blue

　　[having the color like that of a clear sky]

　　My son has blue eyes.

　　boat

　　[something built to travel on water that carries people or goods]

　　I like to fish from a boat.

　　body

　　[(1) all of a person or animal; (2) the remains of a person or animal]

　　Exercise can improve anyone's body. (1)

　　Police found five bodies buried beneath the house. (2)

　　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]

　　The bomb exploded outside the building. (1)

　　The warplanes bombed enemy missile launchers. (2)

　　bone

　　[the hard material in the body]

　　The girl broke a bone in her wrist when she fell.

　　book

　　[a long written work for reading]

　　The professor has written six books about East Asia.

　　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]

　　When were you born? (1)

　　The American Revolution was born in Massachusetts. (2)

　　borrow

　　[to take as a loan]

　　The bank refused to let me borrow any more money.

　　both

　　[not just one of two, but the two together]

　　Both of us were educated at the University of Virginia.

　　bottle

　　[a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid]

　　He drank the last bottle of water.

　　bottom

　　[the lowest part of something]

　　The damaged submarine is still at the bottom of the ocean.

　　box

　　[something to put things into]

　　Put the old books in that box.

　　boy

　　[a young male person]

　　The boys played together after school.

　　boycott

　　[to refuse to take part in or deal with]

　　The farm workers union called for a boycott of vegetables picked by foreign workers.