Nouns Starting With BO
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| book | 1. a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) 2. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together More Definitions → |
| board | 1. a committee having supervisory powers 2. a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes More Definitions → |
| box | 1. a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid 2. private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance More Definitions → |
| body | 1. the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) 2. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity More Definitions → |
| boy | 1. a youthful male person 2. a friendly informal reference to a grown man More Definitions → |
| boards | 1. (used in the plural) the stage of a theater 2. (used in the plural) the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink More Definitions → |
| bottom | 1. the lower side of anything 2. the lowest part of anything More Definitions → |
| bob | 1. a former monetary unit in Great Britain 2. a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around More Definitions → |
| boat | 1. a small vessel for travel on water 2. a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce More Definitions → |
| bought | More Definitions → |
| bonus | 1. anything that tends to arouse 2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output More Definitions → |
| bookmark | 1. a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place More Definitions → |
| booking | 1. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time 2. the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) More Definitions → |
| bond | 1. an electrical force linking atoms 2. a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal More Definitions → |
| border | 1. a line that indicates a boundary 2. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary More Definitions → |
| bound | 1. a line determining the limits of an area 2. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something More Definitions → |
| bowl | 1. a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding grains or liquids 2. a concave shape with an open top More Definitions → |
| boot | 1. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg 2. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools More Definitions → |
| bold | 1. a typeface with thick heavy lines More Definitions → |
| bottle | 1. a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped 2. the quantity contained in a bottle More Definitions → |
| bone | 1. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates 2. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made More Definitions → |
| boss | 1. a person who exercises control over workers 2. a person responsible for hiring workers More Definitions → |
| booty | 1. goods or money obtained illegally More Definitions → |
| boost | 1. the act of giving hope or support to someone 2. an increase in cost More Definitions → |
| boundary | 1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 2. a line determining the limits of an area More Definitions → |
| bookstore | 1. a shop where books are sold More Definitions → |
| bomb | 1. an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions 2. strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion More Definitions → |
| bowling | 1. a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them 2. (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman More Definitions → |
| bow | 1. a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces 2. a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments More Definitions → |
| bobby | 1. an informal term for a British policeman More Definitions → |
| bolivia | 1. a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded More Definitions → |
| boxing | 1. fighting with the fists 2. the enclosure of something in a package or box More Definitions → |
| boom | 1. a deep prolonged loud noise 2. a state of economic prosperity More Definitions → |
| booth | 1. a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches 2. small area set off by walls for special use More Definitions → |
| bones | 1. (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance More Definitions → |
| boulevard | 1. a wide street or thoroughfare More Definitions → |
| borough | 1. one of the administrative divisions of a large city 2. an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament More Definitions → |
| boring | 1. the act of drilling 2. the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum More Definitions → |
| boulder | 1. a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin More Definitions → |
| boutique | 1. a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry More Definitions → |
| boating | 1. water travel for pleasure More Definitions → |
| bolt | 1. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder 2. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech More Definitions → |
| bouquet | 1. an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present 2. a pleasingly sweet olfactory property More Definitions → |
| bother | 1. an angry disturbance 2. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness More Definitions → |
| booklet | 1. a small book usually having a paper cover More Definitions → |
| boyfriend | 1. a man who is the lover of a man or woman More Definitions → |
| booster | 1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc. 2. someone who is an active supporter and advocate More Definitions → |
| bot | 1. botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human More Definitions → |
| bounce | 1. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound 2. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards More Definitions → |
| boarding | 1. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft 2. a structure of boards More Definitions → |
| bowls | 1. a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack More Definitions → |
| botanical | 1. a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves) More Definitions → |
| bonnie | More Definitions → |
| borrow | More Definitions → |
| bounds | 1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something More Definitions → |
| bookshop | 1. a shop where books are sold More Definitions → |
| bombing | 1. an attack by dropping bombs 2. the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists More Definitions → |
| bore | 1. a person who evokes boredom 2. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) More Definitions → |
| borrowing | 1. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source 2. obtaining funds from a lender More Definitions → |
| boxer | 1. someone who fights with his fists for sport 2. a workman employed to pack things into containers More Definitions → |
| bout | 1. (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive 2. a period of illness More Definitions → |
| borrower | 1. someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent More Definitions → |
| bonding | 1. a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child) 2. (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel More Definitions → |
| boiler | 1. sealed vessel where water is converted to steam 2. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid More Definitions → |
| boo | 1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt More Definitions → |
| boiling | 1. the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas 2. cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil More Definitions → |
| bowel | 1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus More Definitions → |
| bomber | 1. a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight 2. a person who plants bombs More Definitions → |
| boil | 1. a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus 2. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level More Definitions → |
| bologna | 1. large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork More Definitions → |
| bohemian | 1. a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life More Definitions → |
| bowman | 1. a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow More Definitions → |
| bootstrap | 1. a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on More Definitions → |
| bookshelf | 1. a shelf on which to keep books More Definitions → |
| boycott | 1. a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies More Definitions → |
| boogie | 1. an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano) More Definitions → |
| bounty | 1. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military 2. the property of copious abundance More Definitions → |
| bodybuilding | 1. exercise that builds muscles through tension More Definitions → |
| bovine | 1. any of various members of the genus Bos More Definitions → |
| botany | 1. all the plant life in a particular region or period 2. the branch of biology that studies plants More Definitions → |
| bouncing | 1. rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts) More Definitions → |
| bonsai | 1. a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot More Definitions → |
| bod | 1. alternative names for the body of a human being More Definitions → |
| bop | 1. an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) More Definitions → |
| boa | 1. a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur 2. any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs More Definitions → |
| boredom | 1. the feeling of being bored by something tedious More Definitions → |
| bourne | 1. an archaic term for a boundary 2. an archaic term for a goal or destination More Definitions → |
| booker | 1. someone who engages a person or company for performances More Definitions → |
| bookkeeping | 1. the activity of recording business transactions More Definitions → |
| bourbon | 1. whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels More Definitions → |
| bookseller | 1. the proprietor of a bookstore More Definitions → |
| boxers | 1. underpants worn by men More Definitions → |
| boardwalk | 1. a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside More Definitions → |
| bonanza | 1. an especially rich vein of precious ore 2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) More Definitions → |
| boast | 1. speaking of yourself in superlatives More Definitions → |
| bog | 1. wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel More Definitions → |
| bookcase | 1. a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books More Definitions → |
| boon | 1. a desirable state More Definitions → |
| booze | 1. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented More Definitions → |
| bolivar | 1. the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos More Definitions → |
| booming | More Definitions → |
| bodied | More Definitions → |
| bonnet | 1. a hat tied under the chin 2. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine More Definitions → |
| bourgeois | 1. a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise 2. a member of the middle class More Definitions → |
| bootleg | 1. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash 2. the part of a boot above the instep More Definitions → |
| bolster | 1. a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows More Definitions → |
| bong | 1. a dull resonant sound as of a bell More Definitions → |
| borderline | 1. a line that indicates a boundary More Definitions → |
| botanic | More Definitions → |
| bobble | 1. the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball More Definitions → |
| boar | 1. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States 2. an uncastrated male hog More Definitions → |
| boardroom | 1. a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) More Definitions → |
| boron | 1. a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder More Definitions → |
| bowler | 1. a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket 2. a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins More Definitions → |
| boomer | 1. a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s More Definitions → |
| bohemia | 1. a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style More Definitions → |
| bonfire | 1. a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration More Definitions → |
| bower | 1. a framework that supports climbing plants More Definitions → |
| bottleneck | 1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel 2. the narrow part of a bottle near the top More Definitions → |
| bodywork | 1. the exterior body of a motor vehicle 2. the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies More Definitions → |
| boomerang | 1. a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower 2. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker More Definitions → |
| bongo | 1. a small drum; played with the hands 2. large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns More Definitions → |
| boasting | 1. speaking of yourself in superlatives More Definitions → |
| bobcat | 1. small lynx of North America More Definitions → |
| bosom | 1. the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept 2. a person's breast or chest More Definitions → |
| bock | 1. a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring More Definitions → |
| bookworm | 1. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit 2. someone who spends a great deal of time reading More Definitions → |
| bookshelves | 1. a shelf on which to keep books More Definitions → |
| bouncer | 1. a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting More Definitions → |
| bombardier | 1. a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery 2. the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target More Definitions → |
| boarder | 1. a tenant in someone's house 2. someone who forces their way aboard ship More Definitions → |
| bonobo | 1. small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species More Definitions → |
| boson | 1. any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons More Definitions → |
| bodyguard | 1. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person 2. a group of men who escort and protect some important person More Definitions → |
| bombardment | 1. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) 2. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target More Definitions → |
| bough | 1. any of the larger branches of a tree More Definitions → |
| bodybuilder | 1. someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature More Definitions → |
| bombshell | 1. an entertainer who has a sensational effect 2. a shocking surprise More Definitions → |
| bookmaker | 1. a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books 2. a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) More Definitions → |
| bodice | 1. part of a dress above the waist More Definitions → |
| bola | 1. a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie 2. a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin More Definitions → |
| boll | 1. the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant More Definitions → |
| bowels | 1. the center of the Earth More Definitions → |
| bookkeeper | 1. someone who records the transactions of a business More Definitions → |
| bourgeoisie | 1. the social class between the lower and upper classes More Definitions → |
| bowing | 1. bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting 2. managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument More Definitions → |
| bonny | More Definitions → |
| bodega | 1. a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries More Definitions → |
| boliviano | 1. the basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos More Definitions → |
| boyhood | 1. the childhood of a boy More Definitions → |
| booby | 1. an ignorant or foolish person 2. small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both More Definitions → |
| bookie | 1. a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) More Definitions → |
| bolero | 1. music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance 2. a short jacket; worn mostly by women More Definitions → |
| bobbin | 1. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound More Definitions → |
| boxcar | 1. a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides More Definitions → |
| bogey | 1. a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil 2. (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole More Definitions → |
| borer | 1. a drill for penetrating rock 2. any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood More Definitions → |
| bowery | More Definitions → |
| bosh | 1. pretentious or silly talk or writing More Definitions → |
| boater | 1. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown 2. someone who drives or rides in a boat More Definitions → |
| boathouse | 1. a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats More Definitions → |
| boldness | 1. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger 2. impudent aggressiveness More Definitions → |
| bolo | 1. a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie 2. long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin More Definitions → |
| botulinum | 1. anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism More Definitions → |
| boudoir | 1. a lady's bedroom or private sitting room More Definitions → |
| bobbing | More Definitions → |
| bobsled | 1. formerly two short sleds coupled together 2. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism More Definitions → |
| bonito | 1. flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna 2. fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna More Definitions → |
| boniface | 1. the owner or manager of an inn More Definitions → |
| bolus | 1. a small round soft mass (as of chewed food) 2. a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine More Definitions → |
| bouillon | 1. a clear seasoned broth More Definitions → |
| boldface | 1. a typeface with thick heavy lines More Definitions → |
| bookman | 1. a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines More Definitions → |
| boilerplate | 1. standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories 2. thick plate iron used in the production of boilers More Definitions → |
| bozo | 1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool 2. an informal term for a youth or man More Definitions → |
| botanist | 1. a biologist specializing in the study of plants More Definitions → |
| boxwood | 1. very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks 2. evergreen shrubs or small trees More Definitions → |
| bootie | 1. a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) More Definitions → |
| boondocks | 1. a remote and undeveloped area More Definitions → |
| borage | 1. hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach 2. an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked More Definitions → |
| bookbinding | 1. the craft of binding books More Definitions → |
| bookplate | 1. a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted More Definitions → |
| bombard | 1. a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family More Definitions → |
| botulism | 1. food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly More Definitions → |
| boatman | 1. someone who drives or rides in a boat More Definitions → |
| bowtie | 1. a man's tie that ties in a bow More Definitions → |
| bocce | 1. Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court More Definitions → |
| bottlenose | 1. any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean 2. northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead More Definitions → |
| bogie | 1. a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil 2. an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft More Definitions → |
| boogeyman | 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children More Definitions → |
| borax | 1. an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent More Definitions → |
| bordello | 1. a building where prostitutes are available More Definitions → |
| bobsleigh | 1. formerly two short sleds coupled together 2. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism More Definitions → |
| borrelia | 1. cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever More Definitions → |
| bossy | More Definitions → |
| boucle | 1. a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect More Definitions → |
| bole | 1. a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment) 2. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber More Definitions → |
| boozer | 1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually More Definitions → |
| borzoi | 1. tall fast-moving dog breed More Definitions → |
| booger | 1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children 2. dried nasal mucus More Definitions → |
| bougainvillea | 1. any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions More Definitions → |
| bonefish | 1. slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons More Definitions → |
| bookmobile | 1. a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore More Definitions → |
| bondsman | 1. a male slave 2. someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else More Definitions → |
| boor | 1. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement More Definitions → |
| borate | 1. a salt or ester of boric acid More Definitions → |
| borderland | 1. district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area More Definitions → |
| bonehead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence More Definitions → |
| boatyard | 1. a place where boats are built or maintained or stored More Definitions → |
| boule | 1. an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork More Definitions → |
| bollard | 1. a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) More Definitions → |
| boreas | 1. a wind that blows from the north More Definitions → |
| boatswain | 1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen More Definitions → |
| bourdon | 1. a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone More Definitions → |
| borosilicate | 1. a salt of boric and silicic acids More Definitions → |
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