| 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 |
(informal) to roam; wander. [2 definitions] |
| batboy |
a boy who retrieves baseball bats discarded by hitters and acts as a team's general assistant. |
| batch |
a quantity of something or a number of like items handled or considered as a group or whole. [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. |
| bath |
a process of washing or soaking something in order to cleanse, refresh, or heal. [4 definitions] |
| bathe |
to give a bath to; wash. [6 definitions] |
| bathhouse |
a structure near a body of water, with dressing rooms for swimmers. [2 definitions] |
| Bathinette |
trademark for a folding portable bathtub for babies. |
| bathing cap |
a close-fitting cap of rubber, elastic, or the like, worn to keep the hair dry during swimming. |
| bathing suit |
a garment worn for swimming; swimsuit. |
| bath mat |
a rug or mat of absorbent or rubberized material used next to, or in, a bathtub. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. [2 definitions] |
| bathrobe |
a loose garment worn before or after bathing, over nightwear, or casually in the home. |
| bathroom |
a room with a toilet and often containing a sink, bathtub, or other facility for washing. |