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- boilsverb
Reaches the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.
- boldadjective
Showing courage and willingness to take risks; confident and fearless.
- bollocksnoun
The testicles.
- bolognanoun
A large smoked sausage made from seasoned mixed meats, typically beef and pork; often sliced and used in sandwiches.
- boltnoun
A metal pin or bar with a head, used with a nut to fasten things together.
- boltsnoun
Metal pins or bars with heads, used with nuts to fasten things together.
- bombnoun
An explosive weapon designed to detonate under specified conditions.
- bombedverb
Attacked with bombs.
- bombernoun
A military aircraft designed to drop bombs.
- bombersnoun
Military aircraft designed to drop bombs.
- bombingnoun
An act of attacking a place with bombs.
- bombsnoun
Explosive weapons designed to detonate under specified conditions.
- bonadjective
Good (used in various borrowed French phrases).
- bondnoun
A connection or feeling of unity between people.
- bondedverb
Joined or connected securely.
- bondingnoun
The process of forming an emotional attachment between people.
- bondsnoun
Connections or feelings of unity between people.
- bonenoun
Any of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate.
- bonernoun
An erection of the penis.
- bonesnoun
The hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate.
- bonfirenoun
A large outdoor fire, typically lit as part of a celebration or to burn rubbish.
- bongnoun
A deep resonant sound, as of a bell.
- bonjourinterjection
A French greeting meaning "good day" or "hello," used in English to add French flair or when addressing French speakers.
- bonnetnoun
A woman's or child's hat tied under the chin, typically with a brim framing the face.
- bonnieadjective
Attractive, beautiful, or pretty.
- bonusnoun
A sum of money added to a person's wages as a reward for good performance.
- boointerjection
An exclamation used to express disapproval or contempt.
- boobnoun
A woman's breast.
- boobsnoun
A woman's breasts.
- boobynoun
A large tropical seabird of the gannet family, with a long bill and brightly colored feet.
- boogienoun
A style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat, characterized by a repetitive bass pattern.
- booingverb
Expressing disapproval by shouting "boo."
- booknoun
A written or printed work consisting of pages bound together.
- bookedverb
Reserved accommodation, a ticket, or a place.
- bookienoun
A person who takes bets, especially on horse races, and pays out winnings; a bookmaker.
- bookingnoun
An act of reserving accommodation, a ticket, or a place.
- booksnoun
Plural of book; written or printed works consisting of pages bound together.
- bookstorenoun
A shop that sells books.
- boomnoun
A loud, deep, resonant sound.
- boomingadjective
Making a loud, deep, resonant sound.
- boostverb
To help or encourage something to increase or improve.
- bootnoun
A sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes the lower leg.
- boothnoun
A small temporary tent or structure used especially for selling goods or for an exhibition at a market or fair.
- bootleggernoun
A person who illegally manufactured, transported, or sold alcoholic beverages during Prohibition (1920-1933 in the United States).
- bootsnoun
Sturdy items of footwear covering the foot and ankle.
- bootynoun
Valuable stolen goods, especially those taken in war; plunder.
- boozenoun
Alcoholic drink.
- bordernoun
A line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries.
- bordersnoun
Lines separating political or geographical areas.
- boreverb
To make someone feel weary and uninterested by being dull.