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- bathsheba/ˌbæθˈʃiːbə/A female given name of biblical origin, referring to the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later King David, known for the narrative of adultery, deceit, and subsequent royal marriage.nounRare
- bathtub/ˈbɑːθtʌb/A long, open, typically rectangular container for water, in which a person sits or lies to wash their body.nounB1
- bathtub gin/ˈbɑːθtʌb ʤɪn/Homemade, often illicitly produced gin, originally made during Prohibition (1920-1933) in the United States, typically in small, improvised batches of poor quality.nounLow (historical/literary term)
- bathtub race/ˈbɑːθtʌb ˌreɪs/A humorous competition where participants race in or while pushing actual bathtubs, often as part of a festival or fundraising event.nounLow
- bathurst/ˈbæθ.əːst/A proper noun, primarily referring to a place name (a city or geographical location).nounLow
- bathurst burr/ˈbæθəst bɜː(r)/A stubborn or persistent difficulty; originally referring to the hooked seeds of the Bathurst burr plant (Xanthium spinosum) that cling tenaciously to clothing and fur.nounRare/Specialized
- bathurst island/ˈbæθ.ɜːst ˈaɪ.lənd/A proper noun referring to a specific island, primarily one of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut, Canada, and also an island in the Northern Territory, Australia.nounLow
- bathwater/ˈbɑːθˌwɔːtə(r)/The water contained in or used for a bath.nounB1
- bathymetry/bəˈθɪm.ɪ.tri/The measurement of the depth of bodies of water, especially oceans and seas.nounLow
- bathyscaph/ˈbaθɪˌskæf/A self-propelled, navigable deep-sea diving submersible used for oceanographic research.nounVery low (Rare)
- bathyscaphe/ˈbæθ.ɪ.skeɪf/A free-diving, self-contained deep-sea exploration vessel, often with a spherical crew cabin suspended beneath a large float containing a buoyant liquid.nounC2
- bathysphere/ˈbaθɪsfɪə/A spherical deep-sea diving submersible, lowered from a ship by cable.nounRare/Low
- bathythermogram/ˌbæθ.ɪˈθɜː.mə.ɡræm/A graph showing water temperature as a function of depth, typically recorded by a bathythermograph.nounC2
- bathythermograph/ˌbæθɪˈθɜːməɡrɑːf/An instrument for recording water temperature at various depths in the sea.nounVery Low
- batik/ˈbætɪk/A method of dyeing fabric where parts are covered with wax to resist dye, creating patterns; also, the fabric decorated by this method.nounverb-transitiveC1
- batinism/ˈbæt.ɪ.nɪ.zəm/A concept or belief system related to the esoteric, hidden, or inner meaning of religious texts, particularly in Islamic mysticism (Sufism).nounVery Low / Specialized
- batista/bəˈtiːstə/A surname of Spanish/Portuguese origin; historically associated with Fulgencio Batista, a Cuban military officer and politician who ruled Cuba from 1940 to 1944 and 1952 to 1959.nounLow
- batiste/bəˈtiːst/A fine, lightweight, plain-woven fabric, usually made from cotton or linen.nounC1
- batley/ˈbætli/A proper noun, primarily a toponym referring to a town in West Yorkshire, England, but occasionally used as a surname.nounVery Low
- batlle y ordonez/ˌbætjeɪ iː ɔːˈdɒnjeɪz/Proper noun; full name of José Batlle y Ordóñez (1856–1929), a Uruguayan statesman who served twice as President and was influential in modernizing the country.nounLow (C2)
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