 | bail | bucket handle |
| bale | bundle of hay |
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 | bailed | pumping water out of a boat |
| baled | to gather into a bale |
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 | bailee | a person to whom goods are committed for custody or repair |
| bailey | the outer wall of a castle |
| bailie | a municipal officer in Scotland |
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 | bailer | one who bails (water) |
| bailor | a person that entrusts goods to a bailee |
| baler | one who bales (hay) |
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 | bailing | pumping water out of a boat |
| baling | wire used to tie bales |
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 | bait | to torment |
| bate | to lessen |
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 | baited | past tense of bait |
| bated | past tense of bate |
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 | baiting | tormenting |
| bating | lessening |
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 | baize | green felt |
| bays | one or more enclosed arms of the ocean |
| beys | one or more Turkish officials |
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 | bald | hairless |
| balled | carnal knowledge |
| bawled | cried aloud |
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 | ball | playful orb |
| bawl | to cry |
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 | band | a group |
| banned | forbidden |
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 | bard | a poet |
| barred | enclosed by poles |
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 | bare | naked |
| bear | wild ursine |
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 | bark | outer sheath of a tree |
| barque | square-rigged sailing ship |
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 | baron | minor royalty |
| barren | unable to bear children |
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 | Barry | a man's name |
| berry | small fruit |
| bury | to take under |
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 | basal | forming the base |
| basil | an herb |
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 | base | the bottom support for anything |
| bass | the lowest musical pitch or range |
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 | based | supported |
| baste | to swab with liquid during cooking |
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 | bases | what baseball players like to steal |
| basis | principal constituent of anything |
| basses | many four-stringed guitars |
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 | bask | to warm oneself pleasantly |
| basque | tightfitting bodice or tunic (or, people of the Pyrenees) |
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 | bat | a blind, flying rodent |
| batt | a flat pad |
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 | baud | bits per second |
| bawd | brothel manager |
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 | bay | an enclosed arm of the ocean |
| bey | a Turkish official |
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 | be | to exist |
| bee | pollinating buzzer |
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 | beach | where i want to be |
| beech | a type of tree |
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 | bean | a legume |
| been | past tense of be |
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 | beat | to hit |
| beet | edible red root |
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 | beau | male friend |
| bow | a curve or bend; double-slipped reef knot |
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 | beaut | slang for beauty, beautiful |
| butte | steep sided hill |
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 | been | past tense of be |
| bin | a box or container |
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 | beer | universally brewed comfort food |
| bier | a temporary frame for a coffin |
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 | bel | indian thorn tree |
| Bel | Babylonian god |
| bell | ding ding |
| belle | beautiful woman |
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 | berth | anchorage |
| birth | your method of arrival |
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 | besot | to get drunk |
| besought | past tense of beseech |
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 | better | superior |
| bettor | one who bets |
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 | bight | middle of a rope |
| bite | a mouthful |
| byte | eight bits |
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 | billed | has a bill |
| build | to construct |
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 | bit | past tense of bite |
| bitt | large cleat for tying up ships |
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 | blew | past tense of blow |
| blue | color of California sky |
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 | bloc | an alliance |
| block | square object |
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 | boar | wild pig |
| Boer | a South African of Dutch descent |
| boor | tasteless buffoon |
| bore | not interesting |
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 | board | a plank |
| bored | not interested |
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 | boarder | lodger who gets meals, too |
| border | perimeter |
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 | bode | an omen |
| bowed | curved |
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 | bold | brave |
| bowled | knocked over |
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 | bolder | more courageous |
| boulder | large rock |
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 | bole | trunk |
| boll | round seed pod |
| bowl | dish |
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 | boos | disparaging sounds from fans |
| booze | whiskey |
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 | born | brought into life |
| borne | past participle of bear |
| bourn | a small stream or boundary |
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 | borough | township |
| burrow | dig into the ground |
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 | bough | tree branch |
| bow | front of a ship; respectful bend |
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 | bouy | navigational aid |
| boy | male child |
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 | bra | brassiere |
| braw | well-groomed |
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 | braid | a weave of three strands |
| brayed | a donkey cried |
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 | braise | cook with oil and water |
| brays | loud, harsh cry |
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 | brake | stopping device |
| break | to split apart |
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 | breach | to break through |
| breech | the back part |
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 | bread | a loaf |
| bred | past tense of breed |
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 | brewed | fermented |
| brood | family |
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 | brews | more than one beer |
| bruise | a contusion |
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 | bridal | pertaining to brides |
| bridle | horse's headgear |
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 | broach | to raise a subject |
| brooch | an ornament fastened to clothes |
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 | brows | multiple foreheads |
| browse | grazing |
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 | bundt | type of cake |
| bunt | hit a pitch without swinging |
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 | burger | meat sandwich |
| burgher | merchant |
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 | bus | large multi-passenger vehicle |
| buss | a kiss |
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 | bussed | kissed |
| bust | head and shoulders sculpture |
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 | but | excepting |
| butt | the thick end |
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 | buy | to purchase |
| by | near |
| bye | farewell |
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 | buyer | one who purchases |
| byre | a cow barn |
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