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of cloth that you put on a bed to keep you warm.

      blew

       Look at blow.

      The wind blew outside.

      blind adjective

      Someone who is blind cannot see.

      block noun blocks

      A block of something is a large piece of it with straight sides.

      We made a house with blocks of wood.

      blood noun

      Blood is the red liquid that moves around inside your body.

      blouse noun blouses

      A blouse is something a girl or woman can wear. It covers the top part of the body and has buttons down the front.

blow verb blows, blowing, blew, blown

      1 When the wind blows, it moves the air.

      2 When you blow, you push air out of your mouth.

      He blew on his hands to keep them warm.

      blue noun/adjective

      Blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.

      Her dress is blue.

      blunt adjective blunter, bluntest

      Something that is blunt does not have a sharp point or edge.

      My pencil is blunt.

      boat noun boats

      A boat is a small vehicle that carries people on water.

      body noun bodies

      A person’s or animal’s body is all their parts.

      It’s fun to stretch and twist your body.

      boil verb boils, boiling, boiled

      1 When water boils, it becomes very hot, and you can see bubbles in it and steam coming from it.

      2 When you boil food, you cook it in water that is boiling.

      bone noun bones

      Your bones are the hard parts inside your body.

      I broke a bone in my leg.

      bonfire noun bonfires

      A bonfire is a big fire that is made outside.

      book noun books

      A book is a set of pages with words or pictures on them, that are held together inside a cover.

      boot noun boots

      A boot is a kind of shoe that covers your foot and the lower part of your leg.

      bored adjective

      If you are bored, you feel annoyed because you have nothing to do.

      boring adjective

      If something is boring, it is not interesting.

      born verb

      When a baby is born, it comes out of its mother’s body.

      My sister was born three years ago.

      borrow verb borrows, borrowing, borrowed

      If you borrow something from someone, they let you have it for a short time and then you give it back.

      Can I borrow your pen, please?

      both

      You use both to mean two people or two things together.

      He put both books into the drawer.

      bottle noun bottles

      A bottle is a container made of glass or plastic that holds liquid.

      bottom noun bottoms

      1 The bottom of something is its lowest part.

      2 Your bottom is the part of your body that you sit on.

      bought

       Look at buy.

      We bought bread and milk.

      bounce verb bounces, bouncing, bounced

      When something bounces, it hits another thing and then moves away from it again.

      The ball bounced across the floor.

      bow verb bows, bowing, bowed

      When you bow, you bend your body towards someone as a polite way of saying hello or thanking them.

      They all bowed to the king.

      bow noun bows

      1 A bow is a knot with two loose ends that you use to tie laces and ribbons.

      2 A bow is also a long, curved piece of wood with a string stretched between the two ends, that is used to send arrows through the air.

      bowl noun bowls

      A bowl is a round container that you use to hold food or drink.

      box noun boxes

      A box is a container with a hard, straight bottom and sides, and usually a lid.

      boy noun boys

      A boy is a male child.

      bracelet noun bracelets

      A bracelet is a chain or a band that you wear around your wrist.

      brain noun brains

      Your brain is inside your head. It controls your body and lets you think and feel things.

      branch noun branches

      The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves on them.

      brave adjective braver, bravest

      If you are brave, you are not afraid of something dangerous.

      bread noun

      Bread is a food that is made from flour and water and baked in an oven.

break verb breaks, breaking, broke, broken

      1 When something