Bassetting, n. Cropping out, out-crop.
Bastard, n. Love-child, whoreson, illegitimate child, natural child.
Bastard, a.
- 1. Illegitimate, natural, spurious, base-born, misbegotten, whoreson.
- 2. Spurious, false, counterfeit, not genuine, pretended, sham, supposititious.
Baste, v. a.
- 1. Beat (with a stick), cudgel, cane, drub, thrash, buffet, pound, pommel. See beat,
- 1.
- 2. Moisten with fat.
- 3. Sew (with long stitches), stitch (loosely).
Bastinado, n. Cudgelling, basting, beating (usually on the soles of the feet).
Bastinado, v. a. Cudgel, baste, beat (as above).
Bat, n.
- 1. Stick, club, cudgel, walking-stick.
- 2. Brickbat, broken brick.
- 3. Cheiropter, wing-handed mammal.
- 4. Pack-saddle.
Batch, n. Quantity (as of bread, ore, etc., treated at one time), amount, lot, collection, crowd.
Bate, v. a. Abate, lessen, diminish, decrease, reduce, rebate, remit, suppress, suspend, hold in, repress.
Bathe, v. a.
- 1. Wash, lave, immerse.
- 2. Flood, cover, suffuse.
- 3. Immerse, enwrap, infold.