- Baconianadj.Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy
- bacteriumn.A microbe
- badgerv.To pester
- bafflev.To foil or frustrate
- bailiffn.An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment
- baizen.A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc
- balen.A large package prepared for transportation or storage
- balefuladj.Malignant
- balladn.Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form
- balsamn.A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing
- banaladj.Commonplace
- barcarolen.A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers
- barographn.An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure
- barometern.An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface
- barringprep.Apart from
- baritoneadj.Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor
- baskv.To make warm by genial heat
- bassadj.Low in tone or compass
- bastev.To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking
- batonn.An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege
- battalionn.A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment
- battenn.A narrow strip of wood
- battern.A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery
- baublen.A trinket
- bawlv.To proclaim by outcry
- beatifyv.To make supremely happy
- beatituden.Any state of great happiness
- beaun.An escort or lover
- becalmv.To make quiet
- beckv.To give a signal to, by nod or gesture
- bedaubv.To smear over, as with something oily or sticky
- bedeckv.To cover with ornament
- bedlamn.Madhouse
- befogv.To confuse
- befriendv.To be a friend to, especially when in need
- begetv.To produce by sexual generation
- begrudgev.To envy one of the possession of
- belatev.To delay past the proper hour
- belayv.To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat
- believ.To misrepresent
- believev.To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others
- belittlev.To disparage
- bellen.A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc
- bellicoseadj.Warlike
- belligerentadj.Manifesting a warlike spirit
- bemoanv.To lament
- benedictionn.a solemn invocation of the divine blessing
- benefactorn.A doer of kindly and charitable acts
- beneficen.A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service
- beneficentadj.Characterized by charity and kindness
- beneficialadj.Helpful
- beneficiaryn.One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property
- benefitn.Helpful result
- benevolencen.Any act of kindness or well-doing
- benevolentadj.Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being
- benignadj.Good and kind of heart
- benignantadj.Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect
- benignityn.Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner
- benisonn.Blessing
- bequeathv.To give by will
- bereavev.To make desolate with loneliness and grief
- berthn.A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc
- beseechv.To implore
- besetv.To attack on all sides
- besmearv.To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance
- bestialadj.Animal
- bestrewv.To sprinkle or cover with things strewn
- bestridev.To get or sit upon astride, as a horse
- bethinkv.To remind oneself
- betidev.To happen to or befall
- betimesadv.In good season or time
- betrothv.To engage to marry
- betrothaln.Engagement to marry
- beveln.Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees
- bewilderv.To confuse the perceptions or judgment of
- bibliomanian.The passion for collecting books
- bibliographyn.A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject
- bibliophilen.One who loves books
- bibulousadj.Fond of drinking
- bidev.To await
- biennialn.A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second
- biern.A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave
- bigamistn.One who has two spouses at the same time
- bigamyn.The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living
- bightn.A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line
- bilateraladj.Two-sided
- bilingualadj.Speaking two languages
- biographn.A bibliographical sketch or notice
- biographyn.A written account of one's life, actions, and character
- biologyn.The science of life or living organisms
- bipedn.An animal having two feet
- birthrightn.A privilege or possession into which one is born
- bitternessn.Acridity, as to the taste
- blaseadj.Sated with pleasure
- blasphemev.To indulge in profane oaths
- blatantadj.Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous
- blazen.A vivid glowing flame
- blazonv.To make widely or generally known
- bleakadj.Desolate
- blemishn.A mark that mars beauty
- blitheadj.Joyous
- blithesomeadj.Cheerful
- blockaden.The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces
- boatswainn.A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc
- bodicen.A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist
- bodilyadj.Corporeal
- boisterousadj.Unchecked merriment or animal spirits
- bolen.The trunk or body of a tree
- boleron.A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing
- bolln.A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton
- bolsterv.To support, as something wrong
- bombn.A hollow projectile containing an explosive material
- bombardv.To assail with any missile or with abusive speech
- bombardiern.A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells
- bombastn.Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects
- boorishadj.Rude
- borev.To weary by tediousness or dullness
- boroughn.An incorporated village or town
- bosomn.The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman
- botanicaladj.Connected with the study or cultivation of plants
- botanizev.To study plant-life
- botanyn.The science that treats of plants
- bountifuladj.Showing abundance
- Bowdlerizev.To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages
- bowlern.In cricket, the player who delivers the ball
- boycottv.To place the products or merchandise of under a ban
- braen.Hillside
- braggartn.A vain boaster
- brandishv.To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear
- bravadon.An aggressive display of boldness
- bravointerj.Well done
- brayn.A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn
- brazev.To make of or ornament with brass
- braziern.An open pan or basin for holding live coals
- breachn.The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation
- breakern.One who trains horses, dogs, etc
- breechn.The buttocks
- brethrenn.pl.Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like
- brevityn.Shortness of duration
- bric-a-bracn.Objects of curiosity or for decoration
- bridlen.The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins
- brigaden.A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments
- brigadiern.General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general
- brigandn.One who lives by robbery and plunder
- brimstonen.Sulfur
- brinen.Water saturated with salt
- bristlen.One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc
- Britannian.The United Kingdom of Great Britain
- Briticismn.A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British
- brittleadj.Fragile
- broachv.To mention, for the first time
- broadcastadj.Disseminated far and wide
- brogann.A coarse, heavy shoe
- broguen.Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people
- brokeragen.The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker
- brominen.A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor
- bronchitisn.Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
- bronchusn.Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs
- broochn.An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside
- brotherhoodn.Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity
- browbeatv.To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner
- brusqueadj.Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech
- buffoonn.A clown
- buffooneryn.Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc
- bulbousadj.Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb
- bullockn.An ox
- bulrushn.Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water
- bulwarkn.Anything that gives security or defense
- bumpern.A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health
- bumptiousadj.Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit
- bunglev.To execute clumsily
- buoyancyn.Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas
- buoyantadj.Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat
- bureaun.A chest of drawers for clothing, etc
- bureaucracyn.Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business
- burgessn.In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia
- burghern.An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town
- burnishv.To make brilliant or shining
- bursarn.A treasurer
- bustlev.To hurry
- buttv.To strike with or as with the head, or horns
- butten.A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated
- buttressn.Any support or prop
- by-lawn.A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like