6-letter words containing b
- basils — Plural form of basil.
- basing — the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests: a metal base for the table.
- basins — Plural form of basin.
- basion — the midpoint on the forward border of the foramen magnum
- basked — to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth: to bask in the sunshine.
- basket — A basket is a stiff container that is used for carrying or storing objects. Baskets are made from thin strips of materials such as straw, plastic, or wire woven together.
- baskin — Leonard, 1922–2000, U.S. sculptor and artist.
- basnet — basinet.
- basque — a short extension below the waist to the bodice of a woman's jacket, etc
- bassaw — Obsolete form of bashaw.
- bassed — Simple past tense and past participle of bass.
- basser — someone who kisses
- basses — Plural form of bass.
- basset — a long low smooth-haired breed of hound with short strong legs and long ears
- bassos — Plural form of basso.
- basted — to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.
- baster — someone who bastes
- bastes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baste.
- bastia — a port in NE Corsica: the main commercial and industrial town of the island: capital of Haute-Corse department. Pop: 43 315 (2007)
- bastle — a fortified farmhouse built near to the Scottish–English border, particularly during the 16th and 17th centuries
- baston — (heraldry) Obsolete form of baton.
- basuco — a highly addictive drug consisting of low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and other substances, often cannabis
- basuto — Sotho (def 3).
- bataan — a peninsula in the Philippines, in W Luzon: scene of the surrender of US and Philippine forces to the Japanese during World War II, later retaken by American forces
- batard — A loaf of bread similar in shape to a baguette, but shorter (6 to 12 inches in length).
- batata — a type of tropical sweet potato, Batatas edulis, somewhat dry and delicate in flavor.
- batboy — A batboy is a boy whose job is to take care of equipment that belongs to a baseball team.
- bateau — a light flat-bottomed boat used on rivers in Canada and the northern US
- bathed — If someone is bathed in sweat, they are sweating a great deal.
- bather — A bather is a person who is swimming in the sea, or in a river or lake.
- bathes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bathe.
- batho- — depth
- bathos — In literary criticism, bathos is a sudden change in speech or writing from a serious or important subject to a ridiculous or very ordinary one.
- bathy- — indicating depth
- batida — A Brazilian cocktail made from cachaça, fruit juice, and sugar.
- batiks — Plural form of batik.
- bating — except for; excluding
- batler — a flat piece of wood once used for beating clothes during washing or to smooth them when dry
- batley — a town in N England, in Kirklees unitary authority, West Yorkshire. Pop: 49 448 (2001)
- batman — In the British armed forces, an officer's batman is his personal servant.
- batmen — a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
- batons — Plural form of baton.
- batted — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- battel — fertile; nourishing
- batten — A batten is a long strip of wood that is fixed to something to strengthen it or to hold it firm.
- batter — If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
- battik — to hand-dye (material) using the technique of batik.
- battle — A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war.
- batton — Alternative form of batten.
- battue — the beating of woodland or cover to force game to flee in the direction of hunters