English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 78 of 625

bare-knucklingnoun

Boxing that is done without boxing gloves.

bare-legged owlnoun

Margarobyas lawrencii, a species of owl endemic to Cuba.

barearseadj

Alternative spelling of bare-arse.

bareassadj

Having naked buttocks.

barebackadj

Without a saddle.

barebackedadv

Synonym of bareback.

barebackernoun

A person who engages in barebacking.

barebackingnoun

The practice of engaging in sexual intercourse, most often anal sex, without using a condom.

bareboatadj

Being or pertaining to a charter for the hire of a boat without any crew or provisions included.

barebonenoun

A very lean person, especially one whose bones show through the skin.

barebonesadj

Alternative form of bare-bones.

barebowadj

Unassisted, with just a bow and no additional aids such as sights.

barebumadj

Alternative spelling of bare-bum.

barebuttadj

Alternative spelling of bare-butt.

barechestedadj

Having one's chest bare; shirtless. (chiefly of a male)

barechestednessnoun

Alternative form of bare-chestedness.

barefacedadj

Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.

barefaced lienoun

A falsehood told with utter confidence and without trying to conceal the fact that it is false, especially a planned or deliberate falsehood.

barefacedlyadv

In a barefaced manner.

barefacednessnoun

The state or quality of being barefaced.

barefastadj

Barefaced.

barefistedadj

without boxing gloves or weapons.

barefootadj

Wearing nothing on the feet.

barefoot all overadj

Nude; naked; not wearing any clothes.

barefoot and pregnantadj

Kept at home to perform the traditional duties expected of women.

barefoot doctornoun

A farmer or rural resident with basic medical training who worked as a doctor in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from the mid-1960s until the 1980s, generally under a government-sponsored program.

barefootedadj

Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.

barefootednessnoun

The state of being barefoot

barefooternoun

One who takes part in water skiing without wearing water skis.

barefootingnoun

water skiing with bare feet (without water skis)

bareginenoun

A grey, gelatinous deposit in the sulphurous waters of the Barèges spa.

Barehamname

A surname.

barehandadj

With the hand bare; not wearing gloves etc.

barehandedadj

With bare hands.

barehandedlyadv

With one's bare hands; without any tool or weapon.

barehandednessnoun

The state of being barehanded; lacking hand coverings or tools.

bareheadadj

Synonym of bareheaded.

bareheadedadj

Having no covering on the head.

bareheadednessnoun

the quality of being bareheaded

bareianoun

Alternative form of baria (“Greek diacritic”).

Bareillesname

A commune in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania, France.

Bareillyname

A city, district, and division in northern Uttar Pradesh, India.

bareishadj

Somewhat bare.

bareknucklingnoun

bare-knuckle boxing

barelandnoun

Uncultivated land without trees.

bareleggedadj

Having uncovered legs.

bareleggednessnoun

the quality of being barelegged

Barelviadj

Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.

barelyadv

By a small margin.

barennoun

A tool for pressing woodcuts, consisting of a disk with a coil of string glued to one side, covered with a smooth sheet.

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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 78. 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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