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bicycle - correct spelling

bicycle nounExample: The little girl loved her new bicycle....

added by edgood
8 years ago

bight - correct spelling

bight noun (a loop in a rope, or a curve in a coastline)Not bite.Note: When you use your teeth, you bite.Example: The sailor used a bight to fashion the knot....

added by edgood
8 years ago

biscuit - correct spelling

biscuit nounExample: My grandmother made the world’s best biscuit....

added by edgood
8 years ago

bite - correct spelling

bite verb and nounNot bight.Example: A child might bite the dentist. verbExample: Here, have a bite. noun...

added by edgood
8 years ago

board - correct spelling

board noun and verbExample: Send the report to the board of directors. nounExample: He used a board to build the ramp. nounExample: The passengers will board the ship. verb...

added by edgood
8 years ago

bored - correct spelling

bored adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb bore)Example: She is bored with life. adjectiveExample: The speaker bored us to tears. verbExample: The carpenter bored a hole in the board. verb...

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8 years ago

borrow - correct spelling

borrow verbExample: Do you want to borrow some money?...

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8 years ago

bottle - correct spelling

bottle noun, verb, and phrasal verb (bottle up)Example: Give the baby her bottle. nounExample: Let’s watch them bottle the wine. verbExample: He wants to bottle up his emotions. phrasal verb...

added by edgood
8 years ago

bottom - correct spelling

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
8 years ago

bough - correct spelling

bough nounExample: The bird sat in the bough of the tree....

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8 years ago

bought - correct spelling

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
8 years ago

boundaries - correct spelling

boundariesnoun (plural of the noun boundary)Example: The land seemed to have no boundaries....

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8 years ago

boundary - correct spelling

boundary nounExample: The line of trees formed the boundary of the property....

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8 years ago

brake - correct spelling

brake noun and verbExample: She hit the brake to avoid the collision. nounExample: We brake for animals. verb...

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8 years ago

breadth - correct spelling

breadthnounExample: Her breadth of knowledge impressed us....

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8 years ago

breath - correct spelling

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
8 years ago

breathe - correct spelling

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
8 years ago

brilliant - correct spelling

brilliantadjectiveExample: Einstein was a brilliant scientist....

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8 years ago

broccoli - correct spelling

broccolinounNot brocolli.Example: Apparently, the president likes broccoli and cabbage....

added by edgood
8 years ago

brought - correct spelling

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
8 years ago

building - correct spelling

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...

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8 years ago

bulletin - correct spelling

bulletin nounExample: The head of the department issued a new bulletin....

added by edgood
8 years ago

bureau - correct spelling

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
8 years ago

burial - correct spelling

burialnounExample: The first biblical account of a burial is that of Sarah....

added by edgood
8 years ago

buried - correct spelling

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
8 years ago

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