1: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn: {type B}, {group B}] 2: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn...

1: battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube

1: a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that in...

1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]

1: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B-horizon}]

1: a lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that provides humoral immunity; it recognizes free antigen molecules in solution and matures into plasma cells that secrete immunoglobulin (antibodies) that in...

1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B-complex vitamin}, {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B}]

1: United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber

1: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins [syn: {B complex}, {vitamin B complex}, {vitamin B}, {B vitamin}, {B}]

1: the ordinary clarinet with a middle range [syn: {licorice stick}]

1: a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers [syn: {bar girl}]

1: immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils [syn: {B horizon}]

1: exceedingly short-lived meson

1: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: {King}, {Riley B King}]

1: United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) [syn: {Skinner}, {Fred Skinner}, {Burrhus Frederic Skinner}]

1: before the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC" [syn: {BC}, {before Christ}]

1: malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe [syn: {body odor}, {body odour}]

1: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour [syn: {kilowatt hour}, {kW-hr}, {Board of Trade unit}]

1: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories [syn: {British thermal unit}, {BTU}]

1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite [syn: {barium}, {atomic number 56}] 2: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Bachelor of Arts}, {Artium Baccalau...

1: the cry made by sheep v : cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: {bleat}, {blate}, {blat}]

1: child's word for a sheep or lamb

1: a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977

1: any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

1: the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn: {Marduk}, {Merodach}, {Bel-Merodach}]

1: South African term for `boss'

1: a small cake leavened with yeast

1: a baba soaked in rum [syn: {rum baba}]

1: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil [syn: {babassu oil}]

1: an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children

1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu palm}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Or...

1: hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm

1: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil [syn: {babacu oil}]

1: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory [syn: {babassu}, {coco de macao}, {Orbignya phalerata}, {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbigny...

1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings [syn: {Babbitt metal}] v : line with a Babbitt metal

1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; an anti-friction lining for bearings [syn: {babbitt}]

1: lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal

1: gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby [syn: {babbling}, {lallation}] v 1: utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attentio...

1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {sing}, {blab out...

1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: {chatterer}, {prater}, {chatterbox}, {magpie}, {spouter}] 2: any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some cl...

1: talking idly or incoherently; "blithering (or blathering) idiot"; "jabbering children"; "gabbling housewives"; "a babbling hospital inmate" [syn: {blathering}, {blithering}, {jabbering}] 2: continu...

1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" [syn: {baby}, {infant}]

1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Babe Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

1: United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948) [syn: {Ruth}, {George Herman Ruth}, {Sultan of Swat}]

1: outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956) [syn: {Zaharias}, {Didrikson}, {Babe Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson}, {Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias}]

1: a confusion of voices and other sounds 2: (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their langu...

1: like a baby especially in dependence; "babelike innocence and dependence"

1: piroplasms and cattle pathogens [syn: {family Babesiidae}]

{baby}

1: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America [syn: {bird's foot trefoil}, {bird's foot clover}, {bacon and eggs}, {Lotus corniculatus}]

1: tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers [syn: {baby's breath}, {Gypsophila paniculata}]

1: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cor...

1: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cor...

1: extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cor...

1: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babirusa}, {babirussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]

1: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babiroussa}, {babirussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]

1: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babirusa}, {babiroussa}, {Babyrousa Babyrussa}]

1: a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds

1: used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' [syn: {babu}]

1: large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

1: resembling a baboon

1: used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' [syn: {baboo}]

1: a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women

1: a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?" [syn: {babe}, {infant}] 2: sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young...

1: a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling [syn: {baby's bed}]

1: young bird not yet fledged [syn: {nestling}]

1: delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots [syn: {Nemophila menziesii}]

1: the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II [syn: {baby-boom generation}]

1: a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" [syn: {boomer}]

1: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby carriage}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

1: a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically [syn: {buster}]

1: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]

1: son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951) [syn: {Duvalier}, {Jean-Claude Duvalier}]

1: a specialist in the care of babies [syn: {pediatrician}, {pediatrist}, {paediatrician}]

1: someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee

1: a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand piano}, {parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand}, {parlour grand piano}]

1: a small grand piano [syn: {baby grand}, {parlor grand}, {parlor grand piano}, {parlour grand}, {parlour grand piano}]

1: a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working [syn: {babyminder}, {minder}]

1: an ointment for babies

1: powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing

1: vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock [syn: {multiflora}, {multiflora rose}, {Japanese rose}, {Rosa multiflora}]

1: a shoe designed to be worn by infants

1: the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home [syn: {babysitting}]

1: an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child [syn: {babytalk}, {motherese}] 2: the developing speech of a young child [syn: {babytalk}]

1: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby's tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]

1: one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) [syn: {primary tooth}, {deciduous tooth}, {milk tooth}]

1: a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling [syn: {baby bed}]

1: tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers [syn: {babies'-breath}, {Gypsophila paniculata}]

1: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: {comforter}, {pacifier}, {teething ring}]

1: a child's room for a baby [syn: {nursery}]

1: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves [syn: {baby tears}, {Helxine soleirolia}, {Soleirolia soleirolii}]

1: the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II [syn: {baby boom}]

1: having a youthful-looking face

1: like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms" [syn: {baby-wise}]

{baby-sit}

1: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: {sit}] [also: {baby-sitting}, {baby-sat}]

1: a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home [syn: {babysitter}, {sitter}]

{baby-sit}

1: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk [syn: {walker}, {go-cart}]

1: like a baby; "he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms" [syn: {baby-like}]

1: the early stage of growth or development [syn: {infancy}, {early childhood}] 2: the earliest state of immaturity [syn: {infancy}]

1: characteristic of a baby; "babyish tears and petulance"

1: the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

1: an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Daniel became a counselor to the king) [syn: {Chaldaea}, {Chal...

1: of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; "Babylonian religion" n 1: an inhabitant of ancient Babylon 2: the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babyl...

1: the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC

1: willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {weeping willow}, {Salix babylonica}]

1: a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working [syn: {baby minder}, {minder}]

1: a genus of Suidae [syn: {genus Babyrousa}]

1: Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth [syn: {babirusa}, {babiroussa}, {babirussa}]

1: a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home [syn: {baby-sitter}, {sitter}]

1: the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home [syn: {baby sitting}]

1: an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child [syn: {baby talk}, {motherese}] 2: the developing speech of a young child [syn: {baby talk}]

1: an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry [syn: {simple fruit}]

1: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies 2: an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies [syn: {bachelor's degree}]

1: a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine [syn: {chemin de fer}]

1: resembling a berry [syn: {berrylike}] 2: producing or bearing berries [syn: {berried}, {bacciferous}]

1: used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: {bacchanalian}, {bacchic}, {carousing}, {orgiastic}] n 1...

1: an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) [syn: {Dionysia}] 2: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [syn: {orgy}, {debauch}, {debauchery}, {s...

1: used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: {bacchanal}, {bacchic}, {carousing}, {orgiastic}]