BAIGNOIRES | • baignoires n. Plural of baignoire. • BAIGNOIRE n. (French) a theatre box on a level with the stalls. |
BAILIESHIP | • BAILIESHIP n. the office of bailie. |
BAILIWICKS | • bailiwicks n. Plural of bailiwick. • BAILIWICK n. the region in which a sheriff (bailie) has legal powers. |
BAILLIAGES | • BAILLIAGE n. (French) the jurisdiction of a bailli. |
BAIRNLIEST | • bairnliest adj. Superlative form of bairnly: most bairnly. • BAIRNLY adj. like a bairn, a child. |
BAISEMAINS | • baisemains n. (Obsolete) respects; compliments. • BAISEMAIN n. (French) a kiss on the hand. |
BAITCASTER | • baitcaster n. (Fishing) A baitcasting reel. |
BAITFISHES | • baitfishes n. Plural of baitfish. • BAITFISH n. a fish used as bait. |
BUMBAILIFF | • bumbailiff n. (UK, obsolete) A bound bailiff. • BUMBAILIFF n. a bailiff who comes behind to make arrests. |
CLICKBAITS | • clickbaits n. Plural of clickbait. • clickbaits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clickbait. • CLICKBAIT n. intriguing or sensational hyperlinks that encourage readers to click through to another website. |
CRANKBAITS | • crankbaits n. Plural of crankbait. • CRANKBAIT n. a fishing lure with a shape that enables it to dive and stay under water. |
GROUNDBAIT | • groundbait n. Fishing bait that is cast into the water, rather than secured to a hook, in order to attract fish to… • GROUNDBAIT n. bait dropped to the bottom to bring fish to the neighbourhood. • GROUNDBAIT v. to bait with groundbait. |
REDBAITERS | • redbaiters n. Plural of redbaiter. • red-baiters n. Plural of red-baiter. • REDBAITER n. one who redbaits. |
REDBAITING | • redbaiting v. Present participle of redbait. • red-baiting n. (US) The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with… • REDBAIT v. to denounce as Communist. |
SPOONBAITS | • spoonbaits n. Plural of spoonbait. • SPOONBAIT n. a lure on a swivel, used in trolling for fish, also SPOONHOOK. |
STEPBAIRNS | • stepbairns n. Plural of stepbairn. • STEPBAIRN n. (Scots) a stepchild. |
UNBAILABLE | • unbailable adj. Not bailable. • UNBAILABLE adj. that cannot be bailed. |
WHITEBAITS | • whitebaits n. Plural of whitebait. • whitebaits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whitebait. • WHITEBAIT n. the fry of various species of herring, sprat, etc. |