WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

94 word families · B

bread6 related words

food

bread · breadcrumb · breaded

breast5 related words

body part

breast · breast-cancer · breast-fed

brevi3 related words

short

abbreviate · abbreviated · abbreviation

brew5 related words

to make beer

brew · brewery · brewmaster

brick5 related words

material

brick · bricklayer · bricklaying

bride2 related words

a woman about to be married or recently married

bride-price · bridesmaid

bright8 related words

shining

bright-eyed · bright-orange · brightening

brim3 related words

edge

brim · brimful · brimming

brisk2 related words

lively

briskly · briskness

british3 related words

of britain

anti-british · non-british · pro-british

broadway3 related words

proper noun

broadway-style · off-broadway

broker3 related words

agent

broker · broker-dealer · stockbroker

bronto2 related words

thunder

brontosaur · brontosaurus

bronze3 related words

alloy

bronze · bronzed · gilt-bronze

brother6 related words

male sibling

brotherhood · brotherly · half-brother

brush9 related words

tool

brushed · brushing · brushstroke

bubble3 related words

a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air

bubble · bubble-gum · bubblegum

buddh2 related words

buddha

buddhism · buddhist

budget9 related words

financial plan

big-budget · budget-busting · budget-conscious

buffoon2 related words

clown

buffoonery · buffoonish

build15 related words

construct

build-down · buildup · homebuilder

built10 related words

constructed

american-built · french-built · home-built

bulk3 related words

mass

bulk · bulking · bulky

bump3 related words

to strike

bump · bumper · bumping

bunch2 related words

cluster

bunched · bunching

buoy2 related words

float

buoyancy · buoyant

burden5 related words

load

burdensome · overburden · overburdened

bureau4 related words

desk

bureaucracy · bureaucrat · bureaucratic

burner2 related words

heating unit

six-burner · two-burner

burse4 related words

purse

disburse · disbursement · reimburse

business22 related words

commercial activity

agribusiness · all-business · anti-business

busy2 related words

occupied

busybody · busywork

buy3 related words

to purchase

buy · buy-sell · buying

buzz4 related words

sound

buzzer · buzzsaw · buzzword

Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.