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

bounce
bouncing noun rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

bounce
verb move up and down repeatedly

bounce out
verb bounce a ball so that it becomes an out

bouncer
chucker-out noun a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting

bouncing
bouncy adjective marked by lively action; `a bouncing gait`; `bouncy tunes`; `the peppy and interesting talk`; `a spirited dance`

bouncing betty
noun an antipersonnel land mine

bouncing putty
noun a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding

bouncy
live adjective elastic; rebounds readily; `clean bouncy hair`; `a lively tennis ball`; `as resilient as seasoned hickory`; `springy turf`

bound
destined adjective headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students`; `children bound for school`; `a flight destined for New York`

bound morpheme
bound form noun a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns

bound off
verb bound off one point after another

bound up
wrapped up adjective deeply devoted to; `bound up in her teaching`; `is wrapped up in his family`

bound(p)
adjective confined in the bowels; `he is bound in the belly`

bound(p)
adjective (usually followed by `to`) governed by fate; `bound to happen`; `an old house destined to be demolished`; `he is destined to be famous`

boundary
bound noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

boundary condition
noun (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations

boundary layer
noun the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface

boundary line
border noun a line that indicates a boundary

bounded
delimited adjective having the limits or boundaries established; `a delimited frontier through the disputed region`

bounden
adjective morally obligatory; `my bounden duty`

bounder
noun someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)

boundless
unbounded adjective seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; `unbounded enthusiasm`; `children with boundless energy`; `a limitless supply of money`

boundlessly
adverb without bounds; `he is infinitely wealthy`

bounteousness
noun generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely

bountied
adjective rewarded or rewardable by a bounty; `a bountied animal pelt`

bountiful
plentiful adjective producing in abundance; `the bountiful earth`; `a plentiful year`; `fruitful soil`

bountifully
bounteously adverb in a bountiful manner

bountifulness
noun the property of copious abundance

Bounty
H.M.S. Bounty noun a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat

bounty
noun generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely

bounty hunter
noun a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty

bouquet
fragrance noun a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

Bourbon
Bourbon dynasty noun a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily

bourgeois
adjective (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class

bourgeois
materialistic adjective conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; `a bourgeois mentality`

Bourgogne
Burgundy noun a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines

bourguignon
bourguignon sauce noun reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter

bourn
bourne noun an archaic term for a goal or destination

Bourse
noun the stock exchange in Paris

bourtree
black elder noun a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

boustrophedon
noun an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs`

boustrophedonic
adjective of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions

bout
noun a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)

Bouteloua
genus Bouteloua noun forage grasses

boutique
dress shop noun a shop that sells women`s clothes and jewelry

boutonniere
noun a flower that is worn in a buttonhole

Bouvet Island
noun an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle

Bouvier des Flandres
Bouviers des Flandres noun rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle

Bouvines
noun in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages

Bouyei
Buyi noun a branch of the Tai languages

bovid
noun hollow-horned ruminants

Bovidae
family Bovidae noun true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats

Bovinae
subfamily Bovinae noun term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu

bovine
bovid adjective of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)

bovine spongiform encephalitis
BSE noun a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation

Bovini
tribe Bovini noun term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos

bow
curtain call noun an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

bow
prow noun front part of a vessel or aircraft; `he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line`

bow and arrow
noun a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them

bow leg
bow legs noun outward curvature of the legs

bow out
verb retire gracefully; `He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship`

bow tie
bow-tie noun a man`s tie that ties in a bow

bow-wow
noun the bark of a dog

Bowditch
Nathaniel Bowditch noun United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)

Bowdler
Thomas Bowdler noun English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825)

Bowdlerism
noun censorship in the form of prudish expurgation

bowdlerization
bowdlerisation noun the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent

bowdlerize
bowdlerise verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; `bowdlerize a novel`

bowed
bowing adjective showing an excessively deferential manner

bowed down(p)
loaded down(p) adjective heavily burdened with work or cares; `bowed down with troubles`; `found himself loaded down with responsibilities`; `overburdened social workers`; `weighed down with cares`

bowed stringed instrument
noun stringed instruments that are played with a bow; `the strings played superlatively well`

bowel movement
movement noun a euphemism for defecation; `he had a bowel movement`

bowels
noun the center of the Earth

bower actinidia
tara vine noun climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit

bowerbird
noun any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females

bowery
adjective like a bower; leafy and shady; `a bowery lane`

bowfin
grindle noun primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

bowfront
adjective having an outward curving front; `a bowfront dresser`; `a bowfront house`

bowhead
bowhead whale noun large-mouthed arctic whale

Bowie
Jim Bowie noun United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)

Bowie knife
noun a stout hunting knife with a single edge

Bowiea
genus Bowiea noun small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

bowing
noun managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; `the violinist`s bowing was excellent`

bowing
obeisance noun bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame

bowknot
noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

bowl
noun a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods

bowl
noun a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

bowl-shaped
adjective having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl

bowleg
genu varum noun a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)

bowler
noun a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins

bowler hat
bowler noun a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

bowline
bowline knot noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams

bowling
noun a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them

bowling alley
alley 1 skittle alley noun a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins

bowling ball
noun a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

bowling equipment
noun equipment used in bowling

bowling green
noun a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls

bowling league
noun a league of bowling teams

bowling pin
noun a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

bowling score
noun the score in a bowling match