| bail out |
(informal) to jump from an airplane with a parachute. |
| bailsman |
a person who supplies bail for another. |
| Bairiki |
the capital of Kiribati. |
| bairn |
(chiefly Scottish) a child. |
| bait |
food used to lure prey, esp. in fishing or trapping. [5 definitions] |
| bait-and-switch |
a sales tactic in which a seller attracts customers by advertising at a bargain price one item that is often out of stock, and then diverts their attention by encouraging them to buy another item at a higher price. [2 definitions] |
| baiza |
the smaller monetary unit of Oman. (Cf. rial omani.) |
| baize |
a woolen cloth similar to felt, usu. green and mainly used to cover billiard tables. |
| Baja California |
a Mexican peninsula south of California; Baja; Lower California. |
| bajada |
a smooth, sloping plain along the base of a mountain range, formed by eroded debris deposited by moving water. |
| bake |
to cook using dry heat at a moderately high temperature. [5 definitions] |
| baked Alaska |
a rich dessert made by piling ice cream on top of a layer of cake, covering the whole with meringue, and baking or broiling until the meringue begins to brown. |
| baked beans |
beans that have been boiled and then baked, often with salt pork, tomato sauce, or molasses. |
| Bakelite |
trademark for any of various synthetic resins and plastics molded by heat, usu. made with phenol, cresol, and formaldehyde. |
| baker |
a person who bakes, esp. one who is highly skilled at baking or does it professionally. [2 definitions] |
| baker's dozen |
any group of thirteen items. |
| bakery |
a store, or part of a store, in which baked goods, such as bread, cake, and pastry are made or sold. |
| bake sale |
an event in which baked items, such as cookies and cupcakes, are sold in order to raise money for a particular cause. |
| bakeshop |
a shop at which bakery items are made and sold; bakery. |
| baking |
the act or process of a person or device that bakes. [2 definitions] |
| baking powder |
a powder containing sodium bicarbonate and an acidic substance, that serves as a leavening agent in baking by releasing carbon dioxide when mixed with water, thereby causing the dough to rise. |