babuch-o: babouche: Turkish heel-less slipper. — DEFIRS
babirus-o: babirusa, babiroussa. — DEFIRS
babuin-o: baboon (Cynocephalus Babuin). — DEFIRS
bacheler-o: bachelor (of a university); -eso: bachelorship, b. degree; -o pre cienco: b. of science: -o-kandidato: aspirant, candidate for the b. degree (cf. celibulo). Def.: l'unesma (minim alta) universitatala grado; III-72. — DEFIRS
bacil-o: bacillus; -ala, -atra, -forma: bacillary, bacilliform. — DEFIRS
badern-o: (nav.) paunch-matting, chafing-mat, thrummed mat. — FIS
badian-o, -i: (bot.) star or Chinese aniseed; -iero: badian: aniseed tree (Illicium anisatum). — DEFRS
badijon-ar: (tr.) to badigeon; -ivo: badigeon: a cement or distemper paste of powdered stone and plaster. — EF
bagaj-o: baggage, luggage; -vagono: b. car; bilieto di -o: ticket for b.; depoz-eyo di- -o: b. room; manu- -o: hand b.; -uyo: holder, boot (of a carriage); enskribeyo di -o: b. check-room; portisto di -i: b. porter. — DEFIRS
bagatel-o: bagatelle, trifle, trash, bauble; -verko: literary trifle. — DEFIS
bagn-o: bagnio: convict hulk or prison; -ano: galley-slave, -convict. — DEFIS
bait-o*: byte: a unit of computer information that is equal to eight bits.
bak-ar: (tr.) to bake (dry heat); freshe, nove, heme -ita: fresh, newly, home baked; -o-forno: b. oven. — DE
Bak-o: Bacchus; -ala: Bacchic; -an-ino: bacchante; -ano: a follower of B. — DEFIRS
bakanal-o: (lit. and fig.) bacchanalia: a drunken feast or revel. — DEFIRS
bakteri-o: bacterium; -ala, -atra: bacterial; -ocid-ivo: bactericide. — DEFIRS
bakteriologi-o: bacteriology; -isto: bacteriologist. — DEFIRS
balo: ball (dance); mask- -o: masked b.; puer- -o: children's dance; travesti- -o: fancy (dressed) ball; -chambro: ball-room; -shui: pumps; -acho: public-house dance, shindy. — DEFIRS
balad-o: ballad, ballade: epic dance and song. — DEFIRS
balanc-o: balance: scales; -o Romana: steelyard; letro- -o: letter-scale; tordo- -o: torsion b.; ponderar per -o: to weigh by a b. — DEFIRS
balancier-o: (of machines) a balancing body; fly-wheel; gimbals (of a compass). Def.: Maso (generale roto-forma) qua ocilas cirkum sua baricentro per risorto; II-641. — DEFIRS
balaklav-o*: (helmet, headwear) balaclava.
balas-rubin-o: a balas ruby. — DEFIRS
balast-o: ballast (for railways, ships); -eyo: b. space; -izar: to b.; sen- -igar; des- -izar: to unb. — DEFRS
balay-ar: (tr.) to sweep; -ilo: a broom; -il-eto: brush; -aji: sweepings; mancho-, shafto di -ilo: broom handle; fac-isto di -ili: b. maker; strado- -isto: street-sweeper (vehicle). — F
balbut-ar: (tr., intr.) to stutter, stammer (from emotion); to lisp (as an infant); to boggle; hem and haw, to hesitate in reading and reciting (cf. barbuliar). V. exp.: vid. stoterar. — FIS
bald-e: soon, ere long, shortly; -a: which will soon take place; til -e: (fig.) goodbye for the moment; tam -e kam: as soon as; esos -e du kloki: it is near two o'clock. Ex.: Ni venis maxim balde posible. Ni departos balde. — D
baldakin-o: baldachin: tester (of a bed); canopy (of a throne, altar, etc.); lito kun -o: bed with canopy. — DEFIRS
baldri-o: baldric, shoulder belt (for sword, etc.). — DEFI
balen-o: whale; -yuno: young w.; -pesk-isto: whaler; -o-navo: w.-ship; -kanoto: w. boat; -oleo: w. oil. — FISL
balet-o: ballet; -ist-ino: b. dancer. — DEFIRS
balif-o: bailiff: a judicial functionary. — EFIS
balis-o: (nav.) sea-mark, buoy, beacon (cf. boyo); (land) signal-pole (on R.R. or towpath); -eto: (surveyor's) ranging rod; -izar: to buoy, erect beacons. — FS
balist-o: ballista: a war machine. — DEFIRS
balistik-o: ballistics. — DEFIRS
balkon-o: (arch.) balcony; (nav.) stern gallery (of a ship); fenestro kun -o: window with b. — DEFIRS
baln-ar: (tr.) to bath, bathe, lave; -uyo: bath (receptacle); -ala: bathing; -eyo: bathing place; -anto, -ero, -isto: bather, bath-keeper; -o-kuvo: b. tub; -o-mantelo: b. robe; -o-aquo: bath water; -o-kalsono:bathing-drawers; pedo-o: foot-b.; sedo- -o: hip-b.; mar- -o: sea-bathing; maria- -o: (chem.) water-bath; -o-chambro: b. room; -o-terapio: b. therapeutics; term-ala -i: thermal b.s. — DEFIRS
balon-o: ball or sphere filled with air; -eto: small ball (as for tennis, etc.); -o, -ego: air-balloon (For technical terms cf. IV-330-1). — V. exp.: Sfero esas la geometrial, abstraktita figuro. Bulo e globo konkreta materiala sfero. On uzas bulo precipue por la ludi (bulo di biliardo, di kegoludo), e globo precipue por la cienci (la tera globo, sive reala, sive reprezentata per kartona globo). Buleto esas uzata sive por la infantala ludo, sive en la tekniko (rulo sur buleti). Kuglo esas rezervata a la projektili di pafilo (fusili, pistoli, e.c.) qui en nia tempo neplus esas sfera o sferatra. Kuglego esas projektilo di kanono. Balono esas globo o bulo kava, mola, plena de aero (kompresita) e konseque elastika, por ludar. Baloneto esas la Angla «ball» por ludar. Balonego esas la vulgara nomo di la (sferata) aerostati (plena de gaso). On povas nomar li simple baloni, kande nula ambigueso esas posibla; III-99. — DEFIRS