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Linguistic and grammatical words.

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Bis forBare

Bare is another word for naked or unclothed. If you're not wearing shoes or socks, you have bare feet.
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 forBask

Basking is sitting or lying in warmth, enjoying it. You can also bask in something pleasant, as in "she was basking in the attention".
Lizards like to bask in the sun because they are cold blooded and the sunshine warms them up.

Bis forBathe

You bathe when you take a bath to get clean.
Something is beautiful if it gives you great pleasure to see, hear or experience.
The rose in the picture is beautiful.
Something is bedraggled if it is limp and dirty. The dog in the picture is bedraggled.

Bis forBefriend

You befriend someone when you make friends with them.

Bis forBeg

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.

Bis forBegin

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

Bis forBehave

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.

Bis forBehind

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.

Bis forBelong

Someone or something belongs in a group if it is a member of that group. Something belongs in a place if it is meant to be there, for example "the plates belong in that cupboard". Belong can also mean ownership, as in "that dog belongs to me".

Bis forBelow

Something is below something else if it is lower down than it, with the other thing above. This photo was taken from below a cat.

Bis forBend

You bend something when you change it from being straight into a curve. Someone has bent the metal bar in the picture.

Bis forBent

Something is bent if it should have been straight but instead it has a sharp curve or angle in it.
Bent can also be used to describe someone who is really set on doing something, as in "Bob was bent on getting a new car before Christmas".

Bis forBeside

Two things are beside each other if they are next to each other, facing the same direction. The two women on the bench are sitting beside each other, or side by side.

Bis forBest

Something is best if nothing is better than it. When you win a competition, it means you are the best.
The opposite of best is worst.

Bis forBetween

Something is between if it is in the space in the middle of two other things.

The small traffic cone in the picture is between two larger traffic bollards.

Bis forBig

Something is big if it is many times larger than something else. The ship in the picture is much bigger than the little boat at the front of the picture. The opposite of big is small.

Bis forBillow

Something is billowing if it is rising up or puffing out in a big surge, usually from the wind. sails and flags are often seen billowing.