Words that start with B

Bright blue birds bite bruised bananas.

A black panther is simply a leopard that is very dark. If you look closely, you can still see the spots.
A black swan type of swan that lives in Australia and nearby islands, especially around lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
Scientific name: rubus fruticosus
Blackberries are the fruit of a very thorny plant closely related to the raspberry. They spread quickly by sending roots under the ground that then sprout new plants. They can easily get unmanageable and are hard to keep under control because of the thorns. Today, you can buy thornless blackberries. Blackberries are most often used to make jam.
A blackboard, or chalkboard, is a surface you can write on in chalk. Blackboards are usually used in classrooms or to write menus in restaurants.
Scientific name: ribes nigrum
Blackcurrents are a small berry related to redcurrants and gooseberries. They are used mainly for their juice, and made into drinks or cordials. Blackcurrents have a very, very high vitamin C content, with 100 grams of the fruit providing 3 times what you need each day.
A blacksmith is someone who makes things out of metal, particularly iron, for a living. Blacksmiths use tools like a forge, hammer and anvil. Blacksmiths make items like tools, weapons and furniture from iron. Someone who makes horseshoes is called a farrier, not a blacksmith.

Bis forBlade

A blade is the edge of a weapon like a knife or part of some machinery, like the blades of a fan. The blade on a knife is usually very sharp.

Bis forBlanch

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

Bis forBland

Bland means boring or uninteresting. If something is bland, it is easy to forget.

Bis forBlank

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.