| battlefront |
the area where opposing combatants clash. |
| battleground |
a battlefield. |
| battlement |
(often pl.) a parapet or defensive wall lining the top of a fortification, with indentations at regular intervals. |
| battle royal |
a fight in which several or many participate. [3 definitions] |
| battleship |
one in a category of large, heavily armored military ships. |
| battle station |
the place to which military personnel or craft are to report in case of attack or emergency. |
| battle wagon |
(informal) a battleship. |
| batty |
(slang) eccentric or crazy. |
| batwing |
resembling the wing or wings of a bat. |
| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| baulk |
variant of balk. |
| bauxite |
the primary ore of aluminum, containing various impurities. |
| Bavaria |
a German state on the southeastern border. |
| Bavarian cream |
a dessert composed of gelatin, whipped cream, eggs, and fruit flavoring and similar to a soufflé. |
| bawd |
a woman in charge of a brothel or whorehouse; madam. [2 definitions] |
| bawdy |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué. [3 definitions] |
| bawdyhouse |
a house of prostitution; brothel. |
| bawl |
to cry or shout in a loud and insistent voice. [3 definitions] |
| bawl out |
(informal) to scold or reprimand harshly. |
| bay1 |
a body of water partly surrounded by land, esp. a recessed area along a shoreline; large cove. |
| bay2 |
a part of a room that juts out from the rest of the building, usually containing a set of windows. [2 definitions] |