English Words: B
31,241 words · Page 12 of 625
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics, the treatment of obesity and weight problems.
Any of several not closely related saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash, such as Soda inermis.
A type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt, powered either by sail, or by being towed by a downstream raft driven by the current, while dragging a stone anchor to keep the course steady.
The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm (“foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread”).
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
A city, the county seat of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Barnstaple in England.
A town and civil parish with a town council in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5633).
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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 12. 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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