bah - int. an expression of contempt or disbelief. [prob. F]...

balistics - n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) the science of projectiles and firearms. ...

backgrond - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

batmam - n. (pl. -men) Mil. an attendant serving an officer. [OF bat, bast f. med.L bastum...

barbituate - n. any derivative of barbituric acid used in the preparation of sedative and sleep-inducing...

backgrund - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

badmiton - n. 1 a game with rackets in which a shuttlecock is played back and forth across...

basktball - n. 1 a game between two teams of five or six, in which ...

bacground - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

bang - perh. f. Scand.]...

babel - see Gen . 11)]...

bactrium - n. (pl. bacteria) a member of a large group of unicellular micro-organisms lacking...

baketball - n. 1 a game between two teams of five or six, in which ...

bahh - int. an expression of contempt or disbelief. [prob. F]...

babu - n. (also baboo) Ind. 1 a title of respect, esp. to Hindus. 2 derog. formerly, an...

bacteriology - n. the study of bacteria. bacteriological adj. bacteriologically adv. bacteriologist...

bacillus - n. (pl. bacilli) 1 any rod-shaped bacterium. 2 (usu. in pl.) any pathogenic bacterium....

bashful - adj. 1 shy, diffident, self-conscious. 2 sheepish. bashfully adv. bashfulness...

banger - n. Brit. 1 sl. a sausage. 2 sl. an old car, esp. a noisy one. 3 a loud firework....

bakground - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

basetball - n. 1 a game between two teams of five or six, in which ...

barey - n. (pl. -eys) Brit. colloq. a noisy quarrel. [perh. dial.]...

backhand - n. Tennis etc. 1 a stroke played with the back of...

bandwidh - n. the range of frequencies within a given band (see BAND(1) ...

bastard - a unauthorized, counterfeit. b hybrid. bastardy n. (in sense 1 of n.). [ME f....

bacilus - n. (pl. bacilli) 1 any rod-shaped bacterium. 2 (usu. in pl.) any pathogenic bacterium....

banwidth - n. the range of frequencies within a given band (see BAND(1) ...

banzai - int. 1 a Japanese battle cry. 2 a form of greeting...

backgroud - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

balast - f. LG or Scand., of uncert. orig.]...

baskeball - n. 1 a game between two teams of five or six, in which ...

basilica - n. 1 an ancient Roman public hall with an

backgamon - n. 1 a game for two played on a board with pieces moved according to throws of the...

bacillis - n. (pl. bacilli) 1 any rod-shaped bacterium. 2 (usu. in pl.) any pathogenic bacterium....

bamg - perh. f. Scand.]...

batmn - n. (pl. -men) Mil. an attendant serving an officer. [OF bat, bast f. med.L bastum...

backash - n. a backward-sloping diagonal line; a reverse solidus (\). ...

ballad - n. 1 a poem or song narrating a popular story....

backsttch - n. & v. sewing with overlapping stitches. tr. & intr. sew using backstitch. ...

baba - n. (in full rum baba) a small rich sponge cake, usu. soaked in rum-flavoured syrup....

bambino - n. (pl. bambini) colloq. a young (esp. Italian) child. [It., dimin. of bambo silly]...

barmey - n. (pl. -eys) Brit. colloq. a noisy quarrel. [perh. dial.]...

backbone - n. 1 the spine. 2 the main support of a structure. 3 firmness of character. 4 US...

backgound - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

bawlad - n. 1 a poem or song narrating a popular story....

batism - n. 1 a the religious rite, symbolizing admission to the Christian Church, of sprinkling...

barlad - n. 1 a poem or song narrating a popular story....

barb - n. & v. 1 a secondary backward-facing projection from an arrow, fish-hook, etc.,...

baman - n. (pl. -men) Mil. an attendant serving an officer. [OF bat, bast f. med.L bastum...

bactera - pl. of BACTERIUM. ...

battalon - n. 1 a large body of men ready for battle, esp. an infantry unit forming part of...

babble - v. & n. 1 intr. a talk in an inarticulate or incoherent manner ....

bahtel - var. of BOTEL. ...

baromiter - n. 1 an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, esp. in forecasting the weather...

badgar - perh. f. BADGE, with ref. to its white forehead ...

backgroumd - n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the

badwidth - n. the range of frequencies within a given band (see BAND(1) ...

backstitch - n. & v. sewing with overlapping stitches. tr. & intr. sew using backstitch. ...

batard - a unauthorized, counterfeit. b hybrid. bastardy n. (in sense 1 of n.). [ME f....

basturd - a unauthorized, counterfeit. b hybrid. bastardy n. (in sense 1 of n.). [ME f....

backwards - adv. 1 away from one's front (lean backwards; look backwards). 2 a with the back...

badder - n. 1 a any of various membranous sacs in some animals,...

bagain - n. & v. 1 a an agreement on the terms of a transaction...

backstreet - n. 1 a street in a quiet part of a town, away from...

battelion - n. 1 a large body of men ready for battle, esp. an infantry unit forming part of...

bautiful - adj. 1 delighting the aesthetic senses (a beautiful voice). 2 pleasant, enjoyable...

baclava - var. of BAKLAVA. ...

balistic - adj. 1 of or relating to projectiles. 2 moving under the force of gravity only....

backfire - v. & n. intr. 1 undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of an internal-combustion...

bamdwidth - n. the range of frequencies within a given band (see BAND(1) ...