9-letter words starting with ba
- balladier — a person who sings ballads.
- balladist — someone who composes or performs ballads
- balladize — to make (something) into a ballad; write a ballad about.
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballaster — someone who supplies ballast for a ship; someone who ballasts
- ballastic — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballcocks — Plural form of ballcock.
- balled up — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- ballerina — A ballerina is a woman ballet dancer.
- ballismus — a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- ballistae — an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- ballister — (obsolete) A crossbow.
- ballistic — Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
- ballonets — Plural form of ballonet.
- ballooned — Simple past tense and past participle of balloon.
- ballotade — a movement similar to a croupade except that the horse draws in its hind legs so that the iron of the shoes is visible.
- balloters — Plural form of balloter.
- balloting — voting in an election
- ballotini — small glass beads used in reflective paints
- ballparks — Plural form of ballpark.
- ballpoint — A ballpoint or a ballpoint pen is a pen with a very small metal ball at the end which transfers the ink from the pen onto a surface.
- ballrooms — Plural form of ballroom.
- ballsiest — Superlative form of ballsy.
- ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.
- ballymena — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 59 516 (2003 est). Area: 634 sq km (247 sq miles)
- balmacaan — a man's knee-length loose flaring overcoat with raglan sleeves
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- balmorals — Plural form of balmoral.
- balsamico — Balsamic vinegar.
- balsawood — The wood of the balsa tree.
- baltassar — Belteshazzar.
- balthazar — a wine bottle holding the equivalent of sixteen normal bottles (approximately 12 litres)
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.
- balzarine — a light cotton and wool fabric used for dress-making
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- banalized — to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
- banbridge — a district in S Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 43 083 (2003 est). Area: 442 sq km (170 sq miles)
- band list — a list of Canadian Indians formally recognized as belonging to a band
- band mill — a powered machine having two pulleys for a saw band or a file band; band saw.
- band-gala — (in India) (of a coat) closed at the neck
- band-role — a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- banda sea — a part of the Pacific in Indonesia, between Sulawesi and New Guinea
- bandaging — Strips of cloth or other material used to create a bandage.
- bandalore — an old-fashioned type of yo-yo
- bandannas — Plural form of bandanna.
- bandboxes — Plural form of bandbox.
- bandbrake — a device used to measure the power of brakes
- bandelier — Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840–1914, U.S. anthropologist, archaeologist, and historian, born in Switzerland.
- banderole — a long narrow flag, usually with forked ends, esp one attached to the masthead of a ship; pennant