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- boasting verb, -ing form of «boast» (boast, boasts, boasted, boasting); noun (boasting — no plural)
Talking too proudly about yourself, what you have or what you can do, to make others feel smaller. - boat noun (boat, boats); verb (boat — to go in a boat)
A boat is a thing that floats and carries people or goods on water. - boathouse noun (a boathouse, boathouses)
1) A shed or building by a river or lake where boats are kept. 2) A building of a rowing club where boats and oars are stored. - boatload noun (a boatload, boatloads)
The number of people or the amount of goods a boat can carry or is carrying. - boatman noun (a boatman, boatmen)
1) A man whose job is to row, sail or look after boats, or to carry people across water in a boat. 2) A person who hires out boats. - bob proper noun (Bob); verb (bob, bobs, bobbed, bobbing); noun (a bob)
Bob is a boy's or a man's name, short for Robert. - bobbin noun (bobbins)
A bobbin is a small wooden reel that thread is wound on. - bobble noun (a bobble, bobbles); verb (bobble, bobbles, bobbled, bobbling)
A 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. - bobby noun (bobby, bobbies); proper noun (Bobby, a name)
1) (UK, old-fashioned informal) A police officer. 2) (a name) Bobby is a boy's or girl's name, short for Robert or Roberta. 3) A bobby pin… - bobtail noun (a bobtail, bobtails); adjective (bobtail or bobtailed)
A short tail, or a tail that has been cut short. - bod noun (a bod, bods — informal, UK); also short for body (slang)
A bod is a person, often in «an odd bod» (a strange person) or «a nice bod». - bodice noun (bodices)
The bodice is the top part of a dress, fitted to the chest and waist, often laced or buttoned at the front. - bodied adjective (bodied), used in compounds
Having a certain kind of body, used after another word: able-bodied, full-bodied, big-bodied. - bodily adjective (bodily); adverb (bodily)
Bodily means to do with the body: bodily needs, bodily harm. - body noun (body, bodies)
All of a person or an animal: head, arms, legs and everything inside. - bodyguard noun (a bodyguard, bodyguards)
A bodyguard is a person whose job is to protect an important or famous person from being attacked or harmed. - bog noun (a bog, bogs); verb (bog down, bogs down, bogged down, bogging down); adjective (boggy)
A bog is an area of soft, wet, spongy ground, often with moss and peat, where your feet can sink. - bogey noun (a bogey, bogeys; also spelt bogy, bogie)
A bogey is a bit of dried mucus (snot) from inside your nose; Americans say «booger». - boggy adjective (boggy, boggier, boggiest)
1) Wet, soft and muddy like a bog, so your feet sink in. - bogus adjective (bogus)
1) Fake or not real, pretending to be something it is not. 2) (slang) Unfair or bad, as in «That's so bogus!». - bohemia noun (Bohemia — a region; bohemia — a lifestyle)
Bohemia: a historic region in the west of the Czech Republic, with Prague as its main city. - boil verb (boil, boils, boiled, boiling); noun (the boil; a boil, boils)
To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas). - boiler noun (a boiler, boilers)
A boiler is a machine in a house or building that heats water for taps, baths and radiators. - boiling adjective (boiling); verb form (boil, boils, boiled, boiling); noun (the boiling of water)
Boiling describes a liquid that is so hot it bubbles and turns into steam. - boisterous adjective (boisterous)
1) Noisy, lively and full of energy, often a bit rough: boisterous children. 2) (of weather or the sea) Rough and stormy: a boisterous wind. - boisterously adverb
1) Boisterously means in a noisy, lively, energetic way, full of rough fun. - bola noun (a bola, bolas; also bolas as singular)
A throwing weapon made of two or three heavy balls joined by cords, thrown to wrap around an animal's legs and catch it. - bold adjective (bold, bolder, boldest); noun (bold — type)
Bold means brave and confident, not afraid to take risks. - boldly adverb (boldly; more boldly, most boldly)
In a brave, confident way, not afraid of danger. - boldness noun (no plural)
1) Boldness is being brave and not afraid to act. 2) Boldness can also mean being too forward or rude, asking for more than is fair. - bolivia proper noun (Bolivia)
1) Bolivia is a country in the middle of South America with no coast, high in the Andes Mountains (a name). - boll noun (a boll, bolls)
1) The round seed pod of the cotton plant (or flax plant) that opens to show the fluffy cotton fibres inside. - bollocks noun (plural, rude, UK, Ireland, Australia); interjection
Nonsense or rubbish: said when you think something is untrue or stupid. - bologna noun (Bologna — a city; bologna — a sausage)
Bologna: a city in northern Italy, famous for its old university and its food. - bolshevik noun (a Bolshevik, Bolsheviks); adjective (Bolshevik)
A member of the group of Russian communists, led by Lenin, who took power in Russia in a revolution and later created the Soviet Union. - bolster noun (bolsters); verb (bolsters, bolstered, bolstering)
A bolster is a long, round pillow that lies across the top of a bed. - bolt noun (a bolt, bolts); verb (bolt, bolts, bolted, bolting); adverb (bolt upright)
A bolt is a metal bar that slides across to lock a door or window. - bomb noun (bomb, bombs); verb (bomb, bombs, bombed, bombing)
A bomb is a weapon that explodes to destroy things or hurt people. - bombardier noun (a bombardier, bombardiers)
A bombardier is the member of a bomber aircraft's crew who aims and releases the bombs. - bonbon noun (a bonbon, bonbons)
1) A small sweet (candy), often with a soft or chocolate centre. 2) (Australia, NZ) A Christmas cracker. - bond noun (a bond, bonds); verb (bond, bonds, bonded, bonding)
A bond is a close feeling or connection that joins people or animals, like friends or family. - bondage noun (no plural)
Bondage is being a slave or being completely controlled by someone or something, so you are not free. - bone noun (a bone, bones); verb (bone, bones, boned, boning — remove bones)
A bone is one of the hard, white parts inside the body of a person or animal that make up its skeleton. - boneless adjective (boneless)
1) Having no bones, or with the bones taken out, especially of meat or fish. 2) (informal) Weak and floppy, as if without bones. - bones noun (plural of bone: a bone, bones); verb (bone — to take bones out of fish or meat)
The hard white parts inside your body that make your skeleton. - bonfire noun (a bonfire, bonfires)
1) A bonfire is a large outdoor fire, made to burn rubbish or for a celebration. - bong noun (a bong, bongs); verb (bong, bongs, bonged)
A deep ringing sound, like a big bell or clock. - bonk verb (bonk, bonks, bonked, bonking); noun (a bonk, bonks)
To hit someone or something lightly, often on the head. - bonkers adjective (bonkers) — informal, mainly UK, Australia
1) (informal) Crazy, silly or mad. 2) (informal) Very excited or angry, as in "go bonkers". - bonnet noun (a bonnet, bonnets)
A hat tied under the chin with ribbons, worn by babies or by women in the past. - bonnie adjective (bonnier, bonniest)
(Scottish and northern) Bonnie means pretty, lovely or fine to look at. - bonny adjective (bonny, bonnier, bonniest)
1) (Scotland, northern England) Pretty or attractive. 2) (UK) Healthy-looking, especially a plump, healthy baby. - bonobo noun (a bonobo, bonobos)
1) A 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… - bonsai noun (a bonsai, bonsai or bonsais; bonsai, uncountable — the art)
1) A 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… - bonus noun (a bonus, bonuses); adjective use (bonus points, bonus round)
A bonus is extra money paid on top of normal pay, often as a reward for good work. - bony adjective (bony, bonier, boniest)
Bony means very thin, so the bones can be seen or felt. - boo interjection (boo!); verb (boo, boos, booed, booing); noun (a boo, boos)
«Boo!» is what you shout to make someone jump or get a fright. - booby noun (a booby, boobies)
A large tropical seabird with bright blue or red feet that dives into the sea to catch fish. - boogie verb (boogie, boogies, boogied, boogieing); noun (a boogie, boogies)
To dance to fast pop music, especially in a fun, energetic way. - book noun (book, books); verb (book, books, booked, booking)
A book is a set of pages with words or pictures, joined at one side inside a cover. - bookcase noun (a bookcase, bookcases)
1) A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves for keeping books on. - bookie noun (a bookie, bookies) — informal, short for bookmaker
A person or company that takes bets on races and games and pays out money to winners. - bookkeeper noun (a bookkeeper, bookkeepers)
1) A person whose job is to keep careful records of the money a business earns and spends. 2) (old) Someone who looks after books. - bookkeeping noun (bookkeeping, uncountable); bookkeeper (a person)
1) The job of keeping records of money that a business or person spends and earns. 2) Keeping careful written records of anything. - booklet noun (a booklet, booklets)
1) A small, thin book with a paper cover, often giving information or instructions. - bookmaker noun (a bookmaker, bookmakers)
A person or company that takes bets on horse races, football matches and other events and pays out if people win. - bookmark noun (a bookmark, bookmarks); verb (bookmark, bookmarks, bookmarked, bookmarking)
A bookmark is a strip of card, paper or ribbon you put in a book to show where you stopped reading. - bookseller noun (booksellers)
A bookseller is a person who sells books, often in a shop. - bookshelf noun (bookshelf, bookshelves)
1) A bookshelf is a shelf, or a piece of furniture with several shelves, for keeping books. - bookshop noun (a bookshop, bookshops); US usually bookstore
1) A shop that sells books. - bookworm noun (a bookworm, bookworms)
1) (informal) A person who loves reading and reads a lot of books. 2) A small insect larva that eats through the pages or bindings of books. - boom noun (a boom, booms); verb (boom, booms, boomed, booming); interjection (boom!)
A deep, loud sound like thunder or a big drum: the boom of the cannon. - boomer noun (boomer, boomers)
A baby boomer, a person born in the years just after the Second World War, roughly 1946 to 1964, when many babies were born. - boomerang noun (a boomerang, boomerangs); verb (boomerang, boomerangs, boomeranged, boomeranging)
A curved, flat piece of wood that comes back to you when you throw it the right way, first made by Aboriginal Australians. - boon noun (a boon, boons)
1) Something that is very helpful and makes life better. 2) (old) A favour or request someone asks. - boost verb (boost, boosts, boosted, boosting); noun (a boost, boosts)
To boost something is to make it bigger, stronger or better. - booster noun (a booster, boosters)
A booster (booster seat) is a special raised seat that lifts a child up so the car's seat belt fits them safely. - boot noun (a boot, boots); verb (boot, boots, booted, booting)
A boot is a strong shoe that covers your foot and ankle and sometimes part of your leg. - booth noun (a booth, booths)
A small, partly closed place for one person or a small group, such as a phone booth or voting booth. - booty noun (no plural)
Booty is goods taken by force or by theft, especially by robbers or soldiers in war; it can also mean a prize that is won. - bordeaux noun (a name; Bordeaux; bordeaux for the wine, bordeaux colour)
Bordeaux, a big city in south-west France, on the river Garonne. - border noun (border, borders); verb (border, borders, bordered, bordering)
A border is the edge of something, like a strip around a picture or a cloth. - borderland noun (a borderland, borderlands)
1) The land near a border between two countries or regions. 2) A state or area between two things that is not clearly one or the other. - borderline adjective (borderline); noun (a borderline, borderlines)
Only just on one side of a line between two groups or results, so it is hard to decide which: a borderline pass. - bore verb (bore, bores, bored, boring); noun (a bore, bores); verb form (bore — past of bear)
To make someone feel tired and uninterested because something is dull. - boreal adjective (boreal)
1) Of the far north, near the Arctic. 2) Belonging to the cold northern forest belt of conifer trees (the boreal forest or taiga) that… - bored adjective (bored, more bored, most bored); verb form (past of bore)
Bored means tired and restless because nothing interesting is happening or you have nothing to do. - boredom noun (boredom — uncountable)
1) The feeling of being bored, when you have nothing interesting to do or are not interested in what you are doing. - boring adjective (boring, more boring, most boring); verb form (bore, bores, bored, boring)
Boring means not interesting, so you feel tired of it or want something else to do. - born verb (bear, bears, bore, born — in «be born»); adjective (born = natural, as in «a born leader»)
1) Born means having come into life. A baby is born on its birthday. 2) Born means having a natural gift: «a born singer». 3) Born in a… - bornean adjective (Bornean); noun (a Bornean, Borneans)
From or to do with Borneo, the third-largest island in the world, in South-East Asia, shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. - borrow verb (borrow, borrows, borrowed, borrowing)
To borrow is to take or use something that you will give back later. - borrower noun (a borrower, borrowers)
A person who borrows something, such as a book from a library. - borrowing noun (a borrowing, borrowings; borrowing uncountable); verb, -ing form of borrow (borrow, borrows, borrowed, borrowing)
Taking something that belongs to someone else, with their permission, and giving it back later. - borscht noun (borscht — uncountable; a bowl of borscht)
Borscht is a sour soup, usually red from beetroot, eaten in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. - borshch noun (borshch — uncountable) (Ukrainian)
Borshch (борщ) is the Ukrainian spelling in Latin letters of «borscht», the sour beetroot soup that is a national dish of Ukraine. - bosom noun (bosom, bosoms)
The bosom is the front of a person's chest, the place where you hold someone close. - boss noun (boss, bosses); verb (boss, bosses, bossed, bossing — boss around)
A boss is the person in charge at work who tells others what to do. - bossy adjective (bossy, bossier, bossiest)
Bossy means always telling other people what to do, in a way that is annoying. - bostonian noun (a Bostonian, Bostonians); adjective (Bostonian)
A person who comes from or lives in Boston, a big city in Massachusetts, USA.
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