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- BLUFFAn act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
- BLUIDYbloody.
- BLUISHHaving a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
- BLUNDERA clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
- BLUNDEREROne who blunders.
- BLUNTHaving a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- BLURTo make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
- BLURTTo utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
- BLUSTERPompous, officious talk.
- BOAKTo burp.
- BOARA wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- BOASTA brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
- BOASTFULTending to boast or brag.
- BOATERSomeone who travels by boat.
- BOATFULEnough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
- BOATMANA sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.
- BOATSWAINA person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sail
- BOCKA strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- BODGETo do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.
- BODILESSLacking a body; incorporeal.
- BODILYOf, relating to, or concerning the body.
- BODKINA small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
- BOEHMITEA mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium.
- BOEPbeer belly
- BOETA brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
- BOGARTAn obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.
- BOGEYA ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- BOILA localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- BOKETo thrust or push out; butt; poke.
- BOLEThe trunk or stem of a tree.
- BOLLThe rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- BOLLARDA strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to a wharf, dock, or the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines or towlines are secured.
- BOLLOCKA testicle.
- BOLSTERA large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
- BONDAGEThe state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
- BONELESSWithout bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating.
- BONFIREA large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
- BONSPIELA tournament in the sport of curling.
- BONTEBOKA South African antelope of genus Damaliscus
- BONXIEThe great skua, Stercorarius skua.
- BONYResembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
- BOODLEMoney, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
- BOOKA collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- BOOKBINDERA person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
- BOOKEROne who makes a reservation.
- BOOKLANDIn Anglo-Saxon society, land held by charter or written title, free from all fief, fee, service, and fines. It was held chiefly by the nobility and denominated freeholders.
- BOOKMANOne who held bookland.
- BOOMTo make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- BOOMSLANGA highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
- BOONA good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
- BOORA peasant.
- BOOTLESSWithout boots.
- BOOTYA form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
- BORETo inspire boredom in somebody.
- BORINGThe act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing. Enlarging an existing hole with a single-point cutting tool or a boring head (usually wi
- BORNpast participle of bear; given birth to.
- BORNEpast participle of bear
- BOROUGHA town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
- BORSTALA way up a hill in the South Downs.
- BOSCAGEA place set with trees or mass of shrubbery, a grove or thicket.
- BOSKETA small grove or copse of trees, a thicket.
- BOSSOne who is in charge of something. One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- BOTCHTo perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
- BOTCHERA person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.
- BOTCHINGSTo perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
- BOTEAtonement, compensation, amends, satisfaction; as, manbote, a compensation for a man slain.
- BOTHEach of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
- BOTHERTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- BOTTLERA person, company, or thing who bottles, especially in bulk.
- BOUDOIRA woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
- BOULDERA large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
- BOULDERINGSA large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
- BOULEVARDA broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
- BOUNReady, prepared.
- BOUNCETo change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
- BOUNDsimple past and past participle of bind
- BOUNDARYThe dividing line or location between two areas.
- BOUNTEOUSLYIn a bounteous manner.
- BOUQUETAn arrangement or bunch of cut flowers; a nosegay.
- BOURDONThe burden or bass of a melody.
- BOURGEOISOf or relating to the middle class , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
- BOUTA period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
- BOWERA bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
- BOWLA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
- BOWLINEA rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
- BOWLINGSA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
- BOWMANA man who uses a bow; an archer.
- BOWSETo drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
- BOWSPRITA spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
- BOWYERA person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
- BOXENMade of boxwood.
- BOYGFormless hindrances personified as an enemy
- BOYGSFormless hindrances personified as an enemy
- BRAAIA barbecue (grill), especially an open outdoor grill built specifically for the purpose of braaing.
- BRACHETA female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach.
- BRACKSalty or brackish water.
- BRACKETA fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
- BRACKISHOf water, salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
- BRAEThe sloping bank of a river valley.
- BRAGA boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.