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it goes into pieces.

      I dropped a plate and it broke.

      2 When a machine breaks, it stops working.

      My brother broke the television.

      breakfast noun breakfasts

      Breakfast is the first meal of the day.

      breathe verb breathes, breathing, breathed

      When you breathe, air goes in and out of your body through your nose or your mouth.

      brick noun bricks

      Bricks are small blocks of baked earth used for building.

      bride noun brides

      A bride is a woman who is getting married.

      bridegroom noun bridegrooms

      A bridegroom is a man who is getting married.

      bridge noun bridges

      A bridge is something that is built over a river, a road, or a railway so that people can get across it.

      bright adjective brighter, brightest

      1 A bright colour is very easy to see.

      She wore a bright red dress.

      2 Something that is bright shines with a lot of light.

      The sun is very bright today.

      brilliant adjective

      Something that is brilliant is very good.

      I thought the film was brilliant.

bring verb brings, bringing, brought

      If you bring something, you take it with you when you go somewhere.

      You can bring a friend to the party.

      broke

       Look at break.

      I’m sorry I broke the radio.

      broken adjective

      If something is broken, it is in pieces.

      All of his toys are broken.

      broom noun brooms

      A broom is a brush with a long handle that you use to sweep the floor.

      brother noun brothers

      Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same mother and father as you do.

      brought

       Look at bring.

      We brought some food for the picnic.

      brown noun/adjective

      Brown is the colour of earth or wood.

      Her eyes are dark brown.

      bruise noun bruises

      A bruise is a purple mark on your skin that appears if something hits a part of your body.

      She has a big bruise on her leg.

      brush noun brushes

      A brush has lots of short hairs fixed to a handle. You use a brush to make your hair tidy, to clean things, or to paint.

      bubble noun bubbles

      A bubble is a small ball of liquid with air inside it.

      bucket noun buckets

      A bucket is a deep, round container with a handle that you use to hold or carry liquids.

      buckle noun buckles

      A buckle is something you use to fasten a belt, a shoe or a bag.

      bud noun buds

      A bud is a small, new part on a tree or plant that grows into a leaf or a flower.

build verb builds, building, built

      If you build something, you make it by putting the parts of it together.

      They are going to build the school here.

      building noun buildings

      A building is a place with walls and a roof.

      Houses, shops and schools are all buildings.

      built

       Look at build.

      We built our house on a hill.

      bulb noun bulbs

      A bulb is the part of a lamp that is made of glass and gives out light.

      bull noun bulls

      A bull is a male cow. Bulls have horns.

      bump verb bumps, bumping, bumped

      If you bump something, or bump into it, you hit it without meaning to.

      I bumped the table with my bag.

      bunch noun bunches

      A bunch of things is a group of them.

      He held a bunch of keys.

      bundle noun bundles

      A bundle is a lot of clothes, sticks or other things that are fastened together.

      buried

       Look at bury.

      The pirates buried the gold beneath a tree.

      burn verb burns, burning, burned, burnt

      1 If you burn something, you destroy it or damage it with fire.

      He burned all the rubbish.

      2 If you burn yourself, you touch something that is hot and get hurt.

      I burned myself on the hot iron.

      3 If something is burning, it is on fire.

      The bonfire is still burning.

      burst verb bursts, bursting, burst

      When something bursts, it breaks open suddenly.

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