| Bengali |
Bengali is one of the major languages of the world. It is one of the main languages of India and the main language of its neighbor Bangladesh. |
| Benin |
Benin is a country in Africa. It is between the country of Nigeria and the country of Togo. It is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Benin is not a large country but more than fifty different languages are spoken there! People use French if they don't know each other's language. Many people in Benin have names that tell you what day of the week they were born on. |
| bent1 |
When something is bent, it does not go in a straight line. If a fork is bent, it can be hard to eat with it. When you sit in a chair, your legs are bent. |
| Berber |
Berber is an important group of languages that many people speak in northern Africa, especially in the countries of Morocco and Algeria. |
| berry |
A berry is a soft, small fruit that grows on bushes or trees. Strawberries and blueberries are some kinds of berries. |
| beside |
When something is beside you, it is next to you. |
| besides |
If you had potato chips with your lunch besides a sandwich, it means that you had more than a sandwich for lunch. You also had potato chips. [3 definitions] |
| best |
When something is better than all others, it is best. [2 definitions] |
| bet |
If you say to your sister, "I bet you a dollar that you can't eat a worm," you mean that if your sister really can eat a worm, you will pay her a dollar. You are sure, though, that she can't. [2 definitions] |
| better |
Better is a word we use when we compare how good two or more things are. If your lunch is good, but your friend's lunch is very, very good, we would say that your friend's lunch is better. [3 definitions] |
| between |
If you are sitting between your mom and your dad, you are sitting in the middle. Your mom is on one side, and your dad is on the other. When something is between two things, it is in the area that separates those things. [3 definitions] |
| beverage |
A beverage is any kind of liquid that people drink that is not water or medicine. Juice, milk, soda, tea, and coffee are beverages. |
| beyond |
When something is beyond something else, it is farther than that thing or later in time. When you walk beyond your neighbor's house, it means that you walk farther than their house. When you stay at school beyond three o'clock, it means that you stay at school later than three o'clock. |
| Bhutan |
Bhutan is a country in Asia. It is located between China and India. Bhutan is a small country with many very high mountains, but there are also some areas of tropical forest where tigers live. |
| bicycle |
A bicycle is something you ride. It has two wheels, and one wheel is behind the other. You sit on a seat and push things called pedals with your feet to make the wheels move. A short word for bicycle is bike.
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| big |
When something is big, it is large. [2 definitions] |
| bike |
Bike is a short word for bicycle. |
| bill1 |
A bill is a piece of paper that is money. Money can come in the form of bills or coins. [2 definitions] |
| bin |
A bin is a large container. Bins are often made of metal or plastic. |
| biology |
If you are interested in biology, you are interested in plants and animals. Biology is the study of how living things grow and develop. |
| birch |
A birch is a kind of tree with smooth bark that is often white or gray. Birches lose their leaves in the fall and grow new leaves in the spring. The wood from birch trees is sometimes used to make furniture. |