English Words Starting With B

• baldpate

  nounLow / Archaic (for 'bald person'), Specialised (for the duck)
  /ˈbɔːld.peɪt/A person whose head has little or no hair; a bald-headed man.
• baldric

  nounC2 / Extremely Rare / Archaic
  /ˈbɔːldrɪk/A belt or strap worn over the shoulder, typically diagonally across the chest, to carry a sword, horn, or bugle.
• baldwin

  nounLow
  /ˈbɔːldwɪn/A proper noun, most commonly a surname or a male given name; also refers to a type of apple (Baldwin apple).
• baldwin i

  nounLow
  /ˈbɔːldwɪn ðə ˈfɜːst/A regnal name referring to the first King of Jerusalem bearing that name, a key historical figure from the First Crusade.
• baldwin park

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun, Geographic Reference)
  /ˈbɔːldwɪn ˈpɑːk/A proper noun; the name of a specific place, most notably a city in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
• baldy

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈbɔːldi/A person, typically a man, who is bald or has very little hair on their head.
• bale

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /beɪl/A large, tightly bound bundle of material, typically hay, straw, cotton, or paper, prepared for storage or transport.
• bale cubic

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈbeɪl ˈkjuː.bɪk/A specific volume measurement, equal to 128 cubic feet (approximately 3.62 cubic metres), used in forestry and timber trade. One bale cubic is also equal to 5.12 imperial cords.
• balearic islands

  plural-nounB2
  /ˌbæl.iˈær.ɪk ˈaɪ.ləndz/A Spanish archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, comprising islands such as Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera.
• baleboste

  nounRare
  /ˈbælɪˌbɒstɪ/A hostess or mistress of a household, often in a Dutch colonial or Afrikaans context.
• baleen

  nounC2
  /bəˈliːn/The keratinous plates hanging from the upper jaw of some whales (e.g., right whales, bowhead whales, humpback whales), used to filter small food like krill from seawater.
• baleen whale

  nounC2
  /bəˌliːn ˈweɪl/A large whale that has baleen plates instead of teeth for filtering small food from seawater.
• balefire

  nounVery Low
  /ˈbeɪlˌfaɪə/A large outdoor fire, originally a funeral pyre or a signal fire.
• balenciaga

  nounLow
  /bəˌlɛnsɪˈɑːɡə/A prestigious Spanish luxury fashion house founded by designer Cristóbal Balenciaga.
• baler

  nounLow
  /ˈbeɪlə(r)/A machine for compressing a material (especially hay, straw, or cotton) into compact, tightly bound bales.
• balestra

  nounC2
  /bəˈlɛstrə/A type of historical crossbow with a particularly powerful pull.
• balewa

  nounVery Low / Proper Noun
  /bɑːˈleɪ.wɑː/The word 'balewa' is a proper noun referring to Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966), the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria, serving from independence in 1960 until his assassination in 1966.
• balfour

  nounLow
  /ˈbælfə(r)/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of Scottish origin, historically associated with the British statesman Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905.
• balfour declaration

  nounLow
  /ˌbælfə ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃ(ə)n/A statement of policy issued by the British government on 2 November 1917, supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
• bali

  nounLow (Proper noun; frequency increases in travel/tourism contexts)
  /ˈbɑːli/A popular tourist destination in Indonesia, known for its beaches, culture, and temples.

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