Words that start with B

Bright blue birds bite bruised bananas.

Bis forBroken

Something is broken if it is so badly damaged it can't be used for its original purpose. For example, a chair is broken if a leg has come off and you can't sit on it. The cup in the picture is shattered so badly it no longer holds coffee. Some things that are broken can be fixed, but not all.

Bis forBronze

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.

Bis forBrooch

A brooch is a piece of jewelry that is designed to be attached to your clothes. Brooches are usually worn on your chest, off to one side. They are usually made from metal, particularly the clip that attaches to the clothing, with decorations on the brooch that can be made from virtually anything.

Bis forBrood

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

Bis forBrook

A brook is a very small, running stream of fresh water. Brooks often come from a spring.

Bis forBroom

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.

Bis forBroth

A broth is a very thin kind of soup. Broths are very similar to stocks, but traditionally a stock has all the meat and vegetables removed, while a broth still has some left.

Bis forBrother

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

Bis forBrow

Your brow is the ridge over your eyes that protects them from sun, sweat and dust. The hair that grows there is called the eyebrow.

Bis forBrown

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.