English words starting with B

b battery

1. noun: battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube

b cell

1. noun: a 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 complex

1. noun: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

b horizon

1. noun: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils

b lymphocyte

1. noun: a 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 vitamin

1. noun: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

b-complex vitamin

1. noun: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

b-flat clarinet

1. noun: the ordinary clarinet with a middle range

b-girl

1. noun: a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers

b-horizon

1. noun: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils

b-meson

1. noun: exceedingly short-lived meson

b-scan ultrasonography

1. noun: the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye

ba

1. noun: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
2. noun: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

baa

1. noun: the cry made by sheep
2. verb: cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating"

baa-lamb

1. noun: child's word for a sheep or lamb

baader meinhof gang

1. noun: a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977

baader-meinhof gang

1. noun: a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977

baaed

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baaing

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baal

1. noun: any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

baal merodach

1. noun: the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu

baas

1. noun: South African term for `boss'

baba

1. noun: a small cake leavened with yeast

baba au rhum

1. noun: a baba soaked in rum

babacu oil

1. noun: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil

babar

1. noun: an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children

babassu

1. noun: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

babassu nut

1. noun: hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm

babassu oil

1. noun: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil

babassu palm

1. noun: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory

babbitt

1. noun: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
2. verb: line with a Babbitt metal

babbitt metal

1. noun: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction

babbitting

1. noun: lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal

babble

1. noun: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
2. verb: utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention"

babble out

1. verb: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

babbled

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babbler

1. noun: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
2. noun: any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae

babblers

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babbles

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babbling

1. noun: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

babe

1. noun: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"

babe didrikson

1. noun: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)

babe ruth

1. noun: United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

babe zaharias

1. noun: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)

babel

1. noun: (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
2. noun: a confusion of voices and other sounds

babelike

1. adjective: like a baby especially in dependence; "babelike innocence and dependence"

babels

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babes

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babesiidae

1. noun: piroplasms and cattle pathogens

babied

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babies

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babinski

1. noun: extension 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 reflex

1. noun: extension 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 sign

1. noun: extension 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

babiroussa

1. noun: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

babirusa

1. noun: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

babirussa

1. noun: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

babka

1. noun: a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds

baboo

1. noun: used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'

baboon

1. noun: large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

baboonish

1. adjective: resembling a baboon

baboons

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babu

1. noun: used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'

babushka

1. noun: a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women

babushkas

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baby

1. noun: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
2. noun: the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"

baby bed

1. noun: a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling

baby bird

1. noun: young bird not yet fledged

baby blue-eyes

1. noun: delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots

baby boom

1. noun: the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II

baby boomer

1. noun: a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"

baby buggy

1. noun: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

baby buster

1. noun: a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically

baby carriage

1. noun: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

baby doc

1. noun: son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)

baby doctor

1. noun: a specialist in the care of babies

baby farmer

1. noun: someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee

baby grand

1. noun: a small grand piano

baby grand piano

1. noun: a small grand piano

baby minder

1. noun: a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working

baby oil

1. noun: an ointment for babies

baby powder

1. noun: powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing

baby rose

1. noun: vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock

baby shoe

1. noun: a shoe designed to be worn by infants

baby sitting

1. noun: the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home

baby talk

1. noun: an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
2. noun: the developing speech of a young child

baby tears

1. noun: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves

baby tooth

1. noun: one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)

baby-boom generation

1. noun: the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II

baby-faced

1. adjective: having a youthful-looking face

baby-like

1. adverb: like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"

baby-sit

1. verb: take watchful responsibility for; "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town"
2. verb: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

baby-sitter

1. noun: a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home

baby-walker

1. noun: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk

baby-wise

1. adverb: like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"

baby's bed

1. noun: a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling

baby's breath

1. noun: tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers

baby's dummy

1. noun: device used for an infant to suck or bite on

baby's room

1. noun: a child's room for a baby

baby's tears

1. noun: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves

babyhood

1. noun: the early stage of growth or development
2. noun: the earliest state of immaturity

babying

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babyish

1. adjective: characteristic of a baby; "babyish tears and petulance"

babylon

1. noun: the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

babylonia

1. noun: an 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)

babylonian

1. noun: an inhabitant of ancient Babylon
2. noun: the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written

babylonian captivity

1. noun: the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC

babylonian weeping willow

1. noun: willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental

babyminder

1. noun: a person who looks after babies (usually in the person's own home) while the babys' parents are working

babyrousa

1. noun: a genus of Suidae

babyrousa babyrussa

1. noun: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

babysat

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babysit

1. verb: take watchful responsibility for; "I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town"
2. verb: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

babysits

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babysitter

1. noun: a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home

babysitters

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babysitting

1. noun: the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home

babytalk

1. noun: an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
2. noun: the developing speech of a young child

bacca

1. 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

baccalaureate

1. noun: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
2. noun: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies