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Words beginning with B

The letter B

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baste

/beɪst/

To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

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bastet

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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…

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bastille

/bæˈstil/

Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortifie…

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Bastille Day

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The French national holiday celebrated on 14 July each year. It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniv…

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batangas

/bɑˈtæŋɡæs/

A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa.

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batch

/bætʃ/

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

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bates

/beɪts/

third-person singular simple present indicative of bate

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bath

/bæθ/

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

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Bath & Body Works

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bathyal

/ˈbæθi.əl/Accent not specified by source

Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres

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batman

/ˈbætˌmæn/

A servant or valet to a military officer.

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BATNA

American English pronunciation

Initialism of Best alternative to a negotiated agreement.

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baton

/bəˈtɑn/

A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.

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Baton Rouge

/ˌbætən ˈɹuːʒ/

The capital city of the state of Louisiana in the United States and the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish.

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battery

/ˈbæt.əɹi/

A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) ele…

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baubles

/ˈbɔbəlz/

plural of bauble

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Baucus

/ˈbɑkəs/

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Baudrillard

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bauer

/ˈbaʊɚ/

A German farmer or peasant.

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bauhaus

/ˈbaʊˌhaʊs/

A modernist style characterized by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of a building or an object and i…

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baule

American English pronunciation

Alternative form of Baoulé.

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Bausch & Lomb

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bautista

/bɔˈtistə/

A surname from Spanish.

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bauxite

/ˈbɔːksaɪt/

The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.

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Bay Island

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bayern

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Bayern Munich (a German football club based in Munich).

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Bayern Munich

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bayesian

/ˈbeɪziən/

Alternative letter-case form of Bayesian.

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Bayh

/beɪ/

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bayonet

/ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/

A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.

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