English to English Dictionary

Ballow

A pole, stick, or cudgel.

Balneological

Relating to balneology, the scientific study of the therapeutic uses of baths and mineral springs.

Bammer

Cannabis or marijuana of very poor quality, potency, or flavor.

Bang-out

An unexcused or sudden absence from work, often coordinated among multiple employees.

Bang-to-rights

Caught in the very act of committing a crime or wrongdoing, with undeniable evidence.

Banket

A conglomerate gold-bearing ore found in South Africa, characterized by quartz pebbles in a quartzitic matrix.

Banking Principle

A doctrine in monetary economics holding that the volume of bank notes and credit in circulation should be regulated automatically by the commercial needs of trade rather than by a fixed ratio to gold reserves.

Bannet

A regional or historical term for a cap, bonnet, or hat, particularly one worn in Scotland and Northern England.

Banon

A small, unpressed, soft goat's milk cheese from Provence, France, typically wrapped in chestnut leaves and tied with raffia.

Banwensere

A traditional socio-cultural title or lineage designation originating from West African communities, often associated with leadership or preservation of oral history.

Barabbas

The biblical figure, a prisoner released by Pilate at the Passover festival instead of Jesus.

Barghest

A legendary monstrous black dog of English folklore, often associated with the supernatural and regarded as an omen of death.