| baby tooth |
one of the first set of teeth in human babies and other mammals. Baby teeth fall out early in life to be replaced by adult teeth. |
| baccalaureate |
the degree awarded to most graduates of four-year colleges in the United States; bachelor's degree. [2 definitions] |
| baccarat |
a card game, often played for high stakes in European casinos, in which the dealer plays against several other players. |
| bacchanal |
any drunken party or orgy. [3 definitions] |
| Bacchanalia |
(l.c.) any wild or drunken party; orgy. [2 definitions] |
| bacchant |
a priest, priestess, or worshiper of Bacchus. [4 definitions] |
| bacchante |
a female bacchant; maenad. |
| Bacchus |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the god of wine and merrymaking; Dionysus. |
| bach |
(informal) to live and take care of oneself alone, as a bachelor does. |
| bachelor |
an unwed man, esp. one who has never married. [2 definitions] |
| Bachelor of Arts |
an undergraduate degree conferred on a person who has completed a curriculum in the liberal arts. (abbr.: B.A.) |
| Bachelor of Science |
an undergraduate degree conferred on a person who has completed a curriculum in science, technology, or the like. (abbr.: B.S.) |
| bachelor's-button |
any of several plants with long stalks and round flowers resembling buttons, such as the cornflower and some daisies. |
| bachelor's degree |
an undergraduate degree conferred on a person who has completed a liberal arts and sciences curriculum; Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Sciences. |
| bach it |
to take care of the house oneself. |
| bacillary |
rod-shaped. [2 definitions] |
| bacillus |
any rod-shaped bacterium that is active only in the presence of oxygen, or one composed of a chain of rod-shaped elements. [2 definitions] |
| bacitracin |
an antibiotic that is used externally in the treatment of skin infections. |
| back |
the part of a human or other vertebrate that is on the opposite side from the chest and abdomen and between the neck and the tailbone. [15 definitions] |
| backache |
a pain in the back, esp. a persistent one in the lower back. |
| back and forth |
moving backward then forward, or forward then backward, often repeatedly. [2 definitions] |