B — The school dictionary · page 71 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11boastingTalking too proudly about yourself, what you have or what you can do, to make others feel smaller.11 sentencesboatA boat is a thing that floats and carries people or goods on water.14 sentencesboathouseA shed or building by a river or lake where boats are kept.8 sentencesboatloadThe number of people or the amount of goods a boat can carry or is carrying.8 sentencesboatmanA man whose job is to row, sail or look after boats, or to carry people across water in a boat.10 sentencesbobBob is a boy's or a man's name, short for Robert.15 sentencesbobbinA bobbin is a small wooden reel that thread is wound on.5 sentencesbobbleA bobble is a small soft ball of wool on top of a woolly hat or on the end of a string; a bobble hat has one.11 sentencesbobbyA police officer.9 sentencesbobtailA short tail, or a tail that has been cut short.10 sentencesbodA bod is a person, often in «an odd bod» (a strange person) or «a nice bod».13 sentencesbodiceThe bodice is the top part of a dress, fitted to the chest and waist, often laced or buttoned at the front.4 sentencesbodiedHaving a certain kind of body, used after another word: able-bodied, full-bodied, big-bodied.7 sentencesbodilyBodily means to do with the body: bodily needs, bodily harm.13 sentencesbodyAll of a person or an animal: head, arms, legs and everything inside.14 sentencesbodyguardA bodyguard is a person whose job is to protect an important or famous person from being attacked or harmed.9 sentencesbogA bog is an area of soft, wet, spongy ground, often with moss and peat, where your feet can sink.16 sentencesbogeyA bogey is a bit of dried mucus (snot) from inside your nose; Americans say «booger».12 sentencesboggyWet, soft and muddy like a bog, so your feet sink in.7 sentencesbogusFake or not real, pretending to be something it is not.11 sentencesbohemiaBohemia: a historic region in the west of the Czech Republic, with Prague as its main city.8 sentencesboilTo boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas).12 sentencesboilerA boiler is a machine in a house or building that heats water for taps, baths and radiators.8 sentencesboilingBoiling describes a liquid that is so hot it bubbles and turns into steam.13 sentencesboisterousNoisy, lively and full of energy, often a bit rough: boisterous children.8 sentencesboisterouslyBoisterously means in a noisy, lively, energetic way, full of rough fun.7 sentencesbolaA throwing weapon made of two or three heavy balls joined by cords, thrown to wrap around an animal's legs and catch it.7 sentencesboldBold means brave and confident, not afraid to take risks.14 sentencesboldlyIn a brave, confident way, not afraid of danger.10 sentencesboldnessBoldness is being brave and not afraid to act.5 sentencesboliviaBolivia is a country in the middle of South America with no coast, high in the Andes Mountains (a name).7 sentencesbollThe round seed pod of the cotton plant (or flax plant) that opens to show the fluffy cotton fibres inside.7 sentencesbollocksNonsense or rubbish: said when you think something is untrue or stupid.14 sentencesbolognaBologna: a city in northern Italy, famous for its old university and its food.11 sentencesbolshevikA member of the group of Russian communists, led by Lenin, who took power in Russia in a revolution and later created the Soviet Union.9 sentencesbolsterA bolster is a long, round pillow that lies across the top of a bed.5 sentencesboltA bolt is a metal bar that slides across to lock a door or window.15 sentencesbombA bomb is a weapon that explodes to destroy things or hurt people.10 sentencesbombardierA bombardier is the member of a bomber aircraft's crew who aims and releases the bombs.9 sentencesbonbonA small sweet (candy), often with a soft or chocolate centre.7 sentencesbondA bond is a close feeling or connection that joins people or animals, like friends or family.16 sentencesbondageBondage is being a slave or being completely controlled by someone or something, so you are not free.4 sentencesboneA bone is one of the hard, white parts inside the body of a person or animal that make up its skeleton.11 sentencesbonelessHaving no bones, or with the bones taken out, especially of meat or fish.8 sentencesbonesThe hard white parts inside your body that make your skeleton.12 sentencesbonfireA bonfire is a large outdoor fire, made to burn rubbish or for a celebration.10 sentencesbongA deep ringing sound, like a big bell or clock.10 sentencesbonkTo hit someone or something lightly, often on the head.11 sentencesbonkersCrazy, silly or mad.8 sentencesbonnetA hat tied under the chin with ribbons, worn by babies or by women in the past.11 sentencesbonnieBonnie means pretty, lovely or fine to look at.4 sentencesbonnyPretty or attractive.8 sentencesbonoboA bonobo is an ape very like a chimpanzee but slimmer, with longer legs and a darker face, that lives only in the rainforests of the Democ…7 sentencesbonsaiA bonsai is a tree or shrub kept very small by growing it in a shallow pot and carefully cutting its roots and branches, so it looks like…9 sentencesbonusA bonus is extra money paid on top of normal pay, often as a reward for good work.9 sentencesbonyBony means very thin, so the bones can be seen or felt.10 sentencesboo«Boo!» is what you shout to make someone jump or get a fright.12 sentencesboobyA large tropical seabird with bright blue or red feet that dives into the sea to catch fish.10 sentencesboogieTo dance to fast pop music, especially in a fun, energetic way.9 sentencesbookA book is a set of pages with words or pictures, joined at one side inside a cover.14 sentencesbookcaseA bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves for keeping books on.9 sentencesbookieA person or company that takes bets on races and games and pays out money to winners.9 sentencesbookkeeperA person whose job is to keep careful records of the money a business earns and spends.8 sentencesbookkeepingThe job of keeping records of money that a business or person spends and earns.8 sentencesbookletA small, thin book with a paper cover, often giving information or instructions.7 sentencesbookmakerA person or company that takes bets on horse races, football matches and other events and pays out if people win. Also called a «bookie».10 sentencesbookmarkA bookmark is a strip of card, paper or ribbon you put in a book to show where you stopped reading.11 sentencesbooksellerA bookseller is a person who sells books, often in a shop.4 sentencesbookshelfA bookshelf is a shelf, or a piece of furniture with several shelves, for keeping books.11 sentencesbookshopA shop that sells books.7 sentencesbookwormA person who loves reading and reads a lot of books.8 sentencesboomA deep, loud sound like thunder or a big drum: the boom of the cannon.15 sentencesboomerA baby boomer, a person born in the years just after the Second World War, roughly 1946 to 1964, when many babies were born.9 sentencesboomerangA curved, flat piece of wood that comes back to you when you throw it the right way, first made by Aboriginal Australians.8 sentencesboonSomething that is very helpful and makes life better.7 sentencesboostTo boost something is to make it bigger, stronger or better.9 sentencesboosterA booster (booster seat) is a special raised seat that lifts a child up so the car's seat belt fits them safely.11 sentencesbootA boot is a strong shoe that covers your foot and ankle and sometimes part of your leg.14 sentencesboothA small, partly closed place for one person or a small group, such as a phone booth or voting booth.11 sentencesbootyBooty is goods taken by force or by theft, especially by robbers or soldiers in war; it can also mean a prize that is won.4 sentencesbordeauxBordeaux, a big city in south-west France, on the river Garonne.8 sentencesborderA border is the edge of something, like a strip around a picture or a cloth.15 sentencesborderlandThe land near a border between two countries or regions.8 sentencesborderlineOnly just on one side of a line between two groups or results, so it is hard to decide which: a borderline pass.8 sentencesboreTo make someone feel tired and uninterested because something is dull.18 sentencesborealOf the far north, near the Arctic.9 sentencesboredBored means tired and restless because nothing interesting is happening or you have nothing to do.10 sentencesboredomThe feeling of being bored, when you have nothing interesting to do or are not interested in what you are doing.7 sentencesboringBoring means not interesting, so you feel tired of it or want something else to do.10 sentencesbornBorn means having come into life. A baby is born on its birthday.14 sentencesborneanFrom or to do with Borneo, the third-largest island in the world, in South-East Asia, shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.9 sentencesborrowTo borrow is to take or use something that you will give back later.13 sentencesborrowerA person who borrows something, such as a book from a library.8 sentencesborrowingTaking something that belongs to someone else, with their permission, and giving it back later.12 sentencesborschtBorscht is a sour soup, usually red from beetroot, eaten in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.8 sentencesborshchBorshch (борщ) is the Ukrainian spelling in Latin letters of «borscht», the sour beetroot soup that is a national dish of Ukraine. It soun…8 sentencesbosomThe bosom is the front of a person's chest, the place where you hold someone close.6 sentencesbossA boss is the person in charge at work who tells others what to do.10 sentencesbossyBossy means always telling other people what to do, in a way that is annoying.8 sentencesbostonianA person who comes from or lives in Boston, a big city in Massachusetts, USA.7 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/7/