Ballast,
stabilising weights, often in a ship's hull.
Ballast,
mixture of sand and gravel, often used for above.
The ship's ballast was ballast.
Baltic King,
monarch of a northern country.
Balti King,
local Indian take-away
The Baltic King bought a vindaloo
at the Balti King.
Band,
group of people
Band,
fastening, strap
Banned,
prohibited
The banned ANC were not a musical band,
nor even a rubber one.
Banned parts,
Band parts
Bandy,
bowed.
Bandy about,
spread gossip.
Don`t bandy about the fact that she has
bandy legs.
Bar,
place to purchase drinks.
Bar,
barrier.
Bar,
legal calling.
Bar,
line of music.
Bar,
lightship, named after its position.
After being called to the Bar, he went to
Sam's Bar, and after a few drinks he vaulted
the bar round the stage and commenced the
first bar of Moonlight Sonata, which he insisted
on singing with a matelot from the Bar lightship.
Bare,
naked.
Bare,
to strip.
Bear,
animal; toy animal often called Edward;
Bear,
name of a public house.
Bear,
carry.
Bear,
to press down on something.
Bear,
name given to falling stock market.
Baristar,
An Italian called to the Bar, to serve drinks becomes a Baristar.
Barrister
A solicitor called to the Bar to serve Justice becomes a Barrister.
Bargee,
person who travels by narrow boat.
Barging,
to travel by narrow boat.
Barging,
pushing, shoving.
Bajee,
variously spelled Indian dish, often made of onions.
We were going barging but the bargee started
barging about, and his bajee fell overboard.
Bark,
skin of a tree.
Bark,
call of a dog.
Bark,
to hit or graze, the shins.
Barque,
ship.
He heard the dog bark and barked his shin
on the bark of the log as he boarded the barque.
Baron,
nobleman.
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