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Body & Health — Lesson 12

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blubbered

ˈblʌbərd

Cry or whine with snuffling — she blubbered loudly about losing her favorite toy.

The little boy blubbered when his ice cream fell on the ground.

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blushed

blʌʃt

Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame — she blushed when he gave her a compliment.

She blushed when he gave her a compliment.

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blushing

ˈblʌʃɪŋ

Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame — I saw him blushing at the comment.

She was blushing when he complimented her.

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bodies

ˈbɑdiz

The entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) — several bodies were buried in the garden.

Many bodies were found after the disaster.

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body

ˈbɑːdi

The physical structure of a person or animal, including the head, arms, legs — he hurt his body in the accident.

My body feels tired after the long walk.

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bouffant

ˈbuːfɑːnt

A woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance — the 1960s were famous for the bouffant hairstyle.

She wore her hair in a classic bouffant for the party.

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bowel

ˈbaʊəl

The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus — the patient had surgery on the bowel.

The patient had surgery on the bowel.

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braids

breɪdz

A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair — she wore her hair in braids.

She wore her hair in braids.

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brains

bɹeɪnz

The organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, and feeling — she has brains as well as beauty.

The human brain is very complex.

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breastbone

ˈbrestboʊn

The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs — he fractured his breastbone in the car accident.

The doctor pressed gently on the patient's breastbone during the examination.

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breasts

brɛsts

The front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen — women have breasts.

Women have breasts.

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breathed

briːðd

Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs — he breathed a sigh of relief.

She breathed deeply before answering.

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