English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 55 of 625

boondogglenoun

A braided ring to hold a neckerchief.

Boonename

A surname.

booniesnoun

Boondocks.

boonsnoun

plural of boon

boopnoun

A low-pitched beeping sound.

boornoun

A peasant.

boorishadj

Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

Boormanname

A surname.

boosnoun

plural of boo

boostnoun

A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.

boosternoun

Something that boosts.

bootnoun

A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

bootableadj

That can be booted; from which one can boot the system.

bootedadj

Wearing a boot or boots.

boothnoun

A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

Boothroydname

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE235215).

boothsnoun

plural of booth

bootienoun

Obsolete form of booty (“treasure”).

bootingnoun

A kicking, as with a booted foot.

Bootlename

A town in Sefton borough, Merseyside, England, formerly in Lancashire.

bootlegverb

To engage in bootlegging.

bootleggernoun

Someone who bootlegs.

bootsnoun

plural of boot

bootstrapnoun

A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.

bootsyadj

Bad, not good; (by extension) ugly or crazy.

bootynoun

A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.

booyahintj

Expressing excitement and anticipation.

Boozname

A surname from German.

boozenoun

Any alcoholic beverage.

boozernoun

One who drinks alcohol habitually; a drunkard.

boozingnoun

The act of drinking alcohol heavily.

boozyadj

Intoxicated by alcohol.

bopnoun

A very light smack, blow or punch.

boppernoun

A person who dances the bop.

bornoun

man (not used for children).

boranoun

An initiation ceremony for males among the Aboriginal people of New South Wales.

Boracayname

An island of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines, off the northwest tip of Panay island

boragenoun

Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.

boratenoun

The oxyanion BO₃³⁻ or any of several more complex derivatives

boraxnoun

A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.

bordnoun

Obsolete form of board.

Bordaname

A surname.

Bordeauxname

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

bordellonoun

A brothel.

Bordenname

A surname.

bordernoun

The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

borderingadj

Having a common boundary or border

borderlandnoun

Land near a border; marches.

borderlessadj

Not having a border.

borderlineadj

Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter B contains 31,241 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 625 pages, and you are currently viewing page 55. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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