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  • BOLUSnounAncient Greek363 findersA round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
  • BOMAnounSwahili8 findersAn enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.
  • BOMBARDnounLatin1 finderA medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
  • BOMBASTnounProto-Indo-European4 findersCotton, or cotton wool.
  • BOMBASTERnoun1 finderA bombastic speaker or writer.
  • BOMBASTICadjective32 findersshowy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
  • BOMBASTICALLYadverb22 findersIn a bombastic manner.
  • BOMBEnounFrench1 finderA dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
  • BOMBILATEverbLatin3 findersTo hum or buzz.
  • BOMBSHELLnoun1 finderAny grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
  • BONAadjectiveLatin16 findersGood.
  • BONACInounSpanish1 finderA large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the Caribbean. Grey, with an oblong, laterally compressed body, it is a food fish.
  • BONBONnounFrench30 findersA sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
  • BONCEnoun14 findersA large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce about, bonce-eye, and French bonce.
  • BONDnounProto-Indo-European21 findersA document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified
  • BONDABLEadjective1 finderable to form bonds
  • BONDAGEnounLatin27 findersThe state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
  • BONDAGERnoun2 findersA field worker, especially a woman.
  • BONDERnoun4 findersA machine or substance used to make a bond, or a person who uses such.
  • BONDLESSadjective1 finderWithout a bond.
  • BONDUCnounAncient Greek7 findersSynonym of nicker tree.
  • BONEnounProto-Indo-European28 findersA composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
  • BONEFISHnoun24 findersAny of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
  • BONEHEADnoun7 findersSomeone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
  • BONELESSadjectiveProto-Germanic13 findersWithout bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating.
  • BONESETnoun16 findersAny of several plants of the genera Eupatorium and Ageratina.
  • BONESETTERnoun2 findersOne who realigns broken or disjointed bones.
  • BONESHAKERnoun2 findersA velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
  • BONEYARDnoun12 findersA graveyard.
  • BONFIREnounOld English17 findersA large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
  • BONGnoun53 findersThe clang of a large bell.
  • BONGOnounSpanish75 findersA striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
  • BONGOISTnoun4 findersA musician who plays the bongoes.
  • BONHAMnounIrish1 finderA piglet.
  • BONHOMIEnounFrench41 findersA friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
  • BONIATOnounSpanish4 findersA Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).
  • BONIFACEnoun9 findersThe proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
  • BONITOnounSpanish30 findersAny of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller.
  • BONJOURinterjectionFrench12 findersGood morning; hello.
  • BONKverb12 findersTo hit or strike; to collide with something.
  • BONKERSadjective90 findersMad; crazy.
  • BONKSadjective7 findersCrazy, bonkers.
  • BONNYadjectiveLatin84 findersAlternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”).
  • BONSAInounChinese81 findersA tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
  • BONSPIELnounDutch9 findersA tournament in the sport of curling.
  • BONTEBOKnounDutch1 finderA South African antelope of genus Damaliscus
  • BONUSnounLatin9 findersSomething extra that is good; an added benefit.
  • BONXIEnounOld Norse3 findersThe great skua, Stercorarius skua.
  • BONYadjectiveMiddle English18 findersResembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
  • BONZEnounFrench4 findersA Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
  • BONZERadjective6 findersRemarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific.
  • BOOBnoun5 findersAn idiot; a fool.
  • BOOBIALLAnoun1 finderAny of various plants of coastal or sandy regions, especially a small tree Acacia longifolia (subsp. sophorae), and various flowering plants in the genus Myoporum in the figwort fa
  • BOOBISHadjective6 findersLike a boob; foolish, silly.
  • BOOBYnounLatin30 findersA stupid person.
  • BOOBYISMnoun1 finderThe quality of being a booby, foolishness.
  • BOODIEnoun4 findersObsolete spelling of body.
  • BOODLEnounDutch21 findersMoney, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
  • BOODLERnoun3 findersOne, especially a politician, who seeks or receives boodle; a political grafter.
  • BOODYverbFrench9 findersTo sulk or mope.
  • BOOFHEADnoun3 findersAn idiot; a fathead.
  • BOOFYadjective11 findersOf hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
  • BOOGERnounGerman19 findersA piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
  • BOOGEYMANnoun7 findersAlternative form of bogeyman.
  • BOOGIEMANnoun9 findersAlternative spelling of bogeyman.
  • BOOGYMANnoun2 findersAlternative spelling of bogeyman.
  • BOOJUMnoun19 findersA geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.
  • BOOKnounProto-Germanic25 findersA collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
  • BOOKABLEadjective3 findersAble to be booked or reserved.
  • BOOKBINDERnounMiddle English2 findersA person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
  • BOOKBINDERYnoun1 finderA building where books are assembled and bound.
  • BOOKCASEnoun11 findersA piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.
  • BOOKENDnoun13 findersA heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
  • BOOKENDSnoun36 findersplural of bookend
  • BOOKERnounOld English4 findersOne who makes a reservation.
  • BOOKFULadjective1 finderFull of book-knowledge; stuffed with ideas gleaned from books.
  • BOOKIEnoun10 findersA bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.
  • BOOKISHadjective99 findersFond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
  • BOOKISHLYadverb73 findersIn a bookish manner.
  • BOOKLANDnounOld English1 finderIn 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.
  • BOOKLETnoun5 findersA small or thin book.
  • BOOKLIGHTnoun2 findersA small clip-on light, usually battery-powered, used for reading books in the dark
  • BOOKMANnounOld English2 findersOne who held bookland.
  • BOOKPLATEnoun1 finderA printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
  • BOOKRESTnoun1 finderA support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.
  • BOOKSHELFnoun28 findersA shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
  • BOOKSTANDnoun6 findersA small stall where books are sold.
  • BOOKSYadjective3 findersPertaining to books.
  • BOOKYadjective7 findersBookish.
  • BOOLnoun56 findersA Boolean variable (one whose value is either true or false).
  • BOOMverbDutch10 findersTo make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
  • BOOMERnoun15 findersSomething that makes a booming sound.
  • BOOMERANGnoun14 findersAny of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning boomerang).
  • BOOMINGLYadverb12 findersIn a booming manner; loudly.
  • BOOMSLANGnounDutch21 findersA highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
  • BOOMYadjective4 findersCharacterized by heavy or undesirably loud bass sounds.
  • BOONnounProto-Germanic126 findersA good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
  • BOONERnoun7 findersA person who takes particular pride in their car and enjoys showing it off.
  • BOONGnoun1 finderAn Australian Aboriginal person.
  • BOONIESnoun43 findersBoondocks.

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