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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

baby powder
noun powder used to prevent a baby`s diaper from chafing

baby shoe
noun a shoe designed to be worn by infants

baby talk
babytalk noun the developing speech of a young child

baby talk
noun an adult`s imitation of the speech of a young child

baby`s breath
babies`-breath noun tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers

baby`s room
noun a child`s room for a baby

baby`s tears
baby tears noun prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves

baby-faced
adjective having a youthful-looking face

baby-sit
verb work or act as a baby-sitter; `I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do`

baby-wise
baby-like adverb like a baby; `he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms`

babyish
adjective characteristic of a baby; `babyish tears and petulance`

Babylon
noun the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

Babylonia
noun an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)

Babylonian
adjective of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; `Babylonian religion`

Babylonian Captivity
noun the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC

babyminder
baby minder noun a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working

Babyrousa
genus Babyrousa noun a genus of Suidae

babysitter
baby-sitter noun a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home

babysitting
baby sitting noun the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home

babytalk
noun an adult`s imitation of the speech of a young child

baccarat
chemin de fer noun a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine

baccate
berrylike adjective resembling a berry

bacchanalian
bacchanal adjective used of riotously drunken merrymaking; `a night of bacchanalian revelry`; `carousing bands of drunken soldiers`; `orgiastic festivity`

bacchant
noun (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus

bacchante
noun (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus

bacchantic
adjective of or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian reveler

Baccharis
genus Baccharis noun shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control

Bacchus
noun (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus

baccivorous
adjective feeding on berries

bachelor
unmarried man noun a man who has never been married

bachelor girl
bachelorette noun a young unmarried woman who lives alone

Bachelor of Arts in Nursing
noun a bachelor`s degree in nursing

Bachelor of Arts in Library Science
ABLS noun a bachelor`s degree in library science

Bachelor of Arts
BA noun a bachelor`s degree in arts and sciences

Bachelor of Divinity
BD noun a bachelor`s degree in religion

Bachelor of Laws
LLB noun a three-year law degree

Bachelor of Literature
BLitt noun a bachelor`s degree in literature

Bachelor of Medicine
MB noun (a British degree) a bachelor`s degree in medicine

Bachelor of Music
BMus noun a bachelor`s degree in music

Bachelor of Naval Science
BNS noun a bachelor`s degree in naval science

Bachelor of Science in Engineering
noun a bachelor`s degree in engineering

Bachelor of Science in Architecture
BSArch noun a bachelor`s degree in architecture

Bachelor of Science
BS noun a bachelor`s degree in science

Bachelor of Theology
ThB noun a bachelor`s degree in theology

bachelor party
noun stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married)

bachelor`s degree
baccalaureate noun an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies

bachelorhood
noun the state of being an unmarried man

Bacillaceae
family Bacillaceae noun typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores

bacillar
bacillary adjective relating to or produced by or containing bacilli

Bacillariophyceae
class Bacillariophyceae noun marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms

bacillus
B noun aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

Bacillus anthracis
anthrax bacillus noun a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon

Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus globigii noun a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics

bacitracin
noun a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally

back
backward 3 backwards 3 rearward adverb at or to or toward the back or rear; `he moved back`; `tripped when he stepped backward`; `she looked rearward out the window of the car`

back
adverb in answer; `he wrote back three days later`; `had little to say in reply to the questions`

back and forth
backward and forward adverb moving from one place to another and back again; `he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York`; `the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner`; `the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day`

back brace
noun a brace worn to support the back

back burner
noun reduced priority; `dozens of cases were put on the back burner`

back channel
noun an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); `they negotiated via a back channel`

back circle
noun a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head

back door
backdoor noun an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains

back exercise
noun exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles

back judge
noun a football official

back matter
end matter noun written matter following the main text of a book

back of beyond
noun a very remote and inaccessible place; `you`d have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those`

back out
verb move out of a space backwards; `He backed out of the driveway`

back porch
noun a porch for the back door

back tooth
noun a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

back up
back off verb move backwards from a certain position; `The bully had to back down`

back-channel
adjective via a back channel; `the failure of back-channel negotiations`

back-formation
noun a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it

back-geared
adjective (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; `a back-geared lathe`

back-to-back
consecutive adjective one after the other; `back-to-back home runs`

back(a)
hind(a) adjective located at or near the back of an animal; `back (or hind) legs`; `the hinder part of a carcass`

backache
noun an ache localized in the back

backband
noun a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle

backbeat
noun a loud steady beat

backbench
noun any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons

backbencher
noun a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader

backbend
noun an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor

backbite
bitch verb say mean things

backblast
back-blast noun backfire from a recoilless weapon

backboard
noun a board used to support the back of someone or something

backboard
noun a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; `he banked the shot off the backboard`

backbone
noun the part of a network that connects other networks together; `the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic`

backcross
verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents

backdate
verb make effective from an earlier date; `The increase in tax was backdated to January`

backdrop
background noun scenery hung at back of stage

backed
backed up adjective having backing; `a claim backed up by strong evidence`

backer
noun invests in a theatrical production

backfield
noun the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen

backfire
noun a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

backflow
backflowing noun a flow that returns toward its source

backgammon
noun a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice

backgammon board
noun the board on which backgammon is played

background
noun a person`s social heritage: previous experience or training; `he is a lawyer with a sports background`

background
screen background noun (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

background knowledge
noun information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; `the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident`

background noise
ground noise noun extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal