| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| boa | noun | A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques)., A long, round fur tippet; — so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor. |
| bob | noun | Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite’s tail., A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait., A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float., The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line., A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc., A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head., A working beam., A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig., A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells., The refrain of a song., A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist., A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick., A shilling., To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob., To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap., To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch., To mock or delude; to cheat., To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse’s tail., To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything., To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3. |
| bog | noun | A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass., A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp., To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire. |
| bom | noun | A large American serpent, so called from the sound it makes. |
| bon | adjective | Good; valid as security for something. |
| bos | noun | A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns, and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck. |
| bot | noun | See Bots. |
| bow | verb t. | To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved., To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline., To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension., To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;/ to crush; to subdue., To express by bowing; as, to bow one’s thanks., To bend; to curve., To stop., To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or submission; — often with down., To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or assent; to make bow., An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility., Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow., A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled., An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by doubling a ribbon or string., The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke., An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it, used in playing on a stringed instrument., An arcograph., Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters., A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun’s altitude at sea., Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree., To play (music) with a bow., To manage the bow., The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow., One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar. |
| box | noun | A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc., A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes., The quantity that a box contain., A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement., A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box., A small country house., A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box., An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing., A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump., The driver’s seat on a carriage or coach., A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift., The square in which the pitcher stands., A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue., To inclose in a box., To furnish with boxes, as a wheel., To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form., A blow on the head or ear with the hand., To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar., To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head., To boxhaul. |
| boy | noun | A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son., To act as a boy; — in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women’s parts on the stage. |