| balloon |
a large bag made of thin material designed to inflate and be lifted off the ground when filled with hot air or a gas that is lighter than air. [8 definitions] |
| balloon tire |
a wide tire with deep walls that is inflated with relatively low air pressure to cushion shocks or facilitate travel on sand. |
| ballot |
a piece of paper on which a voter enters his or her vote. [6 definitions] |
| ballpark |
an enclosed piece of land, with or without a roof, having stands for spectators and a playing field for ball games, esp. baseball. [2 definitions] |
| ballplayer |
one who plays any of several games that use a ball, esp. baseball. |
| ballpoint |
a pen that has a small ball in its tip which transfers ink from a reservoir to the writing surface; ballpoint pen. |
| ballroom |
a large room used for dancing, as in a hotel, club, or mansion. |
| ballroom dancing |
dancing performed by couples to a variety of social dances, such as the waltz, tango, or fox trot. |
| ballsy |
(vulgar slang) courageous, tough, or aggressive. |
| ballyhoo |
exaggerated, noisy, insistent advertising or publicity. [2 definitions] |
| balm |
a soothing, healing ointment, often fragrant. [4 definitions] |
| balm of Gilead |
any of several small evergreen trees native to western Asia and Africa. [2 definitions] |
| balmy |
soft, mild, and soothing. [3 definitions] |
| baloney |
(informal) bologna. [3 definitions] |
| balsa |
a tree of tropical America, the wood of which is extremely light in weight. [2 definitions] |
| balsam |
a fragrant oily or resinous substance exuded by some shrubs or trees, such as the balsam fir. [3 definitions] |
| balsam fir |
an evergreen tree of the pine family, native to Canada and the northeastern United States, which is cut for pulpwood and Christmas trees and from which Canada balsam is derived. |
| Baltic |
of, near, or pertaining to the Baltic Sea. [2 definitions] |
| Baltic Sea |
a sea between Sweden on the west and Poland and the Baltic States on the east. |
| Baltic States |
the independent countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, formerly parts of the Soviet Union. |
| Baltimore oriole |
an orange and black North American songbird that builds finely woven, pendant nests. |