English Words Starting With B

• baseboard

  nounMedium
  /ˈbeɪs.bɔːd/A narrow board or molding fixed along the bottom of an interior wall, covering the joint between the wall and the floor.
• baseburner

  nounObsolete / Extremely Rare
  /ˈbeɪsˌbɜːnə/A type of coal-burning stove designed to burn continuously with a long-lasting, efficient coal fire.
• basecoat

  nounC1
  /ˈbeɪs.kəʊt/A first layer of paint or primer applied to a surface to prepare it for subsequent layers.
• based

  adjectiveinterjectionverbHigh
  /beɪst/Established, rooted, or founded on a particular thing, place, or principle.
• basel

  nounC1
  /ˈbɑːzl̩/A city in Switzerland located at the point where the Swiss, French, and German borders meet, on the River Rhine.
• basel-land

  nounC2
  /ˌbɑːzl̩ ˈlænd/Basel-Landschaft, one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland, a semi-canton situated in the northwestern part of the country, bordering Germany and France.
• basel-stadt

  nounVery low (outside specific Swiss/named entity contexts)
  /ˈbɑːz(ə)l ˌʃtat/A German-speaking half-canton in northern Switzerland, consisting primarily of the city of Basel and a few smaller municipalities.
• baseline

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈbeɪslaɪn/A starting point or standard against which things are measured or compared.
• baseliner

  nounC1
  /ˈbeɪslaɪnə/A tennis player who primarily stays near the baseline, playing groundstrokes rather than approaching the net.
• baseman

  nounLow
  /ˈbeɪsmən/In baseball or softball, a player who defends one of the three bases (first, second, or third base).
• basement

  nounB1
  /ˈbeɪsm(ə)nt/The lowest floor of a building, partly or entirely below ground level.
• basement complex

  nounC1-C2 (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˈbeɪsmənt ˌkɒmpleks/In geology, a large, ancient, and deeply eroded mass of igneous and metamorphic rocks that forms the foundational layer of a continent.
• basement membrane

  nounC2
  /ˈbeɪsmənt ˈmɛmbreɪn/A thin, delicate, sheet-like layer of extracellular matrix that underlies and supports epithelial and endothelial cells, forming a barrier and structural support.
• baseness

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, formal/literary)
  /ˈbeɪsnəs/the quality of lacking higher values or moral principles; being despicable, dishonourable, or unworthy.
• basenji

  nounC2 (Low Frequency / Specialist)
  /bəˈsɛndʒi/A breed of small, short-haired hunting dog from Central Africa, known for its intelligence, upright curled tail, and lack of a traditional bark.
• baseplate

  nounC1
  /ˈbeɪs.pleɪt/A flat, rigid plate that forms the bottom support or foundation for a structure, machine, or object.
• bases

  nounB2
  /ˈbeɪsɪz/ (plural noun), /ˈbeɪsɪz/ (verb)The plural form of 'base' (a foundation, support, or starting point) and the third person singular present tense of the verb 'to base' (to establish, found, or derive from).
• basescu

  nounExtremely Low
  /bəˈseʃkuː/No established meaning in the English language. Appears to be a proper noun, likely a surname, rather than a common English word. Most commonly associated with Traian Băsescu, the former President of Romania.
• bash

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /bæʃ/To hit someone or something hard and violently.
• bash up

  verbLow
  /ˈbæʃ ʌp/To physically assault someone or to attack verbally.

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