English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 84 of 625

Barnabasname

An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem

Barnabitenoun

A member of a religious order originally associated with the church of St. Barnabas in Milan.

Barnabynoun

A lively and fast-paced dance; (by extension) any quick and uneven movement.

barnaclenoun

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

barnacle goosenoun

A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.

barnacledadj

Crusted with barnacles.

barnaclelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a barnacle, especially in clinging tightly to a surface.

barnacularadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of barnacles.

Barnardname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Barnard's Starname

A very low-mass red dwarf star about six light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Barnardsvillename

An unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Barnasname

A surname from Polish.

barnasenoun

A small protein, produced by the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and others, that has ribonuclease activity

barnavirusnoun

Any of the genus Barnavirus of viruses in the family Barnaviridae.

barnboardnoun

Antique board recovered from old barns, used in construction and the making of furniture.

barnburnernoun

A sensationally exciting or successful event or person.

barnburningadj

Very exciting or successful.

barndominiumnoun

a type of building that combines a barn and condominium to create a residential residence.

barndoornoun

Alternative form of barn door.

barndoor skatenoun

Dipturus laevis, one of the largest skates, native to the northwestern Atlantic

Barndtname

A surname from German.

Barnename

A diminutive of the male given names Barney or Barnett.

Barnesname

A surname.

Barnes Countyname

One of 53 counties in North Dakota, United States. County seat: Valley City.

Barnes Hillname

A settlement in Antigua and Barbuda.

Barnes integralnoun

A contour integral involving a product of gamma functions, closely related to generalized hypergeometric series.

Barnes Openingname

The opening move 1.f3.

Barnesianadj

Of or relating to William Barnes (1801–1886), English polymath who wrote numerous poems, some in Dorset dialect, and advocated against borrowing foreign words into English.

barnesitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and vanadium.

Barnesvillename

A ghost town in Marion County, Alabama, United States.

barnetnoun

hair (on one's head)

Barnett effectname

The magnetization of an uncharged body when spun on its axis.

Barneyname

A male given name:

Barney Rubblenoun

Trouble.

Barney-styleadj

Oversimplified.

Barneyesqueadj

Resembling or characteristic of Barney from the American children’s television series Barney & Friends, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, huggable and optimistic attitude.

barneymuggingnoun

Sexual intercourse.

Barnfieldname

A suburb and electoral ward in Luton, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0823).

barnfloornoun

The floor of a barn.

barnfulnoun

The amount that can fit in a barn

Barnhardtname

A surname.

barnhardtitenoun

A kind of copper ore.

Barnhartname

A surname.

Barnhillname

A placename:

barnienoun

A barn owl or barn swallow.

barnightnoun

An evening party, normally for a society

barnlessadj

Without a barn (building).

barnlikeadj

Resembling a barn

barnmatenoun

An animal (such as a horse) that lives in the same barn.

Barnoldswickname

A town and civil parish with a town council in Pendle borough, Lancashire, England, historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD8746).

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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 84. 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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