Collins Dictionaries - Collins First Dictionary

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 breaks, 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