| ABASEMENTS | • abasements n. Plural of abasement. • ABASEMENT n. the state of being abased (humbled); humiliation. |
| ABASHMENTS | • abashments n. Plural of abashment. • ABASHMENT n. the state of being abashed. |
| ABSORBANTS | • absorbants n. Plural of absorbant. • ABSORBANT n. an absorbant substance, also ABSORBENT. |
| ABSTAINERS | • abstainers n. Plural of abstainer. • ABSTAINER n. one who abstains. |
| BANDOBASTS | • bandobasts n. Plural of bandobast. • BANDOBAST n. (Urdu) an organisation, also BANDOBUST, BUNDOBUST. |
| BANDSTANDS | • bandstands n. Plural of bandstand. • BANDSTAND n. a structure for accommodating a band of musicians. |
| BASALTINES | • BASALTINE n. a black or brown-green mineral. |
| BASTINADES | • bastinades n. Plural of bastinade. • bastinades v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastinade. • BASTINADE v. (French) to beat with a stick or baton, esp. on the feet, also BASTINADO. |
| BASTNASITE | • bastnasite n. Alternative form of bastnaesite. • bastnäsite n. Alternative form of bastnaesite. • BASTNASITE n. (Swedish) a reddish-brown fluorite of cerium, also BASTNAESITE. |
| BEANFEASTS | • beanfeasts n. Plural of beanfeast. • bean-feasts n. Plural of bean-feast. • bean␣feasts n. Plural of bean feast. |
| BEANSTALKS | • beanstalks n. Plural of beanstalk. • BEANSTALK n. the stem of a bean plant. |
| BOATSWAINS | • boatswains n. Plural of boatswain. • BOATSWAIN n. a ship's officer in charge of equipment and maintenance, also BOSUN. |
| CONTRABASS | • contrabass n. The part or section one octave lower than bass. • contrabass n. Double bass; string bass. • contrabass n. Any of the several contrabass instruments. |
| SANDBLASTS | • sandblasts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandblast. • SANDBLAST n. a sand-laden wind. |
| SWEATBANDS | • sweatbands n. Plural of sweatband. • SWEATBAND n. an absorbent wristlet worn by e.g. tennis players to prevent sweat running down to their hands. |
| WAISTBANDS | • waistbands n. Plural of waistband. • WAISTBAND n. the strip of fabric in a garment that fits round the waist. |