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

bad manners
ill-breeding noun impoliteness resulting from ignorance

bad person
noun a person who does harm to others

bad temper
ill temper noun a persisting angry mood

bad weather
inclemency noun weather unsuitable for outdoor activities

Badaga
noun the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga

baddeleyite
noun a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide

baddie
noun the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction

Bade
noun a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

badge
noun an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); `they checked everyone`s badge before letting them in`

badger
noun sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

badger-like
adjective resembling a badger

badgering
worrying noun the act of harassing someone

badinage
noun frivolous banter

badlands
noun deeply eroded barren land

Badlands National Park
noun a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites

badly
naughtily adverb in a disobedient or naughty way; `he behaved badly in school`; `he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister`; `behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room`

badly a disadvantageously
adverb in a disadvantageous way; to someone`s disadvantage; `the venture turned out badly for the investors`; `angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them`

badminton
noun a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net

badminton court
noun the court on which badminton is played

badminton equipment
noun equipment for playing the game of badminton

badminton racket
badminton racquet noun a light long-handled racket used by badminton players

badmouth
malign verb speak unfavorably about; `She badmouths her husband everywhere`

baedeker
noun any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker

Baffin Bay
noun a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winter

Baffin Island
noun the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay

baffle
baffle board noun a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

baffled
befuddled adjective perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; `obviously bemused by his questions`; `bewildered and confused`; `a cloudy and confounded philosopher`; `just a mixed-up kid`; `she felt lost on the first day of school`

baffling
knotty adjective making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; `a baffling problem`; `I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast`; `a problematic situation at home`

bag
noun a flexible container with a single opening; `he stuffed his laundry into a large bag`

bag
pocketbook noun a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); `she reached into her bag and found a comb`

bag lady
noun a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags

bag of tricks
noun a supply of ways of accomplishing something; `every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks`

bag-shaped
adjective shaped like a bag

bagasse
noun the dry dusty pulp that remains after juice is extracted from sugar cane or similar plants

bagassosis
bagascosis noun alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust)

bagatelle
noun a light piece of music for piano

bagel
beigel noun (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust

baggage
luggage noun a case used to carry belongings when traveling

baggage car
luggage van noun a railway car where passengers` bags are carried

baggage claim
noun an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft

baggageman
noun an attendant who takes care of baggage

bagger
noun a machine for putting objects or substances into bags

baggy
loose-fitting adjective not fitting closely; hanging loosely; `baggy trousers`; `a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather`

Baghdad
Bagdad noun capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; `Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world`

bagman
noun a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money

bagpipe
noun a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the instrument

baguet
baguette noun narrow French stick loaf

Bahai
adjective of or relating to Bahaism

Bahaism
noun a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States; `Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private`

Bahamas
Commonwealth of the Bahamas noun island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort

Bahamian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants; `Bahamian population`

Bahamian dollar
noun the basic unit of money in the Bahamas

Bahia Blanca
noun a port city in eastern Argentina southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean

Bahia grass
Paspalum notatum noun perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States

Bahrain
State of Bahrain noun an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s

Bahrain
Bahrein 1 Bahrein Island noun an island in the Persian Gulf

Bahrain dinar
noun the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils

Bahrain Island
Bahrein 1 Bahrein Island noun an island in the Persian Gulf

Bahraini
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language; `Bahraini beaches`

Bahrainian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Bahrain

baht
tical noun the basic unit of money in Thailand

Bai
Baic noun the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan

bail
noun the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); `he is out on bail`

bail out
bale out verb remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side

bailable
adjective eligible for bail; `a bailable defendant`

bailee
noun the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered

bailey
noun the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle

Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey noun United States singer (1918-1990)

Bailey bridge
noun a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction

bailiff
noun an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.

bailiffship
noun the office of bailiff

bailiwick
noun the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

bailment
noun the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee

bailor
noun the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment

bain-marie
noun a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly

Baiomys
genus Baiomys noun pygmy mice

Bairava
noun epithet of Siva; `the terrible`

Bairdiella
genus Bairdiella noun drumfish

bairn
noun a child: son or daughter

Baisakh
Vaisakha noun the second month of the Hindu calendar

bait
come-on noun anything that serves as an enticement

bait and switch
noun a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product

bait casting
noun the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait

baiting
noun harassment especially of a tethered animal

baiza
baisa noun 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman

baize
noun a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

bake
verb cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; `bake the potatoes`

baked
burned adjective hardened by subjecting to intense heat; `baked bricks`; `burned bricks`

baked Alaska
noun cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven

baked goods
noun foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven

baked potato
noun potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven

Bakelite
noun a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.

baker
bread maker noun someone who bakes bread or cake

baker`s eczema
noun allergic eczema caused by flour or other ingredients handled by bakers

baker`s yeast
brewer`s yeast noun used as a leaven in baking and brewing

Bakersfield
noun a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley

bakery
bakeshop noun a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold

baking
baking hot adjective as hot as if in an oven

baking powder
noun any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast

baking-powder biscuit
noun leavened with baking powder