| barricade |
a hastily constructed barrier for protection or for obstructing passage. [3 definitions] |
| barrier |
something erected to bar passage such as a fence, wall, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| barrier island |
a long narrow sandy island formed parallel to a shore protecting it from erosion. |
| barrier reef |
a ridge of coral running parallel to a coast. |
| barring1 |
except in the case of; except for. |
| barrio |
in a Spanish-speaking country, one of the districts of a town. [2 definitions] |
| barrister |
(chiefly British) a lawyer who is qualified to offer legal advice and to represent clients in both the lower and higher courts in the UK. |
| barroom |
a room where alcoholic beverages are served, usu. at a bar or counter. |
| barrow1 |
a flat, rectangular frame used for carrying a load, supported by handles at each end or handles at one end and a wheel at the other; wheelbarrow. |
| barrow2 |
a burial mound. |
| barrow3 |
a castrated hog. |
| bar sinister |
in heraldry, a bar on a shield that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right, signifying an illegitimate ancestor; bend sinister. [3 definitions] |
| bartender |
one who prepares and distributes drinks at an establishment or counter serving alcoholic beverages. |
| barter |
to trade services or commodities without the use of money. [5 definitions] |
| bartizan |
a small extended turret atop a wall or tower, used as a vantage point for a watchman or defender. |
| Bartlett |
a large yellow juicy variety of pear. |
| Baruch Spinoza |
a Dutch philosopher (b.1632--d.1677). |
| baryon |
in physics, a heavy subatomic particle of half-integral spin, such as a proton, neutron, or hyperon. |
| barytes |
the principal ore of barium; barite. |
| basal |
at, pertaining to, or comprising the bottom part or support. [3 definitions] |
| basal metabolism |
the minimum expense of energy that is necessary for life in a resting organism. |