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bicycle nounExample: The little girl loved her new bicycle.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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 nounExample: My grandmother made the world’s best biscuit.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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 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 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... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
borrow verbExample: Do you want to borrow some money?... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
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 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 nounExample: The bird sat in the bough of the tree.... | added by edgood 8 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 8 years ago |
boundariesnoun (plural of the noun boundary)Example: The land seemed to have no boundaries.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
boundary nounExample: The line of trees formed the boundary of the property.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
brake noun and verbExample: She hit the brake to avoid the collision. nounExample: We brake for animals. verb... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
breadthnounExample: Her breadth of knowledge impressed us.... | added by edgood 8 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 8 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 8 years ago |
brilliantadjectiveExample: Einstein was a brilliant scientist.... | added by edgood 8 years ago |
broccolinounNot brocolli.Example: Apparently, the president likes broccoli and cabbage.... | added by edgood 8 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 8 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 8 years ago |
bulletin nounExample: The head of the department issued a new bulletin.... | added by edgood 8 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 8 years ago |
burialnounExample: The first biblical account of a burial is that of Sarah.... | added by edgood 8 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 8 years ago |
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