| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| beautiful | lovely; very pretty |
| beauty | great loveliness |
| beckon | to make a silent signal, call by nod, make sign to |
| become | to grow to be something |
| bed | a soft place to sleep with blankets and a pillow. The same word is also used for a place where flowers are grown, and for the bottom of the sea |
| bedclothes | the covers on a bed |
| bedding | the contents of a bed |
| bedeck | to adorn, deck, decorate |
| bedroom | a room where there is a bed |
| bedside | the space next to a bed |
| bedspread | the top cover on a bed |
| bee | an insect with four wings and a sting. It makes honey and wax |
| bee-line | a straight line between tow places |
| beech | a kind of tree with smooth silver-grey bark |
| beechive | a house for bees |
| beef | the meat from a cow or bull |
| beer | a strong drink made from malt |
| beetle | an insect with four wings. The two front wings are hard, and protect the back wings when they are folded |
| beetroot | a dark red vegetable |
| before | ahead; in front |
| beforehand | in advance, earlier than duetime |
| beg | to ask earnestly or humbly for something |
| beggar | someone who lives by asking for money and food from others |
| begin | to start |
| beginning | the start of something |
| behave | to act in a good or a bad way, showing good or bad behaviour |
| behaviour | how you act or behave; your manners |
| behind | at the back of; to the rear of |
| behold | to fix the mind, look, regard with due attention |
| belabour | to beat badly, soundly |
| believe | to accept what someone says as the truth; to have faith |
| bell | a cup-shaped piece of metal which makes a ringing sound when struck |
| bellow | to roar or yell loudly |
| belly | another word for stomach |
| belong | to be the property of; to be part of |
| below | underneath; at a lower level |
| belt | a long strip of material, usually leather which fastens around the waist |
| bench | a long seat, usually made of wood |
| bend | to make something crooked or curved |
| beneath | under something |
| berry | any small round juicy fruit without a stone |
| berth | a bed or bunk in a ship or train |
| beside | near; next to |
| besides | in addition to |
| best | most good |
| bet | to risk your money against someone else’s on the result of a game or race |
| bethink | to recollect, call to mind |
| betray | to give away secret information; to let someone down by breaking a promise |
| better | more than good. The same word also means more clever or skilful than someone else |
| between | in a space, in or withing tow |
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.