Special English word list: B

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Parts of speech: n. (noun) - a name word; (verb) - an action word; ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word; prep. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation; pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun; conj. (conjunction) - a joining word

B

1. baby - n. a newly born creature
2. back - n. the part behind the front; ad. the other way from forward
3. bad - ad. wrong; acting against the law; not good
4. balance - v. to make two sides or forces equal
5. ball - n. something round
6. balloon - n. a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than air
7. ballot - n. a piece of paper used for voting
8. ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction
9. bank - n. an organization that keeps and lends money
10. bar - v. to prevent or block
11. barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult
12. base - n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact (“Her research was based on experiments.”)
13. battle - n. a fight between opposing armed forces
14. be - v. to live; to happen; to exist
15. beat - v. to hit again and again
16. beauty - n. that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit
17. because - prep. for the reason that (“He left because he was sick.”)
18. become - v. to come to be
19. bed - n. a sleeping place
20. before - prep. earlier
21. begin - v. to do the first part of an action; to start
22. behind - ad. at the back of; in back of
23. believe - v. to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust
24. bell - n. an instrument that makes a musical sound (“a church bell”)
25. belong - v. to be owned by; to be a member of
26. below - ad. lower than
27. best - ad. the most good
28. betray - v. to turn against; to be false to
29. better - ad. more good than
30. between - ad. in the space or time that separates; from one to the other (“talks between two nations”)
31. big - ad. of great size; not small
32. bill - n. a legislative proposal
33. biology - n. the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms
34. bird - n. a creature that flies
35. bite - v. to cut with the teeth
36. black - ad. dark; having the color like that of the night sky
37. blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsible
38. blanket - n. a cloth cover used to keep warm
39. bleed - v. to lose blood
40. blind - ad. not able to see
41. block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement
42. blood - n. red fluid in the body
43. blow - v. to move with force, as in air (“The wind blows.”)
44. blue - ad. having the color like that of a clear sky
45. boat - n. something built to travel on water that carries people or goods
46. body - n. all of a person or animal; the remains of a person or animal
47. boil - v. to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot
48. bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to attack or destroy with bombs
49. bone - n. the hard material in the body
50. book - n. a long written work for reading
51. border - n. a dividing line between nations
52. born - v. to come to life; to come into existence
53. borrow - v. to take as a loan
54. both - ad. not just one of two, but the two together
55. bottle - n. a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid
56. bottom - ad. the lowest part of something
57. box - n. something to put things into; a container, usually made of paper or wood
58. boy - n. a young male person
59. boycott - v. to refuse to take part in or deal with
60. brain - n. the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creatures
61. brave - ad. having no fear
62. bread - n. a food made from grain
63. break - v. to divide into parts by force; to destroy
64. breathe - v. to take air into the body and let it out again
65. bridge - n. a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the other
66. brief - ad. short; not long
67. bright - ad. giving much light; strong and clear in color
68. bring - v. to come with something
69. broadcast - v. to send information, stories or music by radio or television; n. a radio or television program
70. brother - n. a male with the same father or mother as another person
71. brown - ad. having the color like that of coffee
72. budget - n. a spending plan
73. build - v. to join materials together to make something
74. building - n. anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store or place of entertainment
75. bullet - n. a small piece of metal shot from a gun
76. burn - v. to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire
77. burst - v. to break open suddenly
78. bury - v. to put into the ground and cover with earth
79. bus - n. a public vehicle to carry people
80. business - n. one’s work; buying and selling to earn money; trade
81. busy - ad. doing something; very active
82. but - conj. however; other than; yet
83. buy - v. to get by paying something, usually money
84. by - conj. near; at; next to (“by the road”); from (“a play by William Shakespeare”); not later than (“by midnight”)