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bottom noun, verb, and adjectiveExample: We’ve reached the bottom of the list. nounExample: The stock should bottom in today’s trading session. verbExample: I’ll have the bottom one in the stack.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
bough nounExample: The bird sat in the bough of the tree.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
bought verb (past tense and past participle of the verb buy)Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses bought and brought. Click here for that discussion.Example: He bought a new car.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
boundariesnoun (plural of the noun boundary)Example: The land seemed to have no boundaries.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
boundary nounExample: The line of trees formed the boundary of the property.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
brake noun and verbExample: She hit the brake to avoid the collision. nounExample: We brake for animals. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
breadthnounExample: Her breadth of knowledge impressed us.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
breathnounNote: The verb form is breathe.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses breath and breathe. Click here for that discussion.Example: He paused to catch his breath.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
breatheverbNot breath (which is the noun form).Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses breath and breathe. Click here for that discussion.Example: Open the window so that we can breathe.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
brilliantadjectiveExample: Einstein was a brilliant scientist.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
broccolinounNot brocolli.Example: Apparently, the president likes broccoli and cabbage.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
broughtverb (past tense and past participle of the verb bring)Note: For a discussion of the differences between bring and take, see bring, take. Also, Grammar.com's section on Problem Words discusses the differences between brought and bought. Click ... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
buildingnoun and verb (present participle of the verb build)Example: The building has two doors. nounExample: The company was building a new branch office. verb... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
bulletin nounExample: The head of the department issued a new bulletin.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
bureaunoun (capitalize when naming a specific agency, as in "Federal Bureau of Investigation")Example: The police officer was investigated by the bureau.Example: The Census Bureau tallied the population.Example: She put her socks in the bureau drawer... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
burialnounExample: The first biblical account of a burial is that of Sarah.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
buriedverb (past tense and past participle of the verb bury)Example: The general was buried with his men.Example: They buried the truth in a footnote.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
buryverbExample: “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.”Example: Don’t bury your head in the sand.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
bushesnoun (plural of the noun bush), verb (present tense, third-person singular of the verb bush), and adjective (slang)Example: We planted some beautiful bushes. nounExample: The tree bushes into a beautiful canopy. verbExample: We think he is rath... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
businessnounExample: Frankly, it’s none of your business.Example: He started a successful business.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
bytenounNote: Werner Buchholz coined this term in 1956 when he participated in the early design of the IBM Stretch computer. It mutated from the word bite to avoid any confusion with the word bit. In 1962, he described byte as "a group of bits used t... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
Caesarproper nounExample: Julius Caesar was emperor of Rome and died on March 15 in 44 B.C. when he was murdered by a group led by Cassius and Brutus.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
cafeterianounExample: The committee met in the cafeteria.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
calculatornounExample: Students may not use a calculator in math class.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
calendarnounExample: Mark down this date on your calendar.... | added by edgood 7 years ago |
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