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Page 13 of 86 for the letter B

baader, baader, badder, badderin, bahthir, bahthirin, baither, baitherin, bather, batherin, bathir, bathirin, bauther, bauther, bautherin, bautherin, bither, bitherin, boather, boatherin, boathur, boathurin, bor, borra, borrain, bother, botherin, budder, budderin, buther, butherin,
bather [ˈba(ː)ðər, ˈbɑðər, I.Sh. ˈbadər]
also arch. badder
n. A trouble, a plague, one who constantly pesters or teases, a troublesome person.
pl. bathers Teasing, nonsense.
v. To bother, annoy, pester, plague or tease. To be troubled, to give oneself trouble or bother.
bathert, bathered
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
batherin: Bothering, troubling, pestering etc.
Bathket, Bathkit,
Bathkit [ˈbaθkɪt]
pn. Bathgate (West Lothian).
 
From Gaelic Both Chèit.
batter, battereen, batterie, batterin, batters, battert, battery, better, betters,
batter [ˈbatər]
n. A medical plaster. pl. batters a book cover
v. To batter. To paste or glue, fasten to a wall or together. To stiffen with paste,
pt. pp. battert, battered
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
batterin: SW. Raining heavily.
battert wi: Battered by (someone).
battery: A built embankment.
battle,
battle [batl]
n. An encountering or conflict of armed hosts.
baitle, baittle, battill, battle, bottle, buttle,
battle [batl, bɔtl, botl, bʌtl]
n. Rich pasture.
bats, batts,
batts [bats]
n. pl. The botts, colic.
Baabel, Baubel, Bawbel,
Baubel [ˈbɑːbəl]
pn. Babel (of the Biblical tower).
baach, baachelt, baachle, bachal, bachall, bachel, bachelt, bachle, bachled, bachles, bachlt, baghal, baghle, bahle, bauch, bauchel, bauchelt, bauchil, bauchilt, bauchle, bauchled, bauchlin, bauchlt, bawchle, bechlin, bochel, bochle, bock, boghle,
bauch [bɑːx, bɔːx, N. I. baːx, S. bɑux]
adj. Indifferent, sorry, feeble, bad tasting. Of an instrument: blunt, dull or turned on the edge. Backward, bashful, timid, sheepish, foolish. Weak, tired, exhausted, seedy.
 
bauchle [ˈbɑːxl, ˈbɔːxl, N. I. ˈbaːxl, U. ˈbɔxl]
n. An old shoe. An old, feeble person.
v. Distort, shuffle.
pt. pp. bauchelt [ˈbɑːxlt, ˈbɔːxlt, N. I. ˈbaːxlt, U. ˈbɔxlt] adj. Badly shod, down at heels, worn or battered out of shape. Distorted, clumsy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bauch-hertit: Shy, bashful, timid.
bauchlin: Shambling, slipshod.
mak a bauchle o: To treat with disrespect, to make a butt or botch of.
bacon, baicon, baucon, bawcon, becon, becon,
baucon [ˈbɑkən, ˈbɔːkən]
n. Bacon.
baad, baud, bawd,
baud [bɑːd, bɔːd]
n. A quantity of gorse or thistles, growing closely together. Thick worms strung on worsted for eel fishing.

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