant noise. For example, "the loudspeaker was blaring music all day".

Bleach is a chemical that removes colors. It is often used when washing stained white linen, like sheets and tablecloths, and people often bleach their hair to a lighter color. Things will often bleach naturally from the action of sunlight, without chemical help. The word 'bleach' can be used as a verb, as in to bleach something.

Bleating is the noise sheep make. People also say that sheep go baa or maa.