| backyard |
If you live in a house, you might have a backyard. A backyard is an open space behind your house. It usually has grass, and you can play there or maybe have a garden or just keep things there. |
| bacon |
Bacon is salted and smoked meat that comes from the back and side of a pig. Bacon is usually cut into long, thin pieces for cooking. |
| bacteria |
Bacteria are very, very small living things. You cannot see them with just your eyes. Most bacteria do good things for people. They are important in making soil and helping people to break down food in their bodies. Some bacteria are bad, though, and cause disease. Some kinds of bacteria can make people very sick. |
| bad |
When something is bad, it means it is not good. You don't like it, or it doesn't do what it should do. [5 definitions] |
| badger |
A badger is a strong animal with thick fur. Badgers have stripes on their faces. They also have sharp teeth and long claws. A badger's body is a little long, but it has short legs. A badger usually has its home in the forest. |
| badly |
If you do something badly, you do it in a way that is not good or not correct. |
| bag |
A bag is something people use to hold or carry things. Bags are made of things like cloth, paper, or soft plastic. We often bring things home from a store in a bag. [2 definitions] |
| bagel |
A bagel is something that people often eat for breakfast, lunch, or as a snack. A bagel is a thick roll in the shape of a ring. It is not usually sweet, and it is chewy when you eat it. Bagels are sometimes covered with seeds, bits of onions, or salt. |
| Bahamas |
The Bahamas is a country made up of a large group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It is near Florida in the United States, and it is also near the country of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. Many tourists come to the Bahamas because of its beautiful beaches and warm weather. |
| Bahrain |
Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf. It is in a part of the world called the Middle East. Bahrain has oil under the ground that it uses for fuel. Bahrain also sells its oil to other countries that need it. People in Bahrain speak Arabic, and they are ruled by a king. |
| bake |
When you bake something, you cook it in an oven. For baking, the oven is hot but at a medium temperature for an oven. Things like bread, cake, and cookies are baked. |
| baker |
A baker is someone who bakes. Often a baker is someone whose job is baking. |
| bakery |
A bakery is a place where things like bread, cakes, and cookies are made or sold. Sometimes a bakery is a small store by itself, and sometimes it is part of a bigger store. |
| baking soda |
Baking soda is a white powder that people often use when they make things like cookies, cake, or pancakes. Baking soda makes these things rise when they are baking. Some breads use baking soda too, but most breads that we eat use yeast to make them rise instead of baking soda. Baking soda is used for other things too, not just for baking. |
| balance |
If you are on a bicycle and you have your balance, you don't fall to one side or the other. If you stand on one foot and do not move or fall, you have your balance. [2 definitions] |
| balcony |
A balcony is something attached to the outside of a building but high off the ground. It is a place to stand or sit in the open air. You enter a balcony through a door in an upstairs room of the building. [2 definitions] |
| bald |
When someone is bald, they have little or no hair on their head. |
| ball1 |
A ball is something completely round or almost completely round. [2 definitions] |
| ball2 |
A ball is a very large and fancy party where people dance. People usually wear their best and most beautiful clothes to a ball. A ball might be held at a palace or other very grand place. |
| ballet |
Ballet is a type of dance that uses exact, graceful movements. Girls who study ballet wear special shoes that let them dance on their toes. Boys study ballet too, and they have to be very strong to jump high and to lift up the girls. It takes a lot of practice to become very good at ballet. [2 definitions] |
| balloon |
A balloon is a small bag, often made of thin rubber, that we fill with air or some other gas. When a balloon is full, we use it as a decoration or toy. Balloons can be many different colors and shapes. When a full balloon breaks, it makes a loud noise! [2 definitions] |