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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

bonnet macaque
bonnet monkey noun Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair

Bonney
William H. Bonney noun United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)

bonnily
adverb in a bonny manner

bonny
bonnie adjective very pleasing to the eye; `my bonny lass`; `there`s a bonny bay beyond`; `a comely face`; `young fair maidens`

bonsai
noun a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

Bontemps
Arna Wendell Bontemps noun United States writer (1902-1973)

bonus
fillip noun anything that tends to arouse; `his approval was an added fillip`

bony
boney adjective having bones especially many or prominent bones; `a bony shad fillet`; `her bony wrist`; `bony fish`

bony fish
noun any fish of the class Osteichthyes

bony labyrinth
osseous labyrinth noun cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth

bony-plated
adjective covered with bony plates

bonyness
boniness noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

bonzer
adjective remarkable or wonderful

boo
hoot 2 Bronx cheer noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

booboisie
noun class consisting of all those who are considered boobs

booby
noun small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both

booby prize
noun a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest

boodle
bread noun informal terms for money

booger
noun dried nasal mucus

boogie
boogie-woogie noun an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)

boojum tree
cirio noun candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers

book
volume noun physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; `he used a large book as a doorstop`

book agent
noun a book salesman

book bag
noun a bag in which students carry their books

book fair
bookfair noun bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause

book jacket
dust cover noun a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed

book lung
noun organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book

Book of Common Prayer
noun the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language

book of knowledge
noun an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge

Book of Mormon
noun a sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith

book review
noun a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)

book scorpion
Chelifer cancroides noun minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers

book token
noun a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to an amount given on the voucher

book up
verb book all available places or tickets

book value
noun the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation

bookable
adjective subject to being reserved or booked; `all seats bookable in advance`

bookbinder
noun a worker whose trade is binding books

bookbindery
noun a bookbinder`s workshop; a place for binding books

bookbinding
noun the craft of binding books

bookcase
noun a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books

bookclub
noun a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices

bookdealer
book seller noun a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books

booked
engaged adjective reserved in advance

bookend
noun a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)

booker
booking agent noun someone who engages a person or company for performances

Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington noun United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)

booking
noun the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); `wondered who had made the booking`

bookish
studious adjective characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; `a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket`; `a quiet studious child`

bookishness
noun exaggerated studiousness

bookkeeper
noun someone who records the transactions of a business

bookkeeping
clerking noun the activity of recording business transactions

booklet
brochure noun a small book usually having a paper cover

booklouse
book louse noun minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

bookmaker
bookie noun a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)

bookmark
bookmarker noun a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader`s place

bookmobile
noun a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore

bookplate
ex libris noun a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted

bookseller
noun the proprietor of a bookstore

bookshelf
noun a shelf on which to keep books

bookshop
bookstore noun a shop where books are sold

bookworm
noun someone who spends a great deal of time reading

Boole
George Boole noun English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864)

Boolean
adjective of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT

Boolean logic
Boolean algebra noun a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers

boolean operation
binary operation noun an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values

boom
noun any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring

boom
roaring noun a deep prolonged loud noise

boom out
verb make a deep hollow sound; `Her voice booms out the words of the song`

boom town
noun a town enjoying sudden prosperity

boomerang
throwing stick noun a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower

booming
flourishing adjective very lively and profitable; `flourishing businesses`; `a palmy time for stockbrokers`; `a prosperous new business`; `doing a roaring trade`; `a thriving tourist center`; `did a thriving business in orchids`

boon
adjective very close and convivial; `boon companions`

boondoggle
noun work of little or no value done merely to look busy

Boone
Daniel Boone noun an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)

boor
churl noun a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

boorish
loutish adjective ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; `was boorish and insensitive`; `the loutish manners of a bully`; `her stupid oafish husband`; `aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude`

boorishly
adverb like a boor, `he behaved boorishly at the party`

boorishness
noun inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor

boost
encouragement noun the act of giving hope or support to someone

boost
hike 1 cost increase noun an increase in cost; `they asked for a 10% rise in rates`

boost up
verb push upward; `She pushed up her children when the policeman came by`

booster
booster dose noun an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective

booster
booster unit noun the first stage of a multistage rocket

booster amplifier
booster station noun an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal

booster rocket
booster unit noun the first stage of a multistage rocket

boot
noun footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

boot
iron boot noun an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

boot camp
noun camp for training military recruits

boot-shaped
adjective shaped like a boot

bootblack
shoeblack noun a person who polishes shoes and boots

booted
adjective wearing boots

bootee
bootie noun a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)

Bootes
noun a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major

booth
cubicle noun small area set off by walls for special use

boothose
noun protective stockings worn with or in place of boots

bootjack
noun has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots

bootlace
noun a long lace for fastening boots

bootleg
black adjective distributed or sold illicitly; `the black economy pays no taxes`

bootlegger
moonshiner noun someone who makes or sells illegal liquor

bootlegging
noun the act of making of transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; `the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable`