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B is for Bind

Binding is a way of holding two or more things together, usually by tying or wrapping. Book pages are bound together down one edge to form a book.

B is for Binned

Binned is the past tense of bin, usually meaning to put something in a bin, for example "he binned all the leftover food".

B is for Bite

You bite something when you hold it in your mouth, between your teeth. You usually bite to break off a piece of something, like biting off a mouthful of an apple.
The cat in the picture is biting the woman's nose.
Insects like mosquitos that don't have mouths like ours can still bite you with their tongues.

B is for Bitter

Bitter is a strong flavor that is the opposite of sweet. Beer has a bitter flavor.

B is for Bizarre

Something is bizarre if it is strikingly odd in appearance or effect.

B is for Bland

Bland means boring or uninteresting. If something is bland, it is easy to forget.

B is for Blare

Something blares if it makes a continuous, loud, and somewhat unpleasant noise. For example, "the loudspeaker was blaring music all day".

B is for Bleach

Bleach is a chemical that removes colors, or the process of removing colors. It is often used when washing stained white linen, like sheets and tablecloths. People sometimes bleach their hair to a lighter color.

Things will often bleach naturally from the action of sunlight, without chemical help, such as these bleached shells on the beach.

B is for Bleak

A place is bleak if it is bare, desolate and windswept.
Your mood or outlook is bleak if it is without hope or depressing.

B is for Bled

Bled is the past tense of bleed, for example "our dog bled on the carpet".

B is for Bleed

You bleed when you lose blood from where it is supposed to be. When you cut yourself, you bleed. A bruise forms when you bleed inside, and the blood makes a dark patch under your skin.

B is for Blend

You blend things together when you mix them so well you cannot tell what went into making the blend. The picture is of a blender full of fruit, ready to make a fruit smoothie.

B is for Blind

A person or animal is blind if they cannot see. People who are blind can still live very full lives. They can read books written in braille and can travel around with the help of a white cane or a seeing eye dog.

B is for Blink

You blink when you briefly close both of your eyes at the same time. You blink to keep your eyes wet with tears and to keep them clean. Quite often people blink when a camera flash goes off, so they look like they have their eyes closed in the photo.

B is for Bloated

Bloated is another word for swollen. If you've had too much to eat, your stomach might get bloated.

B is for Blonde

Blonde, also spelt blond, is a hair colour. Blonde is a pale, yellowish colour.

B is for Blow

Blow means to create a gust of air, like when the wind blows. The girl in the photo is blowing on a dandelion.
Blow is also another word for hit, as in "he struck a blow to his opponent's face".

B is for Blown

Blown is the past tense of blow. For example, "all the candles were blown out".

B is for Blunt

Something is described as blunt when it is not sharp compared to something similar. For example, butter knives are blunt and steak knives are sharp. Baseball bats are blunt and swords are sharp.
The photo is of some blunt pencils. Pencils are hard to draw with when they are blunt.

B is for Blur

Something is blurry if the edges of it are indistinct and hard to make out. Things are not blurry by themselves, they are only seen to be blurry as you look at them. An unfocused camera will produce blurry photographs or movies. If you need glasses your vision will be blurry.
Things that are moving very fast often appear to be blurry as they go past you.