Words that start with B

Bright blue birds bite bruised bananas.

Bis forBarn

A barn is a building usually found on farms. It can be used to keep animals in, for storing hay or straw, or for storing farm machinery.

Bis forBarnacle

Barnacles live only in the sea. They are related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles stick themselves to a surface and live there in the same place for their entire adult lives. You usually see them on the beach stuck to rocks, or stuck to the bottom of boats. They eat small sea creatures that drift past them in the water.

Bis forBarrel

A barrel is a large container made from wood and bound with metal hoops to hold it together. Wooden barrels used to be used for storing and transporting anything that could fit in a barrel, but today they are only used for making and storing wines and spirits.
A group of donkeys or mules is called a barren.
An animal or plant is barren if it cannot produce offspring. Land is barren if almost nothing can grow in it, and it can't be used as farmland. The opposite of barren is fertile, and a similar word to barren is sterile.

Bis forBarrier

A barrier is something that stops people or animals getting through. Barriers may be man-made or naturally occurring.
A bartender is someone who serves alcoholic drinks at a pub or bar.

Bis forBasalt

Basalt is a common rock made by lava cooling down quickly. Basalt is usually dark grey or black. Depending on how it cools down, basalt can be found in columns like in the picture, in a grid or hexagonal pattern, or even full of bubbles.

Bis forBaseball

Baseball is a team game, played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score as many runs as possible. A player first hits a ball with a baseball bat, and then starts trying to make a run. You make a run when you run the whole way around a diamond with a base on each corner.
A baseboard, also called a skirting board, mopboard, floor molding, or base molding is a decorative piece of wood used to hide the join between the wall and the floor.