| bride1 |
A bride is a woman on her wedding day. A bride often wears a long white dress. |
| bridge1 |
A bridge is a structure that is built across a river or over a road. People walk or drive their cars over a bridge. |
| briefcase |
A briefcase is a flat container that is often made of leather and has a handle. Briefcases are used for carrying things like papers or books. Adults often use them when they travel between home and work. |
| bright |
When something is bright, it gives off a lot of light or it is full of light. [3 definitions] |
| bring |
When you bring something, you carry or take it from one place to another. When you bring a person somewhere, you take them with you to the place where you are going. |
| British |
When something is British, it is from the island of Great Britain, or it has to do with the people or culture of Great Britain or the United Kingdom. The island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom is a nation that includes England, Scotland, Wales, and also Northern Ireland. |
| British Columbia |
British Columbia is one of the ten provinces of Canada. A province is an area of land that is one part of a country. Each province has its own capital. |
| broad |
When something is broad, it is wide. Avenues are usually broad, but streets are sometimes broad or narrow. |
| broccoli |
Broccoli is a green vegetable. A bunch of broccoli looks like a tight bunch of dark green flowers. |
| broken |
When something is broken, it is separated into pieces, or it is no longer working. |
| brook1 |
A brook is a small stream. Rivers and brooks are similar things, but rivers are much bigger. |
| broom |
A broom is a thing that has a long handle with a brush on one end. People use it for moving loose dirt away from floors. |
| brother |
Your brother is a boy or man who has the same mother or father as you. |
| brown |
Brown is a color made with red and yellow and black. Chocolate, mud, and coffee usually have this color. [3 definitions] |
| brownie |
A brownie is a square piece of a special kind of chocolate cake that is very thick and chewy. A brownie is usually flatter than a regular piece of chocolate cake. Brownies are often made with nuts, and sometimes they have icing on top. [2 definitions] |
| Brunei |
Brunei is a small country in Asia. Its neighbor is the country of Malaysia. This part of Malaysia shares a large island called Borneo with both Brunei and part of Indonesia. Brunei is covered with rainforest, and it is home to animals such as monkeys, leopards, lizards, crocodiles, and colorful birds. |
| brush1 |
A brush is a tool that people use to clean things or make things nice to look at. A brush has many stiff fibers on one end and a handle on the other. We use a brush to clean our teeth or make our hair neat and smooth. We also use a brush to spread things like paint or clean things like floors. [2 definitions] |
| bubble |
When you take a bath, you might see bubbles. A bubble in the bath is a clear ball made of soap and water with air inside. This kind of bubble can float in the air. There are other kinds of bubbles too. If you blow air into your chewing gum, you might make a big, big bubble! [2 definitions] |
| bucket |
A bucket is something you use to carry things in, especially water or some other liquid. It has tall sides, a flat bottom, and a handle. It is usually made of metal, but it can be made with plastic also. A bucket is like a pail. |
| bud1 |
A bud is a small thing that grows and sticks out of a stem or branch of a plant. A bud is the beginning of a new leaf or flower. |
| Buddhism |
Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world. Most people whose religion is Buddhism live in East Asia and Southeast Asia. People who follow Buddhism are called Buddhists. It might be better to say that Buddhism is a way of thinking about how to live one's life instead of saying that it is a religion. This is because most Buddhists do not believe that their great teacher, Buddha, is a god. Still, people call Buddhism a religion because it tries to answer some of the important questions about life and death that religions try to answer. |