| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| batailled | adjective | Embattled. |
| batardeau | noun | A cofferdam., A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall. |
| batfowler | noun | One who practices or finds sport in batfowling. |
| bathybius | noun | A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He supposed that it was free living protoplasm, covering a large part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the substance is of chemical, not of organic, origin. |
| batrachia | noun pl. | The order of amphibians which includes the frogs and toads; the Anura. Sometimes the word is used in a wider sense as equivalent to Amphibia. |
| battalion | noun | A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array., A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle., To form into battalions. |
| battening | present participle & vb. noun | of Batten, Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall. |
| battering | present participle & vb. noun | of Batter |
| batteries | plural | of Battery |
| battle-ax | noun | Alt. of Battle-axe |
| battology | noun | A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. |