English words: batoneer to batwoman
300 English words, part 28 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.
English words batoneer to batwoman
- batoneer noun: One who uses a baton, specifically a conductor.
- Batonga noun: Synonym of Tonga (“ethnic group of northern Malawi”)
- batonic adjective: Not representing anything specific; non-representational.
- batoning noun, verb: A beating with a baton.
- batonist noun: A conductor of music who uses a baton.
- batonistic adjective: Relating to the conducting of music by means of a baton.
- batonless adjective: Without a baton.
- batonlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a baton.
- batonnet noun: A piece of vegetable cut into the shape of a small stick.
- batoon noun /bəˈtuːn/: A baton.
- batoora noun: Alternative form of bhatoora.
- batophobia noun: The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
- batoprazine noun /bəˈtəʊpɹəziːn/: a phenylpiperazine drug that is a serenic or antiaggressive agent.
- bator noun: Clipping of masturbator: one who masturbates, especially frequently.
- batphone noun: Alternative spelling of bat phone.
- batpoop adjective, adverb: Too irrational to be dealt with sanely.
- Batra proper noun: A surname from Hindi.
- batrachian adjective, noun /bəˈtɹeɪkɪən/: Any frog (narrow sense) or toad.
- batrachite noun: A pale greenish-grey variety of montmorillonite.
- batrachoid adjective, noun: Frog-like; batrachian.
- batrachoidid noun: Any fish in the family Batrachoididae, the toadfishes.
- batrachoidiform noun: Any toadfish of the order Batrachoidiformes
- batrachology noun: The study of amphibians
- batrachomorph noun: Any animal of the clade Batrachomorpha.
- batrachomyomachian adjective: Petty (chiefly of a quarrel).
- batrachomyomachy noun /ˌbæ.tɹə.koʊ.maɪˈɑ.mə.ki/: A petty quarrel.
- batrachophagous adjective /bəˈtɹækəˌfeɪɡəs/: Feeding on frogs.
- batrachophobia noun: Fear of frogs.
- batrachosauroidid noun: Any salamander of the extinct family †Batrachosauroididae.
- batrachotoxin noun: An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
- batrachylid noun: Any frog of the family Batrachylidae
- batracian noun: Alternative form of batrachian.
- Batres proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
- batriarchy noun: A power structure that favours batters over bowlers.
- batrisine noun: Any beetle of the tribe Batrisini
- batroxobin noun: A serine protease derived from the venom of Bothrops atrox.
- batroxostatin noun: A particular disintegrin.
- bats adjective, noun, verb /bæts/: Mad, insane.
- Batsford proper noun: A surname.
- batsicle noun: A cold or frozen bat.
- batskin noun: The hide of a bat.
- batsman noun /ˈbætsmən/: A player of the batting side now on the field.
- batsmanship noun: A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
- batso adjective: Mad, insane.
- Batson proper noun /ˈbæt.sən/: A surname transferred from the given name.
- Batson challenge noun: An objection to opposing counsel's use of a peremptory challenge to exclude a juror from the jury pool based on criteria that the courts have found...
- Batson venous plexus noun: A network of valveless veins in the human body, connecting the deep pelvic veins and thoracic veins (draining the inferior end of the urinary bladder,...
- batsona noun: A fursona that is a bat.
- Batsquatch noun: A mythical flying creature (cryptid) supposedly sighted around Mount St. Helens in the United States, resembling a flying, bat-winged (sometimes bat-eared)...
- batsqueak noun /ˈbatskwiːk/: The ultrasonic noise emitted by a bat, especially as used for echolocation.
- batswing noun: A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
- batswoman noun: A female batter.
- Batsy proper noun: Batman
- batt noun: Pieces of fabric or fibre used for stuffing; as for batting or insulation
- batta noun /ˈbʌtə/: An exchange rate.
- battable adjective: Capable of cultivation; fertile; productive.
- Battaglia proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- battailant adjective, noun: Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike.
- battailous adjective: Warlike, battle-ready.
- Battak noun: Alternative form of Batak.
- Battakhin noun: Alternative form of Batahin.
- battalia noun: Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops or of a naval force, ready for action.
- battalia pie noun: A large game or fish pie made with small pieces of offal.
- battalion noun, verb /bəˈtæl.i.ən/: An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
- battalion tactical group noun: A military unit of the armed forces which incorporates multiple branches of the military within a single command structure (also known as combined arms).
- Battambang proper noun: A city in Cambodia.
- Batte proper noun: A surname.
- batteau noun: Alternative form of bateau.
- batted adjective, verb /ˈbætɪd/: Carrying a bat (the sports equipment, but maybe also the animal).
- battel adjective, noun, verb: Archaic spelling of battle.
- batteler noun: A student who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for.
- batteling adjective, noun, verb: Alternative form of battling.
- batteller noun: Alternative form of batteler.
- battells noun: Alternative form of battels (“fees charged by an Oxford college for accommodation and living expenses”).
- battelly adjective: Embattled.
- battels noun: plural of battel
- battement noun: A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
- batten adjective, noun, verb /ˈbæt(ə)n/: To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
- batten down verb: To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
- batten down the hatches verb: To prepare for trouble.
- battenberg noun: Ellipsis of Battenberg cake.
- Battenberg cake noun: A light sponge cake which, when cut in cross section, displays a two-by-two check pattern alternately coloured pink and yellow.
- Battenberg lace noun: A kind of tape lace of American origin, made with bobbins and needles, or with needles alone.
- Battenberg markings noun: A pattern of high-visibility markings used on emergency-service vehicles in several countries.
- Battenberger noun: A resident of inhabitant or Battenberg.
- battenboard noun: A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of...
- battener noun: One who battens or feasts.
- battening noun, verb: Synonym of batten (“strip of wood used to hold things together or provide a fixing point”).
- battenless adjective: Without a batten.
- batter noun, verb /ˈbætə/: To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
- batter bread noun: A type of bread made with a substantial liquid-to-flour ratio, so that the dough produces a batter.
- batter pudding noun: A type of pudding made from a pourable batter of flour, eggs, and milk or cream, traditionally baked or boiled until set.
- batter rule noun: An instrument consisting of a (normally wooden) rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter (slope) of a wall is regulated.
- batter's box noun: One of two areas beside home plate in which a batter is required to stand during an at bat.
- batter up interjection, verb: Used by an umpire to invite the next batter to the batter's box, especially at the beginning of a half-inning.
- batterable adjective: Able or fit to be battered.
- battercake noun: A kind of flat cake similar to a pancake.
- battered adjective, verb /ˈbætəd/: Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
- battered baby syndrome noun: Synonym of shaken baby syndrome.
- battered child syndrome noun: Synonym of shaken baby syndrome.
- battered person syndrome noun: A legal defense according to which a murderer had no choice but to kill their violent partner in response to cumulative abuse rather than a single provocation.
- battered sav noun: A saveloy that has been coated in batter and deep fried.
- battered woman syndrome noun: A legal defense according to which a female murderer had no choice but to kill her violent partner in response to cumulative abuse rather than a single...
- batteree noun: One who is battered (beaten by spouse etc.).
- batterer noun: One who batters.
- batterfang verb: To attack with one's fists and nails; to batter and claw.
- Batterham proper noun: A surname.
- batterie noun /ˈbætəɹi/: A 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.
- batterie de cuisine noun: The range of tools and utensils used in a professional kitchen.
- batteried adjective: Having a (specified kind of) battery.
- batteries included adjective /bæt(ə)ɹiz ɪnˈkluːdɪd/: Including batteries in the packaging.
- battering noun, verb /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/: A heavy beating.
- battering ram noun: A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.
- battering train noun: A train of heavy artillery, such as battering rams and catapults, for siege operations.
- batteringly adverb: So as to batter or beat.
- batterless adjective: Without batter.
- batterlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of batter (flour-liquid mixture).
- Batterman proper noun: A surname from German.
- Battersby proper noun: A village in Ingleby Greenhow parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5907).
- Battersea proper noun /bætəsi/: A suburban area in the borough of Wandsworth, London (OS grid ref TQ2776).
- Batterson proper noun: A surname.
- battery noun /ˈbæt.(ə)ɹi/: A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
- battery acid noun: Acid used as electrolyte in a battery, usually sulphuric acid.
- battery-backed adjective: Of a device, using a battery to maintain operation when not powered by the main electrical supply (e.g. during a blackout).
- battery backup noun: A battery installed in an electrical device to maintain power to the device during a power outage.
- battery booster noun: A portable battery, fitted with cables and a charger, used to charge a dead battery, especially in a car.
- battery cage noun: A small cage in which a hen is kept to lay eggs.
- battery cell noun: A unit that chemically stores energy, consisting of an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte.
- battery charger noun: A device that stores energy in a battery by running an electric current through it.
- battery-electric adjective: Having its traction motors powered by on-board rechargeable batteries. (As opposed to electrification-based electric.)
- battery electric multiple unit noun: An electrically driven multiple unit or railcar whose energy is derived from rechargeable batteries driving the traction motors.
- battery electric vehicle noun: A type of electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, usually and especially one whose powertrain is entirely electric.
- battery eliminator noun: An adapter allowing a battery-powered device to be operated from an AC outlet instead.
- battery hen noun: A hen kept in a small cage or battery.
- battery-included adjective: Alternative form of batteries-included.
- battery life noun: The time that a battery lasts
- battery mate noun: One who plays in the same battery, either the pitcher or the catcher.
- battery memory noun: The property of an electrical battery that suffers from the memory effect.
- battery-operated adjective: Synonym of battery-powered.
- battery pack noun: A set of batteries or battery cells connected together to deliver a certain voltage, capacity, or power density, often with an integrated battery management...
- battery power noun: The amount of electrical energy stored in a battery.
- battery-powered adjective: Fitted with a battery or batteries, which provide the power to operate the device.
- batteryless adjective: Without batteries.
- batterylike adjective: Resembling a battery.
- batteryman noun: A member of an artillery battery.
- batterymate noun: Alternative spelling of battery mate.
- Battey proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
- Batticaloa proper noun: A city in Sri Lanka.
- batticon noun: iodine suspended in povidone solution
- battik noun, verb: Alternative spelling of batik.
- battil noun: Alternative form of batil.
- battily adverb: In a batty manner.
- battimamselle noun: A dragonfly.
- battin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of batting.
- battiness noun: The state or condition of being batty.
- batting noun, verb /ˈbætɪŋ/: Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
- batting average noun: A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman, equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.
- batting average on balls in play noun: A type of batting average statistic which includes sacrifice flies but not strikeouts or home runs into the calculation.
- batting cage noun: an enclosed area for players to practice the skill of batting.
- batting collapse noun: A succession of batsmen or batswomen getting out without adding many runs to the team's score.
- batting crease noun: the crease.
- batting glove noun: Each of a pair of protective gloves worn by a batsman to prevent damage to the fingers and hands
- batting order noun: The sequence in which a side's batsmen go in to bat.
- batting pad noun: One of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or bat-pad.
- Battir proper noun: A village in Bethlehem governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
- battish adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a bat.
- Battista proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- Battiste proper noun: A surname from French.
- battle adjective, noun, verb /ˈbætl̩/: A contest, a struggle.
- battle-array noun: the strategic arrangement of fighters and weapons ready to fight a battle.
- battle ax noun: Alternative spelling of battle axe.
- battle axe noun: Alternative spelling of battle axe.
- battle buddy noun: Another servicemember assigned to mutually help another under the battle buddy system, and by extension any comrade.
- battle bus noun: A bus that is used as a mobile office and publicity centre by a politician or party during the run-up to an election
- Battle Creeker noun: Someone from or residing in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States.
- battle cruiser noun: Alternative form of battlecruiser.
- battle cry noun /ˈbæ.təlˌkɹaɪ/: An exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.
- battle-damaged adjective: Damaged during battle.
- battle fatigue noun: Psychological fatigue caused by taking part in battle.
- battle fatigues noun: military fatigues worn in battle, a form of battle dress
- battle-field noun: Alternative form of battlefield.
- battle fleet noun: an operational naval task force consisting of a variety of surface combatants designed to operate as a coordinated unit; subdivided into battle groups
- battle ground noun: Alternative form of battleground.
- battle-hardened adjective: Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience in battle; callous.
- battle honours noun: The names of battles and actions in which a warship (or a previous namesake) has taken part, usually displayed on a board in a prominent position
- battle it out verb: To fight or compete against one or more opponents, in order to decide a winner.
- battle jacket noun: A sleeveless jacket originating in the US military, now popular in motorcycling, metal and punk subcultures.
- battle line noun: The notional line on either side of which opposing forces are arrayed, and at which they meet in battle; a fortified line, short of the line where battle is...
- battle map noun: A map showing the location of a battle and the things needed to oversee the course of the battle, including positions of troops, armaments, battlements and...
- battle of the bands noun: A competition between a number of bands playing live music.
- battle of the brains noun: A showdown between people of high intellect.
- battle of the bulge noun: An attempt to avert weight gain or obesity.
- battle of the sexes noun: The persistent state of rivalry, opposition, or tension between men and women in society.
- battle out verb: To argue or fight over (a disputed subject) and reach a conclusion; to air out one's grievances.
- battle pass noun: A form of in-game monetization that provides additional content for a game through a tiered system, rewarding the player with in-game items as they complete...
- battle piece noun: A painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle.
- battle rap noun: A contest in which participants attempt to insult their opponent by using witty improvised rapping.
- battle rapper noun: A person who participates in a freestyle rap battle, attempting to insult an opponent by using witty improvised rapping.
- battle rhythm noun: A daily routine or order of business, especially as assumed by a military organization or during crisis.
- battle rifle noun: An autoloading service rifle that fires a full power rifle round.
- battle rope noun: A thick, heavy rope that is used when doing exercises to increase strength
- battle royal noun /ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/: A fight involving three or more individuals, teams, or factions; fought until one person, team, or faction is left standing.
- battle royale noun /ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/: Alternative spelling of battle royal.
- battle-sark noun: Complete set of clothes used for body protection in battle, armour
- battle-scarred adjective: Having scars or other damage received in battle.
- battle-sharp adjective: Sharp for use in battle or fighting.
- battle station noun: The position taken by a member of a military force when preparing for battle.
- battle stations interjection, noun: An alert aboard a warship, summoning the crew to man all weapons and all stations.
- battle tank noun: Ellipsis of main battle tank.
- battle taxi noun: armored personnel carrier
- battle-tested adjective: Which has been tested on the battleground.
- battle-twig noun: An earwig
- battle waggon noun: Alternative spelling of battle wagon.
- battle wagon noun: Alternative form of battlewagon.
- battleax noun: Alternative spelling of battle axe.
- battleaxe noun: Alternative spelling of battle axe.
- battleball noun: A form of dodgeball.
- battlebus noun [ˈbætəɫbʌs]: A coach used as a mobile operational centre by a particular political party during an election campaign.
- battlecarrier noun: A hybrid between a battleship and an aircraft carrier, with both one or more heavy gun turrets and a large aircraft hangar and flight deck.
- battlecloth noun: A minimal cloth or set of cloths crafted from animal hide and used for combat or other athletic activities by a fantasy barbarian.
- battlecraft noun: The art of fighting battles; combat skill.
- battlecruiser noun: A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought...
- battled adjective, verb: Battlemented.
- battledoor noun: Alternative form of battledore.
- battledore noun /ˈbæ.təl.dɔː/: A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
- battledore and shuttlecock noun: An early version of the game badminton.
- battledress noun: A form of military uniform.
- battlefield noun /ˈbætəlˌfiːld/: The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
- Battlefielder noun /ˈbætəlˌfiːldəɹ/: A player of the Battlefield series of first-person shooter video games.
- battlefleet noun: Alternative spelling of battle fleet.
- Battleford proper noun: A fort settlement, in what was once the Northwest Territories, Canada
- battlefront noun: The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
- battleful adjective: Full of battles or conflicts.
- battleground noun /ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊnd/: A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
- battleground state noun: A winner-take-all state which is roughly as likely to vote Republican as Democrat in a given election.
- battlegroup noun: A grouping of several types of troops assembled to fight together.
- battlehorse noun: Synonym of warhorse.
- battleless adjective: Without a battle.
- battleline noun: line of battle
- battlemage noun /ˈbætəlˌmeɪdʒ/: A wizard specializing in close magical combat.
- battlemaster noun: One who is in charge of managing the troops during battle.
- battlement noun [ˈbætəɫmənt]: In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures,...
- battlemented adjective /ˈbætl̩mɛntəd/: Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a city or castle.
- battlepass noun: Alternative form of battle pass.
- battlepiece noun: Alternative form of battle piece
- battleplan noun: The planned strategy and tactics to be used in a battle.
- battleplane noun: An airplane for military use.
- battler noun /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/: One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.
- battleship noun /ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/: A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced...
- battleship curve noun: Synonym of battleship-shaped curve.
- battleship gray adjective, noun: Alternative form of battleship grey.
- battleship grey adjective, noun: A medium grey color tinged with blue, like that of a battleship.
- battleship-shaped curve noun: A two-dimensional region with parallel sides and pointed ends, usually representing the emergence and later disappearance of an entity in a graph over time.
- battleshippy adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a battleship.
- battleskies noun: The portions of airspace in which a military conflict is taking place.
- battlesome adjective /ˈbætəlsəm/: Characterised or marked by battling; quarrelsome.
- battlespace noun: The conditions and dimensions of battle, including terrain, weather, infrastructure, airspace, seaspace, cyberspace, near space, and outer space, considered...
- battlestation noun: Alternative form of battle station.
- battlesuit noun: A technologically enhanced suit worn in battle for protection, camouflage, etc.
- battlesuited adjective: Wearing a battlesuit.
- battlesuiter noun: One who wears a battlesuit.
- battlewaggon noun: Alternative form of battlewagon.
- battlewagon noun: A heavily armed combat vehicle; a tank.
- battleward adverb: Toward battle.
- battlewards adverb: Towards battle.
- battlewise adjective, adverb: In terms of battle.
- battleworks noun: Protective infrastructure erected to protect weapons and soldiers during battle.
- battleworthy adjective: Fit for service in battle.
- battlezone noun: The area in which a battle takes place.
- battlin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of battling.
- battling adjective, noun, verb: A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
- battner noun: An ox.
- battological adjective: Exhibiting or relating to battology.
- battologise verb: Alternative form of battologize.
- battologism noun: A sentence or phrase in which a syllable or short sequence of syllables is repeated, often with different meanings. Example: Wright did not write "rite" right.
- battologist noun: One who battologizes.
- battologize verb: To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate.
- battology noun /baˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/: Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.
- battri ting noun: A promiscuous woman.
- batts noun: plural of batt
- battu adjective: Performed with a striking together of the legs.
- battue noun /bəˈt(j)uː/: A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
- batture noun: A sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated.
- battuta noun: beat
- batty adjective, noun /ˈbæti/: Mad, crazy, silly.
- batty hole noun: The anus.
- batty rider noun: extremely short shorts worn by women, so as to expose part of the buttocks
- Battye proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
- batu noun: The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride, crystal meth.
- batucada noun: A style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
- batumen noun: A mixture consisting of cerumen (beeswax), resin and vegetable matter, used in the construction and maintenance of nests by meliponine bees.
- Batumi proper noun /baˈtuːm(i)/: A seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia.
- batune noun: Alternative form of baton.
- batura noun: Alternative form of bhatoora.
- Batusi noun: A style of go-go dance from the early 1960s in which the hands are drawn across the eyes with the index and middle finger held in a vee (in imitation of...
- batutut noun: A folkloric hairy hominid said to inhabit wilderness areas of Vietnam, Laos, and northern Borneo.
- Batwa noun: Synonym of Twa.
- batwing noun: The wing of a bat, or its shape.
- batwinged adjective: Having batwings.
- batwoman noun: A female batman (servant)
Part 27 · Part 29 · English words: B
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.