| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 63 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| brow | noun | My brow is covered with sweat. | forehead |
| brown | adj. | Her hair is brown colored. | color of coffee |
| bruise | noun | There is a bruise where it hit her. | contusion |
| verb | You will bruise yourself doing that. | injure | |
| brush | noun | You use a brush to paint a chair. | bristles |
| verb | Please brush off your pants. | whisk | |
| verb | He brushed into me. | lightly hit | |
| brute | noun | The brute attacked me. | beast |
| bubble | noun | The bubble floated on the water. | air pocket |
| verb | The water bubbled as it boiled. | form steam pockets | |
| bucket | noun | He used a bucket to carry water. | pail |
| bud | noun | Buds appear on trees in the spring. | immature flower |
| verb | The plant will bud after winter. | form flowers | |