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B is for Bedroom

A bedroom is a room where you sleep. A bedroom usually has at least one bed in it, and also may have a wardrobe and dresser to keep clothes in. Children often have a desk in their bedroom too.

B is for Bedtime

Bedtime is the time in the evening when a person goes to sleep. It is a word we use in everyday life to talk about when children or adults should rest.

Bedtime usually involves a routine, like brushing your teeth and getting into your pajamas.

B is for Bee

Bees are flying insects that collect nectar and pollen from flowers. Some kinds of bee make honey. Many kinds of bee live in colonies called hives, with hundreds of worker bees and one queen bee.

B is for Beech

Beech are a group of ten deciduous trees native to cooler regions in Europe, Asia and North America. Beech is grown both as an ornamental garden tree and for its wood.

B is for Beef

Beef is meat from cattle that have been raised especially to be killed for food.

B is for Beekeeper

A beekeeper is someone who keeps bees, mostly by owning and looking after the bee's hives. Most beekeepers wear protective clothing to stay safe from stings.

B is for Beep

A beep is a sound some horns and electronics like older computers make.

My car's horn goes beep-beep!

B is for Beer

Beer is the oldest alcoholic drink and the third most popular drink after water and tea. It is made from fermented grain, the most common being malted barley. Beer is usually flavoured with hops.

B is for Beet

Beets are an edible root vegetable, usually a very dark red. They can be eaten raw in salads, steamed or pickled. The stems and leaves of some varieties are also edible and can be used in the same way as spinach.

B is for Beetle

Beetles are crawling insects with hard shells. They often live in dead leaves, under tree bark or among the leaves of plants. Some beetles have wings under their outer shell and can fly. A small number of beetles can swim, and live in the water.

B is for Befriend

You befriend someone when you make friends with them.

B is for Beg

Begging is a way of asking for something to be given to you, in a humble, pleading kind of way.
The dog in the picture is begging for food.

B is for Beggar

Beggars are people who have no way of getting money on their own, so they ask other people to give them money or goods.
Beggars are often homeless. In many countries, beggars are sick, disabled or mentally unstable and beg because they cannot work.

B is for Begin

To begin is to start something. August begins with the letter A.

B is for Behave

You behave when you act in a way that other people expect you to act, depending on the situation. The puppy in the picture is being well-behaved and is sitting quietly.

B is for Behead

Behead means to remove the head from something or someone. If you take the head off of a doll, you have beheaded it.

B is for Behind

Something is behind you if you cannot see it - your back is facing it rather than your front. The horse in the picture is viewed from behind.

B is for Beige

Beige is a word that can be used to describe any color ranging through cream, off-white to light brown. In general, it means a light greyish-brown. It is an extremely popular color to paint the walls inside houses.
Beige can be another word for boring, as in "he has a beige personality".

B is for Bell

A bell is a metal object with a distinctive shape. They usually hang with the open end pointing downwards. Bells ring when the clapper inside hits the side of the bell when the bell is moved. Some bells don't have a clapper, and are rung by hitting them with a special hammer.
The bell in the picture is a big church bell, and there is an owl sitting just above it.

B is for Bell Pepper

The bell pepper is a medium sized fruit that ranges in colour from green to yellow to red. Unlike their cousins the chili, bell peppers are mild and sweet and are often eaten raw in salads, or cooked on pizza. Bell peppers are also called capsicums.