| barrel |
a cylindrical vessel with a flat top and bottom, often made of wood staves hooped together and having bulging sides. [6 definitions] |
| barren |
unproductive; nonproducing. [5 definitions] |
| barrette |
a small clasp, often decorative, used for holding a woman's or girl's hair in place. |
| barricade |
a hastily constructed barrier for protection or for obstructing passage. [3 definitions] |
| barrier |
something erected to bar passage such as a fence, wall, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| barrier island |
a long narrow sandy island formed parallel to a shore protecting it from erosion. |
| barrio |
in a Spanish-speaking country, one of the districts of a town. [2 definitions] |
| barrow1 |
a flat, rectangular frame used for carrying a load, supported by handles at each end or handles at one end and a wheel at the other; wheelbarrow. |
| barter |
to trade services or commodities without the use of money. [5 definitions] |
| basalt |
a dense, fine-grained, dark-colored igneous rock created by lava flow that is rich in minerals containing magnesium and iron. The most common igneous rock on the Earth's surface due to its high abundance on the ocean floor. |
| base1 |
that which underlies or supports; foundation. [7 definitions] |
| base2 |
of little value or quality; inferior. [2 definitions] |
| baseball |
a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each, the object being to score runs by advancing runners around four bases. [2 definitions] |
| basement |
the lowermost space in a building, usu. partly underground. |
| bashful |
timid or self-conscious in the presence of others; shy. [2 definitions] |
| BASIC |
a simplified computer language (acronym for "beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code"). |
| basic |
of, forming, or at the base or basis. [4 definitions] |
| basin |
an open, shallow container used to hold liquids, used esp. for washing. [6 definitions] |
| basis |
the foundation or support on which other parts depend; base. [3 definitions] |
| bask |
to lie in or expose oneself to soothing warmth or atmosphere. [3 definitions] |
| basket |
a container made of any of various materials such as wood strips, grass, fiber, or the like, usu. woven or laced together. [3 definitions] |