English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 58 of 625

BOTWname

Initialism of Breath of the Wild, short for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Bouchardname

A surname from French.

bouchenoun

A slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.

Bouchername

A surname from French.

boudinnoun

A kind of blood sausage in French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and related cuisines.

boudoirnoun

A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.

Boudreauxname

A surname from Old French, especially common among Cajun people.

Bougainvillename

A surname from French.

bougainvilleanoun

Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.

boughnoun

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

boughsnoun

plural of bough

boughtverb

simple past and past participle of buy.

Boughtonname

A placename:

bougienoun

A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.

bouillonnoun

A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

boulangernoun

Eggplant; aubergine.

bouldernoun

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.

boulenoun

One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.

boulevardnoun

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

Boulognename

A former commune in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.

boultnoun

Obsolete form of bolt.

Boultonname

A surname.

bounceverb

To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

bouncedverb

simple past and past participle of bounce

bouncernoun

A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.

bouncesnoun

plural of bounce

bouncingadj

Healthy; vigorous.

bouncyadj

Easily bounced.

boundverb

simple past and past participle of bind

boundariesnoun

plural of boundary

boundarynoun

The dividing line or location between two areas.

boundedverb

simple past and past participle of bound

boundingverb

present participle and gerund of bound

boundlessadj

Without bounds, unbounded.

boundsnoun

plural of bound

bountiesnoun

plural of bounty

bountifuladj

Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.

bountynoun

Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.

bouquetnoun

A bunch of cut flowers.

bourbonnoun

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.

Bourdainname

A surname from French.

bourdonnoun

The burden or bass of a melody.

Bourgname

A surname from French.

bourgeoisadj

Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.

bourgeoisienoun

A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate.

Bourgesname

A cathedral city, the capital of Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Bourgetname

A surname from French.

Bourgognename

Burgundy: A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

bourguignonnoun

Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient.

Bourkename

A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 58. 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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