2. Barbarian, barbarous, uncivilized, rude, savage.
Barbarism, n. 1. Incivility, rudeness, savageness, Vandalism, Gothicism, barbarous state, uncivilized condition.
2. Vulgarism, slang, unauthorized expression.
Barbarity, n. Cruelty, savageness, brutality, brutishness, ferociousness, ferocity, inhumanity, truculence, hardness of heart, manners of a barbarian.
Barbarous, a. 1. Uncivilized, rough, coarse, rude, untutored, ignorant, unlettered, uncultivated, savage, barbarian, barbaric.
2. Cruel, inhuman, brutal, brutish, ferocious, ruthless, fell, truculent, fierce, bloody.
3. Uncouth (as a word or an expression), harsh, vulgar, contrary to good usage.
Barbed, a. 1. Bearded.
2. Clad in armor.
Barberry, n. Pepperidge-bush.
Bard, n. 1. Poet, minstrel.
2. Caparison, horse-armor, trappings for a horse.
Bare, a. 1. Naked, nude, denuded, uncovered, unclothed, undressed.
2. Simple, sheer, mere.
Bare, v. a. Strip, uncover, make bare.
Barefaced, a. 1. Undisguised, unreserved, unconcealed, palpable, conspicuous, glaring, notable, notorious.
2. Impudent, presumptuous, shameless, audacious.
Barely, ad. Merely, simply, only.
Bargain, n. 1. Compact, agreement, stipulation, covenant, contract, convention, concordat, treaty, indenture.
2. Cheap purchase, purchase on favorable terms, good bargain.
Bargain, v. n. Contract, agree, stipulate, covenant, make a bargain.
Barilla, n. Carbonate of soda (impure), kelp.
Bark, v. n. Yelp.
Bark up the wrong tree, [Colloquial.] Mistake, err, make a mistake, be in the wrong box.
Barm, n. Yeast, ferment, leaven.
Barmy, a. Yeasty.
Barren, a. 1. Unprolific, incapable of bearing offspring, not prolific.
2. Unfertile, fruitless, unproductive, sterile, acarpous.
3. Scanty, not copious.
Barricade, n. Obstruction (as in the streets of a city to serve as a fortification), barrier.
Barricade, v. a. Obstruct, block up, stop up.
Barrier, n. Obstruction, obstacle, hinderance, bar, barricade, stop, impediment.
Barrister, n. Advocate (admitted to plead at the bar), counsellor, counsel, lawyer, attorney, solicitor, attorney at law, limb of the law.
Barrow, n. 1. Wheelbarrow.
2. Mound, hillock.
3. Hog (especially a castrated hog).
Barter, v. n. Make exchanges, traffic by exchanges.
Barter, v. a. Give in exchange, barter away.
Barter, n. Exchange, traffic by exchange.
Barter away, Barter.
Baryta, n. Oxide of barium.
Barytes, n. Heavy spar, sulphate of baryta.
Base, a. 1. Ignoble, plebeian, vulgar, untitled, nameless, unhonored, base-born, of low birth.
2. Vile, low, mean, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, abject, grovelling, sordid, servile, slavish, menial, sorry, worthless, pitiful, low-minded, rascally.
3. Shameful, disreputable, disgraceful, discreditable, dishonorable, scandalous, infamous.
Base, n. 1. Basis, foundation, ground, groundwork, lowest part.
2. (Surveying.) Base-line.
3. (Chem.) Principal element (of a compound).
Base-born, a. Base, of low birth.
Base-line, n. (Surveying.) Base.
Basement, n. Ground-floor, lowest story.
Base-minded, a. Mean, low, vile, grovelling, beggarly, pitiful, despicable, abject, low-minded, mean-spirited.
Baseness, n. 1. Meanness, vileness, despicableness, contemptibleness, abasement, worthlessness, abjectness.
2. Disgrace, ignominy, infamy, shame, dishonor, turpitude.
Bashful, a. Shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident, sheepish, shamefaced, over-modest, not self-possessed.
Bashfulness, n. Shyness, timidity, coyness, diffidence, self-distrust, excessive modesty.
Basilisk, n. Cockatrice.
Basis, n. Base, foundation, ground, groundwork, lowest part.
Bask, v. n. Lie in the sun, be exposed to a pleasant heat.
Bask, v. a. Expose to sunshine or to a pleasant heat.
Bass, a. (Mus.) Low, deep, grave.
Basset, v. n. (Geol.) Crop out.
Bassetting, n. Cropping out, out-crop.
Bastard, n. Love-child, illegitimate child, natural child.
Bastard, a. 1. Illegitimate.
2. Spurious, false, counterfeit, not genuine.
Baste, v. a. 1. Beat (with a stick), cudgel, cane, drub, thrash.
2. Moisten with fat.
3. Sew (with long stitches).
Bastinado, n. Cudgelling or beating (on the soles of the feet).
Bastinado, v. a. Cudgel or beat (on the soles of the feet).
Batch, n. Certain quantity (as of bread, ore, &c., treated at one time).
Bate, v. a. Abate, lessen, diminish, decrease, reduce, rebate, remit.
Bathe, v. a. Wash, lave.
Bathe, v. n. Wash the body, go into a bath, take a bath.
Bathos, n. Anticlimax.
Bating, prep. Except, excepting.
Batten, n. Thin strip.
Batten, v. a. 1. Fasten with battens.
2. Fatten, make fat.
Batten, v. n. Grow fat.
Batter, v. a. 1. Beat, smite, pelt, dash against.
2. Bruise, break, shatter, shiver, smash, demolish, destroy, strike down, knock down, shake to pieces, shiver to pieces.
Batter, v. n. (Masonry.) Slope backward.
Batter, n. (Masonry.) Slope backward.
Battle, n. Combat, engagement, action, conflict, contest, fight, rencontre, collision, skirmish, brush, affair.
Battle array, Order of battle.
Bawble, n. Trinket, gewgaw, toy, trifle, plaything, gimcrack, knack, knick-knack, jiggumbob.
Bawd, n. Procurer, pander, pimp.
Bawdy, a. Obscene, filthy, indecent, impure, smutty, lewd.
Bawdy-house, n. Brothel, stew, bagnio, whore-house, house of prostitution, house of ill fame.
Bawl, v. n. Hoot, shout, vociferate, yell, howl, roar, cry, squall.
Bay, a. Reddish-brown.
Bay, n. 1. Bight, inlet of the sea.
2. Recess (as in a room), opening.
3. Compartment.
4. Bay-tree, laurel-tree (Laurus nobilis).
Bay, v. n. Bark.
Bayberry, n. Wax-myrtle (Myrica cerifera).
Bay-rum, n. Spirit of Myrcia (rum distilled with the leaves of Myrcia acris).
Bays, n. pl. Crown, garland, wreath, honorary