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- BODEOf a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of (something); to portend.
- BODEFULPortentous; ominous; foreboding.
- BODEGAA storehouse for maturing wine, a winery.
- BODEMENTAn omen; a prognostic.
- BODGETo do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.
- BODGERA woodworker in the traditional style characterised by the use of hand tools, a pole lathe and use of green timber.
- BODGIEA member of a 1950s rock subculture; a teddy boy.
- BODHIThe state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.
- BODHRANA type of frame drum used in Irish music struck traditionally with an animal bone, or in modern times, with a piece of wood.
- BODICEA corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
- BODIEDHaving a specified form of body.
- BODIKINA small body; forming part of the exclamatory phrase "ods bodikins".
- BODILESSLacking a body; incorporeal.
- BODILYOf, relating to, or concerning the body.
- BODINGforeboding, ominous, portending.
- BODINGLYIn a boding manner.
- BODKINA small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
- BODLEA former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.
- BODYPhysical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
- BODYSUITA one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
- BODYSURFTo ride waves or surf without equipment, such as a surfboard.
- BODYWORKThe exterior body of a motor vehicle.
- BOEHMITEA mixed oxide and hydroxide of aluminium.
- BOEPbeer belly
- BOETA brother; often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
- BOEUFA bovine.
- BOFFTo have sexual intercourse with (someone).
- BOFFINAn engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research.
- BOFFOOutstanding; very good or successful.
- BOGANAn unsophisticated person from a working class background.
- BOGARTAn obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.
- BOGEYA ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
- BOGEYISMDevilry; supernatural matters involving evil forces.
- BOGEYMANA menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
- BOGGARTAlternative spelling of boggard (A bogey, a ghost)
- BOGGEDsimple past and past participle of bog
- BOGGERSomeone associated with or who works in a bog.
- BOGGINESSThe state or quality of being boggy.
- BOGGISHBoggy.
- BOGGLE(literally or figuratively) to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
- BOGGLEROne who boggles.
- BOGGYHaving the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
- BOGIEA low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
- BOGLANDLand that is predominantly boggy; marshland.
- BOGLEA goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom.
- BOGOSITYThe state or degree of being bogus.
- BOGUSCounterfeit or fake; not genuine.
- BOGUSLYIn a bogus way; phonily.
- BOHEAA black tea from Fujian, China.
- BOHEMIANA person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.
- BOHOA bohemian.
- BOHRIUMA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bh) with an atomic number of 107. An atom of this element.
- BOHRIUMSA transuranic chemical element (symbol Bh) with an atomic number of 107. An atom of this element.
- BOHUNKAn immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated.
- BOILA localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- BOILERA person who boils something.
- BOILERYA buisness (and place of business) that engages primarily in boiling, such as in the boiling of sugarcane juice to make sugar, the boiling of brine to make salt, the boiling of soa
- BOILINGpresent participle and gerund of boil
- BOILOVERA hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards.
- BOINGA representation of the sound of something bouncing. Announcing the presence of large, pert breasts, which are bouncy. Announcing the advent of male arousal (erection), via the met
- BOINKTo have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk.
- BOISERIEpanelling; wood trim
- BOISTEROUSFull of energy; exuberant; noisy.
- BOISTEROUSLYIn a boisterous manner, energetically and noisily.
- BOKETo thrust or push out; butt; poke.
- BOKEHA subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.
- BOKOThe nose.
- BOLAA throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
- BOLAROf, relating to, or similar to, bole or clay; clayey.
- BOLASA throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
- BOLDCourageous, daring.
- BOLDENSynonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”).
- BOLDFACEA font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
- BOLEThe trunk or stem of a tree.
- BOLECTIONA moulding that covers a joint, especially between joints between surfaces on different levels.
- BOLEROA lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
- BOLETEA type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of sai
- BOLETUSAn edible mushroom of genus Boletus.
- BOLIDEAn extremely bright meteor.
- BOLINEA white handled knife used in Wicca, for physical cutting, in contrast to the athame.
- BOLIVIAA card game similar to rummy and canasta.
- 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.
- BOLOA long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- BOLOGNAA seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
- BOLOGNESEAn Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.
- BOLOMETERA sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation.
- BOLOMETRICOf or pertaining to bolometry
- BOLOMETRIESThe use of a bolometer.
- BOLOMETRYThe use of a bolometer.
- BOLSHEVIZETo make Bolshevik.
- BOLSHIEA government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
- BOLSTERA large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
- BOLSTEREROne who, or that which, bolsters.
- BOLTA (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut t
- BOLTERA person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly.
- BOLTHOLEA hole in an animal’s den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit, i.e., a hole the animal may bolt through.
- BOLTLESSWithout bolts (mechanical fasteners).
- BOLTLIKEResembling or characteristic of a bolt (mechanical fastener).