English words: bountifully to bowable
300 English words, part 104 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 26 have a page of their own.
English words bountifully to bowable
- bountifully adverb: In a bountiful manner.
- bountifulness noun: The characteristic of being bountiful.
- bountihead noun: Bounteousness.
- bountihood noun: goodness; generosity
- bountiless adjective: Alternative form of bountyless.
- bountiousness noun: Alternative spelling of bounteousness.
- bountith noun: A bonus payment made by an employer to a servant.
- bounty noun, verb /ˈbaʊnti/: Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
- bounty hunter noun: A person who catches criminals and brings them to the police in return for a reward.
- bounty jumper noun: One who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty.
- Bountygate proper noun: The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal.
- bountyhed noun: goodness; virtue
- bountyless adjective: Without bounty.
- bouquet noun /buːˈkeɪ/: An arrangement or bunch of cut flowers; a nosegay.
- bouquet garni noun: A bundled mixture of herbs or dried herbs used as a flavouring for stews, soups, and sauces.
- bouquet of circles noun: A graph with only one vertex.
- bouquet of spheres noun: A wedge product of two or more spheres joined at a distinguished point, usually the equator.
- bouquetin noun /buk(ə)ˈtæn/: Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
- bouquetlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a bouquet.
- bouquets and brickbats noun: Praise and criticism; complimentary and uncomplimentary feedback (to the same or to different targets).
- Bour proper noun: A surname.
- bourasque noun: A tempest.
- Bourassa proper noun: A surname.
- Bourbakian adjective, noun: Relating to Bourbakism.
- Bourbakism noun: A 20th-century French movement aiming to found all of mathematics on set theory.
- Bourbakist noun: A supporter of Bourbakism.
- Bourbeau proper noun: A surname from French.
- bourbon noun /ˈbɜː(ɹ).bən/: A whiskey distilled in the United States from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels.
- bourbon and branch noun: Ellipsis of bourbon and branch water, bourbon whiskey mixed with plain water.
- Bourbon biscuit noun: An oblong chocolate-flavoured biscuit with a chocolate cream filling.
- bourbon chicken noun: A North American Cajun-style or Chinese-style dish of chicken marinated in soy sauce with brown sugar, ginger, bourbon whiskey, and sometimes honey.
- bourbon cream noun: A chocolate-flavoured biscuit consisting of two baked halves filled with chocolate icing.
- Bourbon rose noun: A class of hybrid rose originating from the island of Réunion, resulting from a natural cross between China roses.
- bourbon whiskey noun: Alternative form of bourbon.
- Bourbonesque adjective: Reminiscent of the Bourbon dynasty of Europe.
- Bourbonian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Bourbon dynasty of Europe.
- bourbonic adjective: Of or relating to the House of Bourbon.
- Bourbonish adjective: Characteristic of a Bourbon Democrat.
- Bourbonism noun: The principles of the supporters of the House of Bourbon; obstinate conservatism.
- Bourbonist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Bourbonism
- Bourbonize verb: To bring under the power or influence of the Bourbon dynasty of Europe.
- Bourbonnais proper noun: A historical province in the centre of France. Capital: Moulins.
- Bourchier proper noun: A surname.
- bourd noun: A joke; jesting, banter.
- Bourdain proper noun: A surname from French.
- Bourdeau proper noun: A surname from French.
- Bourdeaux turpentine noun: A turpentine obtained from Pinus pinaster (maritime pine).
- bourder noun: A jester.
- Bourdieu proper noun: A surname from French.
- Bourdieuan adjective: Of or relating to Pierre Bourdieu (1930–2002), sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher, whose work was primarily concerned with the dynamics of power...
- Bourdieusian adjective: Of or pertaining to Pierre Bourdieu.
- Bourdin proper noun: A surname from French.
- bourdon noun /ˈbʊədən/: The burden or bass of a melody.
- bourdonnée adjective: Having the ends terminating in rounded knobs like those on a pilgrim's staff; pommetty.
- bourek noun: An Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll
- bourekas noun: Israeli snacks related to the burek, made from either phyllo dough or puff pastry, with various fillings.
- bourette noun: A slubby yarn or fabric made of silk waste.
- bourgeois adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/: Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
- bourgeoise noun: A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
- bourgeoisie noun /ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/: A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.
- bourgeoisification noun: The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; embourgeoisement.
- bourgeoisify verb /bɔː(ɹ)ʒˈwɑːzifaɪ/: To make bourgeois.
- bourgeoisitic adjective: bourgeois
- bourgeoisly adverb: In a bourgeois manner.
- bourgeoisness noun: The state or condition of being bourgeois.
- bourgeonal noun: An aromatic aldehyde with a floral fragrance, used in perfumery.
- bourgeoning adjective, noun, verb: sprouting or blossoming
- Bourges proper noun /ˈbʊəʒ/: A cathedral city, the capital of Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
- Bourget proper noun: A surname from French.
- bourghul noun: Alternative form of bulgur.
- bourgie adjective, noun /ˈbuːʒi/: A member of the bourgeoisie.
- Bourgogne proper noun: Burgundy: A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
- Bourgoin proper noun: A surname from French.
- bourgueticrinid noun: Any crinoid of the order Bourgueticrinida
- Bourguibism noun: The political ideology of Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba.
- bourguignon adjective, noun /ˌbɔɹɡinˈjoʊn/: Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient.
- bourguignonne adjective, noun /ˌbɔɹɡinˈjɒn/: Alternative form of bourguignon.
- bouri noun: A mullet (Liza ramada, syn. Mugil capito) found in the rivers of southern Europe and in Africa.
- Bourignian adjective: Of or relating to Antoinette Bourignon (1616-80), a religious visionary who believed religion should consist of inward emotion rather than knowledge or...
- Bourignianism noun: Bourignian beliefs generally.
- bourka noun: Alternative spelling of burka.
- Bourke noun /bɜːk/: Short for Bourke's parrot.
- Bourke's parrot noun: Neopsephotus bourkii, a small Australian parrot.
- bourkha noun: Alternative spelling of burqa.
- Bourland proper noun: A surname.
- bourn noun /bɔːn/: Alternative form of bourne (“small stream or brook”).
- Bournbrook proper noun /ˈbɔːnbɹʊk/: A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0482).
- bourne noun /bɔːn/: A boundary; a limit.
- Bourne test noun: A diagnostic test for vesicointestinal fistulae, based on observation of a urine sample after a barium enema.
- Bournemouth proper noun /ˈbɔːnməθ/: A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England.
- Bournemouthian noun: A native or inhabitant of Bournemouth, England.
- Bourneville's disease noun: tuberous sclerosis
- bournless adjective: Without a bourne or limit.
- bournonite noun: A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
- bournous noun: Alternative form of burnoose.
- Bournville proper noun: A suburb and model village in the south of the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0481).
- Bourout noun: A member of a certain Moghul group.
- bourqa noun: Alternative spelling of burqa.
- Bourque proper noun: A surname from French
- Bourquin proper noun: A surname from French.
- bourré noun: A card game traditionally played in Louisiana, US.
- bourrée noun, verb /bʊˈreɪ/: A baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century.
- bourrelet noun: An accurately machined portion around the diameter of a shell of a gun, which acts to increase accuracy of projectile fit to the barrel.
- bourride noun /bəˈɹiːd/: A dish made with monkfish, mayonnaise, and a vegetable brunoise.
- Boursault noun: A variety of climbing rose.
- bourse noun /bʊəs/: A stock exchange.
- Bourton proper noun: A suburb and former hamlet in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7033).
- Bous proper noun: A municipality of Saarland, Germany.
- bouse noun, verb: To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
- Bousfield proper noun: A surname.
- bousillage noun: A mixture of clay and moss or grass, used in construction as a simpler substitute for pierrotage.
- bousing ken noun: A pub; a public house; a tavern.
- bousouki noun: Alternative form of bouzouki.
- Bousquet proper noun: A surname from French.
- boussingaultite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
- Boustead proper noun: A surname.
- boustrophedic adjective: Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).
- boustrophedically adverb: Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).
- boustrophedon adjective, adverb, noun /ˌbuːstɹəˈfiːdən/: Text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also...
- boustrophedonally adverb: Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).
- boustrophedonic adjective: Written as a boustrophedon (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines).
- boustrophedonical adjective: Synonym of boustrophedonic.
- boustrophedonically adverb: As a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner (such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters...
- boustrophic adjective: Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”).
- bout noun, preposition, verb /ˈbaʊt/: A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
- 'bout ship verb: Alternative form of about ship (“to tack through 180 degrees”).
- bouta contraction: Alternative form of boutta.
- boutade noun: A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim.
- boutargue noun: bottarga
- 'boutcha contraction, noun /ˈbaʊt͡ʃə/: Pronunciation spelling of about you.
- 'boutchu contraction /ˈbaʊt͡ʃu/: about you
- boutefeu noun: An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.
- boutell noun: Alternative form of boultel.
- Boutelle proper noun: A surname from French.
- bouterolle noun: Alternative form of boterol.
- boutfit noun: An outfit chosen for a bout.
- Boutilier proper noun: A surname from French.
- Boutin proper noun: A surname from French.
- boutique noun /buˈtik/: A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
- boutique camping noun: Synonym of glamping.
- boutique hotel noun: A small hotel in settings with upscale accommodations and individualized unique selling points.
- boutiquelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a boutique.
- boutiquey adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a boutique (fashionable shop).
- bouton noun /buːˈtɒn/: A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon.
- boutonneuse fever noun: A fever resulting from infection by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii.
- boutonniere noun /ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/: A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.
- boutonniere deformity noun: A deformed position of the fingers or toes, in which the joint nearest the knuckle is permanently bent toward the palm while the farthest joint is bent away...
- boutonniered adjective: Wearing a boutonniere.
- Boutros proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
- bouts-rimés noun /ˌbuː ɹiːˈmeɪ/: A game in which someone is given rhyming words as the ends of verses of a poem, which need to be filled out.
- boutta contraction, verb /ˈbaʊtə/: about to
- Boutte proper noun: A surname from French.
- Boutwell proper noun: A surname.
- boutye interjection /ˈbaʊtjə/: an informal greeting
- boutylka noun: A Russian unit of measure equivalent to 1.353 pints, about the capacity of a wine bottle.
- bouvardia noun: Any plant of the genus Bouvardia.
- bouvardin noun: A cyclic hexapeptide, isolated from Bouvardia ternifolia, that has anticancer properties
- Bouveret-Hoffmann syndrome noun: Paroxysmal tachycardia.
- Bouvier noun: Synonym of bouvier des Flandres (“type of dog”).
- bouvier des Flandres noun: A breed of very large black dog with terrier-like appearance.
- bouw noun: A unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectares.
- bouwerie noun: Alternative form of bowery (“type of farm or estate”).
- bouwery noun: Alternative form of bowery (“type of farm or estate”).
- Bouyei noun: A Tai ethnic group of southern China and northern Vietnam.
- Bouyer proper noun: A surname from French.
- Bouygues proper noun: A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
- bouyon noun /ˈbuːjɒn/: A genre of popular music from Dominica.
- bouzillage noun: Alternative form of bousillage.
- bouzing ken noun: Alternative spelling of bousing ken.
- bouzouk noun: Alternative spelling of buzuq.
- bouzouki noun /bəˈzuːki/: A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
- bouzoukia noun: A Greek nightclub playing traditional Greek music.
- bouzoukist noun: Someone who plays the bouzouki.
- Bova proper noun: A surname.
- Bovard proper noun: A surname from French.
- bovarism noun: Alternative spelling of bovarysm.
- bovarist noun: A person who experiences bovarysm.
- bovarysm noun: An imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself.
- bovate noun: Synonym of oxgang.
- bove preposition /bʌv/: Above.
- Bovee proper noun: A surname.
- Bovell proper noun: A surname from Norman.
- Boves proper noun: A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- Bovey proper noun: A river in Devon, England, which joins the River Teign.
- Bovey coal noun: Synonym of lignite, particularly the specific kind found at Bovey Tracey.
- bovial adjective: Of or pertaining to cattle.
- bovichthyid noun: Alternative spelling of bovichtid.
- bovichtid noun: Any fish of the family Bovichtidae.
- bovicidal adjective: Pertaining or inclined to bovicide.
- bovicide noun: The killing of a cow.
- bovicin noun: Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Streptococcus bovis
- boviculture noun: The rearing and care of cattle.
- bovid adjective, noun /ˈboʊvɪd/: An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).
- bovidomorph noun: Any animal having the form of a member of Bovidae
- Bovie proper noun /ˈboʊvi/: A surname.
- boviform adjective: Shaped like an ox.
- Bovina proper noun: An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado.
- bovine adjective, noun /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/: Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- bovine ephemeral fever noun: A viral disease of cattle, caused by species of genus Ephemerovirus, transmitted by insects.
- bovine growth hormone noun: A hormone produced by cows that increases milk production.
- bovine infectious petechial fever noun: Synonym of petechial fever.
- bovine leucosis noun: Alternative spelling of bovine leukosis.
- bovine leukaemia noun: bovine leukosis
- bovine leukemia noun: Alternative spelling of bovine leukaemia.
- bovine leukosis noun: leukaemia in cattle
- bovine malignant catarrhal fever noun: A fatal lymphoproliferative disease that affects bovines.
- bovine papillomatosis noun: An infection of cattle caused by the bovine papillomavirus.
- bovine papillomavirus noun: Any of a paraphyletic group of DNA viruses that commonly cause warts on cattle.
- bovine papular stomatitis noun: A disease in cattle caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae.
- bovine petechial fever noun: Synonym of petechial fever.
- bovine scatology noun: Bullshit.
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy noun /ˈbəʊ̯.vaɪ̯n ˈspʌn.d͡ʒɪ.fɔːm ɛn.sə.fəˈlɒ.pə.θɪ/: A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.
- bovinely adverb: In a herd-following or crowd-following manner: without originality or critical thinking.
- bovineness noun: The state or condition of being bovine.
- Bovingdon proper noun: A village in Hertfordshire, England.
- Bovington proper noun: A surname.
- bovinic acid noun: rumenic acid
- bovinise verb: Alternative form of bovinize.
- bovinised adjective, verb: Alternative form of bovinized.
- bovinity noun /bə.vɪ.nɪ.ti/: The quality of being bovine.
- bovinization noun: The process or the result of bovinizing.
- bovinize verb: To introduce bovine genes into the genome of an organism
- bovinized adjective: Into whose genome has been introduced bovine genes
- Bovino proper noun: A surname.
- bovinocidin noun: The neurotoxin 3-nitropropionic acid
- bovoid adjective, noun: Alternative form of bovine.
- bovoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- bovovaccination noun: The vaccination of cattle with bovovaccine to prevent tuberculosis.
- bovovaccine noun: A vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in cattle.
- Bovril proper noun /ˈbɒvɹɪl/: A brand of beef extract made in the UK.
- bovrilise verb: Alternative form of bovrilize.
- bovrilize verb: To condense; to reduce to essential details, as when explaining something.
- bovuroboside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- bovver interjection, noun, verb /ˈbɒvə/: Pronunciation spelling of bother.
- bovver bird noun: The female counterpart of a bovver boy.
- bovver boots noun: Stout lace-up boots, especially Dr. Martens, perceived to be worn for the purpose of kicking people in fights, and popular with skinheads or other...
- bovver boy noun: A hooligan who creates bother (trouble), specifically a member of a skinhead gang.
- bovver girl noun: The female counterpart of a bovver boy.
- bovvered adjective, verb: bothered; caring about something
- bow interjection, noun, verb /ˈbəʊ̯/: A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
- bow and arrow noun /ˈbəʊ ən(d)ˈæɹəʊ/: A weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver.
- bow and scrape noun, verb /ˌbaʊ ən ˈskɹeɪp/: To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.
- bow ball noun: A rubberized ball placed on the bow of the boat to protect others from collisions with the pointed end of the bow.
- bow bug noun: Any of various dermestid beetles which feed on the hair of a violin bow.
- bow cap noun: A reinforcement made of metal or fabric that is used to strengthen the front section of an airship's bow.
- bow chaser noun: One of a pair of long guns mounted forward in the bow of a sailing warship to fire directly ahead; used when chasing an enemy to shoot away her sails and...
- bow chica wow wow noun: Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow.
- bow-chick-a-wow-wow noun: Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow.
- bow chicka bow wow noun: Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow.
- bow chicka wow wow noun: Alternative form of bow-chicka-wow-wow.
- bow collector noun: A form of current collector in the shape of a bow or loop mounted on the roof of a train or tram.
- bow compass noun: An arcograph.
- bow diddley noun: Alternative spelling of diddley bow.
- bow down verb /baʊ ˈdaʊn/: To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.
- bow down before the porcelain god verb /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/: Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).
- bow drill noun: A simple rotational hand-operated tool of prehistoric origin, used as a fire drill for ignition, or for other drilling tasks such as woodwork and dentistry.
- bow-faced adjective: Having the front surface arced or bowed outward.
- bow foil noun: A retractable underwater wing attached to the bow of a ship.
- bow frame noun: A decorative frame that is shaped like a bow.
- bow-fronted adjective: Synonym of bowfront (“having an outward curving front”).
- bow grip noun: The small section of a stringed instrument's bow near the heel having grippy material such as goatskin leather or snakeskin wrapped tightly around the bow...
- bow guard noun: A protective structure on the bow of a boat.
- bow harp noun: Synonym of arched harp.
- bow hunting noun: Alternative form of bowhunting.
- bow in verb: To turn in, to enter.
- bow kite noun: An inflatable kite incorporating a bridle on the leading edge, and used in kiteboarding or snowkiting.
- bow leg noun: Alternative form of bowleg.
- bow-legged adjective /boʊ lɛ.ɡɪd/: Having bowed legs, having legs bent noticeably outward at the knee.
- bow-legged wi' brass adjective /ˈbaʊ ˌlɛːɡd wɪ ˈbɹaːs/: Wealthy; having lots of money.
- bow-leggedness noun: Alternative form of bowleggedness.
- bow maker noun: One who manufactures bows for use in archery.
- bow net noun: A trap for lobsters, consisting of a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end.
- bow out verb /baʊ aʊt/: To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.
- bow pen noun: bow compasses, one leg of which carries a pen
- bow pencil noun: bow compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil
- bow plane noun: A diving plane mounted on or near the bow of a submarine.
- bow rail noun: A railing that is mounted on the bow of a boat.
- bow riding noun: A behaviour exhibited by dolphins where they swim alongside the bow of a moving boat.
- bow rudder noun: One of the diving rudders on the front of a submarine.
- Bow's notation noun: A diagramming convention for modelling stresses and loads, marking various areas with letters.
- bow saw noun: A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.
- bow shock noun /ˈbaʊʃɑk/: A shock wave formed by the bow of an object travelling at supersonic speed.
- bow spring noun: A spring in the shape of a bow.
- Bow St. Runner noun: Alternative form of Bow Street Runner.
- Bow Street Runner noun: A member of an early police force founded in 1742 in London, England.
- bow stroke noun: The movement of the bow back and forth perpendicularly across the string of an instrument, producing sound.
- bow thruster noun: A sideways-pointing thruster mounted in a tunnel in the bow or under the bow in a pod, for increased maneuverability.
- bow tie noun: Alternative spelling of bowtie.
- bow-tied adjective: Alternative form of bowtied.
- bow to verb: To subserviently adhere to (a tradition, etc.).
- bow up verb /ˌbəʊ ˈʌp/: To become overtaken by impatience, anger or frustration; to reach one's limit; to square up or assert oneself.
- bow wave noun: The wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.
- bow window noun: A curved, bow-shaped window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building; a bay window that is curved.
- bow-wood noun /ˈboʊˌwʊd/: Wood of the Osage orange tree (Maclura pomifera) or the tree itself.
- bow wow adjective, interjection, noun, verb: Representing the sound of a dog barking.
- bow-wow theory noun: A speculative theory that human language originated from the imitation of animal vocalisations.
- bowab noun: An Egyptian doorman.
- bowable adjective: Capable of being bowed (bent)
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.