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• bthe 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
• B batterybattery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube
• B cella lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
• B complexoriginally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
• B horizonimmediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
• B lymphocytea lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that inactivate the antigens
• B vitaminoriginally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
• B-52United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
• B-complex vitaminoriginally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
• B-flat clarinetthe ordinary clarinet with a middle range
• B-girla woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers
• B-horizonimmediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
• b-mesonexceedingly short-lived meson
• B-scan ultrasonographythe use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye
• B. B. KingUnited States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
• B. F. SkinnerUnited States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)
• B.C.before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born
• B.C.E.of the period before the Common Era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
• B.O.malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
• B.T.U.a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
• B.Th.U.a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
• baTo kiss. [Obs.] Chaucer.
• baathe cry made by sheep
• baa-lambchild's word for a sheep or lamb
• Baader Meinhof Ganga radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
• Baader-Meinhof Ganga radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977
• baaingThe bleating of a sheep. Marryat.
• baal(Myth.) The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. Note: The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined, answering to the different ideas of his character; as, Baal-berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal-zebub (Baal of the fly).
• Baal Merodachthe chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu
• baalismWorship of Baal; idolatry.
• baalistA worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater.
• baaliteA worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater.
• baasSouth African term for `boss'
• babLit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and taken from that of Bab-ud-Din, assumed by him.
• babaa small cake leavened with yeast
• baba au rhuma baba soaked in rum
• babacu oilfatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
• Babaran imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children
• babassutall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
• babassu nuthard-shelled nut of the babassu palm
• babassu oilfatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
• babassu palmtall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
• babbittan alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
• babbitt metalA soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.
• babbittinglining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal
• babblegibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
• babble outdivulge confidential information or secrets
• babblementBabble. Hawthorne.
• babblerany of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
• babbleryBabble. [Obs.] Sir T. More
• babblinggibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
• babe(slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
• Babe Didriksonoutstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
• Babe RuthUnited States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
• Babe Zahariasoutstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
• babehoodBabyhood. [R.] Udall.
• babela confusion of voices and other sounds
• babelikelike a baby especially in dependence
• baberyFinery of a kind to please a child. [Obs.] "Painted babery." Sir P. Sidney.
• Babesiidaepiroplasms and cattle pathogens
• babianA baboon. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
• babies' slippersEuropean forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
• babies'-breathtall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
• babiismThe doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820 -- 1850), who assumed the title of Bab-ed-Din (Per., Gate of the Faith). Babism is a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements. This doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy, and frees women from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the orthodox Mohammedans. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenanced. --Bab"ist, n.
• babillardThe lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also babbling warbler.
• babingtoniteA mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
• Babinskiextension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
• Babinski reflexextension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
• Babinski signextension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
• babionA baboon. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
• babiroussaIndonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
• babirusaIndonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
• babirussaIndonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
• babishLike a babe; a childish; babyish. [R.] "Babish imbecility." Drayton. -- Bab"ish*ly, adv. -- Bab"ish*ness, n. [R.]
• babismThe doctrine of a modern religious sect, which originated in Persia in 1843, being a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish and Parsee elements. The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820 -- 1850), who assumed the title of Bab-ed-Din (Per., Gate of the Faith). Babism is a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements. This doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy, and frees women from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the orthodox Mohammedans. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenanced. --Bab"ist, n.
• babistA believer in Babism.
• babkaa coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
• bablahThe ring of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab.
• babooused as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
• baboolAny one of several species of Acacia, esp. A. Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic. In place of Putney's golden gorse The sickly babul blooms. Kipling.
• baboonlarge terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
• babooneryBaboonish behavior. Marryat.
• baboonishresembling a baboon
• babuused as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
• babulAny one of several species of Acacia, esp. A. Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic. In place of Putney's golden gorse The sickly babul blooms. Kipling.
• babushkaa woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
• babya project of personal concern to someone
• baby beda small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling
• baby birdyoung bird not yet fledged
• baby blue-eyesdelicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots
• baby boomthe larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
• baby boomera member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
• baby buggya small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
• baby bustera person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically
• baby carriagea small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
• Baby Docson and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
• baby doctora specialist in the care of babies
• baby farmA place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire.
• baby farmersomeone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee
• baby farmingThe business of keeping a baby farm.
• baby granda small grand piano
• baby grand pianoa small grand piano
• baby jumperA hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.
• baby mindera person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working
• baby oilan ointment for babies
• baby powderpowder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing
• baby rosevigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
• baby shoea shoe designed to be worn by infants
• baby sittingthe work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
• baby talkthe developing speech of a young child
• baby tearsprostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
• baby toothone of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
• baby-boom generationthe larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II
• baby-facedhaving a youthful-looking face
• baby-likelike a baby
• baby-sitwork or act as a baby-sitter
• baby-sittera person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
• baby-walkeran enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
• baby-wiselike a baby
• baby's beda small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling
• baby's breathtall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
• baby's dummydevice used for an infant to suck or bite on
• baby's rooma child's room for a baby
• baby's tearsprostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
• babyhoodthe earliest state of immaturity
• babyhouseA place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture. Swift.
• babyishcharacteristic of a baby
• babyismThe state of being a baby.
• Babylonthe chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
• Babyloniaan ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
• babylonianof or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture
• Babylonian Captivitythe deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC
• Babylonian weeping willowwillow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
• babylonicPertaining to Babylon, or made there; as Babylonic garments,carpets, or hangings.
• babylonicalPertaining to Babylon, or made there; as Babylonic garments,carpets, or hangings.
• babylonishOf or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. "A Babylonish garment." Josh. vii.
• babymindera person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working
• Babyrousaa genus of Suidae
• Babyrousa BabyrussaIndonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
• babyroussaSee Babyroussa.
• babyrussaSee Babyroussa.
• babyshipThe quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
• babysittera person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
• babysittingthe work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home
• babytalkthe developing speech of a young child
• bacA broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
• baccaan indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry
• baccalaureatean academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
• baccaraA French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.
• baccarata card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
• baccareStand back! give place! -- a cant word of the Elizabethan writers, probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess. Baccare! you are marvelous forward. Shak.
• baccateproducing or bearing berries
• baccatedHaving many berries.
• bacchanalused of riotously drunken merrymaking
• bacchanaliaa wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
• bacchanalianused of riotously drunken merrymaking
• bacchanalianismThe practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.
• bacchant(classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
• bacchante(classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
• bacchanticof or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler
• Baccharisshrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control
• Baccharis halimifoliaa shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
• Baccharis pilulariswidely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle
• Baccharis vimineaCalifornia shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer
• bacchicused of riotously drunken merrymaking
• bacchicalOf or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.
• bacchiusA metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
• bacchusThe god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.
• bacciferousproducing or bearing berries
• bacciformHaving the form of a berry.
• baccivorousfeeding on berries
• baccyleaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
• baceSee Base. [Obs.] Spenser.
• bachthe music of Bach
• bacharachA kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine.
• bachelora man who has never been married
• bachelor girla young unmarried woman who lives alone
• Bachelor of Artsa bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
• Bachelor of Arts in Library Sciencea bachelor's degree in library science
• Bachelor of Arts in Nursinga bachelor's degree in nursing
• Bachelor of Divinitya bachelor's degree in religion
• Bachelor of Lawsa three-year law degree
• Bachelor of Literaturea bachelor's degree in literature
• Bachelor of Medicine(a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine
• Bachelor of Musica bachelor's degree in music
• Bachelor of Naval Sciencea bachelor's degree in naval science
• Bachelor of Sciencea bachelor's degree in science
• Bachelor of Science in Architecturea bachelor's degree in architecture
• Bachelor of Science in Engineeringa bachelor's degree in engineering
• Bachelor of Theologya bachelor's degree in theology
• bachelor partystag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)
• bachelor-at-armsa knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
• bachelor's buttontropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
• bachelor's degreean academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
• bachelordomThe state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.
• bachelorettea young unmarried woman who lives alone
• bachelorhoodthe state of being an unmarried man
• bachelorismBachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors. W. Irving. BACHELOR'S BUTTON Bach"e*lor's but"ton , (Bot.) A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena). Note: Bachelor's buttons, a name given to several flowers "from their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons, anciently worne in this kingdom", according to Johnson's Gerarde, p.472 (1633); but by other writers ascribed to "a habit of country fellows to carry them in their pockets to divine their success with their sweethearts." Dr. Prior.
• bachelorshipThe state of being a bachelor.
• bachelryThe body of young aspirants for knighthood. [Obs.] Chaucer.