| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| baa | verb i. | To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep., The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat. |
| bac | noun | A broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope., A vat or cistern. See 1st Back. |
| bad | imp. | Bade., Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; — the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news., of Bid |
| bag | noun | A sack or pouch, used for holding anything; as, a bag of meal or of money., A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow., A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men’s hair behind, by way of ornament., The quantity of game bagged., A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of pepper or hops; a bag of coffee., To put into a bag; as, to bag hops., To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game., To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag., To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags from containing morbid matter., To swell with arrogance., To become pregnant. |
| bah | interj. | An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. |
| bam | noun | An imposition; a cheat; a hoax., To cheat; to wheedle. |
| ban | noun | A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation., A calling together of the king’s (esp. the French king’s) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army., Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church. See Banns (the common spelling in this sense)., An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription., A curse or anathema., A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes., To curse; to invoke evil upon., To forbid; to interdict., To curse; to swear., An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia. |
| bar | noun | A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door., An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap., Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier., A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation., Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons., The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court., The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence., The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession., A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff’s action., Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God., A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept., An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field., A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color., A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures., The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed., The part of the crust of a horse’s hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole., A drilling or tamping rod., A vein or dike crossing a lode., A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town., A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar., To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate., To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff’s recovery; — sometimes with up., To except; to exclude by exception., To cross with one or more stripes or lines. |
| bat | noun | A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc., Shale or bituminous shale., A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting., A part of a brick with one whole end., To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat., To use a bat, as in a game of baseball., One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire. |
| bay | adjective | Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; — applied to the color of horses., An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character., A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc., A recess or indentation shaped like a bay., A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers., A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks., A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay., A berry, particularly of the laurel., The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel., A tract covered with bay trees., To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game., To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear., Deep-toned, prolonged barking., A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible., To bathe., A bank or dam to keep back water., To dam, as water; — with up or back. |