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3571 Words That Start With B

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b (noun) the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet Synonyms: B
(noun) (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter Synonyms: barn
baa (noun) the cry made by sheep
(verb) cry plaintively Synonyms: blat, blate, bleat
baas (noun) South African term for `boss'
baba (noun) a small cake leavened with yeast
babassu (noun) tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory Synonyms: babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya martiana, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa
babbitt (noun) an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction Synonyms: Babbitt metal
(verb) line with a Babbitt metal
babbitting (noun) lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal
babble (noun) gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby Synonyms: babbling, lallation
(verb) to talk foolishly Synonyms: blather, blether, blither, smatter
(verb) divulge confidential information or secrets Synonyms: babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle
(verb) utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
(verb) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise Synonyms: bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple
babbler (noun) any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae Synonyms: cackler
(noun) an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker Synonyms: chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouter
babbling (noun) gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby Synonyms: babble, lallation
babe (noun) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk Synonyms: baby, infant
babel (noun) a confusion of voices and other sounds
babelike (adjective) like a baby especially in dependence
babiroussa (noun) Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth Synonyms: babirusa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa
babirusa (noun) Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth Synonyms: babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa
babirussa (noun) Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth Synonyms: babiroussa, babirusa, Babyrousa Babyrussa
babka (noun) a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
baboo (noun) used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' Synonyms: babu
baboon (noun) large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
baboonish (adjective) resembling a baboon
babu (noun) used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' Synonyms: baboo
babushka (noun) a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
baby (noun) a project of personal concern to someone
(noun) a very young mammal
(noun) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk Synonyms: babe, infant
(noun) the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
(noun) an immature childish person Synonyms: child
(noun) an unborn child; a human fetus
(noun) a beloved person; used as terms of endearment Synonyms: beloved, darling, dear, dearest, dearie, deary, honey, love, sweetheart, sweetie
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence Synonyms: cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
babygram (noun) an X-ray of the entire body of an infant.
babyhood (noun) the earliest state of immaturity Synonyms: infancy
(noun) the early stage of growth or development Synonyms: early childhood, infancy
babyish (adjective) characteristic of a baby
babyminder (noun) a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working Synonyms: baby minder, minder
babysit (verb) work or act as a baby-sitter Synonyms: baby-sit, sit
(verb) take watchful responsibility for Synonyms: baby-sit
babysitter (noun) a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home Synonyms: baby-sitter, sitter
babysitting (noun) the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home Synonyms: baby sitting
babytalk (noun) the developing speech of a young child Synonyms: baby talk
(noun) an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child Synonyms: baby talk, motherese
bacca (noun) an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape, tomato, cranberry Synonyms: simple fruit
baccalaureate (noun) an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies Synonyms: bachelor's degree
(noun) a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
baccarat (noun) a 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 Synonyms: chemin de fer
baccate (adjective) resembling a berry Synonyms: berrylike
(adjective) producing or bearing berries Synonyms: bacciferous, berried
bacchanal (adjective) used of riotously drunken merrymaking Synonyms: bacchanalian, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic
(noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Synonyms: bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia
(noun) someone who engages in drinking bouts Synonyms: bacchant, drunken reveler, drunken reveller
(noun) a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus Synonyms: bacchant
bacchanalia (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Synonyms: bacchanal, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia
bacchanalian (adjective) used of riotously drunken merrymaking Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic
bacchant (noun) (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
(noun) a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus Synonyms: bacchanal
(noun) someone who engages in drinking bouts Synonyms: bacchanal, drunken reveler, drunken reveller
bacchante (noun) (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
bacchantic (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler
bacchic (adjective) used of riotously drunken merrymaking Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalian, carousing, orgiastic
bacciferous (adjective) producing or bearing berries Synonyms: baccate, berried
baccivorous (adjective) feeding on berries
baccy (noun) leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion Synonyms: tobacco
bach (verb) lead a bachelor's existence Synonyms: bachelor
bachelor (noun) a man who has never been married Synonyms: unmarried man
(noun) a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon Synonyms: bachelor-at-arms, knight bachelor
(verb) lead a bachelor's existence Synonyms: bach
bachelorette (noun) a young unmarried woman who lives alone Synonyms: bachelor girl
bachelorhood (noun) the state of being an unmarried man
(noun) the time of a man's life prior to marriage
bacillar (adjective) relating to or produced by or containing bacilli Synonyms: bacillary
(adjective) formed like a bacillus Synonyms: bacillary, bacilliform, baculiform, rod-shaped
bacillary (adjective) relating to or produced by or containing bacilli Synonyms: bacillar
(adjective) formed like a bacillus Synonyms: bacillar, bacilliform, baculiform, rod-shaped
bacilliform (adjective) formed like a bacillus Synonyms: bacillar, bacillary, baculiform, rod-shaped
bacillus (noun) aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil Synonyms: B
bacitracin (noun) a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
back (adjective) related to or located at the back
(adjective) of an earlier date
(adjective) located at or near the back of an animal Synonyms: hind, hinder
(noun) (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
(noun) the side that goes last or is not normally seen Synonyms: rear
(noun) a support that you can lean against while sitting Synonyms: backrest
(noun) the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
(noun) the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book Synonyms: binding, book binding, cover
(noun) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine Synonyms: dorsum
(noun) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord Synonyms: backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column
(noun) the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer Synonyms: rear
(noun) (football) a person who plays in the backfield
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear Synonyms: backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
(adverb) in or to or toward a past time Synonyms: backward
(adverb) in repayment or retaliation
(adverb) in or to or toward a former location
(adverb) in or to or toward an original condition
(adverb) in reply
(verb) establish as valid or genuine Synonyms: back up
(verb) strengthen by providing with a back or backing
(verb) shift to a counterclockwise direction
(verb) place a bet on Synonyms: bet on, gage, game, punt, stake
(verb) travel backward
(verb) cause to travel backward
(verb) support financial backing for
(verb) be behind; approve of Synonyms: endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
(verb) give support or one's approval to Synonyms: endorse, indorse, second
(verb) be in back of
backache (noun) an ache localized in the back
backband (noun) a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
backbeat (noun) a loud steady beat
backbench (noun) any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
backbencher (noun) a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
backbend (noun) an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor
backbite (verb) say mean things Synonyms: bitch
backbiter (noun) one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel Synonyms: defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier
backblast (noun) backfire from a recoilless weapon Synonyms: back-blast
backboard (noun) a board used to support the back of someone or something
(noun) a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball Synonyms: basketball backboard
backbone (noun) the part of a network that connects other networks together
(noun) the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved Synonyms: spine
(noun) fortitude and determination Synonyms: grit, gumption, guts, moxie, sand
(noun) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord Synonyms: back, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column
(noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability Synonyms: anchor, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay
backbreaking (adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort Synonyms: arduous, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome
backchat (noun) light teasing repartee Synonyms: banter, give-and-take, raillery
backcloth (noun) scenery hung at back of stage Synonyms: backdrop, background
backcross (verb) mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
backdate (verb) make effective from an earlier date
backdoor (noun) a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position) Synonyms: back door
(noun) an entrance at the rear of a building Synonyms: back door, back entrance
(noun) an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains Synonyms: back door
backdown (noun) a retraction of a previously held position Synonyms: climb-down, withdrawal
backdrop (noun) scenery hung at back of stage Synonyms: backcloth, background
backed (adjective) having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
(adjective) used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light
backer (noun) someone who provides financial support for some venture Synonyms: angel
backfield (noun) the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen
backfire (noun) a miscalculation that recoils on its maker Synonyms: boomerang
(noun) a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
(noun) the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired Synonyms: blowback
(noun) a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
(verb) set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
(verb) emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect Synonyms: backlash, recoil
backflow (noun) a flow that returns toward its source Synonyms: backflowing
backflowing (noun) a flow that returns toward its source Synonyms: backflow
backgammon (noun) a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
background (noun) scenery hung at back of stage Synonyms: backcloth, backdrop
(noun) (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear Synonyms: desktop, screen background
(noun) a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
(noun) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground Synonyms: ground
(noun) information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem Synonyms: background knowledge
(noun) extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured Synonyms: background signal
(noun) relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
(noun) the state of the environment in which a situation exists Synonyms: scope, setting
(verb) understate the importance or quality of Synonyms: downplay, play down
backgrounder (noun) a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy
backgrounding (noun) the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system Synonyms: background processing
backhand (adjective) (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke Synonyms: backhanded
(adjective) (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward Synonyms: left-slanting
(noun) a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke Synonyms: backhand shot, backhand stroke
(verb) hit a tennis ball backhand
backhanded (adjective) (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke Synonyms: backhand
(adjective) roundabout or ambiguous
backhander (noun) a backhanded blow
backhoe (noun) an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
backing (noun) the act of providing approval and support Synonyms: backup, championship, patronage
(noun) something forming a back that is added for strengthening Synonyms: mount
(noun) financial resources provided to make some project possible Synonyms: financial backing, financial support, funding, support
backlash (noun) an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
(noun) a movement back from an impact Synonyms: rebound, recoil, repercussion
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect Synonyms: backfire, recoil
backless (adjective) lacking a back
backlighting (noun) lighting from behind
backlog (noun) an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)
(noun) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose Synonyms: reserve, stockpile
(noun) the large log at the back of a hearth fire
(verb) accumulate and create a backlog
backmost (adjective) located farthest to the rear Synonyms: hindermost, hindmost, rearmost
backpack (noun) a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder Synonyms: back pack, haversack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack
(verb) hike with a backpack Synonyms: pack
backpacker (noun) a hiker who wears a backpack Synonyms: packer
backpacking (noun) carrying something in a pack on the back Synonyms: packing
backpedal (verb) modify one's opinion, make it less strong
(verb) pedal backwards on a bicycle
(verb) step backwards, in boxing
backplate (noun) plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
backrest (noun) a support that you can lean against while sitting Synonyms: back

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