English Words Starting With B

• bailiwick

  nounC2
  /ˈbeɪlɪwɪk/a person's specific area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work; one's particular domain or sphere of influence.
• baillie

  nounC1
  /ˈbeɪli/A Scottish municipal magistrate or civic officer, often a senior member of a town council with judicial or administrative functions, analogous to an alderman or magistrate in other systems.
• bailment

  nounC2 (Very Rare)
  /ˈbeɪlmənt/The temporary transfer of possession of personal property from one person (bailor) to another (bailee) for a specific purpose, with the understanding it will be returned or disposed of according to instructions.
• bailor

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /ˈbeɪlə(r)/A person who temporarily delivers personal property to another (the bailee) under a bailment agreement, while retaining ownership.
• bailout

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈbeɪlaʊt/An act of giving financial assistance to a failing business, institution, or economy to prevent its collapse.
• bailsman

  nounRare
  /ˈbeɪlzmən/A person who provides bail, i.e., money or property as a guarantee for the appearance of a defendant in court.
• baily

  nounC2/Rare/Technical
  /ˈbeɪli/The principal wall or outer line of defense of a feudal castle, enclosing the main courtyard or the whole castle; the walled outer courtyard of a castle.
• baily's beads

  plural-nounVery Low
  /ˈbeɪliz biːdz/The visual phenomenon during a solar eclipse where points of sunlight appear around the edge of the moon due to its rugged topography.
• bain-marie

  nounC1
  /ˌbæ̃ maˈriː/A method of cooking or heating something gently by placing its container in or over a larger pan of hot or simmering water.
• bainbridge

  nounLow
  /ˈbeɪnbrɪdʒ/A proper noun, primarily a surname of English origin, also used as a place name.
• bainin

  nounVery low. Archaic/Regional/Obsolute.
  /ˈbeɪnɪn/A loanword from Scottish Gaelic (bainne, 'milk') used regionally to refer to a specific type of coarse woollen fabric or blanket, often undyed.
• bainite

  nounC2
  /ˈbeɪnʌɪt/A fine microstructure of steel or cast iron, formed by the decomposition of austenite during cooling.
• bainqen lama

  nounExtremely low/non-existent
  /ˈbɛɪŋkən ˈlɑːmə/ (hypothetical, based on spelling)This appears to be a non-standard or invented English expression, possibly with Tibetan linguistic elements ('lama' is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher) and a fictional first element 'bainqen'.
• bairam

  nounLow
  /baɪˈrɑːm/Either of two major Islamic festivals: Eid al-Fitr (marking the end of Ramadan) or Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice).
• baird

  nounVery Low
  /bɛəd/A Scottish surname of Gaelic origin, historically associated with land ownership and a warrior class.
• baird mountains

  plural-nounVery Low (C2)
  /ˈbeəd ˈmaʊn.tɪnz/A specific mountain range in northwestern Alaska, United States, part of the Brooks Range.
• baire

  nounExtremely rare / Technical
  /ˈbɛː/A mathematical term referring to a category of topological spaces or a property of functions defined by the French mathematician René-Louis Baire.
• bairn

  nounLow
  /bɛːn/A child.
• bairnsfather

  nounVery Rare / Archaic
  /ˈbɛənzˌfɑːðə/A euphemistic term for a person who fathers illegitimate children; a father outside of marriage.
• baisakhi

  nounlow
  /baɪˈsɑːki/A major harvest and new year festival celebrated in Punjab and by Sikh communities worldwide.

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