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B is for Bay (Horse)

A bay horse is a reddish brown, with a black mane, tail and lower legs. Bay horses may have white markings on their face or feet.

B is for Bay laurel

Bay leaves are dried leaves from the bay laurel tree. Bay leaves are used to flavour soups and stews. The flavour of the leaves gets stronger when they are dried.
The bay laurel itself can grow into a large tree, but is usually kept in a container and clipped into shapes by topiary. Bay trees like a frost-free area.

B is for Bazaar

A bazaar is a market or shopping center where a variety of goods such as food and clothing are for sale. Many bazaars are located outdoors.

B is for Beach

A beach is the sandy edge of the sea or a lake. A beach is sometimes called the shore. People like to go down to the beach and sit in the sun, make sandcastles or go swimming.

B is for Bead

A bead is a small, pretty object with a hole through the middle so that many beads can be threaded together to make a chain.
Beads can be made of clay, glass, wood, shells, stone, nuts or in fact anything that looks good and might be nice strung together.
Beads are usually strung into necklaces or bracelets.

B is for Beagle

Beagles are a small to medium sized breed of dog developed in Great Britain. They were originally bred as a hound that tracks game like rabbits by following their smell. Today they are often used at Customs for sniffing out illegal goods.
They have an even temperament and are popular pets.

B is for Beak

A beak, or bill, is the hard mouth parts of a bird. Other animals like turtles that have hard mouths can also be described as having a beak.

B is for Beam

A beam is a long piece of wood or metal that is part of the support for a large structure like a building. Beams are laid horizontally and are supported by posts.

B is for Bean

The bean is the seed of the bean plant. It is eaten for food, with or without its pod, or grown to improve soil in a garden or farm. Beans are in the same family as peas. The picture is of some different coloured string beans, still in their pods.

B is for Beanbag

A beanbag is a large cloth bag full of small polystyrene beans. They are usually big enough to sit in. They squish and change shape when you sit in them so they are very comfortable. You can get very small beanbags too, which you can play games with or juggle with.

B is for Beanie

A beanie is a type of soft hat with no brim that is worn to keep your head warm in cold weather. Beanies are often knitted.

B is for Bear

Bears come in many shapes and sizes. They are generally brown with shaggy fur and large claws. They are very strong, and use their claws to dig for roots or rip open termite nests and beehives. Bears can stand on their hind legs.

B is for Beard

A beard is the hair that grows on the chin of an adult man or animal. Male goats have beards. The hair that grows on your top lip is called a moustache.

B is for Beast

The term beast can mean any animal, but is usually taken to mean any large land animal. The term beast of burden is used to describe any large animal that is put to work by humans, such as an ox that is used to plough fields.

B is for Beautiful

Something is beautiful if it gives you great pleasure to see, hear or experience.
The rose in the picture is beautiful.

B is for Beauty

Beauty is the quality of something that makes it beautiful.

B is for Beaver

Beavers are a small, brown animal related to the squirrel. They are found in America and Europe. They spend their time in and around water, and are excellent swimmers.
Beavers are best known for their ability to build dams. They cut down trees with their sharp teeth and drag the logs to where they need them, and stack them up to make a dam. They end up with their own ponds that they tend to, which protects their den. Beavers eat waterlilys.

B is for Bed

A bed is a soft, comfortable place you sleep at night. Beds usually have a pillow to rest your head on, and sheets and blankets to keep you warm.

B is for Bedraggled

Something is bedraggled if it is limp and dirty. The dog in the picture is bedraggled.