All English words - page 436

Meanings of Babirussa:

noun

A forest-dwelling wild pig with several upturned hornlike tusks, native to malaysia.

Usage examples:

Fruits close to the ground are gobbled by babirusas (forest pigs), deer and other earth-bound anima…

Meanings of Babis:

noun

An adherent of babism.

Usage examples:

This book examines the roots of the babi religion

Meanings of Babish:

adjective

Characteristic of or befitting a baby; having features associated with a baby; baby-like.

Meanings of Babism:

noun

A religion founded in 1844 by the persian mirza ali muhammad of shiraz (1819–50) (popularly known as ‘the bab’), who taught that a new prophet would follow muhammad.

Usage examples:

Dr. soergel suggested putting theosophy, sufism and babism close to islam to infer their connection…

Meanings of Babist:

adjective

Of or relating to the babis or their doctrine.

noun

Babi.

Meanings of Baboon:

noun

A large old world ground-dwelling monkey with a long doglike snout and large teeth.

Usage examples:

A free-ranging vervet monkey, baboon, or macaque recognizes other members of his group as individua…

Meanings of Baboonery:

noun

Grotesque or absurd ornamentation, carving or pictures; an example of this. compare "baboon" babery historical after middle english.

Meanings of Baboonish:

adjective

Reminiscent or characteristic of a baboon; resembling that of a baboon.

Meanings of Baboons:

noun

A large old world ground-dwelling monkey with a long doglike snout and large teeth.

Usage examples:

A free-ranging vervet monkey, baboon, or macaque recognizes other members of his group as individua…

Meanings of Babouche:

noun

A heelless slipper, typically in oriental style.

Meanings of Babouvism:

noun

The beliefs of françois noël babeuf or his followers; the babouvist movement.

Meanings of Babouvist:

noun

A follower or supporter of babeuf or his beliefs, most notably the doctrine of universal equality of income and the abolition of private property; specifically a member of any of various 19th-cent. french political organizations espousing this principle.

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of babeuf, the babouvists, or their beliefs.

Meanings of Babs:

noun

A baby or young child.

Usage examples:

Why does my mom keep asking me if the royal bab is born—i'm not the royal correspondent

Meanings of Babu:

noun

A respectful title or form of address for a man, especially an educated one.

Usage examples:

I could see kana-babu's shop

Meanings of Babudom:

noun

The world of babus; babus collectively.

Meanings of Babuism:

noun

The fact or condition of being a babu; the culture, characteristics, or typical behaviour of babus.

Meanings of Babul:

noun

(in south asia) a tropical acacia introduced from africa, used as a source of fuel, gum arabic, and (formerly) tannin.

Usage examples:

During the ahmedabad action, gandhi wrote leaflets to his followers, the mill workers, every day, a…

Meanings of Babuls:

noun

(in south asia) a tropical acacia introduced from africa, used as a source of fuel, gum arabic, and (formerly) tannin.

Usage examples:

During the ahmedabad action, gandhi wrote leaflets to his followers, the mill workers, every day, a…

Meanings of Babus:

noun

A respectful title or form of address for a man, especially an educated one.

Usage examples:

I could see kana-babu's shop

Meanings of Babushka:

noun

(in russia) an old woman or grandmother.

Usage examples:

Shouldn't we give up the nervous fingering of the beads of the grandmas and the babushkas?

Meanings of Babushkas:

noun

(in russia) an old woman or grandmother.

Usage examples:

Shouldn't we give up the nervous fingering of the beads of the grandmas and the babushkas?

Meanings of Baby:

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

His wife's just had a baby

adjective

Comparatively small or immature of its kind.

Usage examples:

A baby version of the oxford movement

verb

Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.

Usage examples:

Her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

Meanings of Baby boomer:

noun

A person born in the years following the second world war, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate.

Usage examples:

America's healthcare costs are expected to soar as baby boomers become senior citizens

Meanings of Baby-buggy:

noun

A small bed for carrying a baby that has four wheels and a wide handle for pushing it

Meanings of Baby-carriage:

noun

A small bed for carrying a baby that has four wheels and a wide handle for pushing it