Index of English words, starting with "ba"

(1) - Balcony (n.) A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.
(2) - Balcony (n.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.

(1) - Bald (a.) Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced.
(2) - Bald (a.) Destitute of the natural covering.
(3) - Bald (a.) Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat.
(4) - Bald (a.) Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean.
(5) - Bald (a.) Undisguised.
(6) - Bald (a.) Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.
(7) - Bald (a.) Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak.

(1) - Bald-faced (a.) Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.

(1) - Baldachin (n.) A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.
(2) - Baldachin (n.) A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.
(3) - Baldachin (n.) A rich brocade; baudekin.