bastard toadflax
1: woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery-looking leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers [syn: {Comandra pallida}]
bastard turtle
1: gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America [syn: {Atlantic ridley}, {bastard ridley}, {Lepidochelys kempii}]
bastard wing
1: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [syn: {alula}, {spurious wing}]
bastard yellowwood
1: medium-sized tree of South Africa [syn: {common yellowwood}, {Afrocarpus falcata}]
bastardisation
1: an act that debases or corrupts [syn: {bastardization}]
bastardise
1: change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms [syn: {bastardize}] 2: declare a child to be illegitimate [syn: {bastardize}]
bastardised
1: deriving from more than one source or style [syn: {bastardized}]
bastardization
1: declaring or rendering bastard; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children" 2: an act that debases or corrupts [syn: {bastardisation}]
bastardize
1: change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms [syn: {bastardise}] 2: declare a child to be illegitimate [syn: {bastardise}]
bastardized
1: deriving from more than one source or style [syn: {bastardised}]
bastardly
1: born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman [syn: {bastard}, {misbegot}, {misbegotten}, {spurious}]
bastardy
1: the status of being born to parents who were not married [syn: {illegitimacy}, {bar sinister}]
bastardy proceeding
1: a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) [syn: {paternity suit}]
baste
1: loose temporary stitches [syn: {basting}, {tacking}] v 1: cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast" 2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" [syn:...
baster
1: a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy 2: a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches [syn: {tacker}] 3: a tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fa...
bastille
1: a jail (literally, a French jail)
Bastille Day
1: a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789 [syn: {14 July}]
bastinado
1: a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet v : beat somebody on the soles of the feet [also: {bastinadoes} (pl)]
basting
1: loose temporary stitches [syn: {baste}, {tacking}] 2: moistening a roast as it is cooking
bastion
1: a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism" 2: a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle [syn: {citadel}] 3: projecti...
bastioned
1: secured with bastions or fortifications [syn: {fortified}]
bastnaesite
1: a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements [syn: {bastnasite}]
bastnasite
1: a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements [syn: {bastnaesite}]
Basuto
1: the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho [syn: {Sesotho}]
Basutoland
1: a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: {Lesotho}, {Kingdom of Lesotho}]
bat
1: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate [syn: {chiropteran}] 2: (baseball) a turn batting; "he...
bat boy
1: (baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment
bat mitzvah
1: (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility [syn: {bath mitzvah}, {bas mitzvah}] v : confirm in the bat mitz...
Bata
1: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
Bataan
1: the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 [syn: {Corregido...
batch
1: all the loaves of bread baked at the same time 2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the st...
bate
1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" 2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons 3: soak ...
bateau bridge
1: a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons [syn: {pontoon bridge}, {floating bridge}]
bated
1: held back; "we watched the daring feats of the acrobats with bated breath" 2: diminished or moderated; "our bated enthusiasm"; "his bated hopes"
batfish
1: bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins [also: {batfishes} (pl)]
batfowl
1: catch birds by temporarily blinding them
bath
1: a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath" 2: you soak you...
bath asparagus
1: Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots [syn: {Prussian asparagus}, {Ornithogalum pyrenaicum}]
bath chair
1: a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa
bath mat
1: a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath
bath mitzvah
1: (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility [syn: {bat mitzvah}, {bas mitzvah}]
bath oil
1: a scented oil added to your bath water
bath powder
1: a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing) [syn: {toilet powder}, {dusting powder}]
bath salts
1: a preparation that softens or scents a bath
bath soap
1: soap used as a toiletry [syn: {toilet soap}, {face soap}]
bath towel
1: a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath
bathe
1: the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe" v 1: cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" 2: suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight" 3: clean one's body...
bather
1: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" [syn: {swimmer}, {natator}] 2: a person who takes a bath
bathetic
1: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: {drippy}, {hoke...
bathhouse
1: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers [syn: {bathing machine}] 2: a building containing public baths [syn: {bagnio}]
bathing
1: immersing the body in water or sunshine 2: the act of washing yourself (or another person) [syn: {washup}]
bathing cap
1: a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming [syn: {swimming cap}]
bathing costume
1: tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {swimsuit}, {bathing suit}, {swimming costume}]
bathing machine
1: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers [syn: {bathhouse}]
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bathing suit
1: tight fitting garment worn for swimming [syn: {swimsuit}, {swimming costume}, {bathing costume}]
bathing trunks
1: swimsuit worn by men while swimming [syn: {swimming trunks}]
bathing tub
1: a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body [syn: {bathtub}, {bath}, {tub}]
batholite
1: large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth [syn: {batholith}, {pluton}, {plutonic rock}]
batholith
1: large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth [syn: {batholite}, {pluton}, {plutonic rock}]
batholithic
1: of or relating to a batholith [syn: {batholitic}]
batholitic
1: of or relating to a batholith [syn: {batholithic}]
bathos
1: triteness or triviality of style 2: insincere pathos [syn: {mawkishness}] 3: a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one [syn: {anticlimax}]
bathrobe
1: a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim
bathroom
1: a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet [syn: {bath}] 2: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {john}, {...
bathroom tissue
1: a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets [syn: {toilet tissue}, {toilet paper}]
bathtub
1: a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body [syn: {bathing tub}, {bath}, {tub}]
bathtub gin
1: homemade gin especially that made illegally
bathyal
1: relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope)
bathyal district
1: the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone [syn: {continental slope}, {bathyal zone}]
bathyal zone
1: the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone [syn: {continental slope}, {bathyal district}]
Bathyergidae
1: mole rats; sand rats [syn: {family Bathyergidae}]
bathymetric
1: of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes [syn: {bathymetrical}]
bathymetrical
1: of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes [syn: {bathymetric}]
bathymetry
1: measuring the depths of the oceans [syn: {plumbing}]
bathyscape
1: navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration [syn: {bathyscaphe}, {bathyscaph}]
bathyscaph
1: navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration [syn: {bathyscaphe}, {bathyscape}]
bathyscaphe
1: navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration [syn: {bathyscaph}, {bathyscape}]
bathysphere
1: spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration
Batidaceae
1: family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts [syn: {family Batidaceae}, {saltwort family}]
batik
1: a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted v : dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"
Batis
1: small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs [syn: {genus Batis}]
Batis maritima
1: low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves [syn: {saltwort}]
batiste
1: a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses
batman
1: an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
Batna
1: a town in north central Algeria
Batoidei
1: fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes [syn: {Rajiformes}, {order Rajiformes}, {order Batoidei}]
batoko palm
1: small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums [syn: {governor's plum}, {governor plum}, {Madagascar plum},...
baton
1: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra 2: an implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race
Baton Rouge
1: capital of Louisiana [syn: {capital of Louisiana}]
Batrachia
1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: {Salientia}, {order Salientia}, {Anura}, {order Anura}, {order Batrachia}]
batrachian
1: relating to frogs and toads [syn: {anuran}, {salientian}] n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: {frog}, {to...
Batrachoididae
1: toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes [syn: {family Batrachoididae}]
Batrachoseps
1: slender salamanders [syn: {genus Batrachoseps}]
bats
1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire},...
batsman
1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: {batter}, {hitter}, {slugger}]
Batswana
1: a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa [syn: {Tswana}, {Bechuana}]
battalion
1: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies 2: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn: {la...
batten
1: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber [syn: {batting}] 2: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm v 1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: {batten down}, {sec...
batten down
1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: {batten}, {secure}]
batter
1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: {hitter}, {slugger}, {batsman}] 2: a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [s...
batter bread
1: soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly Southern) [syn: {spoon bread}]
batter's box
1: an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat
battercake
1: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: {pancake}, {flannel cake}, {flannel-cake}, {flapcake}, {flapjack}, {griddlecake}, {hotcake}, {hot cake}]
battered
1: damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford" [syn: {beat-up}, {beaten-up}] 2: damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat" 3: beaten repeatedly with he...
battering
1: the act of subjecting to strong attack [syn: {banging}]
battering ram
1: a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings
battery
1: group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place 2: a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series [syn: {electric b...
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