better

[more good than]

Zach is a better baseball player than Al.

between

[(1) in the space or time that separates; (2) from one to the other]

I would like to meet with you between two and three o'clock. (1)

Secret talks between the two nations produced an agreement. (2)

big

[(1) of great size; (2) not small]

Texas is a big state. (1)

Melissa was a big baby. (2)

bill

[a legislative proposal]

To become law, a bill must be approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the President.

biology

[the scientific study of life or living things in all their fomp3s]

My school requires one year of study each of biology, physics and chemistry.

bird

[a creature that flies]

I watched the bird fly away until I could no longer see it.

bite

[to cut with the teeth]

My dog sounds aggressive but he will not bite you.

black

[(1) dark; (2) having the color like that of the night sky]

I first saw him on a black and stomp3y night. (1)

The doctor arrived in a big black car. (2)

blame

[(1) to accuse; (2) to hold responsible]

The police blamed him for the crime. (1)

Don't blame me for your bad decision. (2)

blanket

[a cloth cover used to keep wamp3]

The flood refugees needed food and wamp3 blankets.

bleed

[to lose blood]

Do you know how to stop your nose from bleeding?

blind

[not able to see]

Being blind did not keep him from becoming a famous singer.

block

[(1) to stop something from being done; (2) to prevent movement]

He blocked any attempt to become friends. (1)

A truck accident blocked the road for an hour. (2)

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]

The wind blows the autumn leaves.

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.