English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 103 of 625

basophilismnoun

Synonym of basophilia.

basophilousadj

Alternative form of basophilic.

basophobianoun

Inability to walk or stand erect, due to emotional causes.

basopinacocytenoun

A basal pinacocyte that adheres a sponge to a substrate

basopinacodermnoun

A layer of basopinacocytes

Basoraname

A surname from Catalan.

Basorename

A surname.

basorexianoun

An overwhelming urge to be kissed.

basosquamousadj

basaloid and squamous

basotarsomerenoun

A basal tarsomere

basotemporaladj

At the base or the temporal lobe

basothalamocorticaladj

basal and thalamocortical

Basothonoun

plural of Mosotho

basoventraladj

basal and ventral

Basquenoun

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

basquedadj

Having a basque.

Basquenessnoun

The quality or state of being Basque.

Basquesname

A surname from Spanish.

Basquiatname

A surname from French.

Basquin's lawname

A principle of materials science that describes the power-law relationship between the stress amplitude experienced by a material and its fatigue life under cyclic loading conditions.

Basquishadj

Basque

Basraname

A port city in southeastern Iraq.

Basrahname

Dated spelling of Basra: a major city in Iraq.

Basranadj

Of, from, or pertaining to, Basra

bassadj

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

bass binnoun

A large speaker for bass reproduction; a woofer or subwoofer.

bass clefnoun

A symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C.

Bass Coastname

A local government area in southern Victoria, Australia; in full, Bass Coast Shire.

bass dropnoun

A pause in the percussion, followed by a reintroduction of drums accompanied by a heavy bass line.

bass drumnoun

a large drum with a low pitch

bass guitarnoun

A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.

bass notenoun

The lowest note played or notated.

bass recordernoun

A recorder whose lowest note is F₃ (or otherwise in the range of E♭₃ to G₃).

bass saxophonistnoun

A person who plays the bass saxophone.

Bass Straitname

A strait between Victoria and Tasmania, Australia.

bass violnoun

A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.

bass violistnoun

Someone who plays the bass viol (double bass).

bass-ackwardsadj

Spoonerism of ass-backwards

Bassadornoun

A dog of a breed resulting from breeding the basset hound and the Labrador retriever.

Bassalegname

An outer suburb of the city of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST2786).

Bassalianadj

Of or pertaining to Bassalia; abyssal

bassanellonoun

A Renaissance double-reed woodwind instrument.

bassanitenoun

An evaporite, consisting of calcium sulfate, found at Vesuvius.

Bassatnename

A surname from Arabic.

Bassename

A surname.

basse courtnoun

An inner courtyard of a castle or other large building.

basse-taillenoun

A bas-relief enamelling technique used on metal

Basse-Terrename

The capital city of the overseas department of Guadeloupe, France, located in the Lesser Antilles.

Basseinname

Dated form of Pathein.

Bassen-Kornzweig syndromenoun

abetalipoproteinemia

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The English alphabetical index for the letter B contains 31,241 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 625 pages, and you are currently viewing page 103. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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