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Showing 18 of 158 words/ˈbɒb.ər/ [bobber]
[noun] A small float attached to a fishing line to indicate when a fish has taken the bait by bobbing on the surface of the water.
/boʊˈdeɪ.ɡə/ [bodega]
[noun] A small neighborhood grocery store, especially one common in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods in US cities like New York.
/boʊdz soʊ/ [bodes so]
[verb] To portend, signify, or indicate that a situation is unfolding in a specific, usually ominous or significant, manner.
/ˈbɔɪ.stər.əs/ [boisterous]
[adjective] Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.
/ˈbɒləkɪŋ/ [bollocking]
[noun] A severe reprimand or scolding; a thorough dressing-down in British slang.
/boʊlt/ [bolt]
[noun] A metal pin or bar used to fasten things together, or a sliding bar used to lock a door.
/bɒmˈbæstɪk/ [bombastic]
[adjective] High-sounding, high-flown, and inflated in language or style, often used to impress people but lacking true depth or substance.
/ˌbɒn ˈbuːʃ/ [bon boosh]
[noun] A tasty morsel or a choice tidbit; figuratively, a pleasant final experience or a delightful concluding remark.
/bʊk/ [book]
[noun] A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.
/buːm/ [boom]
[noun] A loud, deep, resonant sound.
/ˈbuː.mɪŋ/ [booming]
[adjective] Experiencing a rapid period of growth, prosperity, or popularity.
/ˈbuː.nər/ [booner]
[noun] A colloquial or slang term occasionally used to describe a person who experiences an unexpected stroke of good fortune or receives a significant boon.
/ˈbɔːrdərɪŋ/ [bordering]
[adjective] Sharing a border or boundary with; adjacent to.
/bɔːrɡ/ [borg]
[noun] A member of a fictional extraterrestrial race of cybernetic organisms that function as a collective hive mind, often used metaphorically to describe a group or entity that absorbs or assimilates others into its own culture or structure.
/ˈbɒt.ləm.ləs ˈhʌŋ.ɡər/ [bottomless hunger]
[noun] An insatiable, persistent, or extreme craving or desire, whether for food or for abstract concepts like power, knowledge, or success.
/baʊ/ [bough]
[noun] A main branch of a tree, especially one that is large or spreading.
/ˈboʊl.dər/ [boulder]
[noun] A large, detached rock mass, usually rounded by weathering or the action of water.
/baʊnst/ [bounced]
[verb] To move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it; to rebound.