| ball1 |
a round or nearly round object. [3 definitions] |
| ball2 |
a large party where there is formal dancing. [2 definitions] |
| ballad |
a poem or song that tells a story. |
| ballast |
heavy material placed in a boat or ship to make it more stable. [2 definitions] |
| ball bearing |
a machine part made of a groove in the shape of a circle with metal balls that roll in it. A ball bearing lets an axle or other part move easily. |
| ballerina |
a female ballet dancer. |
| ballet |
a form of dance that uses exact, graceful movements. [2 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. [3 definitions] |
| ballot |
a piece of paper on which people who are voting enter their choices. [3 definitions] |
| ballpoint |
a pen that has a small ball in its tip. The ball moves the ink from the pen to the paper. |
| ballroom |
a large room used for dancing. |
| balsa |
a tree of tropical America, whose wood is very light in weight. [2 definitions] |
| balsam fir |
a tree of the pine family, native to Canada and the northeastern United States. It is an evergreen tree and is cut for lumber and Christmas trees. |
| Baltic Sea |
a sea in norther Europe that lies between Sweden and Finland. It also borders other countries such as Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. |
| bamboo |
a tropical grass plant that has hard, woody, hollow stalks. Bamboo stalks grow straight and tall, and very quickly. Many kinds of bamboo grow as high as a tree. [2 definitions] |
| ban1 |
to forbid or have an official rule against; prohibit. [2 definitions] |
| banana |
a long, curved fruit that has a thick yellow skin. It grows in bunches on a tall tropical plant. |
| band1 |
a group of people, animals, or objects acting together. [3 definitions] |
| band2 |
a thin strip of material that holds several objects together. [4 definitions] |
| bandage |
a strip of cloth used to protect or cover a wound or other injury. [2 definitions] |