He belongs to our team.
3 If something belongs somewhere, that is where it should be.
Your toys belong in your room.
below
If something is below another thing, it is lower down than it.
His shoes were below his bed.
belt noun belts
A belt is a band of leather or cloth that you wear around your waist.
bench noun benches
A bench is a long seat that two or more people can sit on.
bend verb bends, bending, bent
When you bend something, you change its shape so that it is not straight any more.
Bend your legs when you do this exercise.
beneath
If something is beneath another thing, it is below it.
The dog was beneath the table.
bent
Look at bend.
He bent to pick up the bags.
berry noun berries
A berry is a small, soft fruit that grows on a bush or a tree.
beside
If something is beside another thing, it is next to it.
He sat down beside me.
best
If you say that something is best, you mean that it is better than all the others.
You are my best friend.
better
1 You use better to mean that a thing is very good compared to another thing.
His painting is better than mine.
2 If you feel better, you do not feel ill any more.
I feel much better today.
between
If you are between two things, one of them is on one side of you and the other is on the other side.
She stood between her two brothers.
bicycle noun bicycles
A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels. You push the pedals with your feet to make the wheels turn.
big adjective bigger, biggest
A person or thing that is big is large in size.
She lives in a big house.
bike noun bikes
A bike is a bicycle or motorbike.
bin noun bins
A bin is a container that you put rubbish in.
bird noun birds
A bird is an animal with feathers, wings, and a beak. Most birds can fly.
birthday noun birthdays
Your birthday is the date that you were born.
She gave me a present on my birthday.
biscuit noun biscuits
A biscuit is a kind of small, hard, dry cake.
bit noun bits
A bit of something is a small amount of it, or a small part of it.
I ate a bit of bread.
bite verb bites, biting, bit, bitten
If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it.
The dog tried to bite him.
black noun/adjective
Black is the colour of the sky at night.
The car is black.
blackboard noun blackboards
A blackboard is a flat, black surface that you write on with chalk in a classroom.
blade noun blades
A blade is the flat, sharp part of a knife that you use to cut things.
blame verb blames, blaming, blamed
If you blame someone for something bad, you think that they made it happen.
Mum blamed me for making the mess.
blanket noun blankets
A blanket is a large, thick piece of cloth that you put on a bed to keep you warm.
blew
Look at blow.
The wind blew outside.
blind adjective
Someone who is blind cannot see.
block noun blocks
A block of something is a large piece of it with straight sides.
We made a house with blocks of wood.
blood noun
Blood is the red liquid that moves around inside your body.
blouse noun blouses
A blouse is something a girl or woman can wear. It covers the top part of the body and has buttons down the front.
blow verb blows, blowing, blew, blown
1 When the wind blows, it moves the air.
2 When you blow, you push air out of your mouth.
He blew on his hands to keep them warm.
blue noun/adjective
Blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
Her dress is blue.
blunt adjective blunter, bluntest
Something that is blunt does not have a sharp point or edge.
My pencil is blunt.
boat noun boats
A boat is a small vehicle that carries people on water.
body noun bodies
A persons or animals body is all their parts.
Its 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 mothers 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