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B

bail bucket handle
bale bundle of hay
bailed pumping water out of a boat
baled to gather into a bale
bailee a person to whom goods are committed for custody or repair
bailey the outer wall of a castle
bailie a municipal officer in Scotland
bailer one who bails (water)
bailor a person that entrusts goods to a bailee
baler one who bales (hay)
bailing pumping water out of a boat
baling wire used to tie bales
bait to torment
bate to lessen
baited past tense of bait
bated past tense of bate
baiting tormenting
bating lessening
baize green felt
bays one or more enclosed arms of the ocean
beys one or more Turkish officials
bald hairless
balled carnal knowledge
bawled cried aloud
ball playful orb
bawl to cry
band a group
banned forbidden
bard a poet
barred enclosed by poles
bare naked
bear wild ursine
bark outer sheath of a tree
barque square-rigged sailing ship
baron minor royalty
barren unable to bear children
Barry a man's name
berry small fruit
bury to take under
basal forming the base
basil an herb
base the bottom support for anything
bass the lowest musical pitch or range
based supported
baste to swab with liquid during cooking
bases what baseball players like to steal
basis principal constituent of anything
basses many four-stringed guitars
bask to warm oneself pleasantly
basque tightfitting bodice or tunic (or, people of the Pyrenees)
bat a blind, flying rodent
batt a flat pad
baud bits per second
bawd brothel manager
bay an enclosed arm of the ocean
bey a Turkish official
be to exist
bee pollinating buzzer
beach where i want to be
beech a type of tree
bean a legume
been past tense of be
beat to hit
beet edible red root
beau male friend
bow a curve or bend; double-slipped reef knot
beaut slang for beauty, beautiful
butte steep sided hill
been past tense of be
bin a box or container
beer universally brewed comfort food
bier a temporary frame for a coffin
bel indian thorn tree
Bel Babylonian god
bell ding ding
belle beautiful woman
berth anchorage
birth your method of arrival
besot to get drunk
besought past tense of beseech
better superior
bettor one who bets
bight middle of a rope
bite a mouthful
byte eight bits
billed has a bill
build to construct
bit past tense of bite
bitt large cleat for tying up ships
blew past tense of blow
blue color of California sky
bloc an alliance
block square object
boar wild pig
Boer a South African of Dutch descent
boor tasteless buffoon
bore not interesting
board a plank
bored not interested
boarder lodger who gets meals, too
border perimeter
bode an omen
bowed curved
bold brave
bowled knocked over
bolder more courageous
boulder large rock
bole trunk
boll round seed pod
bowl dish
boos disparaging sounds from fans
booze whiskey
born brought into life
borne past participle of bear
bourn a small stream or boundary
borough township
burrow dig into the ground
bough tree branch
bow front of a ship; respectful bend
bouy navigational aid
boy male child
bra brassiere
braw well-groomed
braid a weave of three strands
brayed a donkey cried
braise cook with oil and water
brays loud, harsh cry
brake stopping device
break to split apart
breach to break through
breech the back part
bread a loaf
bred past tense of breed
brewed fermented
brood family
brews more than one beer
bruise a contusion
bridal pertaining to brides
bridle horse's headgear
broach to raise a subject
brooch an ornament fastened to clothes
brows multiple foreheads
browse grazing
bundt type of cake
bunt hit a pitch without swinging
burger meat sandwich
burgher merchant
bus large multi-passenger vehicle
buss a kiss
bussed kissed
bust head and shoulders sculpture
but excepting
butt the thick end
buy to purchase
by near
bye farewell
buyer one who purchases
byre a cow barn