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- BAJRAPearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).
- BAJUA traditional Malay jacket worn with a sarong.
- BAKETo cook using an oven, especially baked goods. To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
- 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.
- BAKESHOPA shop where baked goods are made and sold.
- BAKESTONESynonym of baking stone.
- BAKEWARECooking equipment intended for use inside an oven.
- BAKINGpresent participle and gerund of bake.
- BALANCEA state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- BALANCEROne who, or that which, balances.
- BALANITISInflammation of the glans penis.
- BALASA type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
- BALCONIEDThat has a balcony attached.
- BALCONYAn accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
- BALDHaving little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
- BALDIESomebody who is bald.
- BALDIERSomeone who is bald.
- BALDIESTSomeone who is bald.
- BALDISHSomewhat bald; balding.
- BALDMONEYSMeum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- BALDPATEA bald-headed person.
- 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
- BALDYSomeone who is bald.
- BALEEvil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- BALEENkeratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
- BALEFIREA bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
- BALEFULPortending evil; ominous.
- BALERA machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.
- BALISAURA badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
- BALKAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- BALKERSomeone or something that balks; a naysayer.
- BALKILYIn a balky manner.
- BALKINGpresent participle and gerund of balk
- BALKYRefusing to proceed or cooperate.
- BALLA solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- BALLADEAny of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements.
- BALLASTHeavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- BALLERA kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.
- BALLERINAA ballet dancer A female ballet dancer. Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”).
- BALLETA classical form of dance.
- BALLETICPertaining to or suitable for ballet.
- BALLISTAAn ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
- BALLIUMSynonym of bailey (“fortification”).
- BALLOONAn inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
- BALLOONISTA person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
- 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.
- BALLROOMA large room used for dancing and banquets.
- BALLSYTough and courageous; having balls.
- BALLYBloody .
- BALLYHOOSensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
- BALLYHOOEDSensationalized; presented with grand claims.
- BALMAny of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
- BALMORALA Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet.
- BALMYProducing balm.
- BALNEARYA room for bathing.
- BALONEYA type of sausage; bologna.
- BALSAA large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
- BALSAMA sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
- BALSAMICProducing balsam.
- BALSAMYLike balsam, as of balsam.
- BALSAWOODThe wood of the balsa tree.
- BALTIA large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani cuisine
- BALUNAn electronic device for connecting a balanced transmission line to an unbalanced one.
- BALUSTERA short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony.
- BALUSTEREDHaving one or more balusters.
- BALUSTRADEA row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
- BALZARINEA lightweight fabric made from cotton and wool, used for summer dresses.
- BAMBOOAny of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
- BAMPOTAn idiot; an objectionable and foolish person.
- BANALCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- BANALISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of banalize.
- BANALITYThe quality of being banal.
- BANALIZETo make banal or commonplace.
- BANALLYIn a banal, trite or boring manner.
- BANAUSICOf or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
- BANCA bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
- BANCOBeing or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.
- BANDA strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to b
- BANDAA style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century.
- BANDAGEA strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
- BANDAGEROne who applies a bandage.
- BANDARA rhesus macaque.
- BANDARIA kind of rhythmic dance music originating from the Iranian side of the Persian Gulf.
- BANDEAUA band for the hair.
- BANDEAUXplural of bandeau
- BANDELETA small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring.
- BANDERSomeone who bands birds.
- BANDFISHAny of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
- BANDHA general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.
- BANDICOOTAny of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae.
- BANDIESTsuperlative form of bandy: most bandy
- BANDITOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
- BANDITOA bandit, particularly of the type associated with Mexico.
- BANDITRYActs characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
- BANDMASTERThe conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass band or military band.
- BANDOLEROAn outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.