English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 13 of 625

Barolonoun

A full-bodied Piedmontese red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes.

barometernoun

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

barometricadj

Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.

baronnoun

The male ruler of a barony.

baronessnoun

The wife of a baron.

baronetnoun

The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods.

baronialadj

Belonging or relating to a baron or barons.

baronynoun

The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.

Baroqueadj

From or characteristic of the Baroque period.

Barossaname

A local government area in the Barossa Valley, South Australia; in full, Barossa Council.

barquenoun

A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged

barrverb

To make the sound of an elephant.

barranoun

A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.

barracknoun

A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

barracksnoun

plural of barrack.

barracudanoun

Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.

barragenoun

An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.

barrasnoun

galipot resin

barrenoun

A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.

barredverb

simple past and past participle of bar

barrelnoun

A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

barreledadj

Having the specified number of barrels.

Barrellname

A surname.

barrelledadj

Having a barrel or specified number of barrels.

barrenadj

Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.

barretnoun

A kind of fitted cap worn by medieval soldiers.

Barrettname

An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.

barrettenoun

A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.

barricadenoun

A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence

barricadesnoun

plural of barricade

barriernoun

A structure that bars passage.

barringnoun

Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.

Barringername

A surname from German.

Barringtonname

A placename:

barrionoun

A municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and in Spain itself.

Barriosname

A surname from Spanish.

Barrisname

A surname.

barristernoun

A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.

Barroname

A surname.

Barronname

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

barroomnoun

A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.

Barrosoname

A surname.

barrownoun

A mountain.

barrowmannoun

A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.

Barryname

A male given name from Irish.

Barrymorename

A surname.

barsnoun

plural of bar

Barstowname

A surname.

Bartnoun

Abbreviation or diminutive for baronet, later replaced by Bt. It is a post-nominative title; the pre-nominative is Sir (e.g. Sir John Smith Bart.).

bartendernoun

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 13. 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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