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Babelikeadjectivelike a baby especially in dependencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Baboonishadjectiveresembling a babooncandidateMay 18, 2026

Baby-Facedadjectivehaving a youthful-looking facecandidateMay 18, 2026

Babyishadjectivecharacteristic of a babycandidateMay 18, 2026

Babylonianadjectiveof or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culturecandidateMay 18, 2026

Baccateadjectiveproducing or bearing berriescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacchanaladjectiveused of riotously drunken merrymakingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacchanalianadjectiveused of riotously drunken merrymakingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacchanticadjectiveof or relating to or resembling a bacchanalian revelercandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacchicadjectiveused of riotously drunken merrymakingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacciferousadjectiveproducing or bearing berriescandidateMay 18, 2026

Baccivorousadjectivefeeding on berriescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacillaradjectiverelating to or produced by or containing bacillicandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacillaryadjectiverelating to or produced by or containing bacillicandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacilliformadjectiveformed like a bacilluscandidateMay 18, 2026

Backadjectivelocated at or near the back of an animalcandidateMay 18, 2026

Back-Channeladjectivevia a back channelcandidateMay 18, 2026

Back-Gearedadjective(of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulleycandidateMay 18, 2026

Back-To-Backadjectiveone after the othercandidateMay 18, 2026

Backbreakingadjectivecharacterized by effort to the point of exhaustioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Backedadjectiveused of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb lightcandidateMay 18, 2026

Backhandadjective(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of strokecandidateMay 18, 2026

Backhandedadjective(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of strokecandidateMay 18, 2026

Backlessadjectivelacking a backcandidateMay 18, 2026

Backmostadjectivelocated farthest to the rearcandidateMay 18, 2026

Backstageadjectiveconcealed from public view or attentioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Backstairadjectivesecret and sly or sordidcandidateMay 18, 2026

Backstairsadjectivesecret and sly or sordidcandidateMay 18, 2026

Backsweptadjectiveused of haircandidateMay 18, 2026

Backwardadjective(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring naturecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteremicadjectiveof or relating to or having bacteremiacandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacterialadjectiverelating to or caused by bacteriacandidateMay 18, 2026

Bactericidaladjectivepreventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganismscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacterioidadjectiveresembling bacteriacandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacterioidaladjectiveresembling bacteriacandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteriologicadjectiveof or relating to bacteriologycandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteriologicaladjectiveof or relating to bacteriologycandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteriolyticadjectiveof or relating to or causing bacteriolysiscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteriophagicadjectiveof or relating to bacteriophagescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteriophagousadjectiveof or relating to bacteriophagescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteriostaticadjectiveof or relating to or causing bacteriostasiscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteroidadjectiveresembling bacteriacandidateMay 18, 2026

Bacteroidaladjectiveresembling bacteriacandidateMay 18, 2026

Baculiformadjectiveformed like a bacilluscandidateMay 18, 2026

Badadjectivefeeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')candidateMay 18, 2026

Bad-Manneredadjectivesocially incorrect in behaviorcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bad-Temperedadjectiveannoyed and irritablecandidateMay 18, 2026

Baffledadjectiveperplexed by many conflicting situations or statementscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bafflingadjectivemaking great mental demandscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bag-Shapedadjectiveshaped like a bagcandidateMay 18, 2026

Baggyadjectivenot fitting closelycandidateMay 18, 2026

Bahaiadjectiveof or relating to BahaismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bahamianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitantscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bahrainiadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bailableadjectiveeligible for bailcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bakedadjective(bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven)candidateMay 18, 2026

Bakingadjectiveas hot as if in an ovencandidateMay 18, 2026

Baking HotadjectiveMWEas hot as if in an ovencandidateMay 18, 2026

Balancedadjectivebeing in a state of proper equilibriumcandidateMay 18, 2026

Balconiedadjectivehaving balconies or a balconycandidateMay 18, 2026

Baldadjectivelacking hair on all or most of the scalpcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bald-Facedadjective(of animals) having white markings on the facecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bald-Headedadjectivelacking hair on all or most of the scalpcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bald-Patedadjectivelacking hair on all or most of the scalpcandidateMay 18, 2026

Baldingadjectivegetting baldcandidateMay 18, 2026

Balefuladjectivethreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentscandidateMay 18, 2026

Balkingadjectivestopping short and refusing to go oncandidateMay 18, 2026

Balkyadjectivestopping short and refusing to go oncandidateMay 18, 2026

Ball-Hawkingadjectiveused of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hitcandidateMay 18, 2026

Balleticadjectivecharacteristic of or resembling or suitable for balletcandidateMay 18, 2026

Ballisticadjectiverelating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Ballyadjectiveinformal intensifierscandidateMay 18, 2026

Balmyadjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregularcandidateMay 18, 2026

Balsam-Scentedadjectivesmelling of balsam resincandidateMay 18, 2026

Balsamicadjectiveof or relating to or containing balsamcandidateMay 18, 2026

Balsamyadjectiveof or relating to or containing balsamcandidateMay 18, 2026

Balticadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languagescandidateMay 18, 2026

Balzacianadjectiveof or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writingscandidateMay 18, 2026

Banaladjectiverepeated too oftencandidateMay 18, 2026

Banausicadjectiveordinary and not refinedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bandagedadjectivecovered or wrapped with a bandagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bandedadjectivecharacterized by a band of especially white around the bodycandidateMay 18, 2026

Bandyadjectivehave legs that curve outward at the kneescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bandy-Leggedadjectivehave legs that curve outward at the kneescandidateMay 18, 2026

Banefuladjectiveexceedingly harmfulcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bang-Upadjectivevery goodcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bangingadjective(used informally) very largecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bangladeshiadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Bangladesh or its people or languagecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bankableadjectiveguaranteed to bring a profitcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bankruptadjectivefinancially ruinedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bannedadjectiveforbidden by lawcandidateMay 18, 2026

Banneradjectiveunusually goodcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bantamadjectivevery smallcandidateMay 18, 2026

Banteringadjectivecleverly amusing in tonecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bantoidadjectiverelating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of BantucandidateMay 18, 2026

Bantuadjectiveof or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culturecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bantu-Speakingadjectiveof or relating to people who speak BantucandidateMay 18, 2026

Baptisedadjectivehaving undergone the Christian ritual of baptismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Baptismaladjectiveof or relating to baptismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Baptisticadjectiveof or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist churchcandidateMay 18, 2026