English Words: B
31,241 words · Page 17 of 625
A village in Ingleby Greenhow parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5907).
A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought battleship; designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet and to destroy enemy cruisers.
A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with large-caliber guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
A modernist style characterized by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of a building or an object and its design.
A surname from German; variant forms Baumgärtner, Baumgardner, Bumgardner, Bumgartner, Bumgarner.
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.
A surname originating as an occupation originating in northern England and in Scotland, a variant of Baker.
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 17. 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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