Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. bat
A. Instrumentalists not including string players
2. bee
B. Sandy shore beside the sea
3. bake
C. An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
4. batman
D. State capital and largest city of Massachusetts
5. bird
E. The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons
6. bass
F. Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond
7. bookfair
G. Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball
8. bean
H. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
9. Baseball
I. Fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
10. best
J. The supreme effort one can make
11. bait
K. Large furry animal that hibernates in winter
12. Basketball
L. Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
13. bond
M. A very young child who has not yet begun to walk or talk
14. base
N. Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical
15. Boston
O. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
16. bomb
P. Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root
17. Bahamas
Q. To prepare with dry heat in an oven
18. beep
R. A short high tone produced as a signal or warning
19. beach
S. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop
20. band
T. Island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba
21. beet
U. Any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh
22. babe
V. Superhero of Gotham City
23. bear
W. Money that must be forfeited by the ___ if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
24. bop
X. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species