Words beginning with B
The letter B
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To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
bastet
The goddess of the sun and the moon, of cats, and Lower Egypt; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah, often depic…
bastille
Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortifie…
Bastille Day
The French national holiday celebrated on 14 July each year. It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniv…
batangas
A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.
batch
The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
bates
third-person singular simple present indicative of bate
bath
A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
Bath & Body Works
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bathyal
Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres
batman
A servant or valet to a military officer.
BATNA
Initialism of Best alternative to a negotiated agreement.
baton
A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
Baton Rouge
The capital city of the state of Louisiana in the United States and the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish.
battery
A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) ele…
baubles
plural of bauble
Baucus
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Baudrillard
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bauer
A German farmer or peasant.
bauhaus
A modernist style characterized by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of a building or an object and i…
baule
Alternative form of Baoulé.
Bausch & Lomb
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bautista
A surname from Spanish.
bauxite
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
Bay Island
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bayern
Bayern Munich (a German football club based in Munich).
Bayern Munich
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bayesian
Alternative letter-case form of Bayesian.
Bayh
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bayonet
A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.