| bat1 |
a heavy, shaped wooden or metal club used to strike the ball in baseball or cricket. [4 definitions] |
| bat2 |
any of various usu. night-flying mammals that have wings that are covered with membranes, and that sense objects mostly by means of reflected sound waves rather than by vision. |
| batch |
an amount or quantity used or produced in one operation. [2 definitions] |
| bath |
a process of washing or soaking something in order to cleanse, refresh, or heal. [5 definitions] |
| bathe |
to give a bath to; wash. [6 definitions] |
| bathing suit |
a garment worn for swimming; swimsuit. |
| bathrobe |
a loose garment worn before or after bathing, over nightwear, or casually in the home. |
| bathroom |
a room containing a bath or shower, a sink, and often a toilet. [2 definitions] |
| bathtub |
a large basin in which a person can sit and bathe. |
| bat mitzvah |
in the Jewish faith, a ceremony in which it is recognized that a girl has come of age to accept her religious responsibilities. [2 definitions] |
| baton |
a staff denoting position or authority. [4 definitions] |
| battalion |
a military unit usu. comprising a headquarters company and two or more infantry companies; the basic unit of a division. [2 definitions] |
| batter1 |
to beat hard and repeatedly, or to damage by so beating. [3 definitions] |
| batter2 |
a thick mixture of liquid, flour, eggs, and other ingredients, often baked into bread or cake. |
| batter3 |
the person who stands in to bat the ball in baseball or cricket. |
| battering ram |
a heavy wooden beam used by warriors in former times to break through doors, walls, gates, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| battery |
a device that generates electricity by means of chemical reactions. [5 definitions] |
| battle |
a hostile and violent meeting between two opposing sides; fight. [5 definitions] |
| battlefield |
the area in which a battle takes place. |
| battleground |
a battlefield. |
| battlement |
(often pl.) a parapet or defensive wall lining the top of a fortification, with indentations at regular intervals. |