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

Boston fern
Nephrolepis exaltata noun a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant

Boston Harbor
noun the seaport at Boston

Boston ivy
Japanese ivy noun Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries

Boston lettuce
noun lettuce with relatively soft leaves

Boston rocker
noun a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel

Boston Tea Party
noun demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea

Bostonian
noun a native or resident of Boston

Boswell
James Boswell noun Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)

Boswellia
genus Boswellia noun genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense

Boswellia carteri
noun tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense

Bosworth Field
noun the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII

bot
noun botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

bota
noun a wine bottle made of leather

botanic
botanical adjective of or relating to plants or botany; `botanical garden`

botanical
noun a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)

botanist
phytologist noun a biologist specializing in the study of plants

botanize
botanise verb collect and study plants

botany
phytology noun the branch of biology that studies plants

Botaurus
genus Botaurus noun bitterns

botch
bodge verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin; `I botched the dinner and we had to eat out`; `the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement`

botchy
butcherly adjective poorly done; `a botchy piece of work`; `it was an unskillful attempt`

botfly
noun stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals

both(a)
adjective (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two; `both girls are pretty`

bother
verb intrude or enter uninvited; `Don`t bother the professor while she is grading term papers`

bothered
daunted adjective caused to show discomposure; `refused to be fazed by the objections`

Bothidae
family Bothidae noun a family of fish of the order Heterosomata

Bothrops
genus Bothrops noun fer-de-lance

botonee
botonnee adjective (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm

Botrychium
genus Botrychium noun grape fern; moonwort

botryoid
botryoidal adjective resembling a cluster of grapes in form

Botswana
Republic of Botswana noun a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s

Botswana monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Botswana

Botswanan
adjective of or pertaining to Botswana or the people of Botswana

Botticelli
Sandro Botticelli noun Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510)

bottle
noun a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

bottle
nursing bottle noun a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children

bottle bank
noun a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling

bottle bill
noun a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles

bottle collection
noun a collection of bottles; `her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window`

bottle gentian
Gentiana andrewsii noun gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all

bottle gourd
calabash 2 Lagenaria siceraria noun Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits

bottle green
noun dark to moderate or greyish green

bottle opener
noun an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles

bottle up
suppress verb control and refrain from showing; of emotions

bottle-fed
adjective (of an infant) given milk from a bottle

bottle-green
adjective of a dark to moderate greyish green color

bottle-nosed whale
bottlenose whale noun northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead

bottle-shaped
adjective shaped like a bottle

bottle-tree
bottle tree noun an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton

bottlebrush
noun a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles

bottlecap
noun a cap that seals a bottle

bottled water
noun drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale

bottlefeed
verb feed (infants) with a bottle

bottleneck
noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top

bottlenose dolphin
bottle-nosed dolphin noun any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean

bottler
noun a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages

bottling plant
noun a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps

bottom
adjective the lowest rank; `bottom member of the class`

bottom dog
noun a person of low status

bottom feeder
noun an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others

bottom fermentation
noun a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager

bottom fermenting yeast
noun brewer`s yeast used in bottom fermentation of lager

bottom line
noun the decisive point

bottom lurkers
noun a fish that lurks on the bottom of a body of water

bottom out
verb hit the ground; `the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road`

bottom quark
beauty quark noun a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron

bottom rot
noun fungous disease of lettuce that first rots lower leaves and spreads upward

bottom rot fungus
Corticium solani noun fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce

bottom round
noun cut from the round; suitable for pot roast

bottom-dwelling
adjective of or relating to fish and marine life that dwell on the bottom of a body of water

bottom-feeder
bottom-dweller noun a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water

bottom-feeding
adjective of or relating to fish and marine life that feed on the bottom of a body of water

bottom-up
adjective of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level; `bottom-up parser`; `a bottom-up model of the reading process`

bottom(a)
adjective situated at the bottom or lowest position; `the bottom drawer`

bottomed
adjective having a bottom of a specified character

bottomland
noun low-lying alluvial land near a river

bottomless
adjective having no bottom; `bottomless pajamas consisting simply of a long top opening down the front`

bottomlessness
noun the property of being very deep; without limit

bottommost
lowermost adjective farthest down; `bottommost shelf`

botuliform
adjective shaped like a sausage

botulin
botulinus toxin noun potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon

botulinal
adjective of or relating to or produced by the botulinus

botulinum toxin
noun any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis

botulinum toxin A
Botox noun a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smooth frown lines temporarily

botulinus
botulinum noun anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism

botulism
noun food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly

boucle
noun a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect

boudoir
noun a lady`s bedroom or private sitting room

bouffant
puffy adjective being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; `a bouffant skirt`

Bougainville
Louis Antoine de Bougainville noun French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811)

Bougainville Trench
noun a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

bougainvillea
noun any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions

bough
noun any of the larger branches of a tree

boughten
store-bought adjective purchased; not homemade; `my boughten clothes`; `a store-bought dress`

bouillabaisse
noun highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs

bouillon
noun a clear seasoned broth

bouillon cube
noun a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract

boulder
bowlder noun a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

boulevardier
noun a visitor of a city boulevard (especially in Paris)

boulle
boule noun an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork