English words: bowbearer to box out

300 English words, part 105 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.

English words bowbearer to box out

bowbearer noun: An underofficer of the forest who dealt with trespassers.
bowbent adjective: bent, like a bow (for archery)
bowcap noun: Alternative form of bow cap.
Bowden proper noun /ˈbaʊdən/: A surname.
Bowden cable noun: A flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel) relative to a hollow outer housing.
Bowditch proper noun: A habitational surname.
Bowditch effect noun: The autoregulation process by which myocardial tension increases with an increase in heart rate.
Bowdler proper noun: A surname.
bowdlerisation noun: The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise verb: Alternative form of bowdlerize.
bowdleriser noun: Alternative form of bowdlerizer.
bowdlerism noun: A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerization noun: The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerize verb /ˈbaʊd.ləˌɹaɪz/: To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowdlerized adjective, verb: Expurgated, especially in a comprehensive way (such as systematically throughout an entire work).
bowdlerizer noun: One who bowdlerizes.
Bowdoin proper noun: A surname from French.
Bowdoinham proper noun: A town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States.
Bowdon proper noun: A suburban village near Altrincham, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7586).
bowdrill noun: Alternative form of bow drill.
bowed adjective, verb /boʊd/: Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).
bowed down adjective, verb: Weighed down with troubles; dejected.
bowed dulcimer noun: A type of Appalachian dulcimer played with a bow and held upright like a cello.
bowed guitar noun: Synonym of arpeggione.
bowed psaltery noun: A psaltery adapted to be played with a bow instead of with plucking, with a triangular shape and a hole (rose) in the center of the soundboard.
bowedness noun: Quality of being bowed.
bowel noun, verb /ˈbaʊ.əl/: A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
bowel cancer noun: Any of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract, rectum, or colon.
bowel movement noun: The discharge of feces from the body, an act of defecation.
bowel obstruction noun: An obstruction of the intestines which prevents normal digestion.
bowel transit time noun: The amount of time that it takes for food to travel from the mouth to the end of the intestine.
bowelism noun: Alternative form of bowellism.
Bowell proper noun: A surname from Norman
bowelled adjective, verb: Having bowels; hollow.
bowelless adjective: Without pity.
bowellism noun: high tech architecture; a style of architecture that places pipes, ducts and other mechanical utilities outside the building to maximise interior space.
bowels noun /ˈbaʊ.əlz/: The deepest or innermost part.
Bowen proper noun /ˈbəʊ.ən/: A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Bowen-Armstrong syndrome noun: Synonym of Rosselli-Gulienetti syndrome.
Bowen-Conradi syndrome noun: An autosomal-recessive disease involving skeletal dysmorphology and growth failure.
Bowen's disease noun: A neoplastic skin disease, an early stage or intraepidermal form of squamous cell carcinoma.
bowenite noun: A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
bowenoid adjective: Resembling Bowen's disease.
Bowenwork noun: Bowen technique (bodywork technique)
bower noun, verb: A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
bower anchor noun: each of the two main anchors of a ship, carried permanently attached to their cables on each side of the bow, always ready to be let go in case of an emergency.
Bower-Barff verb: To subject (metal) to the Bower-Barff process for reducing corrosion.
bower bird noun: Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells,...
bower vine noun: A flowering vine native to Australia and grown as an ornamental in warmer climates, Pandorea jasminoides
Bowerbank proper noun: A surname.
bowerbird noun: Alternative spelling of bower bird.
bowered adjective: Furnished with a bower.
bowerland noun: A rural area; farmland; bowery.
bowerless adjective: Not having a bower.
bowerlet noun: A little bower.
Bowerman proper noun: A surname.
Bowersock proper noun: A surname.
Bowersox proper noun: A surname.
bowerwoman noun: A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
bowery adjective, noun /ˈbaʊəɹi/: Structure with roof for shade but with no walls used for public gatherings. A pavilion.
Boweryish adjective: Swaggering; flashy.
bowess noun: A bower, or young hawk.
bowfin noun /ˈbəʊfɪn/: especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).
bowfing adjective: Stinking; disgusting.
bowfish verb: To fish with a bow.
bowfisher noun: One who engages in bowfishing.
bowfisherman noun: Synonym of bowfisher.
bowfishing noun: The act of fishing with a bow.
bowfoil noun: Alternative form of bow foil.
bowframe noun: Alternative form of bow frame.
bowfront adjective: Having an outward curving front.
bowge verb: To bulge or swell out.
bowget noun: Alternative form of bouget.
bowgie noun: Alternative form of bowjy.
bowgrace noun /ˈbaʊɡɹeɪs/: A frame or fender made of rope or junk (old cordage), hung over the sides or bow (front) of a vessel to avoid it getting damaged.
bowguard noun: A protective cover worn on the wrist or forearm, sometimes extending to partially cover the hand, which provides protection from the snap of a released...
bowgun noun: Synonym of crossbow.
bowgunner noun: Synonym of crossbowman.
bowgy noun: Alternative form of bowjy.
bowhead noun /ˈbəʊhɛd/: A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
bowhead whale noun: A bowhead.
bowhunt verb: To hunt game using a bow and arrow.
bowhunter noun: One who hunts with a bow and arrow.
bowhunting noun: The hunting of game using a bow and arrow.
bowhuntress noun: A female bowhunter.
bowie noun /ˈbəʊ.i/: Ellipsis of Bowie knife.
bowie knife noun /ˈbuːi naɪf/: A large sheath knife, usually of clip point style and usually with large guards at the ricasso.
Bowiean adjective: Of or relating to David Bowie (1947–2016), English musician and actor.
bowieite noun: A rhodium-iridium-platinum sulfide mineral.
Bowiesque adjective /boʊiˈɛsk/: Reminiscent of David Bowie (1947–2016), English musician and actor, or his work; glamorous; eclectic; innovative.
bowing noun, verb /ˈbaʊɪŋ/: The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
bowing acquaintance noun: Synonym of nodding acquaintance (“casual or partial familiarity”).
bowing and scraping noun, verb: Obsequious or deferential behaviour.
bowing stone noun: A cromlech.
bowingly adverb: in a bowing manner
bowjowler noun: Alternative spelling of bulljowler.
bowjy noun: A shed for cattle or sheep.
bowk verb /boʊk/: To belch, to burp.
Bowker proper noun: A surname.
Bowkett proper noun: A surname.
bowkite noun: Alternative form of bow kite.
bowknot noun /ˈbəʊnɒt/: A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
bowl noun, verb /bəʊl/: As much as is held by a bowl.
bowl a googly verb: to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.
bowl along verb: To travel smoothly and relatively quickly.
bowl barrow noun: A tumulus shaped like an inverted bowl.
bowl chair noun: papasan chair
bowl cut noun: A haircut featuring a straight fringe across the front and the hair of even length around the rest of the head, resembling the shape created by trimming...
bowl down verb: To knock over.
bowl full noun: Alternative form of bowlful.
bowl game noun: A Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl, comparable to dice.
bowl haircut noun: Synonym of bowl cut.
bowl hat noun: A type of woman's hat of the 1920s, having a hard round felt top and very narrow brim.
bowl lute noun: A lute with a body shaped like a bowl.
bowl of cherries noun: An enjoyable experience.
bowl-off noun: bowl-out
bowl out noun, verb: To take all the opponents' wickets (in whatever way) and thus end their innings.
bowl over verb: To overwhelm; to cause to fall to the ground.
bowl pack noun: A quantity of a recreational drug sufficient to fill the bowl of a small pipe used to smoke it.
bowl saver noun: A woodturning tool used to core out the inside part of a bowl, allowing the waste piece to be used to create a smaller bowl.
bowl-shaped adjective: Having the form or the shape of a bowl; characterized by a concave, curved, or round structure.
bowl up verb: To travel or arrive in a wheeled vehicle.
bowl wax noun: A soft wax gasket inserted between the outlet horn of a floor-mounted toilet and the flange to which it is bolted, to seal the connection.
bowla contraction: Contraction of bowl + of.
bowladrome noun: Synonym of bowling alley.
Bowland proper noun: A surname.
bowlas noun: Round tarts of sugar, apple and bread, sold in the streets.
bowlback noun: Synonym of roundback (“kind of mandolin”).
Bowlby proper noun: A surname.
Bowlbyan adjective: Of or relating to John Bowlby (1907–1990), British developmental psychologist.
bowled adjective, verb /bəʊld/: Having a bowl or bowl-shaped element.
bowled around the legs adjective: Having lost to a bowl-out by a ball that passes the leg side before hitting the wicket.
bowleg noun /ˈbəʊlɛɡ/: A leg that curves outward at the knee.
bowlegged adjective: Alternative form of bow-legged.
bowleggedness noun: The quality of being bow-legged.
Bowlen proper noun: A surname from German.
bowler noun /ˈbəʊ.lə/: One who engages in the sport of bowling.
bowler hat noun, verb: A hard round black felt hat with a narrow brim, formerly worn by men.
bowler hat out verb: To eject (someone) from an organization.
bowler hatted adjective, verb: Wearing a bowler hat.
bowlered adjective: Wearing a bowler hat.
bowless adjective /ˈbəʊləs/: Without a bow.
Bowley proper noun: A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5452).
bowlful noun: The amount that a bowl will hold.
bowlfull noun: Now uncommon spelling of bowlful.
bowlike adjective /ˈbəʊlaɪk/: Resembling or characteristic of a bow (bent frame for firing arrows).
bowlin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of bowling.
bowline noun /ˈbəʊlɪn/: A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
bowlined adjective: Fastened with a bowline.
bowling noun, verb /ˈbəʊlɪŋ/: A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling
bowling alley noun: A building or room which contains lanes for bowling.
bowling average noun: The number of runs conceded divided by the number of wickets taken, used as a statistic.
bowling bag noun: A long bag with two rounded handles, of the kind used for carrying bowling equipment.
bowling ball noun: A solid ball used in the sport of bowling, with finger holes allowing it to be picked up.
bowling club noun: A club for people who play bowls.
bowling crease noun: The white line marked at each end of the pitch through the wicket and ending at the return creases. When bowling the bowler's front foot must not cross this...
bowling figures noun: A group of statistics listed for each bowler in a single innings:- number of overs bowled, number of maiden overs bowled, number of runs conceded and number...
bowling green noun: A finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of bowls.
bowling shirt noun: A style of camp shirt, typically incorporating contrasting earth tones and simple geometric designs, sometimes made of silk, and sometimes with a single...
bowling-shirted adjective: Wearing a bowling shirt.
bowling shoe noun: A kind of shoe to be worn while playing the sport of bowling, usually having a rubber sole for traction.
bowlingite noun: saponite.
bowlliards noun: A pool game that borrows aspects of tenpin bowling.
bowllike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
bowlmaker noun: A manufacturer of bowls.
bowlmaking noun: The manufacture of bowls.
bowlo noun /ˈbəʊləʊ/: A bowling club.
bowls noun, verb /bəʊlz/: A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than...
bowlslop noun: Synonym of slop bowl.
bowltube iris noun: The plant Iris macrosiphon.
bowmaker noun: Alternative form of bow maker.
bowmaking noun /ˈbəʊmeɪkɪŋ/: The manufacture of bows for archery.
bowman noun /ˈbəʊmən/: A man who uses a bow; an archer.
Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor noun: Any of a family of eukaryotic proteinase inhibitors found mainly in the seeds of legumes and in cereal grains.
Bowman's capsule noun: A cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.
Bowman's gland noun: An olfactory gland consisting of an acinus in the lamina propria and a secretory duct going out through the olfactory epithelium.
bowman's root noun: Gillenia trifoliata, a herbaceous perennial in the Rosaceae family, native to eastern North America, with pale pink flowers.
Bowmans proper noun: A locality in the Mid North of South Australia, named after pastoralists R and C Bowman.
bowmanship noun /ˈboʊmənʃɪp/: A mastery of archery.
Bowmar Brain noun: Nickname for the Bowmar 901B, the first American-made pocket calculator.
bowmaster noun /ˈbəʊˌmæstə(ɹ)/: An expert or consummate archer.
Bowmont proper noun: A rural community in Canyon County, Idaho, United States.
Bowmore proper noun: A village on Loch Indaal, Islay, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR3159).
bowmouth guitarfish noun: Rhina ancylostoma, a ray of the family Rhinidae.
Bown proper noun: A surname.
Bowne proper noun: A surname.
Bowness proper noun: A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
bowperson noun: A bowman or bowwoman.
bowpicker noun /ˈbaʊˌpɪkə(ɹ)/: A gillnet boat that deploys the net from the bow of the boat.
bowplane noun: A surface, usually horizontal, near the bow of a marine vessel, used for stability or control.
bowrail noun: Alternative form of bow rail.
Bowral proper noun: A town in Wingecarribee Shire, Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia.
bowrider noun /ˈbaʊˌɹaɪdə(ɹ)/: A kind of runabout boat with an open bow area.
bowriding noun: Alternative form of bow riding.
Bowring proper noun: A surname.
Bowron proper noun: A surname.
bowsaw noun: Alternative form of bow saw.
bowse noun, verb: To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
bowser noun: A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.
Bowsher proper noun: A surname.
bowshock noun: Alternative spelling of bow shock.
bowshot noun /ˈbəʊʃɒt/: The act of firing an arrow from a bow.
bowside noun: Right-hand side of a rowing boat.
bowsie noun: A simple device with three holes used for tensioning stays on boats or guy-lines on tents.
bowsing ken noun: Alternative spelling of bousing ken.
bowsman noun /ˈbaʊzmən/: A sailor who works in the bow of a vessel.
bowsmith noun: A maker of bows (weapon).
bowspring noun: Alternative form of bow spring.
bowsprit noun /ˈbəʊspɹɪt/: A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bowspritted adjective: Having a bowsprit.
bowssen verb /ˈbaʊsən/: To dunk or immerse (into water, for remedial purposes).
bowstave noun /ˈbəʊsteɪv/: The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
bowstring noun, verb /ˈboʊ.stɹɪŋ/: The string of an archer's bow.
bowstring bridge noun: A tied-arch bridge, which has an upper arch tied to the bridge deck below.
bowstring hemp noun: Synonym of marool.
bowstring knot noun: A type of open loop knot often used to form a lariat, or for a bowstring end, as the name suggests.
bowstringed adjective, verb: Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringer noun: A device for stringing a bow.
bowstroke noun: Alternative form of bow stroke.
bowswoman noun: A female archer.
bowsy noun: An unsavoury and unreliable (usually male) layabout.
bowtel noun: Alternative form of boultel.
bowtell noun: Alternative form of boultel.
bowthruster noun: Alternative form of bow thruster.
bowtie adjective, noun /bəʊˈtaɪ/: A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
bowtiearene noun: A macrocycle composed of a fluorophore suspended in a pillararene
bowtied adjective: Wearing a bowtie.
bowtop noun: A kind of vardo or wagon with an arched roof.
bowwoman noun /ˈbəʊwʊmən/: A female archer.
bowwood noun: Any wood suited to making bows for archery.
bowwow noun, verb: Alternative spelling of bow-wow.
bowwow theory noun: Alternative form of bow-wow theory.
bowyang noun /ˈbəʊjaŋ/: A strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending.
bowyer noun /ˈbəʊ.jə(ɹ)/: A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
bowyery noun: Synonym of bowmaking (“manufacture of bows for archery”).
box noun, verb /bɒks/: A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
box and cox verb: To alternate with each other, often in the same post or location.
box and lock verb: To suppress or hide (something) so that it is not readily available or capable of action.
box and whisker plot noun: Alternative form of box and whiskers plot.
box and whiskers plot noun: A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics – median, upper quartile, lower quartile, and upper extreme and lower extreme values...
box art noun: The illustrations or photography on the box in which a product is packaged.
box beam noun: Synonym of box girder.
box bed noun: A bed that is completely enclosed to provide the occupant with privacy, resembling a freestanding box or built into a wall.
box bike noun: Synonym of bakfiets.
box boy noun: A man who assists a disc jockey by transporting and setting up the speakers, the collection of records, etc.
box braids noun: Hair braids characterized by "boxy" or square-shaped hair divisions.
box breathe verb: To perform box breathing.
box breathing noun: A breath-based relaxation technique that involves visualizing a journey around the four sides of a square, pausing while travelling horizontally and...
box calf noun: A type of chromium-tanned calfskin leather with a regular grain of rectangular lines.
box camera noun: A very simple type of photographic camera, being box shaped, and with a simple lens, and using roll film for taking snapshot pictures.
box canyon noun: A canyon which has a single access for entrance and exit, being otherwise enclosed on all sides by steep walls.
box car noun: Alternative form of boxcar (etymology 1)
box checker noun: A person who follows instructions to the letter and avoids taking any risks.
box clever verb: To act wisely.
box coat noun: A heavy overcoat worn by coachmen riding on the box seat.
box-counting dimension noun: Synonym of Minkowski-Bouligand dimension.
Box-Cox distribution noun: The distribution of a random variable X for which the Box-Cox transformation on X follows a truncated normal distribution.
box crab noun: Any of the crabs of the genus Calappa.
box cutter noun: Alternative form of boxcutter.
box-drawing character noun: A text character used for creating geometric frames and boxes.
box elder noun: Acer negundo, a North American maple.
box elder maple noun: Acer negundo
box file noun: A lightweight flattish cuboidal container with a hinged lid, suitable for storing a stack of papers.
box-fresh adjective: Chiefly of shoes or other clothing: fresh from the box in which they were purchased; brand-new, ostentatiously new.
box girder noun: A steel beam with a hollow rectangular cross section; used for constructing bridges etc.
box Harry verb: To go without dinner.
box hockey noun: A game in which two competing players with sticks attempt to move a hockey puck through the central dividers of a box and out through a goal hole on the...
box house noun: A saloon with cubicles in which customers could tryst with waitresses.
box in verb: To enclose by drawing a box around.
box iron noun: A non-electric clothes iron which is heated by placing something hot (as a piece of iron (the slug), or heated charcoal) into its hollow chamber.
box jelly noun: box jellyfish
box jellyfish noun: Pacific jellyfish of class Cubozoa.
box joint noun: Synonym of finger joint.
box junction noun: A junction designed to prevent congestion and gridlock. Vehicles may only enter the box-shaped area (usually marked with crossing diagonal lines) if their...
box kick noun, verb: A type of kick performed by the scrum-half. From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking...
box kite noun: A kite consisting of two light rectangular boxes, or cells open on two sides, and fastened together horizontally.
box kite spider noun: Any orbweaver in the genus Isoxya of tropical Africa.
box lacrosse noun: An indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America, and distinguished from field lacrosse.
box level noun: A spirit level in which a glass-covered box is used instead of a tube.
box-like adjective: Alternative form of boxlike.
box lunch noun: A packed lunch in a box.
box man noun: The pilot flying behind the leader in a box formation.
box meal noun: A ready meal that is supplied and packaged in a box.
box model noun: The set of CSS rules that govern the size, shape, spacing, borders, and margins of web page elements.
box money noun: Any money that is collected or reserved in a box, especially a charity box.
Box-Muller transform noun: A pseudorandom number sampling method for generating pairs of independent, standard, normally distributed (zero expectation, unit variance) random numbers,...
box nasty noun: A packed lunch supplied in a box.
box no. noun: Abbreviation of box number.
box number noun: A numerical address for postal correspondence, managed by a company or organisation on behalf of the addressee, and used e.g. for convenience, if one does...
box of birds noun: Alternative form of box of fluffy ducks.
box of fluffies noun: Alternative form of box of fluffy ducks.
box of fluffy ducks noun: Used to express that everything is good.
box of ivories noun: A set of teeth.
box of tricks noun: A box, suitcase, etc., used by a magician to carry stage paraphernalia.
box off verb: To turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.
box office noun /ˈbɒksˌɒfɪs/: A place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema.
box-office bomb noun: A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.
box oneself into a corner verb: To create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives or solutions.
box operator noun: Synonym of d'Alembert operator.
box out verb: To position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.

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.