English Words Starting With B

• babesiosis

  nounVery Low
  /bəˌbiːzɪˈəʊsɪs/A parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Babesia, transmitted by ticks, that infects red blood cells.
• babette

  nounRare
  /bəˈbɛt/A woman's given name; traditionally a French diminutive of 'Barbara' or 'Elisabeth'.
• babeuf

  nounRare/Very Low
  /baˈbɜːf/A surname, specifically referring to François-Noël Babeuf (1760–1797), a French revolutionary, political agitator, and journalist during the French Revolution.
• babi

  nounVery Low / Specialised
  /ˈbɑː.bi/A term with several distinct meanings: 1) (In certain contexts) A pig or pork, derived from Indonesian/Malay loanword. 2) (Informal/British slang) A derogatory term for a police officer. 3) (In specific culinary contexts) A reference to a dish, e.g., 'babi guling' (Balinese roast pork).
• babi yar

  nounLow
  /ˌbɑːbi ˈjɑː/A ravine in Kyiv, Ukraine, site of a major massacre of Jews by Nazi forces in 1941.
• babi yar symphony

  nounVery Low
  /ˌbɑːbi ˈjɑː ˈsɪmfəni/A specific composition (Symphony No. 13) by Dmitri Shostakovich, setting poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko about the Babi Yar massacre of 1941.
• babia gora

  nounLow
  /ˌbæbɪə ˈɡʊərə/A mountain in Poland, part of the Western Carpathians; literally 'Old Wives' Mountain' or 'Witches' Mountain'.
• babian jiang

  nounNot applicable
  This term does not exist in standard English dictionaries. It appears to be either a proper noun (possibly a personal or place name) or a non-standard/obscure term not recognized in mainstream lexicography.
• babiche

  nounVery Low
  /bəˈbiːʃ/Thong, string, or thread made from animal hide, particularly rawhide.
• babies'-breath

  nounC1
  /ˈbeɪ.biz ˌbɹɛθ/A common name for Gypsophila paniculata, a small flowering plant with numerous tiny white or pink flowers.
• babinet

  nounExtremely Low (C2+ Specialist Vocabulary)
  /ˈbæbɪneɪ/A French surname, most commonly associated with Jacques Babinet, a French physicist. In modern English usage, it is almost exclusively a proper noun and often the modifier in 'Babinet principle', a concept in optics.
• babington

  nounLow
  /ˈbæbɪŋtən/An English surname of locational origin.
• babinski effect

  nounTechnical / Professional
  /bəˈbɪnski ɪˈfɛkt/A neurological reflex where the big toe extends upward and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is stroked, typically indicating a lesion in the central nervous system in adults.
• babinski's reflex

  nounC2 (Highly Specialised)
  /bəˈbɪnskiz ˌriːflɛks/A neurological reflex in infants where the big toe extends upward and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is stroked; in healthy adults, the toes curl downward.
• babirusa

  nounVery Low
  /ˌbɑːbɪˈruːsə/A wild pig native to Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands, characterized by its long, upward-curving tusks in males.
• babism

  nounLow
  /ˈbɑːbɪzəm/A 19th-century Persian religious movement that was the forerunner of the Baha'i faith.
• babka

  nounLow
  /ˈbæb.kə/A sweet, yeast-leavened cake, often braided, made from a rich, egg-based dough and containing fillings like chocolate, cinnamon, or fruit.
• babo's law

  nounVery low
  /ˌbɑː.bəʊz ˈlɔː/The humorous, aphoristic principle that in any online discussion, a comparison to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis is inevitable.
• baboo

  nounVery Low / Archaic
  /ˈbɑːbuː/A historical term for an Indian clerk or official who writes English, often used with connotations of superficial or imperfect command of the language.
• baboon

  nounC1
  /bəˈbuːn/A large, ground-dwelling monkey of Africa and Arabia, having a long, dog-like snout, large canine teeth, and typically a short tail. They are highly social primates known for living in troops.

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