| 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. |
| Buddhist |
A Buddhist is a person who believes in the ideas of Buddhism. Buddhism is a way of thinking about the world and how to live a peaceful life. 2,500 years ago, a man named Siddhartha was a prince in India. It is said that he left his easy life and went out into the world to try to understand why people have sadness and pain in their lives. He wanted to know what people can do about these things. After studying and thinking a lot, he "woke up" to the idea that pain and suffering are part of life but that people can still be happy by leading very simple lives and being good to others. Siddhartha began to teach other people these things, and, after some time, he came to be known as Buddha, one who has "woken up" to a great truth. |
| buffalo |
A buffalo is a large animal that is a member of the same animal family as the cow. It has a large body, horns, and hooves. Different kinds of buffaloes live in Africa and Asia. In North America, there is an animal like this that people call a buffalo, but the true name of this animal is "bison." |
| buffet2 |
A buffet is a piece of furniture that is often in a room where people eat. It has a long flat top where serving bowls and other things can be put, and it often has drawers or shelves. [2 definitions] |
| bug |
A bug is an insect, or an animal that is very much like an insect. Mosquitoes and spiders are often called bugs. |
| bugle1 |
A bugle is a simple instrument that you blow through to make sounds. A bugle is made of a metal called brass. A bugle is similar to a trumpet, but you only use your mouth and not your fingers to make sounds with it. A bugle is sometimes used to wake up soldiers in the morning. |
| build |
When you build, you make something by putting things together. |
| building |
A building is a structure that people have made, such as a house, a store, or a school. A building usually has a door, a roof, a room or rooms, and outside walls. |
| bulb |
A bulb is the round glass part of an electric light. [2 definitions] |
| Bulgaria |
Bulgaria is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Greece, Turkey, and Romania. Part of Bulgaria lies along the shore of a large sea called the Black Sea. Most people in Bulgaria live in cities, but much of Bulgaria is covered by forest and mountains. These areas are home to bears and wolves. |
| bulldozer |
A bulldozer is a heavy vehicle that can push or pick up heavy things like dirt and rocks and move them around. |