| BOLT | • bolt n. A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on… • bolt n. A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. • bolt n. A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides… |
| BOLTS | • bolts n. Plural of bolt. • bolts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolt. • BOLTS n. (Mnemonic) Acronym used to remember the essential features of a map: Border, orientation (north arrow)… |
| BOLTED | • bolted v. Simple past tense and past participle of bolt. • BOLT v. to run away. |
| BOLTER | • bolter n. A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly. • bolter n. (Botany, horticulture) A plant that grows larger and more rapidly than usual. • bolter n. (Flour milling) A machine or mechanism that automatically sifts milled flour. |
| BOLTERS | • bolters n. Plural of bolter. • bolters v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bolter. • Bolters prop.n. Plural of Bolter. |
| BOLTING | • bolting v. Present participle of bolt. • bolting n. An act of bolting or running away. • bolting n. A sifting, as of flour or meal. |
| BOLTHEAD | • bolthead n. (Chemistry) A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation). • bolthead n. The head of a bolt. • BOLTHEAD n. a straight-necked distillation vessel or flask. |
| BOLTHOLE | • bolthole n. A hole in an animal’s den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole… • bolthole n. (Figurative) A second home, etc. where a person can go to escape the stresses of everyday life. • bolt-hole n. Alternative form of bolthole. |
| BOLTINGS | • boltings n. Plural of bolting. • BOLTING n. the act of sieving through cloth, also BOULTING. |
| BOLTLESS | • boltless adj. Without bolts (mechanical fasteners). • BOLTLESS adj. without a bolt. |
| BOLTLIKE | • boltlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bolt (mechanical fastener). • boltlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a bolt, as of lightning. • BOLTLIKE adj. like a bolt. |
| BOLTONIA | • boltonia n. (Botany) Any member of the genus Boltonia of plants in the sunflower family. • BOLTONIA n. a tall perennial flower of the eastern US, aka false aster. |
| BOLTROPE | • boltrope n. Alternative spelling of bolt rope. • bolt-rope n. Alternative spelling of bolt rope. • bolt␣rope n. (Nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying. |
| BOLTHEADS | • boltheads n. Plural of bolthead. • BOLTHEAD n. a straight-necked distillation vessel or flask. |
| BOLTHOLES | • boltholes n. Plural of bolthole. • bolt-holes n. Plural of bolt-hole. • BOLTHOLE n. a place or way of escape. |
| BOLTONIAS | • boltonias n. Plural of boltonia. • BOLTONIA n. a tall perennial flower of the eastern US, aka false aster. |
| BOLTROPES | • boltropes n. Plural of boltrope. • bolt-ropes n. Plural of bolt-rope. • bolt␣ropes n. Plural of bolt rope. |