| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| boanerges | Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator. | |
| boardable | adjective | That can be boarded, as a ship. |
| boastance | noun | Boasting. |
| boastless | adjective | Without boasting or ostentation. |
| boathouse | noun | A house for sheltering boats. |
| boatswain | noun | An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties., The jager gull., The tropic bird. |
| boat-tail | noun | A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States. |
| boatwomen | plural | of Boatwoman |
| boatwoman | noun | A woman who manages a boat. |
| bobsleigh | noun | A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. |
| bobtailed | adjective | Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as, a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat. |
| bock beer | A strong beer, originally made in Bavaria. | |
| bodyguard | noun | A guard to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard., Retinue; attendance; following. |
| bogsucker | noun | The American woodcock; — so called from its feeding among the bogs. |
| boilingly | adverb | With boiling or ebullition. |
| bolection | noun | A projecting molding round a panel. Same as Bilection. |
| bolognese | adjective | Of or pertaining to Bologna., A native of Bologna. |
| bolognian | adjective & noun | Bolognese. |
| bolometer | noun | An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; — called also actinic balance, thermic balance. |
| bolstered | imp. & past participle | of Bolster, Supported; upheld., Swelled out. |
| bolsterer | noun | A supporter. |
| boltonite | noun | A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family. |
| boltsprit | noun | See Bowsprit. |
| bombarded | imp. & past participle | of Bombard |
| bombardon | noun | Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. |
| bombasine | noun | Same as Bombazine. |
| bombastic | adjective | Alt. of Bombastical |
| bombastry | noun | Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian. |
| bombazine | noun | A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments. |
| bombilate | noun | To hum; to buzz. |
| bombinate | verb i. | To hum; to boom. |
| bomboloes | plural | of Bombolo |
| bombproof | adjective | Secure against the explosive force of bombs., A structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate. |
| bombshell | noun | A bomb. See Bomb, n. |
| bona fide | In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction. | |
| bona roba | A showy wanton; a courtesan. | |
| boncilate | noun | A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters, etc., hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls, boxes, etc. |
| bondslave | noun | A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master. |
| bondstone | noun | A stone running through a wall from one face to another, to bind it together; a binding stone. |
| bondwomen | plural | of Bondwoman |
| bondwoman | noun | A woman who is a slave, or in bondage. |
| boneblack | noun | See Bone black, under Bone, n. |
| bonhommie | noun | good nature; pleasant and easy manner. |
| bonnilass | noun | A “bonny lass”; a beautiful girl. |
| bonniness | noun | The quality of being bonny; gayety; handsomeness. |
| boohooing | present participle & vb. noun | of Boohoe |
| bookcraft | noun | Authorship; literary skill. |
| bookmaker | noun | One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler., A betting man who “makes a book.” See To make a book, under Book, n. |
| bookplate | noun | A label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a library. |
| bookshelf | noun | A shelf to hold books. |
| bookstall | noun | A stall or stand where books are sold. |
| bookstand | noun | A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall., A stand to hold books for reading or reference. |
| bookstore | noun | A store where books are kept for sale; — called in England a bookseller’s shop. |
| boomerang | noun | A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it. |
| bootblack | noun | One who blacks boots. |
| bootmaker | noun | One who makes boots. |
| borborygm | noun | A rumbling or gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels. |
| bordelais | adjective | Of or pertaining to Bordeaux, in France, or to the district around Bordeaux. |
| bordeller | noun | A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel. |
| bordering | present participle & vb. noun | of Border |
| borrowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Borrow |
| bosjesman | noun | See Bushman. |
| boskiness | noun | Boscage; also, the state or quality of being bosky. |
| bosporian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus. |
| botanical | adjective | Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition. |
| botanized | imp. & past participle | of Botanize |
| botanizer | noun | One who botanizes. |
| botchedly | adverb | In a clumsy manner. |
| botcherly | adjective | Bungling; awkward. |
| bothering | present participle & vb. noun | of Bother |
| botocudos | noun pl. | A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons; — also called Aymbores. |
| botryogen | noun | A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color. It often occurs in botryoidal form. |
| bottoming | present participle & vb. noun | of Bottom |
| boulework | noun | Same as Buhl, Buhlwork. |
| boulevard | noun | Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town., A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city. |
| boundless | adjective | Without bounds or confines; illimitable; vast; unlimited. |
| bounteous | adjective | Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production. |
| bountiful | adjective | Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors., Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food. |
| bouquetin | noun | The ibex. |
| bourgeois | noun | A size of type between long primer and brevier. See Type., A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping class., Characteristic of the middle class, as in France. |
| bournless | adjective | Without a bourn or limit. |
| bow-bells | noun pl. | The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom. |
| bowelling | of Bowel | |
| bowelless | adjective | Without pity. |
| bowstring | noun | The string of a bow., A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders., To strangle with a bowstring. |
| bowstrung | of Bowstring | |
| boxhauled | imp. & past participle | of Boxhaul |
| boxkeeper | noun | An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes. |
| boycotted | imp. & past participle | of Boycott |
| boycotter | noun | A participant in boycotting. |