| bank2 |
A bank is a place where people keep their money safe. |
| bar1 |
A bar is a solid piece of some substance that is usually in the shape of a block. [3 definitions] |
| Barbados |
Barbados is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. Many people come to Barbados to enjoy its beautiful, sandy beaches and warm weather. Many people in Barbados make a living by working with tourists, by fishing, or by farming. |
| barbecue |
A barbecue is a piece of equipment that food is cooked on outside, especially meat like beef, chicken, and pork. Vegetables are also cooked on a barbecue. The barbecue uses flames to cook the food. [4 definitions] |
| barber |
A barber is a person who cuts and styles people's hair. Usually, a barber works on men's or boys' hair. Barbers take care of men's beards too. |
| bare |
When something is bare, it has no covering or clothes. [2 definitions] |
| barefoot |
If you are barefoot, you are not wearing shoes or socks. You are not wearing anything on your feet. [2 definitions] |
| barely |
Barely means only a very little. When you can barely hear a noise, you can hear it, but it's so soft that you can hear almost nothing. |
| barge |
A barge is a big, long, flat boat. It is used for carrying large amounts of things that are being bought or sold. Barges are usually made to travel up and down large rivers or canals. |
| bark1 |
A bark is the sound a dog makes when it is excited. [2 definitions] |
| bark2 |
Bark is what we call the outside covering of a tree. Sometimes old bark is loose, and you can take it off the tree with your fingers. Some trees have rough bark, but other trees have smooth bark. |
| barn |
A barn is a large farm building. A barn is often used to keep animals and their food or to keep equipment for farming. Sometimes things that are grown on a farm are kept in the barn too, like apples or corn. |
| barnacle |
A barnacle is a small sea animal that lives in water close to the shore. Like crabs and lobsters, barnacles grow a shell around their bodies. When a barnacle is an adult, it attaches its shell to rocks, the bottom of boats, or other hard surfaces. |
| base1 |
A base is something that is under something else and holds it up. [3 definitions] |
| baseball |
Baseball is a game played with a small white ball and a stick called a bat. There are two teams of nine players each. The players score by hitting the ball with the bat and running around four bases. [2 definitions] |
| basement |
A basement is a space in a building that is under the ground. People often keep things that they don't need every day in their basement. Some people use their basement as a place to play games and relax or to do certain kinds of work like making things with wood or washing clothes. |
| basic |
Basic things are things that are the simplest and most important. You need to learn basic things before other things. If you are learning to ride a bicycle, keeping your balance is the basic thing that you have to learn. After that, you can learn things like how to ride up a hill. |
| basket |
A basket is something you use to hold or carry things. Baskets are usually open containers, and many have a handle that goes across them. Baskets are made of dry grass, metal, wood, and other things. [2 definitions] |
| basketball |
Basketball is a game played with a round ball. It is played with two teams of five players each. Players throw the ball through a ring called a hoop to make points. [2 definitions] |
| bass1 |
A bass is an instrument for playing music. It is also called a double bass. A bass is a large instrument that is made of wood and has four strings. It looks like a very large violin, and you play it standing up. [2 definitions] |
| bassoon |
A bassoon is a kind of instrument for playing music. It is a tall instrument and can play some very low notes. The main part of its body is a long wooden tube. A smaller, metal tube is attached to it, and this has a part that you blow through to make sounds. |