English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 107 of 625

bat'lethnoun

A double-ended curved blade weapon with spiked protrusions, controlled by grips along its back, used by Klingons in Star Trek.

bat-crapadj

Alternative spelling of batcrap.

Bat-embargoname

A prohibition against having the same fictional characters appearing in multiple DC Comics animated series in the decade of the 2000s, which caused Batman's allies and enemies save for Batman himself to be unavailable for the animated series Justice League (although Joker, Clayface and Firefly made appearances in this show) and Justice League Unlimited, and Robin to be unavailable for animated series other than Teen Titans.

bat-fowlingnoun

The catching of small birds at night by lighting a fire near their roost, then scaring them awake whereupon they fly towards the flames and can be caught in nets on poles.

Bat-Signalnoun

A thing which serves to attract or summon something.

batanoun

A ceremonial double-headed drum played in triplet in the religion of santería, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria.

Bataanname

A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Balanga.

batableadj

disputable; disputed

batacanoun

bat or club with heavy padding for sparring or therapeutic use without causing injury

Bataglianame

A surname from Italian.

bataguridnoun

Any member of the Bataguridae (now Geoemydidae).

Batailleanadj

Of or pertaining to Georges Bataille (1897–1962), French writer.

Batamname

The largest city in the Riau Islands, Indonesia.

batamotenoun

seepwillow

Batanesname

A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines.

Batangasname

A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.

Batangas knifenoun

A butterfly knife.

Batangueñoadj

Of, or pertaining to Batangas.

batanopridenoun

An antiemetic benzamide drug.

batarangnoun

a bat-shaped sharp-edged boomeranglike missile weapon, primarily used by the fictional character Batman

Batarazaname

A municipality of Palawan, Philippines.

batardnoun

A loaf of bread similar in shape to a baguette, but shorter (15 to 30 cm / 6 to 12 inches in length).

batardeaunoun

A cofferdam.

batatanoun

sweet potato (plant)

batata vadanoun

A popular vegetarian fast food in Maharashtra, India, consisting of a potato mash patty coated with chickpea flour, then deep-fried and served hot with savory condiments.

Batavinoun

An ancient Germanic tribe living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen.

Batavianame

Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.

Batavianadj

From Batavia; Jakartan.

Batavian Republicname

A republic located at roughly the location of the modern-day Netherlands, existing from 1795 until 1806.

Batavismnoun

A word or idiom of the Dutch language (that has been borrowed by another language).

Batavo-prefix

Relating to the Netherlands and Dutch culture.

Batavophoneadj

Dutch-speaking.

batboynoun

A boy employed to watch over the bats, and assist the players in retrieving them during play.

batcapenoun

Alternative letter-case form of Batcape.

batcavernoun

An early member of the goth subculture.

batchnoun

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

batch pickingnoun

An order picking method where several goods are picked at the same time.

batchableadj

Capable of being run as a batch (a set of data processed at one time).

batchedadj

Made in batches

batchelornoun

Archaic spelling of bachelor.

batchelor's farenoun

Alternative spelling of bachelor's fare.

batchernoun

A machine for preparing batches, especially of concrete, of a fixed size or volume.

batchesnoun

plural of batch

batchimnoun

The final consonant (or consonant cluster) at the end of a Korean syllable.

batchingverb

present participle and gerund of batch

batching plantnoun

Usually a set of equipment assembled for the purpose of mixing concrete from raw materials, typically sand or gravel, cement, and water, but some are used for asphalt.

batchmatenoun

classmate

batchoynoun

Noodles mixed with pork offal, crushed pork cracklings, chicken stock, and beef loin.

batchsizenoun

The number of items in a batch.

batchwiseadj

In batches; one batch at a time

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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 107. 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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