English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 51 of 625

bogienoun

A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.

boglenoun

A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom.

BOGOphrase

Acronym of buy one, get one (free).

Bogotaname

Alternative spelling of Bogotá: the capital city of Colombia.

boguenoun

A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).

bogusadj

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

bohintj

An exclamation used to startle or frighten.

Bohanname

A surname from Irish.

Bohannonname

A surname from Irish.

Bohemianame

A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.

bohemiannoun

A person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.

Bohmname

A surname from German.

bohonoun

A bohemian.

Boholname

A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tagbilaran.

Bohrname

A surname.

Boiname

a style of Central Amazonian folk music

boilnoun

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

Boileauname

A surname from French, equivalent to English Drinkwater.

boiledverb

simple past and past participle of boil

boilernoun

A person who boils something.

boilermakernoun

A person qualified to make or repair boilers.

boilerplatenoun

A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.

boilingverb

present participle and gerund of boil

boilsnoun

plural of boil

boingintj

A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

Boisname

A surname from French, related to Dubois.

Boisename

A river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma.

boisterousadj

Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.

BOJname

Initialism of Bank of Japan; also BoJ.

bokadj

Keen or willing.

bokehnoun

A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.

bokonoun

The nose.

bolnoun

bolognese

bolanoun

A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.

Bolandname

A surname.

bolasnoun

A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.

boldadj

Courageous, daring.

boldenverb

Synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”).

bolderadj

comparative form of bold: more bold

boldfacenoun

A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.

Boldinname

A surname.

boldlyadv

In a bold manner; with confidence.

boldnessnoun

The state of being bold; courage.

Boldtname

A surname.

bolenoun

The trunk or stem of a tree.

boleronoun

A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.

Boleynname

A surname.

Bolgername

A surname.

bolinoun

plural of bolus

Bolinname

A surname.

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