القاموس

"is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation // 196 220.) It is etymologically related to p v f w and m letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in E

"To kiss."

"To cry baa or bleat as a sheep." — "The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat."

"The bleating of a sheep."

"The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and Canaanitish nations." — "The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal was applied."

"of Baal"

"Worship of Baal; idolatry."

"Alt. of Baalite"

"A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater."

"of Baa"

"A kind of plum cake."

"To line with Babbitt metal."

"A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction."

"To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles." — "To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words." — "To talk much; to chatter; to prate." — "To make a continuous

"of Babble"

"Babble."

"An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets." — "A hound too noisy on finding a good scent." — "A name given to any one of family (Timalinae) of thrushlike birds having a chattering note."

"Babble."

"of Babble"

"An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby." — "A doll for children."

"Babyhood."

"The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place." — "Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused mixture of sounds as of voices or languages."

"Finery of a kind to please a child."

"Alt. of Babion"

"of Baby"

"of Baby"

"The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also babbling warbler."

"A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron manganese and lime."

"A baboon."

"Alt. of Babirussa"

"A large hoglike quadruped (Sus / Porcus babirussa) of the East Indies sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved."

"Like a babe; a childish; babyish."

"The doctrine of a modern religious sect which originated in Persia in 1843 being a mixture of Mohammedan Christian Jewish and Parsee elements."

"A believer in Babism."

"The ring of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin and is used for dyeing drab."

"Alt. of Babu"

"One of the Old World Quadrumana of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth cheek pouches a short tail and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are m

"Baboonish behavior."

"Like a baboon."

"A Hindoo gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also a Hindoo title answering to Mr. or Esquire."