8-Letter Words Starting With BA
Here's the list of all the 538 8-Letter Words Starting With BA in the English Language.
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| baseball | 1. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs 2. a ball used in playing baseball More Definitions → |
| bathroom | 1. a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet 2. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets More Definitions → |
| bachelor | 1. lead a bachelor's existence 2. a man who has never been married More Definitions → |
| balanced | 1. being in a state of proper equilibrium More Definitions → |
| baseline | 1. an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared 2. the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line More Definitions → |
| bacteria | 1. (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants More Definitions → |
| basement | 1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage 2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture More Definitions → |
| backyard | 1. the grounds in back of a house More Definitions → |
| backpack | 1. hike with a backpack 2. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder More Definitions → |
| backward | 1. retarded in intellectual development 2. having made less than normal progress More Definitions → |
| barbecue | 1. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce 2. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit More Definitions → |
| ballroom | 1. large room used mainly for dancing More Definitions → |
| baccarat | 1. a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine More Definitions → |
| backbone | 1. a central cohesive source of support and stability 2. fortitude and determination More Definitions → |
| barefoot | 1. without shoes 2. without shoes on More Definitions → |
| backdrop | 1. scenery hung at back of stage More Definitions → |
| barbeque | 1. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce 2. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit More Definitions → |
| bacillus | 1. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil More Definitions → |
| bankrupt | 1. reduce to bankruptcy 2. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts More Definitions → |
| battered | 1. damaged by blows or hard usage 2. damaged especially by hard usage More Definitions → |
| baptized | 1. having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism More Definitions → |
| backlash | 1. a movement back from an impact 2. an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence More Definitions → |
| backdoor | 1. an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains 2. an entrance at the rear of a building More Definitions → |
| baroness | 1. a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron More Definitions → |
| ballpark | 1. a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games) 2. near to the scope or range of something More Definitions → |
| baritone | 1. a male singer 2. the second lowest adult male singing voice More Definitions → |
| basilica | 1. an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges 2. a Roman building used for public administration More Definitions → |
| backside | 1. the side of an object that is opposite its front 2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on More Definitions → |
| bankroll | 1. provide with sufficient funds; finance 2. a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) More Definitions → |
| backseat | 1. a secondary or inferior position or status 2. a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile) More Definitions → |
| baguette | 1. narrow French stick loaf More Definitions → |
| bastille | 1. a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) More Definitions → |
| baldness | 1. the condition of having no hair on the top of the head More Definitions → |
| balsamic | 1. of or relating to or containing balsam More Definitions → |
| balmoral | 1. a sturdy laced walking shoe More Definitions → |
| badlands | 1. deeply eroded barren land More Definitions → |
| barbaric | 1. without civilizing influences 2. unrestrained and crudely rich More Definitions → |
| barnyard | 1. a yard adjoining a barn More Definitions → |
| balancer | 1. an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions 2. either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight More Definitions → |
| baptised | 1. having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism More Definitions → |
| barbican | 1. a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) More Definitions → |
| bassinet | 1. a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed 2. a perambulator that resembles a bassinet More Definitions → |
| babbling | 1. gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby More Definitions → |
| backfire | 1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired 2. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine More Definitions → |
| backroom | 1. the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations More Definitions → |
| baffling | 1. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe More Definitions → |
| backflow | 1. a flow that returns toward its source More Definitions → |
| banknote | 1. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) More Definitions → |
| bathrobe | 1. a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim More Definitions → |
| backrest | 1. a support that you can lean against while sitting More Definitions → |
| bareboat | 1. a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions More Definitions → |
| backhand | 1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke 2. hit a tennis ball backhand More Definitions → |
| baseless | 1. without a basis in reason or fact More Definitions → |
| backwash | 1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller 2. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) More Definitions → |
| barrette | 1. a pin for holding women's hair in place More Definitions → |
| backless | 1. lacking a back More Definitions → |
| backache | 1. an ache localized in the back More Definitions → |
| barnacle | 1. marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces 2. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north More Definitions → |
| basketry | 1. the craft of basket making More Definitions → |
| ballgame | 1. a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation 2. a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) More Definitions → |
| bayberry | 1. West Indian tree; source of bay rum 2. deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries More Definitions → |
| banister | 1. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling More Definitions → |
| basswood | 1. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork 2. any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber More Definitions → |
| bandanna | 1. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief More Definitions → |
| basilisk | 1. (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance 2. ancient brass cannon More Definitions → |
| backstop | 1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher 2. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field More Definitions → |
| basaltic | 1. of or relating to or containing basalt More Definitions → |
| banality | 1. a trite or obvious remark More Definitions → |
| backbeat | 1. a loud steady beat More Definitions → |
| bandaged | 1. covered or wrapped with a bandage More Definitions → |
| barreled | 1. put in or stored in a barrel 2. (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends More Definitions → |