is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr.epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter is Roman, from Greek (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by gradual change from the capital B. 11617 B B 457 To kiss. 11618 B Ba v. i. 473 To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep. 11619 B Baa v. i. 501 of Baa 11620 B Baas pl. 508 The bleating of a sheep. 11622 B Baaing n. 421 of Baal 11623 B Baalim pl. 499 The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations. 11624 B Baal n. 468 Worship of Baal; idolatry. 11626 B Baalism n. 508 Alt. of Baalite 11627 B Baalist n. 500 A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater. 11628 B Baalite n. 442 A kind of plum cake. 11629 B Baba n. 706 To line with metal. 11630 B Babbitt v. t. 439 A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. 11631 B Babbitt metal 380 of Babble 11632 B Babbled imp. & p. p. 436 of Babble 11633 B Babbling p. pr. & vb. n. 407 To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles. 11634 B Babble v. i. 491 Babble. 11642 B Babblement n. 421 An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets. 11643 B Babbler n. 429 Babble. 11646 B Babblery n. 421 An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby. 11647 B Babe n. 454 Babyhood. 11649 B Babehood n. 497 The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place. 11650 B Babel n. 502 Finery of a kind to please a child. 11652 B Babery n. 484 Alt. of Babion 11653 B Babian n. 440 A baboon. 11654 B Babion n. 453 The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also babbling warbler. 11655 B Babillard n. 458 A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime. 11656 B Babingtonite n. 403 Alt. of Babirussa 11657 B Babiroussa n. 491 A large hoglike quadruped (Sus, / Porcus, babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved. 11658 B Babirussa n. 425 Like a babe; a childish; babyish. 11659 B Babish a. 504 The doctrine of a modern religious sect, which originated in Persia in 1843, being a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish and Parsee elements. 11660 B Babism n. 433 A believer in Babism. 11661 B Babist n. 453 The ring of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab. 11662 B Bablah n. 408 Alt. of Babu 11663 B Baboo n. 425 A Hindoo gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindoo title answering to Mr. or Esquire. 11664 B Babu n. 389 One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape. 11665 B Baboon n. 392 Baboonish behavior. 11666 B Baboonery n. 403 Like a baboon. 11667 B Baboonish a. 475 of Baby 11668 B Babies pl. 438 An infant or young child of either sex; a babe. 11669 B Baby n. 412 of Baby 11672 B Babied imp. & p. p. 481 of Baby 11673 B Babying p. pr. & vb. n. 455 A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire. 11675 B Baby farm 356 One who keeps a baby farm. 11676 B Baby farmer 410 The business of keeping a baby farm. 11677 B Baby farming 290 The state or period of infancy. 11678 B Babyhood n. 313 A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture. 11679 B Babyhouse a. 323 Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple. 11680 B Babyish a. 310 The state of being a baby. 11681 B Babyism n. 633 A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor. 11683 B Baby jumper 335 Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean. 11684 B Babylonian a. 290 Alt. of Babylonical 11687 B Babylonic a. 305 Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as, Babylonic garments, carpets, or hangings. 11688 B Babylonical a. 289 Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. 11690 B Babylonish n. 308 Alt. of Babyrussa 11694 B Babyroussa n. 329 See Babyroussa. 11695 B Babyrussa n. 295 The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant. 11696 B Babyship n. 327 A broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope. 11697 B Bac n. 328 The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges. 11699 B Baccalaureate n. 398 Alt. of Baccarat 11702 B Baccara n. 281 A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters. 11703 B Baccarat n. 287 Alt. of Backare 11704 B Baccare interj. 294 Stand back! give place! -- a cant word of the Elizabethan writers, probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess. 11705 B Backare interj. 276 Pulpy throughout, like a berry; -- said of fruits. 11706 B Baccate a. 301 Having many berries. 11707 B Baccated a. 280 Relating to Bacchus or his festival. 11709 B Bacchanal a. 269 A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus. 11715 B Bacchanalia n. pl. 257 Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness. 11717 B Bacchanalian a. 296 The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry. 11719 B Bacchanalianism n. 274 of Bacchant 11720 B Bacchants pl. 275 of Bacchant 11721 B Bacchantes pl. 283 A priest of Bacchus. 11722 B Bacchant n. 301 A priestess of Bacchus. 11726 B Bacchante n. 308 Bacchanalian. 11728 B Bacchantic a. 282 Alt. of Bacchical 11729 B Bacchic a. 297 Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication. 11730 B Bacchical a. 273 of Bacchius 11731 B Bacchii pl. 248 A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short. 11732 B Bacchius n. 261 The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele. 11733 B Bacchus n. 261 Producing berries. 11734 B Bacciferous a. 264 Having the form of a berry. 11735 B Bacciform a. 269 Eating, or subsisting on, berries; as, baccivorous birds. 11736 B Baccivorous a. 258 See Base. 11737 B Bace n., a., & v. 264 Alt. of Backarack 11738 B Bacharach n. 254 A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine. 11739 B Backarack n. 271 A man of any age who has not been married. 11740 B Bachelor n. 269 The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors. 11746 B Bachelordom n. 242 The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship. 11747 B Bachelorhood n. 264 Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors. 11748 B Bachelorism n. 263 A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena). 11749 B Bachelor's button 271 The state of being a bachelor. 11750 B Bachelorship n. 262 The body of young aspirants for knighthood. 11751 B Bachelry n. 272 Shaped like a rod or staff. 11752 B Bacillar a. 265 See Diatom. 11753 B Bacillariae n. pl. 268 Of or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped. 11754 B Bacillary a. 261 Rod-shaped. 11755 B Bacilliform a. 254 of Bacillus 11756 B Bacilli pl. 249 A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism. 11757 B Bacillus n. 264 A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc. 11758 B Back n. 338 of Back 11773 B Backed imp. & p. p. 259