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English Word Dictionary

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bog kalmia

noun · laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath

boiling

adverb · extremely

Example: boiling mad

boisterously

adverb · in a carefree manner

Example: she was rollickingly happy

boldly

adverb · with boldness, in a bold manner

Example: we must tackle these tasks boldly

bolo tie

noun · a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

bolshevise

verb · make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles

Example: communize the government

bolt

adverb · in a rigid manner

Example: the body was rigidly erect

bombardon

noun · a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

bombastically

adverb · in a grandiose manner

Example: the building was bombastically spacious

bombilate

verb · make a buzzing sound

Example: bees were buzzing around the hive

bonderize

verb · coat with a substance that will prevent corrosion

Example: bonderize steel

bone up

verb · study intensively, as before an exam

Example: I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

boneless

adjective · being without a bone or bones

Example: jellyfish are boneless

bonnie

adjective · very pleasing to the eye

Example: my bonny lass

book

noun · physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together

Example: he used a large book as a doorstop

bookable

adjective · subject to being reserved or booked

Example: all seats bookable in advance

booking agent

noun · someone who engages a person or company for performances

bootleg

adjective · distributed or sold illicitly

Example: the black economy pays no taxes

bootlicking

adjective · attempting to win favor by flattery

border on

verb · come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

Example: This borders on discrimination!

boringly

adverb · in a tedious manner

Example: boringly slow work

boss around

verb · be bossy towards

Example: Her big brother always bullied her when she was young

botanise

verb · collect and study plants

botchy

adjective · poorly done

Example: a botchy piece of work

bother

noun · something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

Example: washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer

bothered

adjective · caused to show discomposure

Example: refused to be fazed by the objections

botticelli

noun · Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)

bottle-tree

noun · an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton

bottom out

verb · hit the ground

Example: the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road

boundless

adjective · seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

Example: unbounded enthusiasm

boundlessly

adverb · without bounds

Example: he is infinitely wealthy

bounteous

adjective · given or giving freely

Example: was a big tipper

bountied

adjective · rewarded or able to be rewarded by a bounty

Example: a bountied animal pelt

bourgeon

verb · produce buds, branches, or germinate

Example: the potatoes sprouted

bowdlerise

verb · edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Example: bowdlerize a novel

box up

verb · enclose or confine as if in a box

boxed

adjective · enclosed in or set off by a border or box

Example: boxed sections of the report

boxed in

adjective · enclosed in or as if in a box

Example: boxed cigars

boyishly

adverb · like a boy

Example: he smiled boyishly at his fiancee

brackish

adjective · slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water)

Example: a brackish lagoon

braggart

adjective · exhibiting self-importance

Example: big talk

brain-fag

noun · exhaustion that affects mental keenness

braise

verb · cook in liquid

Example: braise beef

branched chain ketoaciduria

noun · an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood

branchiopod

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda

brandmark

verb · mark with a brand or trademark

Example: when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price

brassia verrucosa

noun · Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts

brassica nigra

noun · widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard

brattle

verb · make a rattling sound

Example: clattering dishes

bratty

adjective · (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly

bravely

adverb · in a courageous manner

Example: bravely he went into the burning house

brazenly

adverb · in a brazen manner

Example: he spoke brazenly

breadthways

adverb · in the direction of the breadth

Example: cut the cloth breadthwise

breadthwise

adverb · in the direction of the breadth

Example: cut the cloth breadthwise