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- BARWOODRed wood of a leguminous African tree, Baphia nitida, used as a dyewood and for various other purposes such as ramrods, violin bows and handles for woodturning tools.
- BARYCENTRESplural of barycentre
- BARYEA unit of pressure under the CGS system; symbol Ba; equal to 1 dyne per square centimeter. 1 Ba = 0.1 Pa = 0.1 N/m2 = 1x10 bar.
- BARYESplural of barye
- 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
- BARYONICOf, pertaining to, or composed of baryons.
- BARYONSplural of baryon
- BARYTAAny of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide.
- BARYTASplural of baryta
- BARYTEAlternative form of barite.
- BARYTESBarite.
- BARYTICOf or pertaining to baryta
- 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.
- BARYTONENot having an accent on the last syllable.
- BARYTONESplural of barytone
- BARYTONSplural of baryton
- BASALBasic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
- BASALTA hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
- BASALTICOf or pertaining to basalt.
- BASALTINEConsisting of, or resembling, basalt.
- BASANAlternative form of basil (a tanned sheepskin)
- BASANITEA basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert.
- BASCINETA light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
- BASCULEA counterbalanced structure having one end that rises as the other lowers.
- BASCULESplural of bascule
- BASESomething from which other things extend; a foundation. A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- BASEBALLA sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bas
- BASECAMP
- BASEDFounded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
- BASEEJ
- BASEL
- BASELARDA type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- BASELINEA line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
- BASELINERA player who plays from the baseline, seldom moving to the net.
- BASELYIn a base manner.
- BASEMENplural of baseman
- BASEMENTA floor of a building below ground level. Ellipsis of semi-basement, a floor mostly below grade
- BASENTo make or become base ; to lower
- BASENJIAlternative letter-case form of Basenji.
- BASEPLATEA solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported. The foundation of a skateboard that mo
- BASERsomeone who uses freebase cocaine or other drugs
- BASEY
- BASHTo strike heavily; to beat.
- BASHAR
- BASHAWA pasha.
- BASHEDsimple past and past participle of bash
- BASHEROne who bashes something, figuratively or literally. Before the days of pneumatic rivet guns, the member of a riveting team who hammered the rivet to upset the bucktail to form the
- BASHFULShy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
- BASHFULLYIn a bashful manner.
- BASHI
- BASHINGpresent participle and gerund of bash
- BASHKIR
- BASHLIKAlternative spelling of bashlyk.
- BASHLYKA protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for wrapping around the neck, used especially by Turks and Cossacks.
- BASHMENTA party or rave.
- BASHOA sumo tournament of any kind.
- BASICNecessary, essential for life or some process.
- BASICALLYIn a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
- BASICITYThe condition of being basic.
- BASICLY
- BASICRANIALOf or pertaining to the basicranium
- BASIDIAplural of basidium
- BASIDIALRelating to the basidium.
- BASIDIOCARPA mushroom which contains basidia.
- BASIDIOMYCETEAny fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.
- BASIDIOMYCETESplural of basidiomycete
- BASIDIOMYCETOUSRelating to the basidiomycetes.
- BASIDIUMA small structure, shaped like a club, found in the Basidiomycota division of fungi, that bears four spores at the tips of small projections.
- BASIFIXEDOf anthers: attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
- BASIFUGALTending or proceeding away from the base.
- BASIFYTo make more basic (less acidic).
- BASIFYINGpresent participle and gerund of basify
- BASILA plant (Ocimum basilicum).
- BASILAROf, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
- BASILARYAlternative form of basilar.
- BASILECTA variety of a language that differs substantially from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.
- BASILICA basilica.
- BASILICAA Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
- BASILICAEplural of basilica
- BASILICANOf, relating to, or resembling a basilica; basilical.
- BASILICONAny of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
- BASINA wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
- BASINALof or relating to a basin
- BASINEDEnclosed in a basin.
- BASINETAlternative form of bascinet.
- BASINFULAs much as a basin will hold.
- BASINGpresent participle and gerund of base
- BASINLIKEResembling or characteristic of a basin.
- BASIONThe middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
- BASIPETALLYIn a basipetal manner.
- BASIT
- BASKTo bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
- BASKEDsimple past and past participle of bask
- BASKETA lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
- BASKETBALLA sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
- BASKETFULThe amount that will fit into a basket
- BASKETRYThe process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers to make a basket.
- BASKIN
- BASKINGpresent participle and gerund of bask
- BASLE