10-letter words containing ba
- balopticon — a type of stereopticon for projecting images of objects by reflected light.
- balsam fir — a fir tree, Abies balsamea, of NE North America, that yields Canada balsam
- balsamical — Alternative form of balsamic.
- baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- bamboozled — to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
- bamboozler — to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
- bamboozles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bamboozle.
- banalities — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- banana oil — a solution of cellulose nitrate in pentyl acetate or a similar solvent, which has a banana-like smell
- bananadine — A fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels.
- bananaland — Queensland.
- bananaquit — A small songbird with a curved bill, typically with a white stripe over the eye, a sooty gray back, and yellow underparts. It is common in the West Indies and Central and South America.
- band brake — a brake using a brake band.
- band razor — a safety razor with a replaceable head whose cutting edge is a narrow band of steel that can be wound forward, exposing a new, sharp section.
- band shell — an outdoor platform for concerts, having a concave, nearly hemispherical back serving as a sounding board
- banda aceh — a city in N Indonesia, in N Sumatra; the capital of Aceh region; suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Pop: 154 767 (2000)
- banderilla — a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- banderoles — Plural form of banderole.
- bandicoots — Plural form of bandicoot.
- bandinelli — Baccio [baht-chaw] /ˈbɑt tʃɔ/ (Show IPA), or Bartolommeo [bahr-taw-lawm-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔmˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1493–1560, Italian sculptor.
- bandishing — Present participle of bandish.
- bandleader — A bandleader is the person who conducts a band, especially a jazz band.
- bandmaster — the conductor of a band
- bandoleers — Plural form of bandoleer.
- bandoleros — Plural form of bandolero.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- bandoneons — Plural form of bandoneon.
- bandstands — Plural form of bandstand.
- bandwaggon — Alt form bandwagon.
- bandwagons — Plural form of bandwagon.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire
- bangladesh — a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
- banishment — Banishment is the act of banishing someone or the state of being banished.
- banistered — Simple past tense and past participle of banister.
- banja luka — a city in NW Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the Vrbas River: scene of battles between the Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737; besieged by Serb forces (1992–95). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- bank check — A bank check is a check that you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal check.
- bank clerk — an employee of a bank
- bank draft — A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque.
- bank money — checks, drafts, and bank credits other than currency that are the equivalent of money.
- bank night — Informal. (especially in the 1930s) an evening when prizes are awarded to members of the audience at a motion-picture theater.
- bank paper — bank notes collectively
- bank vault — a strongroom in a bank for the storage of valuable items
- bankrolled — money in one's possession; monetary resources.
- bankroller — the person or organization that provides the finance for a project, business, etc
- bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- bannerette — a small banner
- bannisters — a baluster.