| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| bug | a tiny insect |
| build | to make or construct |
| builder | a man who puts up buildings |
| building | anything with a roof and walls |
| bulb | a mall glass lamp which gives out electrical light. The same word also means the rounded root from which some flowers grow |
| bulge | to swell out |
| bulk | a large amount |
| bull | the male of cattle. Male elephants are also called bulls |
| bull fight | a combat between armed men, fight of bulls in a closed arena |
| bulldog | a heavily-built dog with a large head and powerful shoulders |
| bulldozer | a powerful tractor used for shifting large loads of earth, sand or rubbish |
| bullet | a small piece of metal which is shot from a gun |
| bullfrog | a large frog with a deep voice |
| bullock | a young bull |
| bully | someone who picks on others weaker or smaller than himself |
| bumblebee | a large fluffy bee which makes a loud buzzing noise |
| bump | a swelling, or a raised part of anything. The same word also means to knock into something. |
| bumper | a piece of curved metal on the front and back of cars to protect them if they bump into something |
| bun | a small soft round cake |
| bunch | a group of things tied or growing together, like a bundle of clothes |
| bundle | a number of articles bound together, like a bundle of clothes |
| bungalow | a house without upstairs |
| bunk | a shelf-like bed attached to a walk |
| buoy | (say boy) something floating on the water but anchored to sea bed. It marks the places where there is danger, or where small boats can be tied up |
| burden | a load that is very heavy to carry |
| burdensome | heavy, oppressive |
| bureau | a chest of drawers with a writing-desk on top. The same word also means an office. |
| bureaucracy | government through officials |
| burglar | someone who breaks into buildings at night and steals things |
| burial | the burying of something, like a dead body, in the ground |
| burly | sturdy, great in size |
| burn | to be on fire, or to set something on fire |
| burrow | a hole in the ground which has been dug by wild animals to live in. Rabbits and foxes live in burrows |
| burst | to give way suddenly; to rush forward |
| bury | to put something somewhere deep. usually under the ground |
| bus | a large vehicle which carries many people |
| busby | a tall fur hat that some soldiers wear |
| bush | a shrub, like a small tree with lots of branches growing close to the ground |
| bushy | full of bushes, like a bush |
| business | (say bizness) occupation, work |
| buss | a kiss, to kiss |
| bust | a sculpture of someone’s head, shoulders and chest. Sometimes the word means the breast |
| bustle | to rush about busily |
| busy | having something to do all the time; working hard |
| butcher | a man who cuts up meat and sells it |
| butt | a large barrel for holding liquids |
| butter | a kind of soft yellow fat made form cream |
| buttercup | a bright yellow wildflower |
| butterfly | an insect with colured wings |
| butterscotch | a sweet made form sugar and butter |
Abbreviation An abbreviation is a short form of a word or expression. Abbreviations are used for words used frequently.