| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| boarding | present participle & vb. noun | of Board, The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose., The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards., The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. |
| boarfish | noun | A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidae; — so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog’s snout., An Australian percoid fish (Histiopterus recurvirostris), valued as a food fish. |
| boasting | present participle & vb. noun | of Boast, The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display. |
| boastful | adjective | Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. |
| boastive | adjective | Presumptuous. |
| boatable | adjective | Such as can be transported in a boat., Navigable for boats, or small river craft. |
| boatbill | noun | A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost., A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus. |
| boat bug | An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; — so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman. | |
| boatfuls | plural | of Boatful |
| boatsman | noun | A boatman. |
| bobbinet | noun | A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not by hand. |
| bobolink | noun | An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; — called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincoln. |
| bobwhite | noun | The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); — so called from its note. |
| bocasine | noun | A sort of fine buckram. |
| bockelet | noun | A kind of long-winged hawk; — called also bockerel, and bockeret. |
| bockland | noun | See Bookland., Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds. |
| bodement | noun | An omen; a prognostic. |
| bodiless | adjective | Having no body., Without material form; incorporeal. |
| bodleian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century. |
| boeotian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Boeotia; hence, stupid; dull; obtuse., A native of Boeotia; also, one who is dull and ignorant. |
| bogberry | noun | The small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), which grows in boggy places. |
| boggling | present participle & vb. noun | of Boggle |
| bogglish | adjective | Doubtful; skittish. |
| bohemian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2., Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or “Bohemian” (see Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and easy., A native of Bohemia., The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects of the Slavic family., A restless vagabond; — originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals. |
| boistous | adjective | Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy. |
| boldened | imp. & past participle | of Bolden |
| boldness | noun | The state or quality of being bold. |
| bolivian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Bolivia., A native of Bolivia. |
| bollworm | noun | The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops. |
| bolthead | noun | A long, straight-necked, glass vessel for chemical distillations; — called also a matrass or receiver., The head of a bolt. |
| boltrope | noun | A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail. |
| bombardo | noun | Alt. of Bombardon |
| bombycid | adjective | Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycidae. |
| bonassus | noun | The aurochs or European bison. See Aurochs. |
| bondager | noun | A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field. |
| bondmaid | noun | A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant. |
| bondsmen | plural | of Bondsman |
| bondsman | noun | A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman., A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another. |
| boneache | noun | Pain in the bones. |
| bonefish | noun | See Ladyfish. |
| boneless | adjective | Without bones. |
| boneshaw | noun | Sciatica. |
| bongrace | noun | A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat. |
| bonhomie | noun | Alt. of Bonhommie |
| bonibell | noun | See Bonnibel. |
| boniface | noun | An innkeeper. |
| boniform | adjective | Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence. |
| boniness | noun | The condition or quality of being bony. |
| bonitary | adjective | Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land. |
| bonitoes | plural | of Bonito |
| bonsmots | plural | of Bonmot |
| bonneted | adjective | Wearing a bonnet., Protected by a bonnet. See Bonnet, 4 (a). |
| bonnibel | noun | A handsome girl. |
| bonspiel | noun | A cur/ing match between clubs. |
| bontebok | noun | The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni. |
| boobyish | adjective | Stupid; dull. |
| boodhism | noun | Same as Buddhism. |
| boodhist | noun | Same as Buddhist. |
| boohooed | imp. & past participle | of Boohoe |
| bookcase | noun | A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors. |
| bookland | noun | Alt. of Bockland |
| bookless | adjective | Without books; unlearned. |
| bookmark | noun | Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate. |
| bookmate | noun | A schoolfellow; an associate in study. |
| bookshop | noun | A bookseller’s shop. |
| bookwork | noun | Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work., Study; application to books. |
| bookworm | noun | Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known., A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation. |
| boomorah | noun | A small West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer. |
| boosting | present participle & vb. noun | of Boost |
| boothale | verb t. & i. | To forage for booty; to plunder. |
| boothose | noun | Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots., Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback. |
| bootikin | noun | A little boot, legging, or gaiter., A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout. |
| bootjack | noun | A device for pulling off boots. |
| bootless | adjective | Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success. |
| bootlick | noun | A toady. |
| boottree | noun | An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven. |
| borachte | noun | A large leather bottle for liquors, etc., made of the skin of a goat or other animal. Hence: A drunkard. |
| boracite | noun | A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate with magnesium chloride. |
| boracous | adjective | Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax. |
| bordeaux | adjective | Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France., A claret wine from Bordeaux. |
| bordello | noun | A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution. |
| bordered | imp. & past participle | of Border |
| borderer | noun | One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place or region. |
| bordland | noun | Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept for the maintenance of his board, or table. |
| bordlode | noun | The service formerly required of a tenant, to carry timber from the woods to the lord’s house. |
| borecole | noun | A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale. |
| borracho | noun | See Borachio. |
| borrowed | imp. & past participle | of Borrow |
| borrower | noun | One who borrows. |
| boshvark | noun | The bush hog. See under Bush, a thicket. |
| bosoming | present participle & vb. noun | of Bosom |
| bosporus | noun | A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof. |
| botanist | noun | One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants. |
| botanize | verb i. | To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study plants., To explore for botanical purposes. |
| botanies | plural | of Botany |
| botching | present participle & vb. noun | of Botch |
| botchery | noun | A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or careless workmanship. |
| boteless | adjective | Unavailing; in vain. See Bootless. |
| bothered | imp. & past participle | of Bother |
| botherer | noun | One who bothers. |
| bothnian | adjective | Alt. of Bothnic |
| botryoid | adjective | Alt. of Botryoidal |
| botryose | adjective | Having the form of a cluster of grapes., Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence. |
| bottling | present participle & vb. noun | of Bottle, The act or the process of putting anything into bottles (as beer, mineral water, etc.) and corking the bottles. |
| bottomed | imp. & past participle | of Bottom, Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom; grounded; — mostly, in composition; as, sharp-bottomed; well-bottomed. |
| bottomry | noun | A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent, with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and usually does, exceed the legal rate of interest. See Hypothecation. |
| bouchees | noun pl. | Small patties. |
| boughten | adjective | Purchased; not obtained or produced at home. |
| bouillon | noun | A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, or other meat, in water; a clear soup or broth., An excrescence on a horse’s frush or frog. |
| bouldery | adjective | Characterized by bowlders. |
| bouncing | present participle & vb. noun | of Bounce, Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom., Excessive; big. |
| bounding | present participle & vb. noun | of Bound, Moving with a bound or bounds. |
| boundary | noun | That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit. |
| bounties | plural | of Bounty |
| bourgeon | verb i. | To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch. |
| bournous | noun | See Burnoose. |
| boutefeu | noun | An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. |
| boviform | adjective | Resembling an ox in form; ox-shaped. |
| bowelled | of Bowel | |
| boweling | present participle & vb. noun | of Bowel |
| bowenite | noun | A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. It is of a light green color and resembles jade. |
| boweries | plural | of Bowery |
| bowgrace | noun | A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice. |
| bow hand | The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand., The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand. | |
| bowingly | adverb | In a bending manner. |
| bowldery | adjective | Characterized by bowlders. |
| bowsprit | noun | A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward. |
| boxberry | noun | The wintergreen. (Gaultheria procumbens). |
| box-iron | noun | A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within. |
| boxthorn | noun | A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum. |
| boydekin | noun | A dagger; a bodkin. |
| boyishly | adverb | In a boyish manner; like a boy. |