Words Starting With B

simple past and past participle of baa

The bleating of a sheep.

A false deity or idol.

plural of Baal.

A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.

Alternative form of babassu.

Alternative form of babbittry.

Ellipsis of babbitt metal or Babbitt metal (“a soft white alloy of variable composition used in bearings to diminish friction”).

simple past and past participle of babbitt

present participle and gerund of babbitt

Narrow-minded materialism.

To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds

a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words

A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.

Alternative form of Babel.

simple past and past participle of baby

A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, such as chocolate or lemon.

Archaic spelling of babu.

Alternative form of babul.

An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.

A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man.

A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

Alternative form of baby doll.

present participle and gerund of baby

Resistant to damage caused by babies, or unable to harm them; childproof.

Alternative spelling of bacalhau.

Dried and salted codfish.

Alternative form of baccarat (“French card game”).

A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms, usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt, and also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.

Having many berries.

Relating to Bacchus or his festival.

Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.

Alternative letter-case form of Bacchanalian.

Of or relating to Bacchus.

plural of bacchius

Tobacco.

A bachelor.

Shaped like a rod or staff.

plural of bacillus

At or near the rear.

Any pain or ache in the back.

The area behind the counter at a soda fountain, where drinks are prepared.

The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.

simple past and past participle of backbite

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

A remote tract of land in the interior; hence (in plural) sparsely populated country far from major cities and lacking conveniences common in urban areas.

The flat vertical surface to which the basket is attached.

To check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.

To hold the hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.

Alternative form of back door.

To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.

A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.

Support, especially financial.

simple past and past participle of backlight

A large log to burn at the back of a fire.

The farthest section of a parking lot.

A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a…