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505 Words That Start With BO

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boa (noun) any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
(noun) a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur Synonyms: feather boa
boar (noun) an uncastrated male hog
(noun) Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States Synonyms: Sus scrofa, wild boar
board (noun) a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
(noun) a table at which meals are served Synonyms: dining table
(noun) electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices Synonyms: control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel
(noun) a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view Synonyms: display board, display panel
(noun) a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities Synonyms: add-in, card, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in
(noun) a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games Synonyms: gameboard
(noun) food or meals in general Synonyms: table
(noun) a committee having supervisory powers
(noun) a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes Synonyms: plank
(verb) provide food and lodging (for)
(verb) lodge and take meals (at)
(verb) get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) Synonyms: get on
(verb) live and take one's meals at or in Synonyms: room
boarder (noun) a tenant in someone's house Synonyms: lodger, roomer
(noun) a pupil who lives at school during term time
(noun) someone who forces their way aboard ship
boarding (noun) the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft Synonyms: embarkation, embarkment
(noun) a structure of boards
boardinghouse (noun) a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests Synonyms: boarding house
boardroom (noun) a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) Synonyms: council chamber
boards (noun) (used in the plural) the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
(noun) (used in the plural) the stage of a theater
boardwalk (noun) a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
boarfish (noun) fish with a projecting snout Synonyms: Capros aper
(noun) fish with large eyes and long snouts
boarhound (noun) large hound used in hunting wild boars
boast (noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives Synonyms: boasting, jactitation, self-praise
(verb) show off Synonyms: blow, bluster, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt
(verb) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner Synonyms: feature, sport
boaster (noun) a very boastful and talkative person Synonyms: blowhard, braggart, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter
boastful (adjective) exhibiting self-importance Synonyms: big, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing
boastfully (adverb) in a boastful manner Synonyms: big, large, vauntingly
boastfulness (noun) outspoken conceit Synonyms: vainglory
boasting (noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives Synonyms: boast, jactitation, self-praise
boat (noun) a small vessel for travel on water
(noun) a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce Synonyms: gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat
(verb) ride in a boat on water
boatbill (noun) tropical American heron related to night herons Synonyms: boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius
boatbuilder (noun) a person who builds boats
boater (noun) a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown Synonyms: leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat
(noun) someone who drives or rides in a boat Synonyms: boatman, waterman
boathouse (noun) a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
boating (noun) water travel for pleasure Synonyms: yachting
boatload (noun) the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car Synonyms: carload, shipload
boatman (noun) someone who drives or rides in a boat Synonyms: boater, waterman
boatmanship (noun) skill in handling boats
boatswain (noun) a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen Synonyms: bo's'n, bo'sun, bos'n, bosun
boatyard (noun) a place where boats are built or maintained or stored
bob (noun) a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
(noun) a short or shortened tail of certain animals Synonyms: bobtail, dock
(noun) a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line Synonyms: bobber, bobfloat, cork
(noun) a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
(noun) a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism Synonyms: bobsled, bobsleigh
(noun) a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
(noun) a former monetary unit in Great Britain Synonyms: British shilling, shilling
(verb) cut hair in the style of a bob
(verb) make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect Synonyms: curtsy
(verb) remove or shorten the tail of an animal Synonyms: dock, tail
(verb) move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement
(verb) ride a bobsled Synonyms: bobsled
bobber (noun) a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line Synonyms: bob, bobfloat, cork
bobbin (noun) a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound Synonyms: reel, spool
bobble (noun) the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
(verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin Synonyms: ball up, blow, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil
bobby (noun) an informal term for a British policeman
bobbysock (noun) a sock that reaches just above the ankle Synonyms: anklet, anklets, bobbysocks
bobbysocks (noun) a sock that reaches just above the ankle Synonyms: anklet, anklets, bobbysock
bobbysoxer (noun) an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) Synonyms: bobby-socker
bobcat (noun) small lynx of North America Synonyms: bay lynx, Lynx rufus
bobfloat (noun) a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line Synonyms: bob, bobber, cork
bobolink (noun) migratory American songbird Synonyms: Dolichonyx oryzivorus, reedbird, ricebird
bobsled (noun) a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism Synonyms: bob, bobsleigh
(noun) formerly two short sleds coupled together Synonyms: bobsleigh
(verb) ride a bobsled Synonyms: bob
bobsledding (noun) riding on a bobsled
bobsleigh (noun) a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism Synonyms: bob, bobsled
(noun) formerly two short sleds coupled together Synonyms: bobsled
bobtail (adjective) having a short or shortened tail Synonyms: bobtailed
(noun) a short or shortened tail of certain animals Synonyms: bob, dock
(noun) large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain Synonyms: Old English sheepdog
bobtailed (adjective) having a short or shortened tail Synonyms: bobtail
bobwhite (noun) a popular North American game bird; named for its call Synonyms: bobwhite quail, partridge
bocce (noun) Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court Synonyms: bocci, boccie
bocci (noun) Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court Synonyms: bocce, boccie
boccie (noun) Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court Synonyms: bocce, bocci
bocconia (noun) small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers Synonyms: Bocconia frutescens, tree celandine
(noun) herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers Synonyms: Macleaya cordata, plume poppy
bock (noun) a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring Synonyms: bock beer
bod (noun) alternative names for the body of a human being Synonyms: anatomy, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma
bodacious (adjective) unrestrained by convention or propriety Synonyms: audacious, bald-faced, barefaced, brassy, brazen-faced, brazen, insolent
(adjective) incorrigible
bode (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen Synonyms: augur, auspicate, betoken, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate
bodega (noun) a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
bodge (verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin Synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil
bodice (noun) part of a dress above the waist
bodied (adjective) having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination
(adjective) possessing or existing in bodily form Synonyms: corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate
bodiless (adjective) not having a material body Synonyms: discorporate, disembodied, unbodied, unembodied
(adjective) having no trunk or main part Synonyms: bodyless
bodily (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the body
(adjective) having or relating to a physical material body
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit Synonyms: corporal, corporeal, somatic
(adverb) in bodily form
boding (noun) a feeling of evil to come Synonyms: foreboding, premonition, presentiment
bodkin (noun) a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops Synonyms: threader
(noun) a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
(noun) formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
(noun) a dagger with a slender blade Synonyms: poniard
body (noun) the external structure of a vehicle
(noun) a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) Synonyms: soundbox
(noun) the property of holding together and retaining its shape Synonyms: consistence, consistency, substance
(noun) the main mass of a thing
(noun) the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) Synonyms: organic structure
(noun) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs Synonyms: torso, trunk
(noun) a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person Synonyms: dead body
(noun) the central message of a communication
(noun) a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
(noun) a collection of particulars considered as a system
(noun) an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
(verb) invest with or as with a body; give body to Synonyms: personify
bodybuilder (noun) someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature Synonyms: muscle-builder, muscle builder, musclebuilder, muscleman
bodybuilding (noun) exercise that builds muscles through tension Synonyms: anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding
bodyguard (noun) a group of men who escort and protect some important person
(noun) someone who escorts and protects a prominent person Synonyms: escort
bodyless (adjective) having no trunk or main part Synonyms: bodiless
bodypaint (verb) apply paint to a body
bodywork (noun) the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies
(noun) the exterior body of a motor vehicle
boeuf (noun) meat from an adult domestic bovine Synonyms: beef
boffin (noun) (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research
boffo (adjective) resoundingly successful and popular
bog (noun) wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel Synonyms: peat bog
(verb) cause to slow down or get stuck Synonyms: bog down
(verb) get stuck while doing something Synonyms: bog down
bogbean (noun) perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface Synonyms: bog myrtle, buckbean, marsh trefoil, Menyanthes trifoliata, water shamrock
bogey (noun) an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft Synonyms: bogie, bogy
(noun) a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil Synonyms: bogie, bogy
(noun) (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole
(verb) to shoot in one stroke over par
bogeyman (noun) an imaginary monster used to frighten children Synonyms: booger, boogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear
bogginess (noun) The state or quality of being too wet and muddy to be easily walked on.
boggle (verb) overcome with amazement Synonyms: bowl over, flabbergast
(verb) startle with amazement or fear
(verb) hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear
boggy (adjective) (of soil) soft and watery Synonyms: marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
bogie (noun) an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft Synonyms: bogey, bogy
(noun) a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil Synonyms: bogey, bogy
bogmat (noun) having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America Synonyms: mud midget, Wolffiella gladiata
bogus (adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Synonyms: bastard, fake, phoney, phony
bogy (noun) an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft Synonyms: bogey, bogie
(noun) a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil Synonyms: bogey, bogie
bohemia (noun) a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style
bohemian (adjective) unconventional in especially appearance and behavior
(noun) a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life
bohemianism (noun) conduct characteristic of a bohemian
bohrium (noun) a transuranic element with atomic number 107 Synonyms: atomic number 107, Bh, element 107
boil (noun) the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level Synonyms: boiling point
(noun) a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus Synonyms: furuncle
(verb) immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
(verb) come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
(verb) bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
(verb) be in an agitated emotional state Synonyms: seethe
(verb) be agitated Synonyms: churn, moil, roil
boiled (adjective) cooked in hot water Synonyms: poached, stewed
boiler (noun) sealed vessel where water is converted to steam Synonyms: steam boiler
(noun) a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid Synonyms: kettle
boilerplate (noun) thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
(noun) standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
boilersuit (noun) a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work Synonyms: boilers suit, overall
boiling (noun) cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil Synonyms: simmering, stewing
(noun) the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
(adverb) passionately or agitatedly
boisterous (adjective) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline Synonyms: rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly
(adjective) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits Synonyms: knockabout
(adjective) violently agitated and turbulent Synonyms: fierce, rough
boisterously (adverb) in a carefree manner Synonyms: rollickingly
boisterousness (noun) the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained
(noun) a turbulent and stormy state of the sea
bola (noun) a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin
(noun) a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie Synonyms: bola tie, bolo, bolo tie
bold (adjective) fearless and daring
(adjective) clear and distinct
(adjective) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front Synonyms: bluff, sheer
(noun) a typeface with thick heavy lines Synonyms: bold face, boldface
boldface (noun) a typeface with thick heavy lines Synonyms: bold, bold face
(verb) print in boldface
boldly (adverb) with boldness, in a bold manner
boldness (noun) the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger Synonyms: daring, hardihood, hardiness
(noun) the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly Synonyms: strikingness
(noun) impudent aggressiveness Synonyms: brass, cheek, face, nerve

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