If you bury something, you put it in a hole in the ground and cover it.
bus buses NOUN
A bus is a large motor vehicle. People pay to go on buses.
bush bushes NOUN
A bush is a large woody plant with lots of branches. It is smaller than a tree.
business businesses
NOUN 1 Business is the work of making, buying and selling things or services.
NOUN 2 A business is a group of people who make and sell things.
bus stop bus stops NOUN
A bus stop is a place where people can get on or off buses.
busy busier, busiest
ADJECTIVE 1 When you are busy, you are working hard on something.
ADJECTIVE 2 A place that is busy is full of people doing things or moving about.
but CONJUNCTION
You use but to join two parts of a sentence when the second part is unexpected. Megan likes most green vegetables, but she won’t eat broccoli.
butcher butchers NOUN
A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up meat and sells it.
butter NOUN
Butter is a yellow fat made from cream. You spread it on bread or use it for cooking.
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butterfly butterflies NOUN
A butterfly is an insect with four large wings which flies during the day.
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button buttons
NOUN 1 A button is a small disc used to fasten clothes.
NOUN 2 A button is also a part of a machine that you press to make it work.
buy buys, buying, bought VERB
When you buy something, you get it by paying money for it.
buzz buzzes, buzzing, buzzed VERB
If something buzzes, it makes a “zzz” sound like a bee.
by
PREPOSITION 1 You use by to show who or what has done something. The announcement was made by the head teacher.
PREPOSITION 2 You use by to show how something is done. He cheered us up by taking us to the cinema.
PREPOSITION 3 You use by to talk about being next to or near to another thing. They live by the park.
PREPOSITION 4 If something happens by a particular time, it happens before that time. We should finish by tea time.
PREPOSITION OR ADVERB 5 You use by to talk about going past something. We drove by her house.
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cab cabs
NOUN 1 The cab is the place where the driver sits in a bus, truck or train.
NOUN 2 A cab is another word for a taxi.
cabbage cabbages NOUN
A cabbage is a vegetable that looks like a large ball of leaves.
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cabin cabins
NOUN 1 A cabin is a room in a ship, boat or aeroplane for passengers or crew.
NOUN 2 A cabin is also a small house in a wild place such as a forest.
cable cables
NOUN 1 A cable is a thick rope or chain.
NOUN 2 A cable is also a bundle of wires with a rubber covering, which carries electricity.
NOUN 3 Cable television is a system in which the signals are sent along wires.