Bad blood. Ill-will, malice, hatred, hate, venom.
Bad faith. Perfidy, perfidiousness, traitorousness, dishonesty, unfairness, faithlessness, lack of fidelity, want of good faith, breach of faith, Punic faith, punica fides or fides punica.
Badge, n.
- 1. Token of office, shield of office, official star or emblem.
- 2. Emblem of membership, cognizance, device.
- 3. Emblem (of anything), sign, mark, token, stamp, brand.
Badger, n. Bawson (or bawsin), brock.
Badger, v. a. Persecute, tease, worry, harry, bait, annoy, vex, plague, harass, torment, pester, trouble, bother, hector.
Baffle, v. a.
- 1. Frustrate, foil, balk, thwart, defeat, mar, upset, check, neutralize, checkmate, undermine, circumvent.
- 2. Confound, bewilder, perplex, disconcert, out-general, out-manœuvre.
Bag, n. Sack, pouch, wallet, reticule.
Bagatelle, n. [Fr.] Trifle, small matter, thing of no consequence or importance.
Baggage, n. Luggage, personal effects, travelling effects, traps.
Bagnio, n.
- 1. Bath, bathing-house.
- 2. Brothel, stew, bawdy-house, house of prostitution, house of ill-fame.
Bail, n.
- 1. Security, surety.
- 2. Handle (of a pail, etc.).
Bail, v. a. Admit to bail.
Bailiff, n.
- 1. Deputy-sheriff, deputy-marshal, deputy-constable.