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boast - v. & n. 1 intr. declare one's achievements, possessions, or abilities with indulgent... [more]
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boaster - v. & n. 1 intr. declare one's achievements, possessions, or abilities with indulgent... [more]
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boastful - adj. 1 given to boasting. 2 characterized by boasting (boastful talk). boastfully... [more]
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boastfully - adj. 1 given to boasting. 2 characterized by boasting (boastful talk). boastfully... [more]
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boastfulness - adj. 1 given to boasting. 2 characterized by boasting (boastful talk). boastfully... [more]
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boastingly - v. & n. 1 intr. declare one's achievements, possessions, or abilities with indulgent... [more]
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boatful - n. & v. 1 a small vessel propelled on water by an engine, oars, or sails. 2 (in... [more]
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boatswain - n. (also bo'sun, bosun, bo's'n) a ship's officer in charge of equipment and the... [more]
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bob - n. & v. (pl. skis or ski) 1 each of a pair of long narrow pieces of wood etc.,... [more]
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bobbinet - n. machine-made cotton net (imitating lace made with bobbins on a pillow). [BOBBIN... [more]
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bobstay - n. the chain or rope holding down a ship's bowsprit. [prob. BOB(1) + STAY(2)]... [more]
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Boche - applied to Germans in the war of 1914-18]... [more]
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bogeyman - n. (also bogyman) (pl. -men) a person (real or imaginary) causing fear or difficulty.... [more]
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bogginess - also called sweet-gale (see GALE(2) )). bog oak... [more]
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boggle - v.intr. colloq. 1 be startled or baffled (esp. the mind boggles). 2 (usu. foll.... [more]
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boggy - also called sweet-gale (see GALE(2) )). bog oak... [more]
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bogle - n. 1 = BOGEY(2). 2 a phantom. 3 a scarecrow. [orig. Sc. (16th c.), prob. rel. to... [more]
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bohea - n. a black China tea, the last crop of the season... [more]
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boisterous - adj. 1 (of a person) rough; noisily exuberant. 2 (of the sea, weather, etc.) [more]
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boisterously - adj. 1 (of a person) rough; noisily exuberant. 2 (of the sea, weather, etc.) [more]
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boisterousness - adj. 1 (of a person) rough; noisily exuberant. 2 (of the sea, weather, etc.) [more]
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bolas - n. (as sing. or pl.) (esp. in S. America) a missile consisting of a number of balls... [more]
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bolometer - n. a sensitive electrical instrument for measuring radiant energy. bolometry n.... [more]
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bolometric - n. a sensitive electrical instrument for measuring radiant energy. bolometry n.... [more]
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bolometry - n. a sensitive electrical instrument for measuring radiant energy. bolometry n.... [more]
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Bolshevism - n. & adj. 1 hist. a member of the radical faction... [more]
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Bolshevist - n. & adj. 1 hist. a member of the radical faction... [more]
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Bolshie - adj. & n. (also Bolshy) sl. (usu. bolshie) 1 uncooperative, rebellious, awkward;... [more]
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bolshiness - adj. & n. (also Bolshy) sl. (usu. bolshie) 1 uncooperative, rebellious, awkward;... [more]
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bolsterer - n. & v. 1 a long thick pillow. 2 a pad or support, esp. in a machine. 3 Building... [more]
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bolter - v.tr. (also boult) sift (flour etc.). bolter n. [ME f. OF bulter, buleter, of... [more]
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bolter - n., v., & adv. 1 a sliding bar and socket used... [more]
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bolus - n. (pl. boluses) 1 a soft ball, esp. of chewed food. 2 a large pill. [LL f. Gk bolos... [more]
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bombast - n. pompous or extravagant language. bombastic adj. bombastically adv. [earlier... [more]
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bombastic - n. pompous or extravagant language. bombastic adj. bombastically adv. [earlier... [more]
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bombastically - n. pompous or extravagant language. bombastic adj. bombastically adv. [earlier... [more]
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bombazine - (also bombasine) n. a twilled dress-material of worsted ... [more]
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bombora - n. Austral. a dangerous sea area where waves break over a submerged reef. [Aboriginal]... [more]
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bombproof - adj. strong enough to resist the effects of blast from a bomb. ... [more]
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bombshell - n. 1 an overwhelming surprise or disappointment. 2 an artillery bomb. 3 sl. a very... [more]
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bone - adj. unnamed. innominate bone n. Anat. the bone formed from the fusion of the ilium,... [more]
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bonefish - n. US any of several species of large game-fish, esp. Albula vulpes, having many... [more]
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boneless - n. & v. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates.... [more]
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boneshaker - n. 1 a decrepit or uncomfortable old vehicle. 2 an old type of bicycle with solid... [more]
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bonhomie - n. geniality; good-natured friendliness. [F f. bonhomme good fellow]... [more]
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boniness - adj. (bonier, boniest) 1 (of a person) thin with... [more]
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bonk - cf. BANG, BUMP(1), CONK(2)]... [more]
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BONNET - adj. & n. var. of SCOTTISH or SCOTS. 1 var. of SCOTTISH or SCOTS. 2 Scotch whisky.... [more]
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bontebok - n. (also bontbok) (pl. same or -boks) a large chestnut antelope, Damaliscus dorcas,... [more]
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bonzer - adj. Austral. sl. excellent, first-rate. [perh. f. BONANZA]... [more]
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boobook - n. Austral. a brown spotted owl, Ninox novae-seelandiae, native to Australia and... [more]
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BOOK - n. the act or an instance of booking or reserving a seat ,... [more]
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