| B |
symbol of the chemical element boron. |
| b |
the second letter of the English alphabet. [5 definitions] |
| Ba |
symbol of the chemical element barium. |
| B.A. |
abbreviation of "Bachelor of Arts," an undergraduate degree conferred on a person who has completed a curriculum in the liberal arts; A.B. |
| baa |
to make the sound of a sheep; bleat. [2 definitions] |
| babble |
to speak incoherently or with meaningless sounds. [8 definitions] |
| babe |
a recently born or very young person; baby. [3 definitions] |
| baboon |
any of various large African and Arabian monkeys that live on the ground and have long doglike snouts. |
| baby |
a newly-born or very young child in the first stages of development; infant. [11 definitions] |
| baby boom |
the dramatic population increase in the United States during the decade following World War II. |
| babysit |
to watch over or supervise children in the absence of their parents, usu. for payment. |
| babysitter |
a person who watches over or supervises children in the absence of their parents, usu. for payment. |
| baby tooth |
one of the first set of teeth in human babies and other mammals. Baby teeth fall out early in life to be replaced by adult teeth. |
| bachelor |
an unwed man, esp. one who has never married. [2 definitions] |
| back |
the part of a human or other vertebrate that is on the opposite side from the chest and abdomen and between the neck and the tailbone. [15 definitions] |
| back and forth |
moving backward then forward, or forward then backward, often repeatedly. [2 definitions] |
| backboard |
a board at the rear of something, serving as a support. [2 definitions] |
| backbone |
the series of bones that run along the center of the back; spinal column; vertebrae. [3 definitions] |
| backfire |
to emit a loud noise as the result of inefficient functioning of the engine of a car or other internal-combustion vehicle. [4 definitions] |
| backgammon |
a board game in which each of two opponents throws dice and tries to move several pieces clockwise around and eventually off the board. |
| background |
a part located in the rear, esp. as depicted in a painting, photograph, or scene. (Cf. foreground.) [5 definitions] |