| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| barbadian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Barbados., A native of Barbados. |
| barbadoes | noun | A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. |
| barbarian | noun | A foreigner., A man in a rule, savage, or uncivilized state., A person destitute of culture., A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity., Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations. |
| barbarism | noun | An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness., A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage., An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism. |
| barbarity | noun | The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization., Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity., A barbarous or cruel act., Barbarism; impurity of speech. |
| barbarize | verb i. | To become barbarous., To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech., To make barbarous. |
| barbarous | adjective | Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country., Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste., Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless., Contrary to the pure idioms of a language. |
| barbastel | noun | A European bat (Barbastellus communis), with hairy lips. |
| barbecued | imp. & past participle | of Barbecue |
| barbering | present participle & vb. noun | of Barber |
| barbotine | noun | A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief. |
| barefaced | adjective | With the face uncovered; not masked., Without concealment; undisguised. Hence: Shameless; audacious. |
| bargained | imp. & past participle | of Bargain |
| bargainee | verb i. | The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold. |
| bargainer | noun | One who makes a bargain; — sometimes in the sense of bargainor. |
| bargainor | noun | One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another. |
| barkbound | adjective | Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close. |
| barkeeper | noun | One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors. |
| barmaster | noun | Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote. |
| barmcloth | noun | Apron. |
| barmecide | noun | One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit. Also used as an adj.: Barmecidal. |
| barnabite | noun | A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas. |
| barograph | noun | An instrument for recording automatically the variations of atmospheric pressure. |
| barometer | noun | An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent. |
| barometry | noun | The art or process of making barometrical measurements. |
| baronetcy | noun | The rank or patent of a baronet. |
| baroscope | noun | Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the atmosphere; also, less appropriately, any instrument that indicates -or foreshadows changes of the weather, as a deep vial of liquid holding in suspension some substance which rises and falls with atmospheric changes. |
| barouchet | noun | A kind of light barouche. |
| barracoon | noun | A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily. |
| barracuda | noun | Alt. of Barracouata |
| barrelled | of Barrel, Having a barrel; — used in composition; as, a double-barreled gun. | |
| barreling | present participle & vb. noun | of Barrel |
| barricade | noun | A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy’s access., Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense., To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris. |
| barricado | noun & verb t. | See Barricade. |
| barrigudo | noun | A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus Lagothrix, having a long prehensile tail. |
| barrister | noun | Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. See Attorney. |
| barrowist | noun | A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1953. |
| bartender | noun | A barkeeper. |
| bartering | present participle & vb. noun | of Barter |
| baryphony | noun | Difficulty of speech. |