words that start with B

bad bag ban bar bat bay bed bee beg bet bid big bin bio bit biz bob bog boo bow box boy bra bro bud bug bum bun bus but buy bye
- bat
  - a wooden stick for hitting balls (typically baseball bat)
  - flying vermin related to rats
  - idiom
    - He’s as blind as a bat!
      - ~He’s blind. He can’t see.
- to ban
  - to block someone or something
    - Please add these links to the banned list.
      - homonym for band
- bay
  - a body of water surrounded by land
    - San Francisco Bay
    - cove
    - lagoon
- a bee is an insect that can make honey
  - idiom
    - He’s got a bee in his bonnet!
      - ~He’s very agitated!
- beg
  - to beg(v)
    - The old drunk was begging for beer outside the store.
    - She was begging for money.
    - beggar
      - noun
      - He’s a beggar.
    - Downtown you will see a lot of beggars.
  - idioms
    - It begs the question…
    - Beggars can’t be choosers!
- to bet(v)
  - I bet my friend that I would pass the exam… and I won the bet!
  - phrases
    - That’s a good bet!
    - I wouldn’t bet my life on it.
- a bid
  - a price quote
  - to bid(v)
    - to put in a price for X
    - We bid 800USD for the artist’s sculpture.
    - We put in a bid to Company X on the CRM project.
  - asking price
  - How much was the bid?
  - see contract
- bit
  - A little bit is a small unit of something!
  - phrase
    - I know X a little bit.
    - Can you give a bit of time?
    - Hold on a bit.
      - ~ please wait
    - He’s really chomping at the bit!
      - ~He’s ready to go!
  - horses
    - The bit is in the horse’s mouth.
- to bin
  - I need to bin this trash!
- bog
  - idiom
    - to get bogged down
      - ~ to be slowed down
  - a wet slimy marsh area
- boo
  - To scare small children!
- bow
  - She has a bow in her hair.
  - She has a bow on her dress!
  - He a bow and arrow on his back.
  - The bow of the ship is pointing into the wind!
  - He bowed before the king!
  - phrase
    - You should take a bow!
- box
  - a delivery box
  - to box
    - He was boxing with his friend in the boxing ring!
  - to box
    - We need to box up the computers.
      - ~ We need to pack the copmputers.
- bra
- bro
  - slang for brother
  - phrases
    - What’s up bro?
    - I was hanging out with my bros!
    - Yo bro, what’s up?
- bud
  - v
    - to bud
      - The trees begin to bud in early April.
    - phrase
      - They are budding friends.
  - n
    - a baby leaf
    - a friend
      - slang
    - phrase
      - Who is your best bud?
- bug
  - insect
    - beetle
    - moth
    - mosquitos
  - phrases
    - We found some bugs in the code.
    - He’s really beginning to bug me!
      - ~ He’s starting to bother me.
    - show irritation
      - This music is really bugging me!
- bum
  - idioms
    - phrase
      - That’s a bummer!
        ~That’s disappointment
      - He’s starting to bum me out with his stories of suicide!
        slang
        He’s a real downer!
    - to bum someone out
      - to make someone feel disappointed
    - a person
      - He’s a bum!
        He’s useless.
        He’s homeless.
        He’s a drunk.
    - uk slang
      - a bum = your ass
      - You are sitting on your bum!
      - Get off your bum and get to work!
- bun
  - noun
    - bready food
      - hamburger | hot dog dun
  - noun
    - hair bun
      - ! hair knot
  - idiom
    - She’got a bun in the oven.
      - ~ She’s pregnant.
    - Do you have a bun in the oven?
- bus
  - We are going to bus them in!