English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 14 of 625

bartendingnoun

The craft of mixing drinks, making cocktails, and related skills of tending a bar.

barternoun

An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.

barteringnoun

barter

barthnoun

A place of shelter for cattle.

Barthesname

A surname from French.

Bartholomewname

An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)

Bartlesvillename

A city, the county seat of Washington County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Jacob Bartles.

Bartlettname

A surname transferred from the given name from a pet form of Bartholomew.

Bartokname

A surname from Hungarian.

Bartoloname

A surname.

Bartonname

Any of many places in England:

Bartschname

A surname.

Baruname

A commune of Hunedoara County, Romania.

Baruchname

Any of a number of Old Testament men, including the scribe and companion of Jeremiah.

Barwickname

A placename:

baryonnoun

A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.

Basname

A surname.

basanoun

The catfish Pangasius bocourti.

basaladj

Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.

basaltnoun

A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

basalticadj

Of or pertaining to basalt.

basenoun

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

baseballnoun

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

basebandnoun

The frequency range occupied by a message signal prior to modulation.

baseboardnoun

A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure.

basedadj

Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

Baselname

The capital city of Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland.

baselessadj

Of reasoning: based on something that is not true, or not based on solid reasons or facts; unfounded; without a basis.

baselinenoun

A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.

baselinesnoun

plural of baseline

basemannoun

A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman.

basementnoun

A floor of a building below ground level.

basementsnoun

plural of basement

basesnoun

plural of base

basestadj

superlative form of base: most base

BASFname

A German chemical manufacturer.

bashverb

To strike heavily; to beat.

bashanoun

A tarpaulin or plastic waterproof sheet.

Basharname

A male given name from Arabic.

bashedverb

simple past and past participle of bash

Basheername

A male given name from Arabic.

bashernoun

One who bashes something, figuratively or literally.

bashesnoun

plural of bash

bashfuladj

Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.

bashingverb

present participle and gerund of bash

Bashirname

A male given name from Arabic.

bashonoun

A sumo tournament of any kind.

basicadj

Necessary, essential for life or some process.

basicallyadv

In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.

Basijnoun

A paramilitary group under the command of IRGC in Iran.

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 14. 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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