beech beeches NOUN

      A beech is a large tree.

      beef NOUN

      Beef is the meat from a cow.

beehive beehives NOUN

      A beehive is a house for bees, where a beekeeper collects the honey.

      been VERB

      Been is the past participle of be. We have always been good friends.

      See be

      beer beers NOUN

      Beer is a drink made from grain.

      beetle beetles NOUN

      A beetle is an insect with four wings. The front two act as hard covers to the body when the beetle is not flying.

      See Insects on page 264

      beetroot beetroots NOUN

      Beetroot is a dark red root vegetable.

      See Vegetables on page 260

      before

      PREPOSITION 1 If something happens before something else, it happens earlier. Can I see you before lunch?

      ADVERB 2 If you have done something before, it is not the first time.

      beg begs, begging, begged VERB

      If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously to do it. Krishna begged his dad to take him to the football match.

      begin begins, beginning, began, begun VERB

      When you begin, you start. I began school on Thursday.

      beginner beginners NOUN

      A beginner is someone who has just started to learn something.

      beginning beginnings NOUN

      The beginning of something is the first part of it.

      begun VERB

      Begun is the past participle of begin.

      behave behaves, behaving, behaved VERB

      The way you behave is the way you act.

      behaviour NOUN

      behind

      PREPOSITION 1 Behind means on the other side of something. She was behind the counter.

      PREPOSITION 2 If you are behind someone, you are at the back of them.

      beige ADJECTIVE

      Something that is beige is a pale creamy-brown colour.

      See Colours and shapes on page 266

      believe believes, believing, believed VERB

      If you believe something or someone, you think what is said is true.

      bell bells NOUN

      A bell is a piece of metal shaped like a cup, which rings when something hits it.

      belong belongs, belonging, belonged

      VERB 1 If something belongs to you, it is your own.

      VERB 2 If you belong to something, like a club, you are a member of it.

      below PREPOSITION

      If something is below something else, it is underneath it.

      belt belts NOUN

      A belt is a strip of leather or other material that you put round your waist.

      bench benches NOUN

      A bench is a long seat, usually made of wood.

bend bends, bending, bent VERB

      When something bends, it becomes curved or crooked.

      beneath PREPOSITION

      If something is beneath something else, it is below it.

      bent ADJECTIVE

      If something is bent, it has become curved or crooked.

      See bend

      berry berries NOUN

      A berry is a small round soft fruit that grows on a bush or a tree.

      beside PREPOSITION

      If something is beside something else, it is at the side of it.

      best ADJECTIVE

      Best means the “most good”, or better than anything else. That’s the best programme I’ve seen.

      better

      ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is better than something else is of a higher standard or quality. Your bicycle is better than mine.

      ADJECTIVE 2 Better can also mean more sensible. It would be better to go home.

      ADJECTIVE 3 If you are feeling better after an illness, you are not feeling so ill.

      between PREPOSITION

      If something is between two other things, it is in the space or time that separates them. The toyshop is between the bank and the library.

      beware VERB

      You tell people to beware if there is danger of some kind. Beware of the bull.

      Bible Bibles NOUN

      The Bible is the sacred book of the Christian religion.

      bicycle bicycles NOUN

      A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels. You sit on it and turn pedals with your feet to make it go.

      big bigger, biggest ADJECTIVE

      Something or somebody big is large in size or importance.

      bike bikes NOUN

      Bike is an abbreviation of bicycle.

      bill bills

      NOUN 1 A bill is a piece of paper saying how much money you owe. Mum’s just had the electricity bill.

      NOUN 2 A bird’s bill is its beak.

      bin bins NOUN

      A bin is a container, usually with a lid, for putting rubbish in.

      bind binds, binding, bound VERB

      If you bind something, you tie something like string or cloth tightly round it so that it is held in place.

      biology NOUN

      Biology is the study of living things.

      bird birds NOUN

      A bird is an animal with two legs, two wings and feathers.

      birth births NOUN

      The birth of a baby is when it comes out of its mother’s body.

      birthday birthdays NOUN

      Your birthday is a special date that is remembered every year, because it was the day you were born.

      biscuit biscuits NOUN

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