| base runner |
in baseball, any member of the team at bat who is safely on base or is running toward a base. |
| bases1 |
pl. of basis. |
| bases2 |
pl. of base1. |
| bash |
to strike a violent or crushing blow to. [4 definitions] |
| bashful |
timid or self-conscious in the presence of others; shy. [2 definitions] |
| BASIC |
a simplified computer language (acronym for "beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code"). |
| basic |
of, forming, or at the base or basis. [4 definitions] |
| basically |
in an important or central way; at heart. |
| Basic English |
a copyrighted, simplified version of the English language, limited to 850 necessary words and a few grammatical rules, and used esp. as an international communication aid. |
| basics |
the things you need to know in order to do something. |
| basidiomycete |
any of the fungi, such as mushrooms, puffballs, and smuts, that bear spores on a club-shaped cell. |
| basil |
a type of aromatic herb of the mint family, used in cooking. |
| basilar |
of, pertaining to, or near the base of something, esp. of the skull. |
| basileus |
a ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. |
| basilica |
a large, oblong building of ancient Rome with a series of semicircular apses at one end, used as a public meeting hall or church. [2 definitions] |
| basilisk |
in classical mythology, a lizard, serpent, or dragon with a deadly breath or glance. [2 definitions] |
| basin |
an open, shallow container used to hold liquids, used esp. for washing. [6 definitions] |
| basis |
the foundation or support on which other parts depend; base. [3 definitions] |
| basis point |
a unit equal to one hundredth of one percent, used in economics and finance to measure exchange rates, interest rates, and the like. |
| bask |
to lie in or expose oneself to soothing warmth or atmosphere. [3 definitions] |
| basket |
a container made of any of various materials such as wood strips, grass, fiber, or the like, usu. woven or laced together. [3 definitions] |