Words that start with B

Bronze is a dark metal made from an alloy of copper and tin. Bronze was one of the earliest and most useful metals discovered by mankind. It was harder than copper, stone or wood and could be made into weapons, containers and tools.
Bronze is still widely used today to make statues, door handles and jewelry.

A brood is a group of offspring. The hen in the picture has a brood of baby chicks.

A broom is a brush on the end of a long stick that is used for sweeping loose dirt off a floor. Brooms do not work very well on carpeted floors so most people use vacuum cleaners instead.

Your brother is a boy who has the same mother or father as you do.

Many animals are brown, and dirt is brown. The colour brown can be made by mixing a few other colours of paint together without thinking, you'll usually get brown this way! The horse in the picture is brown.

Brownies are small, flat cakes made with chocolate or cocoa, flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. They are baked in a square or rectangular pan and usually have a soft, chewy texture.

Brownies originated in the United States in the late 1800s. They are often cut into squares and eaten as a dessert or snack. Some brownies contain nuts, chocolate chips, or frosting.

When you fall and hurt yourself or hit yourself hard on something else, you often get a dark purple or blue bruise. A bruise happens when the blood vessels under your skin get broken and you bleed under your skin. Bruises can take several days to go away.

Brunch is a late morning meal that serves a mix of breakfast and lunch dishes. The word brunch is a combination of the words breakfast and lunch.

A brush is something you use to make your hair neat and tidy, and remove any knots and tangles in your hair.

Bub is a short form of baby.