| bast |
the strong fibrous outer layer of certain plant stems, such as flax or hemp, consisting of phloem tissue, and used in manufacturing cordage or woven goods. [2 definitions] |
| bastard |
a child of unmarried parents; illegitimate child. [4 definitions] |
| bastardize |
to prove (a person) to be a bastard. [3 definitions] |
| bastardy |
the state or condition of being an illegitimate offspring. [2 definitions] |
| baste1 |
to sew temporarily with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily assembling the pieces of a garment prior to final sewing. |
| baste2 |
to moisten (esp. meat) with a liquid during cooking. |
| baste3 |
to beat or thrash with a stick; cudgel. [2 definitions] |
| bastille |
(cap.) the state prison in Paris that was attacked and taken by French revolutionists in 1789. [2 definitions] |
| bastinado |
a blow or beating with a stick or club. [4 definitions] |
| basting |
sewing done by stitching loosely to temporarily hold material in place. [2 definitions] |
| bastion |
a pentagon-shaped portion of a rampart or fortification that projects outward. [3 definitions] |
| bat1 |
a heavy, shaped wooden or metal club used to strike the ball in baseball or cricket. [4 definitions] |
| bat2 |
any of various usu. night-flying mammals that have wings that are covered with membranes, and that sense objects mostly by means of reflected sound waves rather than by vision. |
| bat3 |
to wink (one's eyelids). |
| bat around |
to discuss (an idea or ideas) as possiblities. [2 definitions] |
| batboy |
a boy who retrieves baseball bats discarded by hitters and acts as a team's general assistant. |
| batch |
an amount or quantity used or produced in one operation. [2 definitions] |
| bate |
to moderate or control; restrain. [3 definitions] |
| bateau |
a flat-bottomed rowboat, sharply tapered at both ends, used in Canada and the United States. |
| batfish |
any of the family of marine angler fishes, often found in the Atlantic along the southern U.S. coast. [2 definitions] |
| batgirl |
a girl who retrieves baseball bats discarded by hitters and acts as a team's general assistant. |