Index of English words, starting with "ba"

(1) - Barbel (n.) Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb, 3.
(2) - Barbel (n.) A large fresh-water fish ( Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels.
(3) - Barbel (n.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished.

(1) - Barbellate (a.) Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point.

(1) - Barber (v. t.) To shave and dress the beard or hair of.
(2) - Barber (n.) One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons.

(1) - Barberry (n.) A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root.