2. Vulgarism, slang, unauthorized expression.
Barbarity, n. Cruelty, savageness, brutality, brutishness, ferociousness, ferocity, inhumanity, truculence, hardness of heart, manners of a barbarian.
Barbarous, a. 1. Uncivilized, rough, coarse, rude, untutored, ignorant, unlettered, uncultivated, savage, barbarian, barbaric.
2. Cruel, inhuman, brutal, brutish, ferocious, ruthless, fell, truculent, fierce, bloody.
3. Uncouth (as a word or an expression), harsh, vulgar, contrary to good usage.
Barbed, a. 1. Bearded.
2. Clad in armor.
Barberry, n. Pepperidge-bush.
Bard, n. 1. Poet, minstrel.
2. Caparison, horse-armor, trappings for a horse.
Bare, a. 1. Naked, nude, denuded, uncovered, unclothed, undressed.
2. Simple, sheer, mere.
Bare, v. a. Strip, uncover, make bare.
Barefaced, a. 1. Undisguised, unreserved, unconcealed, palpable, conspicuous, glaring, notable, notorious.
2. Impudent, presumptuous, shameless, audacious.
Barely, ad. Merely, simply, only.
Bargain, n. 1. Compact, agreement, stipulation, covenant, contract, convention, concordat, treaty, indenture.
2. Cheap purchase, purchase on favorable terms, good bargain.
Bargain, v. n. Contract, agree, stipulate, covenant, make a bargain.
Barilla, n. Carbonate of soda (impure), kelp.
Bark, v. n. Yelp.
Bark up the wrong tree, [Colloquial.] Mistake, err, make a mistake, be in the wrong box.
Barm, n. Yeast, ferment, leaven.
Barmy, a. Yeasty.
Barren, a. 1. Unprolific, incapable of bearing offspring, not prolific.
2. Unfertile, fruitless, unproductive, sterile, acarpous.
3. Scanty, not copious.
Barricade, n. Obstruction (as in the streets of a city to serve as a fortification), barrier.
Barricade, v. a. Obstruct, block up, stop up.
Barrier, n. Obstruction, obstacle, hinderance, bar, barricade, stop, impediment.
Barrister, n. Advocate (admitted to plead at the bar), counsellor, counsel, lawyer, attorney, solicitor, attorney at law, limb of the law.
Barrow, n. 1. Wheelbarrow.
2. Mound, hillock.
3. Hog (especially a castrated hog).
Barter, v. n. Make exchanges, traffic by exchanges.
Barter, v. a. Give in exchange, barter away.
Barter, n. Exchange, traffic by exchange.
Barter away, Barter.
Baryta, n. Oxide of barium.
Barytes, n. Heavy spar, sulphate of baryta.
Base, a. 1. Ignoble, plebeian, vulgar, untitled, nameless, unhonored, base-born, of low birth.