ba

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Ba
    n 1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group;
         found in barite [syn: {barium}, {Ba}, {atomic number 56}]
    2: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: {Bachelor of
       Arts}, {BA}, {Artium Baccalaurens}, {AB}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ba \Ba\ (b[aum]), v. t. [Cf. OF. baer to open the mouth, F.
   bayer.]
   To kiss. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

ba

   <networking> The {country code} for Bosnia and Herzegowina.

   (1999-01-27)

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

BAY. Is an enclosure to keep in the water for the supply of a mill or other 
contrivance, so that the water may be able to, drive the wheels of such 
mill. Stat. 27 Eliz. c. 19. 
     2. A large open water or harbor where ships may ride, is also called a 
bay; as, the Chesapeake Bay, the, Bay of New York.

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