barren |
unproductive; nonproducing. [5 definitions] |
barrette |
a small clasp, often decorative, used for holding a woman's or girl's hair in place. |
barricade |
a hastily constructed barrier for protection or for obstructing passage. [3 definitions] |
barrier |
something erected to bar passage such as a fence, wall, or the like. [3 definitions] |
barrier island |
a long narrow sandy island formed parallel to a shore protecting it from erosion. |
barrier reef |
a ridge of coral running parallel to a coast. |
barring1 |
except in the case of; except for. |
barrio |
in a Spanish-speaking country, one of the districts of a town. [2 definitions] |
barrister |
(chiefly British) a lawyer who is qualified to offer legal advice and to represent clients in both the lower and higher courts in the UK. |
barroom |
a room where alcoholic beverages are served, usu. at a bar or counter. |
barrow1 |
a flat, rectangular frame used for carrying a load, supported by handles at each end or handles at one end and a wheel at the other; wheelbarrow. |
barrow2 |
a burial mound. |
barrow3 |
a castrated hog. |
bar sinister |
in heraldry, a bar on a shield that runs diagonally from lower left to upper right, signifying an illegitimate ancestor; bend sinister. [3 definitions] |
bartender |
one who prepares and distributes drinks at an establishment or counter serving alcoholic beverages. |
barter |
to trade services or commodities without the use of money. [5 definitions] |
bartizan |
a small extended turret atop a wall or tower, used as a vantage point for a watchman or defender. |
Bartlett |
a large yellow juicy variety of pear. |
Baruch Spinoza |
a Dutch philosopher (b.1632--d.1677). |
baryon |
in physics, a heavy subatomic particle of half-integral spin, such as a proton, neutron, or hyperon. |
barytes |
the principal ore of barium; barite. |