Nouns

backwardness

noun

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

bacchant

noun

someone who engages in drinking bouts

bacca

noun

an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one...

bacchante

noun

(classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus

bacchanalia

noun

an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus...

bacteremia

noun

transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in...

bacteriologist

noun

a biologist who studies bacteria

bacitracin

noun

a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effecti...

bacteriolysis

noun

dissolution or destruction of bacteria

bactericide

noun

any chemical agent that destroys bacteria

bacteriophage

noun

a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

bacteriostat

noun

a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial gr...

bacteriology

noun

the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relat...

bacteroides

noun

type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike...

bacteriostasis

noun

inhibition of the growth of bacteria

baddeleyite

noun

a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide

baeda

noun

(Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735)

bafflement

noun

confusion resulting from failure to understand

bahrein

noun

an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi...

bailee

noun

the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is deliver...

bailiwick

noun

a branch of knowledge

bailor

noun

the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) i...

bailiffship

noun

the office of bailiff

bailment

noun

the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to...

bakeapple

noun

creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or...

bakeshop

noun

a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries...

bakshish

noun

a relatively small amount of money given for services render...

balker

noun

a person who refuses to comply

balkiness

noun

likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly

balefire

noun

a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celeb...

baldpate

noun

a widgeon the male of which has a white crown

balefulness

noun

the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

ballup

noun

something badly botched or muddled

balkline

noun

line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are...

balminess

noun

the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing

balas

noun

a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel

baldr

noun

(Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his b...

baldachin

noun

ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a r...

balbriggan

noun

a cotton knit fabric used for underwear

ballade

noun

a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy

balletomane

noun

a ballet enthusiast

balletomania

noun

extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets

ballistite

noun

an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relativ...

ballistocardiogram

noun

a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph

ballistocardiograph

noun

a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of c...

balloonfish

noun

similar to but smaller than porcupinefish

ballottement

noun

a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the b...

ballyhoo

noun

blatant or sensational promotion

baluster

noun

one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing

bandsman

noun

a player in a band (especially a military band)