ballup

something badly botched or muddled ;

ballyhoo

blatant or sensational promotion ;

ballyhoo artist

someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention ;

balm

semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation ; any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing ;

balm of gilead

medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees ; small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised ; a fragrant oleoresin ;

balminess

the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing; "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the climate had the softness of the south of France" ;

balmoral

a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side ; a sturdy laced walking shoe ;

balmoral castle

a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign ;

balochi

an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf ;

baloney

pretentious or silly talk or writing ;

balsa

forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts ; strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats ;

balsa raft

a light raft made of balsa ;

balsa wood

strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats ;

balsam

an ointment containing a fragrant resin ; any seed plant yielding balsam ; any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes ;

balsam apple

a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit ;

balsam capivi

an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments ;

balsam family

distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers ;

balsam fir

medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees ;

balsam herb

tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum ;

balsam of peru

dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases ;

balsam of tolu

aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups ;

balsam pear

tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit ;

balsam poplar

poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves ;

balsam willow

small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed ;

balsam woolly aphid

a variety of adelgid ;

balsaminaceae

distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers ;

balsamorhiza

genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam ;

balsamroot

a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots ;

balthasar

(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus ;

balthazar

(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus ;

baltic

a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European ; a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy ;

baltic-finnic

a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian ;

baltic language

a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto-Indo European ;

baltic republic

European countries bordering the Baltic Sea ;

baltic sea

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy ;

baltic state

European countries bordering the Baltic Sea ;

baltimore

the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center ;

baltimore bird

eastern subspecies of northern oriole ;

baltimore oriole

eastern subspecies of northern oriole ;

balto-slavic

a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages ;