Discover a wide range of words that start with “ba” to enhance your vocabulary and improve your language skills.
- Back- the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
- Bacon- cured meat from the back or sides of a pig.
- Badge- a distinctive emblem worn as a mark of office, membership, achievement, licensed employment, etc.
- Badger- a heavily built nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a gray and black coat.
- Baffle- to confuse or perplex.
- Bag- a flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.
- Bail- the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court.
- Bait- food used to entice fish or other animals as prey.
- Bake- to cook by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.
- Balance- an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.
- Balcony- a platform enclosed by a wall or balustrade on the outside of a building, with access from an upper-floor window or door.
- Bald- having no hair or fur, especially on the head.
- Bale- a bundle of paper, hay, cotton, etc., tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops.
- Ball- a round object used in games and sports.
- Ballet- a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary.
- Balloon- a flexible bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air.
- Ballot- a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.
- Balm- a fragrant cream or liquid used to heal or soothe the skin.
- Bamboo- a giant woody grass that is prominent in Asian cultures, used for building and as a food source.
- Banana- a long curved fruit that grows in clusters and has soft pulpy flesh and yellow skin when ripe.
- Band- a group of people who have a common interest or purpose or who share a common feature.
- Bandage- a strip of woven material used to bind up a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.
- Bang- a sudden loud noise.
- Bank- a financial institution licensed to receive deposits and make loans.
- Banner- a long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, carried in a demonstration or procession or hung in a public place.
- Banquet- a formal large meal or feast, typically one in honor of someone.
- Bar- a long rod or rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.
- Barbarian- a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian).
- Barcode- a machine-readable code in the form of numbers and a pattern of parallel lines of varying widths, printed on and identifying a product.
- Bare- not clothed or covered.
- Bargain- an agreement between two or more parties as to what each party will do for the other.
- Bark- the rough outer covering of a tree.
- Barley- a hardy cereal that has coarse bristles extending from the ears. It is widely cultivated, chiefly for use in brewing and stockfeed.
- Barn- a large farm building used for storing grain, hay, or straw or for housing livestock.
- Barrel- a cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops around them.
- Base- the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.
- Baseball- a ball game played between two teams of nine on a field with a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases.
- Basic- involving the fundamental aspects of something; simple and not complicated.
- Basil- a fragrant herb used in cooking.
- Basket- a container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.
- Bass- the lowest male singing voice.
- Batch- a quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.
- Bath- a large container for water, used for immersing and washing the body.
- Bathe- to immerse in liquid, wash.
- Baton- a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra or choir.
- Battery- a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.
- Battle- a sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
- Bay- a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
- Bazaar- a permanently enclosed marketplace or street where goods and services are exchanged or sold.
- Beach- a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.
- Bead- a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material, typically rounded and pierced for threading on a string.
- Beam- a long, sturdy piece of squared timber or metal spanning an opening or part of a building, usually to support the roof or floor above.
- Bean- an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants.
- Bear- a large mammal with shaggy hair, a short tail, and extending the hand while facing forward.
- Beard- a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man’s face.
- Beast- an animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one.
- Beat- to strike repeatedly.
- Beautiful- pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
- Because- for the reason that; due to the fact that.
- Become- begin to be.
- Bed- a piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress.
- Bee- an insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs, including many solitary as well as social kinds.
- Beef- the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food.
- Beer- an alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavored with hops.
- Beet- a herbaceous plant widely cultivated as a source of food for humans and livestock, and for processing into sugar.
- Before- during the period of time preceding a particular event, date, or time.
- Beg- ask for something earnestly or humbly.
- Begin- start; perform or undergo the first part of an action or activity.
- Behave- act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially toward others.
- Behind- at or to the rear of.
- Belief- an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.
- Bell- a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck.
- Belly- the front part of the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels.
- Below- at a lower level or layer than.
- Belt- a strip of leather or other material worn, typically around the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons.
- Bench- a long seat for several people, typically made of wood or stone.
- Bend- shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
- Beneath- in or to a lower position than; under.
- Benefit- an advantage or profit gained from something.
- Berry- a small roundish juicy fruit without a stone.
- Beside- at the side of; next to.
- Bet- risk something, usually a sum of money, against someone’s else’s on the basis of the outcome of a future event.
- Better- of a more excellent or effective type or quality.
- Between- in the space separating two objects or regions.
- Beverage- a drink other than water.
- Beyond- at or to the further side of.
- Bias- inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
- Bicycle- a vehicle composed of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel.
- Big- of considerable size, extent, or intensity.
- Bike- short for bicycle or motorcycle.
- Bile- a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
- Bill- a draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.
- Bind- tie or fasten something tightly.
- Biography- an account of someone’s life written by someone else.
- Biology- the scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals.
- Birch- a slender hardy tree which has thin peeling bark and bears catkins. Birch is used for making furniture and plywood and is also associated with traditional punishments.
- Bird- a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically being able to fly.
- Birth- the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life as a physically separate being.
- Biscuit- a small baked unleavened cake, typically crisp, flat, and sweet.
- Bite- use the teeth to cut into something.