BABYSAT | • babysat v. Simple past tense and past participle of babysit. • baby-sat v. Simple past tense and past participle of baby-sit. • BABYSIT v. to care for a child temporarily. |
BABYSIT | • babysit v. (Transitive, intransitive) To watch or tend someone else’s child for a period of time, often for money. • babysit v. (Transitive, informal) To watch or attend anything or anyone unnecessarily closely; to have to help or coax too much. • baby-sit v. Alternative spelling of babysit. |
BAETYLS | • baetyls n. Plural of baetyl. • BAETYL n. (Greek) a magical or holy meteoric stone. |
BARYTAS | • barytas n. Plural of baryta. • BARYTA n. barium monoxide. |
BARYTES | • barytes n. (Mineralogy) barite. • barytes n. Plural of baryte. • BARYTE n. a native sulphate of barium, also BARITE. |
BATBOYS | • batboys n. Plural of batboy. • BATBOY n. a boy who minds baseball equipment. |
BEASTLY | • beastly adj. (UK) Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast. • beastly adj. (UK) Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of human beings. • beastly adj. (UK, dated) Abominable; very unpleasant. |
BETRAYS | • betrays v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betray. • BETRAY v. to disclose in breach of trust. |
BOBSTAY | • bobstay n. (Nautical) A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship’s stem or cutwater. • BOBSTAY n. a rope used on ships to steady the bowsprit. |
BYPATHS | • bypaths n. Plural of bypath. • by-paths n. Plural of by-path. • BYPATH n. a secluded or indirect path. |
BYTALKS | • BYTALK n. small talk. |
BYZANTS | • byzants n. Plural of byzant. • BYZANT n. a gold coin first struck at Byzantium or Constantinople; in heraldry, a charge like this, a gold roundel, also BEZANT, BEZZANT. |
STANDBY | • standby n. A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen… • standby n. (Electronics) sleep mode. • standby n. (Travel) Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out. |
TARBOYS | • TARBOY n. (Australian) a boy who applies tar to the skin of sheep cut during shearing. |
TYMBALS | • tymbals n. Plural of tymbal. • TYMBAL n. (archaic) a kind of kettledrum, also TIMBAL. |