Words that start with B

Bright blue birds bite bruised bananas.

Bis forBraise

Braising is a method of cooking that involves quickly frying and then slowly stewing food.

Bis forBranch

Branches are parts of a tree that are connected to the main trunk of a tree. Some trees have a very short trunk and lots of thick branches. Most branches are diagonal and point upwards, except in weeping trees where they may droop downwards. A very small branch is called a twig.

Bis forBrand

A brand is a set of images, colors and other features that makes products from one seller stand apart from those of other sellers.

Bis forBrandy

Brandy is a spirit made by distilling wine. Brandy is usually 35-60% alcohol.

Bis forBrass

Brass is a metal alloy made from copper and zinc. When it is polished, it is shiny and gold. It is cheap and is used in many places, for making musical instruments like bells and trumpets, for making buttons and zips, and for making shiny door handles.

Bis forBrat

A brat is a person or animal who is annoying, rude, or spoiled.

Bis forBrave

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

Bis forBrawl

A brawl is a noisy, disorganised fight, often between lots of people.

Bis forBray

Bray is the name given to the noise a donkey makes.
Scientific name: bertholletia excelsa
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.