| Babs |
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proper noun
- (given name, female, from Greek, ), a diminutive of Barbara.
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| Barbara |
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proper noun (infl, en, proper noun)
- (given name, female).
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| barbette |
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noun
- (naval) The inside fixed trunk of a warship's gun-mounting, on which the turret revolves. It contains the hoists for shells and cordite from the shell-room and magazine.
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| Barclay |
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proper noun
- A family name; "of the beautiful meadow".
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| Barnaby |
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noun
- (Cockney, 1811) An old dance to a quick movement. See Cotton, in his Virgil Travesti; where, speaking of Eolus he has these lines,
- Bounce cry the port-holes, out they fly,
- And make the world dance .
proper noun
- (given name, male)
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| Barney |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), diminutive of Barnabas, Barnaby or Bernard.
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| Bartholomew |
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proper noun
- a male given name of Greek and Biblical origin
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| Barton |
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proper noun
- Any of many placenames in England
- An English habitational surname from the placenames
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| Baxter |
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proper noun
- A northern English, and Scottish occupational surname, a variant of Baker
- (given name, male, , ) A male given name transferred from the surname
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| Bea |
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proper noun
- Short form of the female given name Beatrice
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| Beatrice |
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proper noun
- A female given name, the Italian and French form of Beatrix
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| Beaufort |
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proper noun
- Any of several places in France
- An English habitational surname of Norman origin
- A dukedom in the English peerage
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| Becky |
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proper noun
- Shortened form of Rebecca, a female given name
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| Belinda |
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proper noun
- (given name, female)
- (astronomy) the ninth satellite of Uranus
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| Bella |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), diminutive of Isabella an Arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as Italian bella "beautiful".
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| Belle |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle, by folk etymology interpreted as "belle"; more common as a middle name than a first name.
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| Ben |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), diminutive of Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict or Bernard.
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| Benedict |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), best known for the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order.
- A surname derived from the given name.
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| Benjamin |
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proper noun
- (given name, male).
- (biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel.
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| Bennett |
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proper noun
- An English surname, diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.
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| Benny |
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noun (pl=Bennies)
- (UK, slang) A stupid or dull-witted person.
- (UK, slang) A temper tantrum
proper noun
- A male given name; a diminutive of Benjamin.
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| Bergen |
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proper noun
- A city in Norway.
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| Berkeley |
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proper noun
- A given name.
- A city in California.
- The University of California: .
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| Bernard |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), borne by medieval European saints.
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| Bert |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), shortened version of Albert , Robert, Bertram, Bertrand, etc.
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| Bertha |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) from Germanic berht"bright, famous"
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| Bertie |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), diminutive of Bertram, Albert or of any given name ending in -bert.
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| Bertram |
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proper noun
- A male given name derived from Germanic words meaning "bright" and "raven"
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| Beryl |
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proper noun - A female given name.
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| Bess |
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proper noun - (given name, female, from Hebrew, )
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| Bessie |
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proper noun - (given name, female, from Hebrew, ) , diminutive of Elizabeth
- w:Bessie (lake monster), Bessie, a lake monster supposed to exist in w:Lake Erie, Lake Erie in the United States.
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| Beth |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) popular as a middle name, a short form of Elizabeth and, rarely, of Bethany.
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| Betsy |
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proper noun
- A female given name, diminutive of Elizabeth
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| Betty |
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proper noun
- (given name, female),a diminutive form of Elizabeth; popular as a full name in early twentieth century, also in the form Betty Lou.
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| Bianca |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), the Italian equivalent of Blanche; used by Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew and Othello.
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| Bill |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), diminutive of William.
- (context, UK, slang) A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill"
- (context, US, slang) One Hundred Dollars.
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| Blake |
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proper noun
- an English surname, derived from black (dark haired), or from Old English blac, pale or fair
- an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic í� Blí¡thmhaic
- a male given name derived from the surname
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| Blanche |
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proper noun
- (given name, female)
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| blithe |
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adjective (blith, er)
- (italbrac, dated or literary) happy, Happy, cheerful.
- indifferent, Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern.
- She had a disregard of cultures outside the United States.
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| blossom |
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noun
- A flower, especially indicative of fruit as seen on a fruit tree etc.; taken collectively as the mass of such flowers.
- The has come early this year.
- The state or season of producing such flowers.
- The orchard is in .
verb
- (intransitive) To have or open into blossoms; to bloom.
- (intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish.
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| Bobby |
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proper noun - A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
- A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.
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| Bonnie |
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proper noun
- (given name, female).
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| booth |
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noun - A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person.
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| Boris |
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proper noun
- male a given name of Slavic derivation
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| Boyd |
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proper noun
- A male given name
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| Brad |
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proper noun
- (given name, male) sometimes short for Bradley, Bradly, Bradford or Braddeus.
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| Bradford |
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proper noun
- A town in West Yorkshire, England.
- A habitational surname.
- (given name, male) derived from the surname, mostly American usage.
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| bran |
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noun
- outside layer of a grain
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| brand |
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noun
- A branding iron.
- A mark of ownership made by burning, e.g. on cattle.
- (context, advertising) A name, symbol, logo, or other item used to distinguish a product or manufacturer from its competitors.
- Brands of breakfast cereal.
- (context, advertising) A product's attributes " name, appearance, reputation, and so on " taken collectively and abstractly.
verb
- (transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
- When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.
- (transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
- The ranch hands had to every new calf by lunchtime.
- (transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
- Her face is branded upon my memory.
- (transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).
- He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story.
- (transitive, marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
- They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
adjective
- (context, advertising) Associated with a particular product, service, or company.
- That computer company has recognition.
- Have we settled on our name?
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| Brandon |
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proper noun
- an English habitational surname from any of several places of that name
- an Irish patronymic surname from the Gaelic Mac Breandí¡in
- an American male given name derived from the surname. It is sometimes also used as a variant of Brendan.
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| brant |
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noun (plural brants or collectively )
- Any of several wild goose, wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
adjective
- (context, dialectal) steep, Steep, precipitous.
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| Brett |
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proper noun
- (given name, male); transferred use of a Norman surname "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany".
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| Brewster |
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proper noun
- An English and Scottish occupational surname for a brewer of ale
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| Brian |
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proper noun
- (given name, male).
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| Bridget |
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proper noun - (given name, female, ).
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| Brigid |
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proper noun
- (context, Irish mythology) The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Also known as Saint Brigid of Kildare, the lesser popularly known patron saint of Ireland and also patron saint of babies, blacksmiths, illegitimate children, dairy workers, chicken farms, midwives, travellers, sailors, scholars and nuns.
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| Brooks |
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proper noun
- A surname.
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| Bryan |
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proper noun
- A male given name, variant of Brian
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| buck |
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noun
- A male deer or goat.
- A male rabbit or hare.
- A male of other species, such as the ferret.
- An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
- (context, US, Canadian English, colloquial) A dollar (one hundred cents).
- (context, Canadian English, colloquial) By extension, one hundred of anything.
- The police caught me driving a -forty on the freeway.
- (context , North America, derogatory) A black or Native American man.
- A young buck; an adventurous or high-spirited young man.
- (context, UK, obsolete) Hence, a fop or dandy.
- (rfv-sense) (poker) A plastic disc used to represent the player in dealer position.
- blame, Blame; responsibility; scapegoating; finger-pointing.
- w:Harry S. Truman, Harry S. Truman,
- : The stops here.
verb
- Of a horse: to rise sharply up on its hind legs.
- Of a horse: to leap upward arching its back.
- 1848: At the same time we got speared, the horses got speared too, and jumped and bucked all about — Statement by Jackey Jackey (an Aborigine) published in William Carron Narrative of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Direction of the Late Mr. Assistant Surveyor E. B. Kennedy (http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty.html
- carron at Project Gutenberg Australia)
- By extension, to move in any sharp or jerking manner.
- By extension, to resist obstinately.
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| Bud |
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proper noun
- A male nickname.
- I remember many visits from my uncle Bud.
- (colloquial) A nickname for the beer Budweiser®.
- I'd like a Bud, please.
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| buddy |
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noun (buddies)
- A friend or casual acquaintance.
- They have been buddies since they were in school.
- A partner for a particular activity.
- drinking buddies
- An informal address to a stranger; a placeholder name for a person one does not know.
- Hey, , I think you dropped this.
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| burgess |
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noun
- an inhabitant of a borough with full rights, a citizen
- (historical) a town magistrate
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| Burton |
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proper noun
- An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
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| buster |
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noun
- guy, friend
- Oi, buster, stop following me around everywhere!
- loser, uncool person
- "Stop being a buster."
- A staged fall, used in theatrical and film comedy
- Charlie Chaplin pulled a buster right before the closing credits.
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| Butch |
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proper noun - A male nickname
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| Byron |
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proper noun
- George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788"April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism.
- (given name, male) of mostly American usage.
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