8-letter words starting with ba
- baedeker — any of a series of travel guidebooks issued by the German publisher Karl Baedeker (1801–59) or his firm
- baffling — impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
- bag lady — A bag lady is a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags.
- bag moth — a moth, the larvae of which develop in bags or cases
- baggages — Plural form of baggage.
- bagheera — a crush-resistant velvet made of uncut pile and used in the manufacture of evening wear and wraps.
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- bagpiper — a person who plays the bagpipes
- bagpipes — Bagpipes are a musical instrument that is traditionally played in Scotland. You play the bagpipes by blowing air through a pipe into a bag, and then squeezing the bag to force the air out through other pipes.
- baguette — A baguette is a type of long, thin, white bread which is traditionally made in France.
- bagwoman — a woman who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
- bagworms — Plural form of bagworm.
- baha'ísm — a modern religion, developed originally in Iran from Babism, that stresses principles of universal brotherhood, social equality, etc.
- baha'íst — relating to the Baha'í Faith
- bahamian — Bahamian means belonging or relating to the Bahamas or to its people or culture.
- bahookie — the buttocks
- bahraini — of or relating to Bahrain
- baidarka — a type of narrow hunting boat, similar to a kayak, made of sealskin and used by inhabitants of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands
- baikonur — a launching site for spacecraft in central Kazakhstan; formerly the centre for the Soviet space programme, now leased from Kazakhstan by Russia
- bail out — If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- bailable — eligible for release on bail
- bailbond — a document in which a prisoner and one or more sureties guarantee that the prisoner will attend the court hearing of the charge against him if he is released on bail
- bailiffs — Plural form of bailiff.
- bailings — Plural form of bailing.
- bailment — a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- bailouts — Plural form of bailout.
- bailsman — someone who stands bail for another
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- bairnish — childish
- baitfish — any small fish used as bait for larger fish
- bake-off — A bake-off is a cooking competition.
- bakelite — Bakelite is a type of hard plastic that was used in the past for making things such as telephones and radios.
- bakemeat — a pie
- bakeries — Plural form of bakery.
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- bakeware — Tins, trays, and dishes that are used for baking can be referred to as bakeware.
- bakewell — Robert. 1725–95, English agriculturist; radically improved livestock breeding, esp of cattle and sheep
- baklavas — Plural form of baklava.
- bakshish — a tip, present, or gratuity.
- bakwanga — former name of Mbuji-Mayi.
- baladine — a theatrical dancer or stage buffoon
- balafons — Plural form of balafon.
- balaguer — Joaquin (ˈjoːakɪn). 1907–2002, Dominican statesman; president of the Dominican Republic (1960–62, 1966–78, 1986–96)
- balakovo — a city in the W RSFSR, in the E SovietUnion in Europe, SW of Gorki.
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
- balancer — a person or thing that balances
- balances — Plural form of balance.
- balanoid — shaped like an acorn.
- balarama — the elder brother of Krishna and an incarnation of Vishnu.
- balayage — a technique for highlighting hair in which bleach or dye is painted onto sections of the hair with a brush