Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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bandbox

noun

a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire...

bandsaw

noun

an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is dr...

bandlet

noun

molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column

baneberry

noun

a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries

bangtail

noun

a horse bred for racing

bandelet

noun

molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column

banksia

noun

any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leat...

bandeau

noun

an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

banderillero

noun

the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) i...

bandicoot

noun

any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Austr...

banderilla

noun

a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders...

bandolier

noun

a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers

bandoleer

noun

a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers

banian

noun

a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India

banjul

noun

a port city and capital of Gambia

banneret

noun

a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square ban...

banquette

noun

an upholstered bench

bannockburn

noun

a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated...

banqueting

noun

eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment...

bannock

noun

a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New Engl...

banshie

noun

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impend...

banteng

noun

wild ox of the Malay Archipelago

baptistry

noun

bowl for baptismal water

baptistery

noun

bowl for baptismal water

bardolatry

noun

the idolization of William Shakespeare

barm

noun

a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to...

bareness

noun

a bleak and desolate atmosphere

bargeman

noun

someone who operates a barge

barndoor

noun

an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photogr...

barnburner

noun

an impressively successful event

barbacan

noun

a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a cas...

barbarization

noun

an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized

barberry

noun

any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly...

barbarousness

noun

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

barbette

noun

(formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy g...

barbitone

noun

a barbiturate used as a hypnotic

barbital

noun

a barbiturate used as a hypnotic

barcarole

noun

a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

barcarolle

noun

a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

bardeen

noun

United States physicist who won the Nobel prize for physics...

bargello

noun

needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines

bargee

noun

someone who operates a barge

barite

noun

a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of bar...

barish

noun

Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeas...

barleycorn

noun

a grain of barley

baronage

noun

the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

baronetcy

noun

the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness

baronetage

noun

the collective body of baronets

barony

noun

the rank or dignity or position of a baronet or baroness

barograph

noun

a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the va...