| ABYSMAL | • abysmal adj. (Now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. • abysmal adj. (Figurative) extremely bad; terrible. • ABYSMAL adj. immeasurably deep. |
| ABYSSAL | • abyssal adj. (Archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. • abyssal adj. (Geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. • abyssal adj. (Geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth’s crust; plutonic. |
| AMBASSY | • ambassy n. Obsolete form of embassy. • AMBASSY n. the offices of an ambassador, also EMBASSY. |
| BABYSAT | • babysat v. Simple past tense and past participle of babysit. • baby-sat v. Simple past tense and past participle of baby-sit. • BABYSIT v. to care for a child temporarily. |
| BALSAMY | • balsamy adj. Like balsam, as of balsam. • BALSAMY adj. fragrant. |
| BANYANS | • banyans n. Plural of banyan. • BANYAN n. (Hindi) an Indian fig tree with vast spreading branches; a Hindu trader, also BANIA, BANIAN. |
| BARYTAS | • barytas n. Plural of baryta. • BARYTA n. barium monoxide. |
| BASALLY | • basally adv. In a basal manner. • BASAL adv. relating to, or forming, the base. |
| BAYAMOS | • bayamos n. Plural of bayamo. • BAYAMO n. a strong wind, esp. one blowing from the bight of Bayamo (the capital city of Granma Province, Cuba). |
| BAYARDS | • bayards n. Plural of bayard. • BAYARD n. a bay horse, or horse generally. |
| BAYYANS | • BAYYAN n. (Arabic) an official declaration in Islam. |
| KABAYAS | • kabayas n. Plural of kabaya. • KABAYA n. (Malay) a cotton jacket. |
| SABAYON | • sabayon n. Synonym of zabaglione. • SABAYON n. (French) a sauce of whipped egg yolks, sugar and wine. |
| SALABLY | • salably adv. Alternative form of saleably. • SALABLE adv. able to be sold, also SALEABLE, SELLABLE. |
| SASSABY | • sassaby n. (Dated) Alternative form of tsessebe. • SASSABY n. (Setswana) a kind of African antelope, also TSESSEBE. |
| SAYABLE | • sayable adj. Capable of being pronounced or uttered; articulable. • sayable n. That which can be said. • SAYABLE n. a thing that can be said. |
| SCYBALA | • scybala n. (Medicine) hardened masses of feces. • SCYBALUM n. (Greek) a lump or mass of hard faeces in the intestine. |