Word Book B-3 (3/4)
block [(1) to stop something from being done; (2) to prevent movement]
blood [red fluid in the body]
A blood test is usually part of a yearly medical examination.
blow [to move with force, as in air]
blue [having the color like that of a clear sky]
boat [something built to travel on water that carries people or goods]
body [(1) all of a person or animal; (2) the remains of a person or animal]
boil [to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot]
Boil one cup of water, add frozen vegetables and cook for five minutes.
bomb [(1) a device that explodes with great force; (2) to attack or destroy with bombs]
bone [the hard material in the body]
book [a long written work for reading]
border [a dividing line between nations]
Many new factories have been built across the border in Mexico.
(be) born [(1) to come to life; (2) to come into existence]
borrow [to take as a loan]
both [not just one of two, but the two together]
bottle [a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid]
bottom [the lowest part of something]
box [something to put things into]
boy [a young male person]
boycott [to refuse to take part in or deal with]
The farm workers union called for a boycott of vegetables picked by foreign workers.
brain [the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creatures]
Scientists continue to discover new information about the chemistry of the brain.
