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bag burst and everything fell out of it.

bury verb buries, burying, buried

      If you bury something, you put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up.

      Squirrels bury nuts to eat in the winter.

      bus noun buses

      A bus is a large vehicle that carries lots of people.

      I go to school on the bus.

      bush noun bushes

      A bush is a plant with lots of leaves and branches that is smaller than a tree.

      busy adjective busier, busiest

      1 If you are busy, you have a lot of things to do.

      We were busy cleaning the house.

      2 A busy place is full of people.

      The shops are busy today.

      butcher noun butchers

      A butcher is a person who sells meat.

      butter noun

      Butter is a soft yellow and white food that is made from cream. You spread it on bread or cook with it.

      butterfly noun butterflies

      A butterfly is an insect with four large wings.

      button noun buttons

      Buttons are small, round things on clothes that you push through holes to fasten the clothes together.

buy verb buys, buying, bought

      If you buy something, you pay money so that you can have it.

      We went into the shop to buy sweets.

      buzz verb buzzes, buzzing, buzzed

      If something buzzes, it makes a sound like a bee makes when it flies.

      An insect buzzed around my head.

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      cabbage noun cabbages

      A cabbage is a round vegetable with green, white, or purple leaves.

      cage noun cages

      A cage is a box or a room made of bars where you keep birds or animals.

      cake noun cakes

      A cake is a sweet food made from flour, eggs, sugar, and butter that you bake in an oven.

      calculator noun calculators

      A calculator is a small machine that you use to do sums.

      calendar noun calendars

      A calendar is a list of all the days, weeks, and months in a year.

calf noun calves

      1 A calf is a young cow.

      2 Your calves are also the thick parts at the backs of your legs, between your ankles and your knees.

      call verb calls, calling, called

      1 If you call someone something, you give them a name.

      I called my cat Pippin.

      2 If you call something, you say it in a loud voice.

      Someone called his name.

      3 If you call someone, you talk to them on the telephone.

      I’ll call you tomorrow.

      calves

       Look at calf.

      My calves hurt.

      came

       Look at come.

      My friends came to play at my house.

      camel noun camels

      A camel is a large animal with one or two big lumps on its back. Camels live in hot, dry places and carry people and things.

      camera noun cameras

      A camera is a machine that you use to take pictures.

      camp noun camps

      A camp is a place where people live in tents for a short time.

      can verb could

      If you can do something, you are able to do it.

      I can swim.

      can noun cans

      A can is a metal container for food or drink.

      She opened a can of soup.

      candle noun candles

      A candle is a stick of wax with a piece of string through the middle that you burn to give you light.

      cannot verb

      If you cannot do something, you are not able to do it.

      I cannot find my bag.

      can’t

      Can’t is short for cannot.

      He can’t play the piano.

      capital noun capitals

      1 The capital of a country is the main city, where the country’s leaders work.

      Paris is the capital of France.

      2 A capital is also a big letter of the alphabet, for example A or R.

      car noun cars

      A car is a vehicle with four wheels and an engine that can carry a small number of people.

      card noun cards

      1 Card is stiff paper.

      2 A card is a folded piece of stiff paper that has a picture on the front and a message inside. You send cards to people at special times, like birthdays.

      3 Cards are pieces of stiff paper with numbers or pictures on them that you use for playing