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indecent, obscene, smutty, unprintable, vulgar

lewd, racy, ribald, spicy, suggestive—more at SUGGESTIVE

bawd·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being bawdy

Synonyms

coarseness, indecency, lewdness, nastiness, obscenity, ribaldry, smut, vulgarity—more at OBSCENITY

1bawl verb : to cry or cry out loudly; also : to scold harshly

Synonyms

blubber, cry, sob, weep—more at CRY

call, cry, holler, shout, vociferate, yell—more at CALL

2bawl noun : a long loud cry : BELLOW

1bay adjective : reddish brown

2bay noun 1 : a bay-colored animal

2 : a reddish brown color

3bay noun 1 : a section or compartment of a building or vehicle

2 : a compartment projecting outward from the wall of a building and containing a window (bay window)

4bay verb : to bark with deep long tones

Synonyms

howl, keen, wail, yowl—more at HOWL

5bay noun 1 : the position of one unable to escape and forced to face danger

2 : a baying of dogs

6bay noun : an inlet of a body of water (as the sea) usu. smaller than a gulf

Synonyms

bight, cove, estuary, gulf, inlet—more at GULF

7bay noun : the European laurel; also : a shrub or tree resembling this

bay·ber·ry noun : a hardy deciduous shrub of coastal eastern No. America bearing small hard berries coated with a white wax used for candles; also : its fruit

bay leaf noun : the dried leaf of the European laurel used in cooking

1bayonet noun : a daggerlike weapon made to fit on the muzzle end of a rifle

2bayonet verb -net·ed also -net·ted; -net·ing also -net·ting : to use or stab with a bayonet

bay·ou noun [ORIGIN: Louisiana French, fr. Choctaw bayuk]

: a marshy or sluggish body of water

bay rum noun : a fragrant liquid used esp. as a cologne or aftershave lotion

ba·zaar noun 1 : a group of shops : MARKETPLACE

2 : a fair for the sale of articles usu. for charity

ba·zoo·ka noun [ORIGIN: bazooka (a crude musical instrument made of pipes and a funnel)]

: a weapon consisting of a tube and launching an explosive rocket able to pierce armor

1BB noun : a small round shot pellet

2BB abbreviation base on balls

BBB abbreviation Better Business Bureau

BBC abbreviation British Broadcasting Corporation

bbl abbreviation barrel; barrels

BC abbreviation 1 before Christ — often printed in small capitals and often punctuated

2 British Columbia

B cell noun [ORIGIN: bone-marrow-derived cell]

: any of the lymphocytes that secrete antibodies when mature

B complex noun : VITAMIN B COMPLEX

bd abbreviation 1 board

2 bound

bdl or bdle abbreviation bundle

bdrm abbreviation bedroom

be verb, past 1st & 3d singular was ; 2d singular were ; plural were; past subjunctive were; past part been ; pres part be·ing ; pres 1st singular am ; 2d singular are ; 3d singular is ; plural are; pres subjunctive be 1 : to equal in meaning or symbolically ; also : to have a specified qualification or relationship

2 a : to have objective existence

b : to have or occupy a particular place

3 : to take place : OCCUR

4 — used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive voice auxiliary

5 — used as the auxiliary of the present participle in expressing continuous action

6 — used as an auxiliary with the past participle of some intransitive verbs to form archaic perfect tenses

7 — used as an auxiliary with to and the infinitive to express futurity, prearrangement, or obligation

Synonyms

[2a] breathe, exist, live, subsist; also abide, continue, endure, last, lead, persist, survive

Antonyms

depart, die, expire, pass away, perish, succumb

[2b] lie, sit, stand

Be symbol beryllium

1beach noun : a sandy or gravelly part of the shore of an ocean or lake

2beach verb : to run or drive ashore

beach buggy noun : DUNE BUGGY

beach·comb·er noun : a person who

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