Words that start with B

Bright blue birds bite bruised bananas.

Broccolini is a type of vegetable that looks like small broccoli with long, thin stems. It has green florets, and it tastes a little like broccoli, but often milder. You can steam, roast, or stir fry broccolini.

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A brochure is a small book, usually full of pictures and text designed to sell a product or service.

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Broil means to cook food under intense heat.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.