B — The school dictionary · page 81 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11botA bot is a computer program that does tasks by itself, often pretending to be a person, such as answering messages or playing in games.9 sentencesbotanicTo do with plants and the study of plants (botany).7 sentencesbotanicalBotanical means to do with plants or with botany, the science of plants.10 sentencesbotanistA botanist is a scientist who studies plants: how they grow, where they live and how they are related.9 sentencesbotanyThe scientific study of plants: how they grow, what they are made of, how they are named and where they live.8 sentencesbothBoth means the two of them together, not just one: both hands.18 sentencesbotherTo bother someone is to annoy them or interrupt them: «Don't bother me while I'm reading.».17 sentencesbothersomeBothersome means annoying, causing trouble or worry, so that you feel put out.4 sentencesbottleA bottle is a container with a narrow neck for holding drinks or other liquids.11 sentencesbottlenoseThe bottlenose dolphin, a common grey dolphin with a short, bottle-shaped snout, often seen near coasts and in shows.8 sentencesbottomThe bottom is the lowest part of something.16 sentencesbottomlessBottomless means so deep or so large that it has no end or floor you can reach.5 sentencesboudoirA lady's small private sitting room or dressing room.9 sentencesboughA bough is a large, main branch of a tree.9 sentencesboulderA boulder is a very large, rounded rock, too big to pick up.8 sentencesbounceTo bounce means to hit a surface and spring back up or away, like a ball hitting the floor.13 sentencesbouncerA person whose job is to stand at the door of a club or bar, check who comes in and remove people who cause trouble.8 sentencesbouncyBouncy describes something that bounces well, like a ball or a trampoline.10 sentencesboundCertain to happen: if something is bound to happen, it will almost surely happen.18 sentencesboundaryA boundary is a line that marks the edge of an area, like a field, a country or a garden.12 sentencesboundlessBoundless means with no limit or edge; it goes on without end.4 sentencesboundsLimits or borders of an area or of what is allowed: within the bounds of the park.14 sentencesbouquetA bouquet is a bunch of flowers picked and tied together, often given as a gift or carried at a wedding.5 sentencesbourgeoisBelonging to the middle class, people who have comfortable jobs, homes and money.9 sentencesboutA short period of illness or a strong feeling: a bout of flu, a bout of laughter.9 sentencesbowA bow (rhymes with «go») is a knot with two loops made from ribbon or laces.13 sentencesbowelThe long tube in the body below the stomach, also called the intestines, where food is digested and waste is formed.10 sentencesbowerA shady, pleasant place in a garden or wood, under trees or climbing plants.9 sentencesbowerbirdA bowerbird is a bird from Australia and New Guinea; the male builds a decorated shelter of twigs (a bower) to attract a female.7 sentencesbowheadA large dark Arctic whale with a huge curved mouth and a very thick layer of blubber; it has no teeth and filters food with baleen.7 sentencesbowlA bowl is a round, deep dish for food like soup, cereal or fruit.15 sentencesbowmanA bowman is a person who shoots arrows from a bow; an archer.4 sentencesbowspritA long pole sticking out forward from the front (the bow) of a sailing ship.9 sentencesbowstringThe bowstring is the cord on a bow that is pulled back to shoot an arrow.4 sentencesboxA box is a container with flat sides, often with a lid.23 sentencesboxersBoxers (boxer shorts) are loose cotton underpants for men and boys that look like short shorts.11 sentencesboyA boy is a male child or a young man.20 sentencesboycottTo refuse to buy, use, take part in or deal with something or someone, as a protest.8 sentencesboyfriendA boyfriend is a boy or man that someone is in a romantic relationship with.7 sentencesboyhoodThe time in a person's life when he is a boy, from birth until he becomes a young man.8 sentencesboyishLike a boy, or looking or behaving like a boy: «a boyish grin».8 sentencesbr«Br» is the chemical symbol for bromine, a dark red liquid element.14 sentencesbraA piece of underwear worn by women and older girls to support and cover their breasts. Short for «brassiere».8 sentencesbraceA metal or plastic device fixed to teeth to straighten them (braces).15 sentencesbraceletA bracelet is a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewellery or decoration.9 sentencesbracesWires and small metal or clear pieces fixed to the teeth to make them straight over time.13 sentencesbrachiationA way of moving through trees by swinging from branch to branch using the arms, as gibbons and some monkeys do.6 sentencesbrackenA large, tough fern that grows thickly on hills, moors and in woods, green in summer and brown in autumn.8 sentencesbracketBrackets are the marks ( ) put around numbers in a sum to show which part to work out first.13 sentencesbrackishSlightly salty, a mix of fresh water and sea water, like water where a river meets the sea.8 sentencesbragTo brag is to talk proudly about yourself, what you have or what you did, in a way that annoys others.9 sentencesbraggingTalking proudly about yourself and what you have or can do, in a way that annoys others: boasting.9 sentencesbrahmanIn Hinduism, Brahman is the one ultimate reality or supreme spirit behind everything; Hindus believe all gods and all things come from Bra…10 sentencesbrahminA brahmin is a member of the highest Hindu priestly class in India.4 sentencesbraidA braid is hair that has been divided into three or more pieces and twisted over each other into one long rope shape; in the UK this is mo…11 sentencesbrailleA system of raised dots that blind and partly sighted people read by touching them with their fingers. Each letter is a pattern of up to s…8 sentencesbrainThe organ inside your head that controls your body, thinking, memory and feelings.14 sentencesbrainlessStupid; not thinking at all.7 sentencesbrainstemThe bottom part of the brain that joins it to the spinal cord and controls automatic actions like breathing, heartbeat, swallowing and sle…7 sentencesbrainstormTo think of lots of ideas quickly, in a group or alone, writing them all down before choosing the best.10 sentencesbrainstormingA way of finding ideas where people say every idea that comes to mind, quickly and without judging, then choose the best ones.6 sentencesbrainyVery clever and good at thinking and learning.8 sentencesbraisedCooked slowly in a covered pot with a little liquid, after first being browned in hot fat.9 sentencesbrakeA brake is the part of a vehicle, like a bike or car, that slows it down or stops it.13 sentencesbrakesBrakes are the parts of a bike, car, train or other vehicle that slow it down or stop it.11 sentencesbrambleA bramble is a wild thorny bush with long arching stems, especially the blackberry bush.11 sentencesbranThe brown outer layer of grains like wheat and oats, which comes off when flour is made; it is full of fibre.9 sentencesbranchA branch is a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk and has smaller twigs and leaves.13 sentencesbrandA brand is the name of a product made by a particular company, with its own logo: a brand of trainers, a brand of cereal.13 sentencesbrandishTo brandish is to wave or shake a weapon or object in the air, to show it off or to threaten.5 sentencesbrandyBrandy is a strong alcoholic drink made from wine or fruit; it is not for children.4 sentencesbrassBrass is a shiny yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc.14 sentencesbratA brat is a child who behaves badly, is spoiled or rude.10 sentencesbraveBrave means ready to do something difficult or frightening, even though you feel afraid.12 sentencesbravelyIn a brave way: without showing fear, even when something is dangerous, painful or frightening.10 sentencesbraveryBravery is being brave: doing something good or right even when it is dangerous, hard or scary.8 sentencesbravoA word shouted to praise someone for doing something very well, especially at the end of a performance: «Bravo!».10 sentencesbrawBraw means fine, good, lovely or handsome, as in a braw day.11 sentencesbrawlA brawl is a noisy, rough fight between people.4 sentencesbrawnyBrawny means having big, strong muscles.4 sentencesbrayTo make the loud, harsh noise of a donkey (hee-haw).11 sentencesbrazenBrazen means made of brass, the shiny yellow metal.5 sentencesbrazierA brazier is an iron pan or basket that holds burning coal or wood to give out heat, or to burn scented wood outdoors.4 sentencesbrazilBrazil is the biggest country in South America, where people speak Portuguese; its capital is Brasília.11 sentencesbrazilianFrom or to do with Brazil, the largest country in South America: «Brazilian football».9 sentencesbrazilwoodA tropical tree from the coast of Brazil with hard red wood.7 sentencesbreachA breach is the breaking of a rule, law, promise or agreement: «a breach of the rules».14 sentencesbreadBread is a food made from flour, water and usually yeast, mixed into a dough and baked in an oven.12 sentencesbreadbasketA breadbasket is a basket or bowl for serving bread at the table.9 sentencesbreadcrumbA tiny piece of bread.10 sentencesbreadthBreadth is how wide something is; its width from side to side.10 sentencesbreadwinnerThe person in a family who earns the money that the family lives on.6 sentencesbreakTo break is to make something come apart into pieces, so it can no longer be used.16 sentencesbreakageA breakage is something that has been broken, especially by accident.10 sentencesbreakdownWhen a machine or vehicle stops working: our car had a breakdown on the motorway.11 sentencesbreakersBig waves that rise up and crash into white foam on a beach or rocks.11 sentencesbreakfastBreakfast is the first meal of the day, eaten in the morning.11 sentencesbreakoutAn escape from a prison or other place by force.9 sentencesbreakthroughA breakthrough is an important discovery or development that suddenly solves a problem or makes great progress.10 sentencesbreamA bream is a flat, silvery fish that lives in rivers, lakes and seas.4 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/8/