Word origins

• BärensteinA municipality of Erzgebirgskreis district, Saxony, Germany.
• BarlageA surname from German.
• BarndtA surname from German.
• baroucheA four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with collapsible half-hood, two double seats facing each other, and an outside seat for the driver.
• barracks communismA crude, authoritarian, forced collectivism and communism where all aspects of life are bureaucratically regimented.
• BartholomayA surname from German.
• Bartmann jugA bellarmine.
• BartnickA surname.
• barytonA viol-like stringed instrument (chordophone) mainly played with a bow but with a set of plucked strings as well, originating in European music prior to the 1800s.
• Basel-CityBasel-Stadt (a canton of Switzerland).
• Basel-CountryBasel-Landschaft (a canton of Switzerland).
• Basel-LandschaftA canton of Switzerland.
• Basel-StadtA canton of Switzerland.
• basset hornAn alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.
• BathkeA surname from German.
• BattenbergerA resident of inhabitant or Battenberg.
• BattenfieldA surname from German.
• BatzelA surname from German.
• batzenA silver coin minted in Bern, Switzerland from the 15th century until the mid-19th century, equal to 10 rappen.
• BauckeA surname from German.
• BaumgaertnerA surname.
• BaumkuchenA kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings.
• BaumlerA surname from German.
• bauplanA plan of the essential elements of the bodies of a related group of organisms.
• BausermanA surname from German.
• BautchA surname from German.
• bebungA tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the pedal.
• BechererA surname from German.
• BeechlerA surname from German.
• BeekerA surname.
• BeerbowerA surname from German.
• beer gardenThe outdoor section of a public house, where customers can sit in the sun and enjoy their beverages. In Bavaria (Germany) often under horse chestnut trees, where you are allowed to bring your own food if you consume the restauration's beverages.
• BegemanA surname from German.
• BehnkenA surname from German.
• BeightolA surname from German.
• beikostAn infant's first non-liquid food, such as mashed vegetables or applesauce, given to supplement or replace breast milk.
• BeilfussA surname from German.
• BeilkeA surname from German.
• BeislerA surname from German.
• BeisselA surname from German.
• BelgerA surname from German.
• belletristA person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres
• BendorfA surname from German.
• BenshoofA surname from German.
• BensmanA surname from German.
• benterA surname from German.
• BerbockA surname from German.
• BereitschaftspotentialA measure of activity in the motor cortex and supplementary motor area of the brain, leading up to voluntary muscle movement.
• -bergAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
• bergfriedA tall defensive tower typically found in medieval castles in German-influenced countries.
• BerggruenA surname from German.
• Bergisches LandA low mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of the Rhine and south of the Ruhr; the largest town is Wuppertal.
• bergmealAn earthy substance, resembling fine flour, composed of the shells of infusoria.
• bergshrundA large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.
• bergstockA long pole with a spike at the end, used in climbing mountains; an alpenstock.
• BergstresserA surname from German.
• BerhowA surname from German.
• BerishA surname from German.
• berlock dermatitisA streaky form of phytophotodermatitis caused by exposure to perfume containing bergapten.
• BermsgrünA district of Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.
• BernsdorfA town in Bautzen district, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany.
• BernskoetterA surname from German.
• BerresA surname from German.
• BerschA surname from German.
• BertholfA surname from German.
• BertkeA surname from German.
• BesserwisserA know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck.
• BessingerA surname from German.
• BethanienA rural town in Barossa Council, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia, formerly known as Bethanien
• BetkerA surname from German.
• betty lampA lamp consisting of a shallow lidded metal vessel with a small spout for a coarse wick, fueled by tallow, grease, or oil, usually hung by a hook and chain, and used especially in the American colonies.
• BetzerA surname from German.
• BeusA surname.
• biandryThe state of having two male partners.
• BichselA surname from German.
• BiebelA surname from German.
• BiehlerA surname from German.
• BiererA surname from German.
• bierstubeA beer hall.
• bierwurstA smoked, seasoned Brühwurst sausage originally from Bavaria in Germany, with a garlicky flavor and dark red color.
• big O notationA particular notation, useful in the analysis of algorithms, which describes the limiting behavior of a function when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity, usually in terms of simpler functions.
• Bildsteinagalmatolite
• bilicyaninA blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.
• biliverdinA green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.
• BillingerA surname from German.
• BiltzA surname from German.
• biocoenosisA community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit.
• biogenyBiogenesis.
• BirchlerA surname from German.
• birdglueSynonym of birdlime (“sticky substance used to catch birds”)
• BirknerA surname from German.
• BirxA municipality of Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, Thuringia, Germany.
• BischofbergerA surname from German.
• BischofswerdaA town in Saxony, Germany.
• BiserA surname from German.
• BittenbinderA surname from German.
• bitterlingAny of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
• black blocAny group of individuals who join a protest or demonstration, wearing black clothing including items to protect and/or conceal their faces and often engaging in violence and vandalism; the tactic of forming and participating in such a group.
• black DutchA European with dark hair, eyes, and skin, especially one from or claiming to be from Germany or the Netherlands, sometimes (derogatory, ethnic slur) with disparaging racial overtones.
• black forestA style of confectionery that is a combination of dark chocolate, cream, and cherries.