| barley |
a cereal plant bearing bristled grains on densely packed spikes. [2 definitions] |
| bar mitzvah |
a Jewish ceremony that celebrates a boy's adulthood and the assumption of his religious duties, usu. occurring at the age of thirteen. (Cf. bat mitzvah.) [2 definitions] |
| barn |
a large farm building designed to house livestock or store equipment or produce. |
| barnacle |
any of a large group of marine crustaceans that are free-floating as larvae, but attach to submerged or intertidal surfaces such as wharves, rocks, ship bottoms, and the like, and form sharp-edged shells as adults. [3 definitions] |
| barnyard |
a yard or fenced area adjacent to a barn, esp. an enclosure for livestock and other farm animals. [3 definitions] |
| barometer |
a meteorological instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, esp. used to predict weather changes. [2 definitions] |
| baron |
a member of the hereditary nobility. In Great Britain, a baron is a nobleman of the lowest rank; peer. [2 definitions] |
| baroness |
a female baron. [2 definitions] |
| barrack |
(usu. pl.) a large, plain building or group of buildings, esp. used as temporary housing for soldiers. [3 definitions] |
| barracuda |
any of several long-bodied, fiercely predacious marine tropical fishes. |
| barrage |
an overwhelming quantity of things following one another rapidly. [3 definitions] |
| 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. |