| ABOUT | • about prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. • about prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. • about prep. Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something. |
| BOUGE | • bouge n. (Now historical) The right to rations at court, granted to the king’s household, attendants etc. • bouge v. To swell out. • bouge v. To bilge. |
| BOUGH | • bough n. A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk. • bough n. (Obsolete, figuratively, poetic) A gallows. • Bough prop.n. A surname. |
| BOUKS | • bouks n. Plural of bouk. • BOUK n. (Scots) the body; bulk. |
| BOULE | • boule n. One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. • boule n. A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. • boule n. A round loaf of bread. |
| BOULT | • boult v. Alternative form of bolt (“to sift”). • boult n. Obsolete form of bolt. • BOULT v. to sieve through a cloth. |
| BOUND | • bound v. Simple past tense and past participle of bind. • bound adj. (With infinitive) Obliged (to). • bound adj. (Linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word. |
| BOUNS | • bouns v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boun. • BOUN v. to prepare, also BOWNE. |
| BOURD | • bourd n. (Obsolete) A joke; jesting, banter. • bourd v. (Obsolete) To jest. • BOURD v. (obsolete) to jest. |
| BOURG | • bourg n. Obsolete form of burgh. • bourg n. Obsolete form of borough. • Bourg prop.n. A surname from French. |
| BOURN | • bourn n. Alternative form of bourne (“small stream or brook”). • bourn n. Alternative form of bourne (“destination; limit”). • Bourn prop.n. A surname. |
| BOUSE | • bouse v. (Nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle. • bouse n. (Obsolete) drink, especially alcoholic drink. • bouse n. (Obsolete) a carouse; a booze. |
| BOUSY | • bousy adj. Obsolete form of boozy. • BOUSY adj. inclined to booze, also BOOZY, BOOZEY. |
| BOUTS | • bouts n. Plural of bout. • bouts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bout. • BOUT n. a contest. |