Words Starting With B

the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

something causing misery or death

a lyric poet

self-consciously timid; - Ezra Pound

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

influence by slyness

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

attack verbally with harsh criticism

surround so as to force to give up

be in contradiction with

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

leave or give by will after one's death

censure severely or angrily

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

ask for or request earnestly

harass, as with questions or requests

bestow a quality on

disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own

cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

praise somewhat dishonestly

the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)

conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

lacking or showing a lack of due concern

noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

ostentatiously lofty in style

a desirable state

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class

a swaggering show of courage

unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell

the attribute of being brief or fleeting

bring up a topic for discussion

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

grow and flourish

a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)

the property of being smooth and shiny

a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building