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- BADGERAny member of species of the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora or Taxidea, of mammals.
- BADLYIn a bad manner.
- BAGELA toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
- BAGFULThe amount that fills a bag.
- BAIRNA child or baby.
- BAIRNISHHaving the manners of a child; childish; silly.
- BAKEHOUSEA building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
- BAKEMEATAny baked product (such as a pie)
- BAKENalternative past participle of bake; baked.
- BAKERA person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
- BAKERYA place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
- BAKINGpresent participle and gerund of bake.
- BALDHaving little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
- BALDRICA broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hol
- BALEEvil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- BALEFIREA bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
- BALEFULPortending evil; ominous.
- BALKAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- BALLASTHeavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- BALLOTA small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
- BALSAMA sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
- BANALCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- BANDITOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
- BANISHTo send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
- BANKETA sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands.
- BANQUETA large celebratory meal; a feast.
- BANTAMAny of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
- BAREFOOTWearing nothing on the feet.
- BARELYBy a small margin.
- BARGHESTA legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
- BARKINGpresent participle and gerund of bark
- BARONESSThe wife of a baron.
- BARTISANA parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church.
- BARTONA farmyard.
- BARYONA heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category in
- BARYTONA viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
- BASELARDA type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- BASHTo strike heavily; to beat.
- BASINFULAs much as a basin will hold.
- BASKTo bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
- BASKETFULThe amount that will fit into a basket
- BATCHThe quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- BATCHINGSThe quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- BATHINGThe act of taking a bath.
- BATTPieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation
- BATTERTo hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
- BATTLEA contest, a struggle.
- BAXTERA baker (originally, a female baker).
- BAZOOA simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn.
- BAZOOKAA primitive trombone having wide tubes.
- BEADPrayer, later especially with a rosary.
- BEADHOUSEAn almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
- BEADLEA parish constable, a uniformed minor (lay) official, who ushers and keeps order.
- BEADSMANA petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
- BEAMYResembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
- BEAREROne who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
- BEARINGpresent participle and gerund of bear
- BEASTLYPertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
- BEATA stroke; a blow.
- BEATERSomeone or something that beats.
- BEAUTEOUSbeautiful.
- BEAUTIFULPossessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- BEAUTYThe quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
- BECHARMTo charm; fascinate; hold by a charm or spell.
- BECKA stream or small river.
- BECKONTo wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
- BECLOTHETo clothe about; put clothes on someone or something; wrap or cover in clothing.
- BECOMEbegin to be; turn into .
- BEDAZETo cause to become dazed.
- BEDCLOTHESSheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
- BEDEPrayer, request, supplication
- BEDELAn administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students.
- BEDEMANbeadsman
- BEDEWTo make wet with or as if with dew.
- BEDIGHTTo equip or bedeck.
- BEDIZENTo dress or ornament (someone or something), especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.
- BEDRENCHTo drench thoroughly; to make extremely wet; saturate with moisture; soak.
- BEDSTRAWAny plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers.
- BEDTIMEThe time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.
- BEDUNGTo cover with dung or manure.
- BEDUSTTo cover with dust.
- BEECHA tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
- BEEHIVEA sheltered place where bees, usually honey bees (genus Apis), live.
- BEENpast participle of be.
- BEETLEAny of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- BEEYARDAn apiary.
- BEFALLTo fall upon; fall all over; overtake.
- BEFOOLTo make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
- BEGETTo produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
- BEGGARHOODThe condition or state of being a beggar.
- BEGGARLYIn the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
- BEGIFTTo entrust; endow.
- BEGINTo start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- BEGIRDTo bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
- BEGNAWTo gnaw; to eat away at.
- BEGOTo go about; encompass; surround; beset, surround with hostile intent; to overrun.
- BEGROANTo groan about; bewail; groan at.
- BEGRUDGETo grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
- BEGUILETo deceive or delude (using guile).
- BEGUILERA person who beguiles.