English words: boletoid to bomber

300 English words, part 93 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 40 have a page of their own.

English words boletoid to bomber

boletoid adjective, noun: Having the form of a boletus
boletus noun: An edible mushroom of genus Boletus.
boley noun: Alternative form of booly.
Boleyn proper noun /ˈbəʊlɪn/: A surname.
Bolgar adjective, noun: Alternative form of Bulgar.
Bolgarian adjective, noun: of or pertaining to Bulgars
Bolger proper noun /ˈbɒld͡ʒə/: A surname.
Bolghar adjective, noun: Alternative form of Bulgar.
bolgia noun /ˈboʊldʒə/: Any of the divisions of the eighth circle of Hell, Malebolge, in Dante's Divine Comedy.
boli noun /ˈbəʊ̯.li/: Clipping of stromboli.
bolia noun: Alternative form of boliah.
boliah noun: A kind of light accommodation boat with a cabin, in use on the Bengal rivers.
Bolick proper noun: A surname.
bolide noun /ˈboʊ.laɪd/: An extremely bright meteor.
bolidenite noun: Synonym of boulangerite.
bolidomonad noun: Any alga of the order Bolidomonadales
bolidophycean noun: Any alga of the class Bolidophyceae
bolidophyte noun: Any picophytoplankton of the class Bolidophyceae
boligarch noun /ˈbɒlɪˌɡɑːk/: A Venezuelan oligarch or billionaire.
bolillo noun: A type of white bread roll from Latin America.
bolin noun: Alternative form of bowline (“type of knot”).
Bolinas proper noun: A census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States.
boline noun: A white handled knife used in Wicca, for physical cutting, in contrast to the athame.
Boling proper noun: A surname.
Bolingbroke proper noun /ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/: A surname.
Bolingbrokean adjective: Of or pertaining to Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke.
Bolingbrokian adjective: Alternative form of Bolingbrokean.
Bolingbrook proper noun: A village in Will and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.
Bolinger proper noun: A surname.
bolinopsin noun: A photoprotein present in the ctenophore Bolinopsis infundibulum
bolio noun: Alternative form of boliah.
bolis noun /ˈboʊlɪs/: A bolide or fireball (type of meteor)
Bolita bean noun: A variety of the common bean.
bolitaenid noun: Any octopus of the family Bolitaenidae.
Bolitho proper noun: A locality in Crowan parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6634).
bolitoglossine noun: Any salamander of the subfamily Bolitoglossinae
bolivar noun /bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)/: The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.
Bolivarian adjective, noun /ˌbəʊ.lɪˈvɛəɹi.ən/: Of or relating to the South American independence hero Simón Bolívar or his beliefs.
Bolivarianism noun: Any of various sets of political doctrines in parts of South America, especially Venezuela.
bolivarite noun: An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
bolivia noun: A card game similar to rummy and canasta.
Bolivian adjective, noun /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/: A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.
Bolivian chinchilla noun: short-tailed chinchilla
Bolivian coriander noun: an edible herb of species Porophyllum ruderale, native to South and Central America.
Bolivian marching powder noun: Cocaine.
Bolivian river dolphin noun: A species of dolphin (Inia boliviensis) of the Amazon River.
Bolivian slaty antshrike noun: A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus sticturus
bolivianite noun: Synonym of ametrine.
Bolivianize verb: To make Bolivian.
Bolivianness noun: Quality of being Bolivian.
boliviano noun: the unit of currency in Bolivia, divided into 100 centavos
bolivinid noun: Any foram in the family Bolivinidae.
bolix verb: Alternative spelling of bollix.
bolk verb: To belch.
boll noun, verb /bɒl/: The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
boll weevil noun: A beetle (Anthonomus grandis) measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America.
Bolla proper noun /ˈboʊlə/: A surname.
bollan bane noun: Mugwort.
Bolland proper noun: A surname.
Bollandist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Bollandism.
bollard noun /ˈbɒləɹd/: A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to a wharf, dock, or the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines or towlines are secured.
bollard condition noun: The state of a ship with a propeller operating so as to produce zero or near-zero speed.
bollard pull noun: A method of measuring tug capacity of a tugboat. A measurement of force exerted on an on shore bollard, from a tug line attached to the tugboat pulling away...
bollarded adjective: Furnished with bollards.
bollarding noun: A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a bollard-like shape.
Bolle proper noun: A surname from German.
bolled adjective, verb: Having bolls
bollen adjective: Alternative form of boln (“swollen”).
Bollenhut noun: A formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn since about 1750 by Protestant women as part of their folk costume in the three neighbouring Black Forest...
Boller proper noun: A surname.
Bolles proper noun: A surname from German.
bolletrie noun: Alternative form of bully tree.
bolleyball noun: volleyball.
Bollig proper noun: A surname.
Bollin proper noun: A surname.
bolline noun: Alternative form of boline.
Bollinger proper noun: A surname from German.
Bollington proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East borough, and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9377).
bollito misto noun: An Italian stew made with various meats.
bollix noun, verb /ˈbɒlɪks/: To confuse.
bollix up verb: To confuse or fluster.
Bollman proper noun: A surname.
bollock dagger noun: A dagger with a distinctively shaped shaft having two oval swellings at the guard resembling the male testes.
bollockhead noun: dickhead, jerk
bollocksology noun: Alternative form of bolloxology.
bolloxology noun: nonsense; rubbish
bollu preñáu noun: A dish from Asturias, consisting of a bread roll with a piece of chorizo inside.
bollworm noun: The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
Bolly proper noun: Bollinger champagne
Bollygarch noun /ˈbɒlɪˌɡɑːk/: An Indian oligarch or billionaire.
Bollywood proper noun /ˈbɒ.li.wʊd/: The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.
Bollywoodian adjective: Of or pertaining to Bollywood.
bolmantalate noun: A particular anabolic steroid.
boln adjective, verb /boʊln/: Swollen; puffed out.
Bolney proper noun: A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2623).
bolo noun, verb /ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/: A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
Bolo knife noun: A general term for a traditional pre-colonial small-sized to medium-sized single-edged sword or large knife of the Philippines that functions both as a tool...
bolo tie noun: A necktie consisting of a heavy cord held in front by an ornamental clasp or slide.
boloceroidarian noun: Any sea anemone of the infraorder Boloceroidaria
boloceroidid noun: Any sea anemone of the family Boloceroididae
bologna noun /bəˈləʊnjə/: A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
Bologna bottle noun: A glass bottle that has had its outside cooled slowly and its inside cooled rapidly. It has great external strength but is liable to shatter from a mere...
Bologna flask noun: Bologna bottle
Bologna phial noun: Bologna bottle
Bologna phosphorus noun: Synonym of Bolognian phosphorus.
Bologna sausage noun: Synonym of bologna.
Bologna stone noun: The phosphorescent form of baryte.
Bologna vial noun: Bologna bottle
bolognaise noun: Alternative spelling of bolognese.
Bolognan adjective, noun: Alternative form of Bolognian.
bolognese adjective, noun /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/: An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.
Bolognese sauce noun: A tomato- and ground meat-based sauce originating in Bologna, Italy.
Bolognian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Bologna in Italy; Bolognese.
Bolognian phosphorus noun: A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating barium sulfate.
Bolognian stone noun: Alternative form of Bologna stone.
bolognino noun: Any of several types of coin once minted in Bologna.
bologram noun: The recorded output of a bolometer
boloman noun: A man who uses a bolo (type of machete) as a weapon.
bolombatto noun: A traditional string instrument of West Africa, consisting of four strings stretched over a gourd.
bolometer noun /bəʊ̯ˈlɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/: A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.
bolometric adjective: Of or pertaining to bolometry
bolometric correction noun: The difference between the bolometric magnitude and visual magnitude of a star
bolometric magnitude noun: The magnitude of a star in terms of the total amount of radiation received at all wavelengths
bolometrically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, bolometry.
bolometry noun: The use of a bolometer.
bolon noun: An ethnic group in Mali.
boloney noun: Alternative form of bologna (“sausage”).
Bolonka noun: A colored variation of the all-white Bolognese, a recently developed dog breed from Russia.
bolosaurid noun: Any extinct parareptile of the family Bolosauridae.
Bolotin proper noun: A surname from Russian.
Bolpur proper noun: A city and municipality of Birbhum district, West Bengal, in eastern India.
bolsa noun /ˈboʊlsə/: An exchange for the transaction of business.
bolshevik noun /ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/: A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.
Bolshevikian adjective: Of or relating to the Bolsheviks.
Bolshevikism noun: Bolshevism.
bolshevise verb: Alternative form of bolshevize.
bolshevism noun /ˈbɒlʃəˌvɪz(ə)m/: The strategy used by the Bolsheviks in attempting to gain power in Russia.
Bolshevist adjective, noun /ˈbɒlʃəvɪst/: A Bolshevik.
Bolshevistic adjective: Synonym of Bolshevist.
Bolshevistically adverb: In a Bolshevistic manner.
Bolshevization noun: The action or effect of bolshevizing something; making something Bolshevist.
bolshevize verb: To make Bolshevik.
bolshi adjective, noun: Alternative form of bolshie.
bolshie adjective, noun /ˈbɒl.ʃi/: A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
bolshiness noun: The state of being bolshie.
bolshy adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of bolshie.
bolson noun: A relatively flat and arid valley that is surrounded by mountains and that drains into a central basin.
Bolson tortoise noun: A large species of gopher tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico.
Bolsonarism noun: The philosophy and politics of Jair Bolsonaro.
Bolsover proper noun: A market town in Derbyshire, England.
Bolstad proper noun: A surname.
bolster noun, verb /ˈbɒlstə/: A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
bolster up verb: To bolster (something); to provide support to (something).
bolster wagon noun: A flat or low-sided wagon, typically four-wheeled in contrast to a bogie bolster wagon with eight wheels, fitted with one or more heavy wooden baulks...
bolstered adjective, verb: padded
bolsterer noun: One who, or that which, bolsters.
bolstering noun, verb: The act by which something is bolstered; support.
bolsterless adjective: Without a bolster.
bolsterment noun: The process of bolstering.
bolt adverb, noun, verb /bɒlt/: A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up...
bolt action noun: A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed...
bolt bucket noun: A machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.
bolt circle noun: A theoretical circle passing through the center points of bolt holes positioned with equal spacing.
bolt cropper noun: Synonym of bolt cutter.
bolt cutter noun: A metal tool, resembling a large pair of pliers, used to cut or sheer bolts.
bolt down verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bolt, down.
bolt from the blue noun: A complete surprise; something totally unexpected.
bolt-hole noun: Alternative form of bolthole.
bolt in verb: To overwhelmingly win a race.
bolt-on adjective, noun /bəʊlt ˈɒn/: An accessory that can be bolted on or otherwise attached.
bolt out of the blue noun: Alternative form of bolt from the blue.
bolt rope noun: Alternative spelling of bolt rope.
bolt thrower noun: A mechanical crossbow used by Alliance Special Forces infiltration units in Star Wars.
bolt to the bran verb: To examine thoroughly, so as to separate or discover everything important.
bolt upright adjective: Vertical, with the back held stiffly.
boltable adjective: Capable of being fastened with a mechanical bolt.
boltcutter noun: Alternative form of bolt cutter.
Bolte proper noun: A surname.
boltel noun: Alternative form of boultel.
Bolten proper noun: A surname.
bolter noun, verb /ˈbɒltə/: A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly.
boltface noun: The front surface of a bolt in a firearm or back of the firing chamber, against which the cartridge rests.
bolthead noun: A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation)
bolthole noun: A hole in an animal’s den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit, i.e., a hole the animal may bolt through.
bolti noun: Alternative form of bolty.
bolting noun, verb: An act of bolting or running away.
bolting cloth noun: Fine meshed cloth used to line sieves for grading flour or meal.
boltless adjective: Without bolts (mechanical fasteners).
boltlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a bolt (mechanical fastener).
boltmaker noun: A manufacturer of bolts.
boltmaking noun: The manufacture of bolts.
Bolton proper noun /bɒltən/: A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
boltonia noun: Any member of genus Boltonia of plants in the sunflower family; doll's daisy.
Boltonian noun: A native or inhabitant of Bolton, United Kingdom.
boltonite noun: forsterite
Boltons proper noun: A civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough.
boltrope noun: Alternative spelling of bolt rope.
bolts noun, verb /bəʊlts/: Acronym used to remember the essential features of a map: Border, orientation (north arrow), legend, title, scale.
boltsmith noun: A maker of bolts or arrows.
boltsprit noun: Alternative form of bowsprit.
boltwoodite noun: A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and uranium.
boltwork noun: A system of bolts used in a locking door.
bolty noun: A Nile tilapia, an edible fish of the Nile, of species Oreochromis niloticus (formerly Chromis nilotica).
Boltz proper noun: A surname.
Boltzmann proper noun: A surname.
Boltzmann brain noun: A hypothetical self-aware entity that arises due to random fluctuations of spacetime.
Boltzmannian adjective: Of or pertaining to Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann (1844–1906), Austrian physicist who made pioneering contributions to statistical mechanics and statistical...
Bolu proper noun: A province in northwestern Turkey, between Istanbul and Ankara.
bolus noun, verb /ˈbəʊləs/: A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
bolving noun: The competitive imitation of the bellowing call of a rutting stag
Bolyaian adjective: Of or pertaining to Hungarian mathematician János Bolyai (1802–1860), one of the founders of non-Euclidean geometry.
bolye noun: Alternative form of booly.
bolyeriid noun: Any snake of the family Bolyeriidae.
Bolz proper noun: A surname.
Bolzano proper noun: A city and comune, the capital of the province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
BOM noun /bɑm/: Acronym of bill of materials.
boma noun: An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.
Boman proper noun: A surname.
Bomar proper noun: A surname.
bomb adjective, noun, phrase, verb /bɒm/: An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
bomb around verb: To drive around.
bomb ass adjective: Excellent; great; very successful.
bomb calorimeter noun: A type of constant-volume calorimeter in which material is burned to measure its heat content.
bomb crater noun: A hole in the ground created by the explosion of a large bomb, usually one dropped by a bomber (aircraft).
bomb cyclone noun: A type of extratropical cyclone characterized by high winds, a high level of precipitation, and rapid development.
bomb diggety noun: Alternative form of bomb diggity.
bomb disposal unit noun: Synonym of bomb squad
bomb drop noun: A skateboarding trick resembling the acid drop, but with the skater starting from a standing position on the ledge and dropping onto the skateboard as it falls.
bomb it verb: To travel very rapidly, especially in a vehicle.
bomb ketch noun: Synonym of bomb ship.
bomb material noun: Material that is good for making nuclear bombs: e.g., certain isotopes of uranium, neptunium, and plutonium.
bomb off verb: To stop working; to break; to malfunction.
bomb out verb: To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.
bomb-proof adjective: Alternative form of bombproof
bomb rack noun: A rack on a bomber aircraft that holds bombs that are to be dropped.
bomb scare noun: A threat to detonate an explosive or incendiary device.
bomb shelter noun: An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against bombs.
bomb ship noun: A ship armed with high-angle mortars firing explosive or carcass shells, and specialized for shore bombardment.
bomb shot noun: A mixed drink made by dropping a drink in a small glass (typically a shot glass) into a larger glass holding a different drink.
bomb site noun: An area that an active bomb is contained in, normally sealed off by the authorities.
bomb squad noun: A division of a police force or the military responsible for safely defusing or detonating hazardous explosive devices.
bomb thrower noun: One who throws bombs.
bomb vessel noun: Synonym of bomb ship.
bomba noun: A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico.
bombable adjective: Suitable for bombing; that can be bombed.
bombacaceous adjective: Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae).
bombace noun: cotton; padding
bombaceous adjective: Of the family Bombacoideae (a sub-family of Malvaceae)
bombachas noun: Baggy knee-breeches worn for horseriding in Brazil.
Bombala proper noun: A town in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Bombali proper noun: A district in Northern Province, Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni.
bombard noun, verb /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/: A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
bombard phrase noun: bombastic language
bombardable adjective: Capable of being bombarded; suitable for bombardment.
Bombarde noun: A powerful, brassy reed stop on an organ of 8', 16' or 32'.
bombardelle noun: A small bombard (type of cannon).
bombarder noun: One who bombards.
bombardier noun /ˌbɑm.bɚˈdɪɚ/: A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
bombardier beetle noun: A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from multiple lineages of Carabidae (ground...
bombarding noun, verb: bombardment
bombardman noun /ˈbɒmbɑː(ɹ)dmən/: Someone who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard.
bombardment noun /bɑmbɑɹdmənt/: The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
bombardo noun: Alternative form of bombardon.
bombardon noun: A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
bombards noun, verb: plural of bombard
bombase noun, verb: Cotton wool made from raw cotton, typically used as padding in clothing or as a stopper.
bombasin noun: Alternative spelling of bombazine.
bombasine noun: Alternative form of bombazine.
bombass adjective: Alternative form of bomb-ass.
bombast adjective, noun, verb /ˈbɒmbæst/: Cotton, or cotton wool.
bombaster noun: A bombastic speaker or writer.
bombastic adjective /bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/: showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
bombastical adjective: bombastic
bombastically adverb: In a bombastic manner.
bombasticness noun: The state of being bombastic.
bombastiloquent adjective: Speaking pompously or ostentatiously; full of bombast in speech.
bombastious adjective: Bombastic.
bombastry noun: Bombastic language; bombast.
bombax noun: Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.
Bombay noun /bɒmˈbeɪ/: Ellipsis of Bombay cat (“domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed”).
Bombay blood noun: A very rare blood type mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.
Bombay cat noun: A domestic cat of a medium-sized shorthair breed, having a glossy black color and bright copper-golden eyes, developed in Kentucky during the 1950s.
Bombay chicken noun: An Indian-style dish of curried chicken.
Bombay duck noun: An edible lizardfish, Harpadon nehereus, found in the waters around Mumbai
Bombay mix noun: A traditional Indian snack of mixed dried ingredients with spices and salt, often including fried lentils, peanuts, chickpea flour noodles, corn, vegetable...
Bombay potatoes noun: An Indian dish of boiled cubed potatoes in a spicy sauce.
Bombay pudding noun: A pudding made from slices of stale bread in egg custard, fried in ghee.
Bombay sandwich noun: A sandwich made of white bread covered in butter and chutney with a filling of potatoes and raw vegetables, often as a toasted sandwich.
Bombayite noun: a person from or residing in the city of Bombay.
bombazed adjective: Alternative spelling of bumbazed.
bombazet noun: A kind of thin woollen cloth that may be either plain or twilled.
bombazette noun: Alternative form of bombazet.
bombazin noun: Alternative spelling of bombazine.
bombazine noun /ˈbɒmbəziːn/: A twilled or corded fabric made from silk, wool, or cotton dyed black.
bombe adjective, noun /bɒm(b)/: A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
Bombeckian adjective: Of or relating to Erma Bombeck (1927–1996), American humorist who wrote a popular newspaper column describing suburban home life.
bombed adjective, verb: intoxicated; drunk or high
bombed out adjective, verb: Having been destroyed, or turned to rubble, with explosives.
bombee noun: One who is bombed; the victim or target of a bombing.
bomber adjective, noun /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/: A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.

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.