Baldachin () A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.

Bald eagle () The white-headed eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head.

Balder () The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya.

Balderdash () A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.

Balderdash () Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.

Balderdash () To mix or adulterate, as liquors.

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

Baldhead () A person whose head is bald.

Baldhead () A white-headed variety of pigeon.

Baldheaded () Having a bald head.

Baldly () Nakedly; without reserve; inelegantly.

Baldness () The state or condition of being bald; as, baldness of the head; baldness of style.

Baldpate () A baldheaded person.

Baldpate () The American widgeon (Anas Americana).

Baldpate () Alt. of Baldpated

Baldpated () Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded.

Baldrib () A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and destitute of fat.

Baldric () A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; less properly, any belt.

Baldwin () A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.

Bale () A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw / hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.

Baled () of Bale

Baling () of Bale

Bale () To make up in a bale.

Bale () See Bail, v. t., to lade.

Bale () Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.

Bale () Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury.

Balearic () Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia.

Baleen () Plates or blades of \"whalebone,\" from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balaenoidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth.

Balefire () A signal fire; an alarm fire.

Baleful () Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.

Baleful () Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad.

Balefully () In a baleful manner; perniciously.

Balefulness () The quality or state of being baleful.

Balisaur () A badgerlike animal of India (Arcionyx collaris).

Balister () A crossbow.

Balistoid () Like a fish of the genus Balistes; of the family Balistidae. See Filefish.

Balistraria () A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might be discharged.

Balize () A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.

Balk () A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

Balk () A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a house. The loft above was called \"the balks.\"

Balk () One of the beams connecting the successive supports of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.

Balk () A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

Balk () A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

Balk () A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball.

Balked () of Balk

Balking () of Balk

Balk () To leave or make balks in.

Balk () To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Balk () To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.

Balk () To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to let go by; to shirk.

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