8-letter words starting with ba
- basilisk — (in classical legend) a serpent that could kill by its breath or glance
- basilius — Saint, Basil, Saint.
- basinful — As much as a basin will hold.
- basketry — Basketry is baskets made by weaving together thin strips of materials such as wood.
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- basquine — a tight-fitting bodice worn by women in the Basque region and in Spain
- bass-bar — a strip of wood glued lengthwise inside the belly of instruments of the violin family, used to spread vibrations over the surface.
- basseted — an outcrop, as of the edges of strata.
- bassinet — A bassinet is a small bed for a baby that is like a basket.
- bassists — Plural form of bassist.
- bassline — (in jazz, rock, and pop music) the part played by the bass guitar
- bassness — the quality of being low-pitched
- bassoons — Plural form of bassoon.
- basswood — any of several North American linden trees, esp Tilia americana
- bastards — Plural form of bastard.
- bastardy — the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy
- bastides — Plural form of bastide.
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- bastions — Plural form of bastion.
- bastogne — a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)
- bat girl — a girl or young woman who takes care of the bats and sometimes other equipment of a team.
- bat turn — a sharp and sudden change in an aircraft's heading.
- batangas — a port in the Philippines, in SW Luzon. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)
- batavian — of or relating to Batavia (a former name for Holland or Jakarta) or its inhabitants
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- bateless — not abating or not able to be abated
- bateleur — a common African eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, having a very short tail.
- batement — reduction; abatement
- bath bun — a sweet bun containing spices and dried fruit
- bath mat — a mat or washable rug used to stand on when entering or leaving a bath.
- bath oil — scented oil added to bath water
- bathcube — a cube of soluble scented material for use in a bath
- bathetic — containing or displaying bathos
- bathless — without a bath
- bathmats — Plural form of bathmat.
- bathmism — a hypothetical growth-force, once thought to animate living beings
- bathorse — a horse which carries a military officer's baggage; a military packhorse
- bathrobe — A bathrobe is a loose piece of clothing made of the same material as towels. You wear it before or after you have a bath or a swim.
- bathroom — A bathroom is a room in a house that contains a bath or shower, a washbasin, and sometimes a toilet.
- bathtubs — Plural form of bathtub.
- bathurst — a town in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop: 27 036 (2001)
- batinism — a secret movement in Islam, often associated with Ismaʿili Shiʿism.
- batlings — Plural form of batling.
- batology — the study of members of the species Rubus
- batswing — in the form of the wing of a bat
- battaile — (obsolete spelling of, battle).
- battalia — the arrangement of military troops prepared for battle
- batteler — (at Oxford University) a student who charges food and other costs to a battel account
- battened — Simple past tense and past participle of batten.
- battener — someone who flourishes, grows fat, is strengthened