| 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. |
| bat1 |
A bat is something we use to hit the ball in baseball or other sports. In baseball, the bat is made of wood or metal. |
| bat2 |
A bat is a small mammal that can fly. Bats have wings that are much longer than their bodies. They usually fly at night, and they eat many, many insects. |
| bath |
When you take a bath, you sit in a tub of water and wash yourself. |
| bathing suit |
A bathing suit is something you wear when you go swimming. A bathing suit is also called a swimsuit. |
| bathrobe |
A bathrobe is something that some people wear after a bath or before going to bed. It is a little like a long jacket, but it's soft and comfortable. Some people wear a bathrobe at home just to relax. We often call a bathrobe a robe. |
| bathroom |
A bathroom is a room with a toilet and usually a sink for washing your hands. Often there is also a bathtub or a shower. |
| bathtub |
A bathtub is something that you sit in to wash your whole body. You fill it with water and then you get into it to wash yourself. |
| batter2 |
Batter is a thick mixture of flour and milk or water and usually eggs. Batter is used to make cake, pancakes, and other things. |
| batter3 |
A batter is the person who tries to hit the ball in the game of baseball and in some other games. |