baggy
1: not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather" [syn: {loose-fitting}] [also: {baggiest}, {baggier}]
Baghdad
1: capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world" [syn: {Bagdad}, {capital of Iraq}]
bagman
1: a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: {traveling salesman}, {travelling salesman}, {commercial traveler}, {commercial traveller}, {roadman}] 2: a racketeer assigned to collect or distri...
bagnio
1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse}, {brothel}, {bordello}, {house of prostitution}, {house of ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}] 2: a building conta...
bagpipe
1: a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes [syn: {pipes}]
bagpiper
1: someone who plays the bagpipe [syn: {piper}]
baguet
1: narrow French stick loaf [syn: {baguette}]
baguette
1: narrow French stick loaf [syn: {baguet}]
Bahai
1: of or relating to Bahaism n : a teacher of or believer in Bahaism
Bahaism
1: a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States; "Bahaism has no public ritu...
Bahama grass
1: trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India [syn: {Bermuda grass}, {devil grass}, {kweek}, {doob}, {...
Bahama Islands
1: island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort [syn: {Bahamas}, {Commonwealth of the Bahamas}]
Bahamas
1: island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort [syn: {Commonwealth of the Bahamas}, {Bahama Islands}]
Bahamian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants; "Bahamian population" n : a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas
Bahasa
1: the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia [syn: {Indonesian}, {Bahasa Indonesia}]
Bahasa Indonesia
1: the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia [syn: {Indonesian}, {Bahasa}]
Bahasa Kebangsaan
1: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian}, {Bahasa Malaysia}, {Bahasa Melayu}]
Bahasa Malaysia
1: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian}, {Bahasa Melayu}, {Bahasa Kebangsaan}]
Bahasa Melayu
1: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: {Malaysian}, {Bahasa Malaysia}, {Bahasa Kebangsaan}]
bahia coquilla
1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {Bahia piassava}, {Attalea funifera}]
Bahia grass
1: perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states [syn: {Paspalum notatum}]
Bahia piassava
1: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes [syn: {piassava palm}, {pissaba palm}, {bahia coquilla}, {Attalea funifera}]
Bahrain
1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain Island}, {Bahrein}, {Bahrein Island}] 2: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs u...
Bahrain dinar
1: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: {dinar}]
Bahrain Island
1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrein}, {Bahrein Island}]
Bahraini
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Bahrain or its people or language; "Bahraini beaches" n : a native or inhabitant of Bahrain [syn: {Bahreini}]
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Bahrein
1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrain Island}, {Bahrein Island}] 2: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs u...
Bahrein Island
1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: {Bahrain}, {Bahrain Island}, {Bahrein}]
Bahreini
1: a native or inhabitant of Bahrain [syn: {Bahraini}]
baht
1: the basic unit of money in Thailand [syn: {tical}]
Bai
1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan [syn: {Baic}]
Baic
1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan [syn: {Bai}]
bail
1: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" [...
bail bond
1: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" [...
bail out
1: free on bail 2: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side [syn: {bale out}]
bailable
1: admitting of bail; "a bailable offense" 2: eligible for bail; "a bailable defendant"
bailee
1: the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered
Bailey
1: United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: {Pearl Bailey}, {Pearl Mae Bailey}] 2: English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Joh...
Bailey bridge
1: a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
bailiff
1: an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
bailiwick
1: the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction 2: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of hu...
bailment
1: the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
bailor
1: the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment
bain-marie
1: a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be set in a bain-maire to keep food warm or to cook food slowly [also: {bains-marie} (pl)]
Baiomys
1: pygmy mice [syn: {genus Baiomys}]
Baiomys taylori
1: very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico [syn: {pygmy mouse}]
Bairava
1: epithet of Siva; "the terrible"
Bairdiella chrysoura
1: small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico [syn: {silver perch}, {mademoiselle}]
Bairiki
1: national capital of Kiribati [syn: {Tarawa}]
bairn
1: a child: son or daughter
baisa
1: 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani [syn: {baiza}]
Baisakh
1: the second month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Vaisakha}]
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