Bandage, n. Fillet, band, binding, cincture, belt.
Bandit, n. Outlaw, robber, brigand, freebooter, footpad, highwayman, marauder.
Banditti, n. pl. Band of outlaws or robbers.
Bandy, v. a.
- 1. Toss, toss about, toss to and fro, agitate, dispute about.
- 2. Exchange, interchange, give and take.
Bandy, a. Crooked, bent, bow-(legged).
Bane, n.
- 1. Poison, venom.
- 2. Pest, scourge, curse, ruin, destruction, harm, injury. See bale.
Baneful, a.
- 1. Poisonous, venomous.
- 2. Destructive, noxious, hurtful, injurious, pernicious, mischievous, deadly, ruinous, fraught with evil. See
baleful.
Banewort, n. Belladonna, dwale, deadly-night-shade (Atropa belladonna).
Bang, v. a.
- 1. Beat, thump, pound, strike, knock, maul, pommel, thrash, cudgel, thwack, handle roughly, deal roughly
with.
- 2. Slam, shut with a bang.
Bang, v. n. Ring, rattle, resound, re-echo, clatter.
Bang, n.
- 1. Clang, clangor, whang.
- 2. Blow, thump, whack, thwack, lick, knock.
Banian, n. (Bot.) Indian fig-tree (Ficus Indica). Same as Banyan.