balm, n. unguent, [ointment]; mitigant, anodyne, assuager, nepenthe, balsam.
balmy, a. [aromatic], odoriferous, [sweet-smelling], [odorous], balsamic.
bamboozle, v. (Colloq.) [cheat], [humbug], [impose upon], [dupe].
ban, n. [announcement], [notice]; [curse], [anathema], [denunciation], malediction, execration; interdiction, proscription, interdict, [taboo].
ban, v. [curse], [anathematize], execrate; interdict, [forbid], proscribe, [taboo].
banal, a. [commonplace], [platitudinous], hackneyed, [trite].
banality, n. [platitude], [commonplace].
band, n. fillet, [fetter], [manacle], [shackle], gyve; cincture, [girth], swaddle; [belt], [zone], cestus; [bandage], [link], [bond], vinculum, withe; [company], [crew], [troop], [gang], [coterie]; cabal, [clique], [club], [junto], [league]; orchestra.
band, v. [league], [confederate], [unite], [clique].
bandage, n. ligature, deligation, fillet; capeline, fasciation, fascia, spica.