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- BASOPHILICEasily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
- BASQUEThe part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist.
- BASQUEDHaving a basque.
- BASSOONA musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
- BASTInner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.
- BASTA(that's) enough; stop!
- BASTARDIZETo claim or demonstrate that someone is a bastard, or illegitimate.
- BASTARDLYHaving been born out of marriage.
- BASTARDYThe condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman and man or as the fruit of adultery.
- BASTETo sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
- BASTEROne who bastes.
- BASTIDEA mansion in Provence.
- BASTILLEChiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or
- BASTINADEA blow with a stick or cudgel.
- BASTINADOA blow with a cudgel or stick.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- BASTIONEDFurnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- BASTOA card of the suit clubs in Spanish-suited playing cards
- BATBOYA boy employed to watch over the bats, and assist the players in retrieving them during play.
- BATCHThe quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- BATCHERA machine for preparing batches, especially of concrete, of a fixed size or volume.
- BATCHINGSThe quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- BATETo reduce the force of something; to abate.
- BATEAUA small, flat-bottomed type of boat.
- BATELEURAny member of the species Terathopius ecaudatus of eagles, endemic to Africa and Arabia.
- BATFISHAny of several anglerfish of the family Ogcocephalidae
- BATFOWLEROne who takes part in bat-fowling.
- BATGIRLThe female equivalent of a batboy.
- BATHA tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- BATHETo clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
- BATHEROne who bathes (cleans oneself with water, for example in a bathtub).
- BATHERSplural of bather
- BATHINGThe act of taking a bath.
- BATHOPHOBIAThe fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.
- BATHORSEA horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign
- BATHOSOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
- BATHROOMA room containing a shower or bathtub, and a toilet.
- BATHTUBA large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).
- BATHYALRelating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres
- BATHYPELAGICOf or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
- BATHYSCOPESynonym of aquascope.
- BATIKA wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.
- BATISTEA fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.
- BATLIKEHaving characteristics similar to those of a bat, usually used with reference to the flying mammal.
- BATMANA servant or valet to a military officer.
- BATOLOGIESThe scientific study of plants in the genus Rubus, commonly known as brambles.
- BATOLOGYThe scientific study of plants in the genus Rubus, commonly known as brambles.
- BATONA staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
- BATOONA baton.
- BATSWINGA kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
- BATSWOMANA female batter.
- BATTPieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation
- BATTAAn exchange rate.
- BATTELArchaic spelling of battle.
- BATTEMENTA ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
- BATTENTo cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
- BATTENEROne who battens or feasts.
- BATTERTo hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
- BATTEREDsimple past and past participle of batter
- BATTERIEA brilliant display of virtuosity in which the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while in the air, with the illusion of striking together and rebounding.
- BATTERYA device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
- BATTINGCotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
- BATTLEA contest, a struggle.
- BATTLEDOREA game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
- BATTLEFRONTThe region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
- BATTLEGROUNDA location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
- BATTLEMENTIn fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering him
- BATTLEMENTEDFurnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a city or castle.
- BATTLINGA growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
- BATTUPerformed with a striking together of the legs.
- BATTUEA form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
- BATTYMad, crazy, silly.
- BATWINGThe wing of a bat, or its shape.
- BAUBLEA cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
- BAUCHLETo misuse, to bungle.
- BAUDA unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
- BAUDRONSA cat.
- BAUHINIAAny of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.
- BAULKERSomeone who baulks.
- BAULKYAlternative spelling of balky.
- BAUXITEThe principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
- BAUXITICContaining or relating to bauxite.
- BAVAROISA pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.
- BAVINA bundle of wood or twigs, which may be used in broom-making. A faggot bound with only one band.
- BAWDOne who keeps a brothel, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer or madam.
- BAWDILYIn a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
- BAWDYObscene; filthy; unchaste.
- BAWLTo shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
- BAWLEROne who bawls.
- BAWNA cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
- BAWSUNTHaving white streaks or spots on a black or bay background (especially of an animal's or a mountain's face).
- BAXTERA baker (originally, a female baker).
- BAYADEREA female dancer.
- BAYAMOA violent storm in the Caribbean.
- BAYARDA bay horse
- BAYONETA blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
- BAYOUA slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
- BAYSplural of bay
- BAYWOODThe wood of the bay tree.
- BAYWOODSThe wood of the bay tree.