| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| blend | to mix together |
| bless | to make holy; to ask God to show favour to someone or something |
| blind | not able to see. A covering for a window |
| blink | to open and shut your eyes very quickly |
| blister | a swelling on the skin, like a small bubble, often filled with water or blood |
| blizzard | a very windy snow storm |
| block | a big piece of something, like wood, metal or stone. The same word also means to be in the way of something |
| blood | the red liquid which circulates round your body |
| blood-sucker | a cruel exploiter, any animal, insect or dependent that sucks blood |
| bloodshed | sloughter, the shedding of blood |
| bloom | to come into flower |
| blosom | another name for flower, especially the flowers on fruit trees and shrubs |
| blot | a spot or mark, usually of ink |
| blotter | a piece of blotting paper, one who blots |
| blouse | a loose garment covering the upper part of the body. It is worn by girls and women |
| blow | to push air out of your mouth. The same word also means a hard knock |
| blue | a colour. When the sun shines the sky is blue |
| bluebell | a wild flower with blue blossoms shaped like bells |
| blunder | to err foolishly, too serious a mistake |
| blunt | ineffective in sharpness, having a dull edge or point |
| blur | to make something look dim or not clear |
| blurt | to utter suddenly or unthoughtfully |
| blush | to go pink in the face because you are shy, ashamed or upset by something |
| boar | a male pig |
| board | a long flat piece of wood |
| board | a store or stock of something hidden away. Squirrels have a hoard of nuts hidden away for the winter |
| boarder | someone who pays to sleep and eat in someone ele’ house; someone who lives at boarding school in term time |
| boarding school | a school where children live during term time |
| boast | to talk a lot about how good you are at things, to praise yourself or things which belong to you |
| boastful | given to boasting |
| boat | a small ship |
| bodice | the part of a dress from the neck to the waist. It is usually close-fitting |
| body | the whole of a person or animal |
| bodyguard | a person who guards and protects someone |
| bog | wet, marshy ground |
| boil | to make water so hot that it bubbles and makes steam. The same word also means a sore swelling on your body |
| boiler | a container for boiling water, often for making steam |
| bold | brave; without fear |
| bolt | a metal fastening for doors and gates. The same word also means to run away |
| bomb | a metal case that can be exploded |
| bombast | high sounding words, pompous wordings |
| bond | anything which binds or fastens something together |
| bone | one of the hard white parts which are joined together to make the skeletons of our bodies |
| bonfire | a fire out of doors, usually in a garden |
| bonnet | a kind or hat that ties under the chin |
| bonny | pretty; healthy-looking |
| bonus | extra dividend to share holders, a premium |
| book | pages of print bound together in a cover |
| bookcase | a set of shelves for books |
| boom | a long deep noise, like the sound the word boom makes when you say it |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.