🧴Adhesive

A substance used to bond materials together without fasteners.

🪨Aggregate

Sand, gravel, or crushed stone mixed with cement to make concrete.

🍞Baking

Cooking food in an oven using dry heat, often for bread and pastries.

🥞Batter

A thin mixture of flour, eggs, and liquid used for cakes and coatings.

➖Beam

A horizontal structural member that carries loads across a span.

🥣Beating

Mixing ingredients vigorously to make them smooth or fluffy.

🧊Blanching

Briefly boiling food then plunging it into ice water.

🌀Blender

An appliance with rotating blades that purees and mixes food.

🧊Blockwork

Construction using large concrete or stone blocks.

📐Blueprint

A detailed technical drawing that guides construction work.

🫧Boiling

A cooking method that heats liquid until it bubbles and cooks food.

🔩Bolting

Fastening structural components using bolts and nuts.

🍲Braise

To cook food slowly in a small amount of liquid in a covered pot, combining frying and stewing.

🍲Braising

Cooking food slowly in a covered pot with liquid after searing.

🧱Brickwork

Construction made by laying bricks in mortar.

🔥Broiling

Cooking food with intense overhead heat in an oven or grill.

🍜Broth

A savory liquid made by simmering meat or vegetables.

🔍Building Inspection

An official examination of construction work for code compliance.

📄Building Permit

Official authorization required before construction can begin.

🚧Building Site

A piece of land where construction work is carried out.

🚜Bulldozer

A tracked machine with a blade for pushing earth and debris.

🧈Butter

A dairy product made from churned cream used in cooking and baking.

🍬Caramelizing

Browning sugars in food to develop sweetness and flavor.

🧴Caulking

The process of sealing joints and gaps with a flexible compound.

🪨Cement

A binder that hardens when mixed with water, used in concrete and mortar.

📏Chalk Line

A tool that snaps a straight line onto a surface.

👨‍🍳Chef

A trained professional who prepares and cooks food.

🔪Chopping

Cutting food into rough pieces with a knife.

🔌Circuit Breaker

A device that automatically interrupts current to prevent overload.

🥣Colander

A bowl with holes used to drain liquids from cooked food.