| bang |
a sudden, loud, explosive sound. [9 definitions] |
| Bangladesh |
a country surrounded by India on three sides and the Indian Ocean on the fourth. |
| Bangladeshi |
of or pertaining to Bangladesh or its people, culture, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| bangle |
a bracelet in the form of a solid ring, usu. without a clasp. [2 definitions] |
| bangs |
a straight-cut fringe of hair across the forehead. |
| bang up |
(informal) to damage or injure, as in a collision. |
| banish |
to cast (someone) permanently out of a country by official action. [2 definitions] |
| banister |
the rail of a staircase; balustrade. [3 definitions] |
| banjo |
a musical instrument with a circular body covered with skin, a long fretted neck, and four or five strings that are plucked or strummed. |
| bank1 |
a heap or mass of something, such as earth or clouds. [6 definitions] |
| bank2 |
a business concerned with the safeguarding, exchanging, and lending of money. [6 definitions] |
| bank on |
(informal) to rely or depend on. |
| bankrupt |
in a state of having been legally declared incapable of paying off one's debts and having one's assets administered by a court to compensate creditors. [6 definitions] |
| bankruptcy |
the condition of being legally insolvent or bankrupt; impoverishment or destitution. [2 definitions] |
| banner |
a piece of cloth, usu. with a motto or emblem and mounted on a staff, representing a person, organization, or cause. [6 definitions] |
| banquet |
an elaborate formal dinner. [4 definitions] |
| banshee |
in Irish folklore, a female spirit whose wailing forbodes the death of a loved one. |
| banter |
witty, playful conversation. [3 definitions] |
| baptism |
a Christian rite in which an applicant for membership to the church is sprinkled with or immersed in water, signifying purification. [2 definitions] |
| baptize |
to administer the Christian rite of immersion in or sprinkling with water, to purify symbolically and admit to church membership. [4 definitions] |
| bar1 |
a length of rigid, solid material, often cylindrical in shape, generally used as a barrier or support. [13 definitions] |