Page 5 - Dictionary & Thesaurus Spelling 3rd grade

band
band /bănd/ n. a. a number of persons who
play musical instruments together. She plays
the drums in a band. b. any flat strip of
material used for holding something
together. Put a rubber band around each
newspaper.
bare /bâr/ adj. a. not wearing clothes; not
covered. Should you be walking outside in
your bare feet? b. without a covering. The
floor is bare because the rug is being cleaned.
➤ Bare sounds like bear.
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bare•foot /bâr′ foot′/ adv. and adj. without
shoes or socks. The barefoot boy played in
the sand.
bar•rel /băr′ əl/ n. a bulging container with
a flat top and bottom. Oil comes in a barrel.
base•ball /bās′ bôl′/ n. a. a game played
with a bat and a ball by two teams of nine
players each. Debbie wants to play baseball.
b. the ball used in this game. A baseball is
very hard.
bas•ket•ball /băs′ kĭt bôl′/ n. a. a game in
which points are scored by throwing a ball
through a basket. Basketball is usually
played indoors. b. the ball used in this
game. Our basketball had lost all its air.
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bat /băt/ n. a heavy stick used to hit a ball.
Mike showed me how to hold the bat.
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bat /băt/ v. (bats, bat•ted, bat•ting) to hit
something, as a ball, with a heavy stick or
other object. Throw me the ball, and I will
bat it.
bath•room /băth′ room′/ n. a room usually
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with a toilet, sink, bathtub, and shower. We
are replacing the tub in our bathroom.
be /bē/ v. (am, are, is; was, were; been;
be•ing) used as a helping verb in addition to
having the following meanings: a. to have
the identity of; to equal. Carlos is my
cousin. b. to have a particular quality,
appearance, or character. The sand was hot.
c. to happen; to take place. The finals are at
two o’clock.
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bench
bean /bēn/ n. a seed or pod that can be eaten
as a vegetable. He ate everything but one
green bean.
bear /bâr/ n. a large, heavy animal with long,
coarse fur, short legs, and a very short tail.
The bear stood on its hind legs.
➤ Bear sounds like bare.
be•cause /bĭ kôz′/ conj. for the reason that.
I study because I want to learn.
be•come /bĭ kŭm′/ v. (be•comes, be•came,
be•come, be•com•ing) to develop into; to
come or grow to be. A caterpillar may
become a butterfly or a moth.
be•com•ing /bĭ kŭm′ ĭng/ v. (be•comes,
be•came, be•come, be•com•ing) turning
into. The caterpillar is becoming a butterfly
in the cocoon.
bee•tle /bēt′ l/ n. an insect that has four
wings, two of which form a hard, shiny
covering. A ladybug is a small beetle that
eats insects that harm garden plants.
be•fore /bĭ fôr′/ or /bĭ fōr′/ prep. at an
1
earlier time than. I had to be home before six
o’clock.
be•fore /bĭ fôr′/ or /bĭ fōr′/ adv.
2
previously; at an earlier time. Have you
heard this story before?
be•fore /bĭ fôr′/ or /bĭ fōr′/ conj. earlier
3
than the time when; previous to the time
that. Before you cross the street, look
both ways.
be•long /bĭ lông′/ or /bĭ lŏng′/ v. a. to have
a proper place. Pots and pans belong in the
kitchen. b. belong to; to be the property of
someone. The dolls belong to Anita.
be•low /bĭ lō′/ adv. beneath; in a lower
1
place. Far below, we could see the bottom of
the pit.
be•low /bĭ lō′/ prep. in a lower place than;
2
to a lower place than. Kansas is below
Nebraska on the map.
bench /bĕnch/ n. (bench•es pl.) a long, low,
wooden or stone seat that sometimes has a
back. George fell asleep on a bench in the
park.
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