| balcony |
an elevated platform projecting from the outer wall of a building, surrounded with a railing or low restraining wall. [2 definitions] |
| bald |
having little or no hair on the scalp. [4 definitions] |
| bald eagle |
a large eagle of the United States and Canada that has a white head and tail and a wingspan of about seven feet. |
| bale |
a large, tightly packed bundle usu. tied with cord or wire. [2 definitions] |
| baleen |
the bony, flexible strips in the upper jaws of certain whales. |
| balk |
to stop suddenly and refuse to proceed. [7 definitions] |
| Balkan Peninsula |
a European peninsula between the Adriatic Sea on the west and the Black and Aegean Seas on the east. |
| ball1 |
a spherical or nearly spherical body . [4 definitions] |
| ball2 |
a large social function at which there is formal dancing. [2 definitions] |
| ballad |
a narrative poem or song. [2 definitions] |
| ballast |
heavy material placed in the hold of a boat or ship to make it more stable. [4 definitions] |
| ball bearing |
a bearing composed of a track containing freely rolling metal balls, against which or within which a shaft or other part can rotate without friction. [2 definitions] |
| ballerina |
a woman who is a principal dancer in a ballet troupe. [2 definitions] |
| ballet |
a form of dance characterized by precise, stylized motion and intricate choreography. [4 definitions] |
| ballgame |
a game played with a ball on a field. |
| balloon |
a large bag made of thin material designed to inflate and be lifted off the ground when filled with hot air or a gas that is lighter than air. [8 definitions] |
| ballot |
a piece of paper on which a voter enters his or her vote. [6 definitions] |
| ballpoint |
a pen that has a small ball in its tip which transfers ink from a reservoir to the writing surface; ballpoint pen. |
| ballroom |
a large room used for dancing, as in a hotel, club, or mansion. |
| balsa |
a tree of tropical America, the wood of which is extremely light in weight. [2 definitions] |
| balsam fir |
an evergreen tree of the pine family, native to Canada and the northeastern United States, which is cut for pulpwood and Christmas trees and from which Canada balsam is derived. |