| baseball |
a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each, the object being to score runs by advancing runners around four bases. [2 definitions] |
| baseboard |
a narrow board lining the lowermost edge of an interior wall. [2 definitions] |
| baseborn |
of humble parentage. [3 definitions] |
| baseburner |
a stove or furnace that feeds to the base of the unit additional fuel, such as coal, as needed. |
| base hit |
in baseball, a hit that allows the batter to get on base safely, without an error or force-out being made. |
| baseless |
without basis in fact or reason; unfounded. |
| base line |
in baseball, the area within which a runner must stay while running from base to base. [3 definitions] |
| baseman |
in baseball, a player covering first, second, or third base. |
| basement |
the lowermost space in a building, usu. partly underground. |
| basementless |
combined form of basement. |
| basenji |
one of a breed of dogs originating in Africa, characterized by a smooth chestnut-brown coat and an inability to bark. |
| base on balls |
in baseball, an advance to first base taken by a batter to whom four balls have been pitched. (See walk.) |
| base runner |
in baseball, any member of the team at bat who is safely on base or is running toward a base. |
| bases1 |
pl. of basis. |
| bases2 |
pl. of base1. |
| bash |
to strike a violent or crushing blow to. [4 definitions] |
| bashful |
timid or self-conscious in the presence of others; shy. [2 definitions] |
| BASIC |
a simplified computer language (acronym for "beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code"). |
| basic |
of, forming, or at the base or basis. [4 definitions] |
| basically |
in an important or central way; at heart. |
| Basic English |
a copyrighted, simplified version of the English language, limited to 850 necessary words and a few grammatical rules, and used esp. as an international communication aid. |