baboon
n. large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
baby-sitter
n. a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
bachelor
n. a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
n. a man who has never been married
backbone
n. the part of a network that connects other networks together
n. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
backdrop
n. scenery hung at back of stage
baggage
n. the portable equipment and supplies of an army
n. cases used to carry belongings when traveling
balance
v. hold or carry in equilibrium
n. the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
balanced
a. being in a state of proper equilibrium
bald
a. lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
a. without the natural or usual covering
ballet
n. music written for a ballet
n. a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
balloon
n. large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
n. small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
balloonist
n. someone who flies a balloon
balmy
a. mild and pleasant
a. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
ban
n. a bachelor's degree in nursing
v. prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure
band
n. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
n. a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else,
typically to hold it together or as a decoration
bandanna
n. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
bandleader
n. the leader of a dance band
bandmaster
n. the conductor of a band
bang
v. close violently
v. strike violently
banker
n. a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
n. the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game
bankrupt
n. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
a. financially ruined
bankrupt
n. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
a. financially ruined
bankruptcy
n. a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
n. a state of complete lack of some abstract property
banner
n. any distinctive flag
n. a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
banquet
v. provide a feast or banquet for
n. a ceremonial dinner party for many people
bar
v. expel, as if by official decree
n. a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a
magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
barb
v. provide with barbs
n. the pointed part of barbed wire
barbecue
v. cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors