| barman |
a man who mixes or serves drinks in an establishment selling alcoholic beverages; bartender. |
| bar mitzvah |
a Jewish ceremony that celebrates a boy's adulthood and the assumption of his religious duties, usu. occurring at the age of thirteen. (Cf. bat mitzvah.) [2 definitions] |
| barmy |
containing, resembling, or full of barm; yeasty, foamy, or frothy. [2 definitions] |
| barn |
a large farm building designed to house livestock or store equipment or produce. |
| barnacle |
any of a large group of marine crustaceans that are free-floating as larvae, but attach to submerged or intertidal surfaces such as wharves, rocks, ship bottoms, and the like, and form sharp-edged shells as adults. [3 definitions] |
| barn dance |
a social gathering for dancing, often held in a barn and featuring square dances. |
| barn owl |
a brown and white owl that lives in barns and feeds on rodents. |
| barnstorm |
to travel through rural areas giving performances, political speeches, exhibition contests, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| barn swallow |
a small insect-eating bird with dark blue and tan plumage and a deeply forked tail, that often nests in barns and similar structures. |
| barnyard |
a yard or fenced area adjacent to a barn, esp. an enclosure for livestock and other farm animals. [3 definitions] |
| baro- |
weight; pressure. |
| barogram |
a visual record of atmospheric pressure over time, produced by a barograph. |
| barograph |
a barometer that automatically records the atmospheric pressure. |
| barometer |
a meteorological instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, esp. used to predict weather changes. [2 definitions] |
| barometric pressure |
the pressure of the earth's atmosphere, as measured by a barometer; atmospheric pressure. |
| baron |
a member of the hereditary nobility. In Great Britain, a baron is a nobleman of the lowest rank; peer. [2 definitions] |
| baronage |
the rank of baron. [2 definitions] |
| baroness |
a female baron. [2 definitions] |
| baronet |
a member of the hereditary nobility ranking below a baron and above a knight. |
| barong |
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or cleaver that is used by the Moros of the Philippines. |
| baronial |
of or pertaining to a baron, or the order of barons. [2 definitions] |