As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife"s voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there"s a car going the wrong way on 280. Please be careful!"
"Heck," said Herman, "It"s not just one car. It"s hundreds of them!"
—n. - outer foot-covering reaching above the ankle.
- luggage compartment of a car.
- colloq. A firm kick. B (prec. By the) dismissal (got the boot). —v. - kick.
- (often foll. By out) eject forcefully.
- (usu. Foll. By up) make (a computer) ready. put the boot in 1 kick brutally.
- harm a person. [old norse]
- n. to boot as well, in addition. [old english]
BORE
—v. (-ring) 1 make (a hole), esp. With a revolving tool.
- make a hole in, hollow out. —n. - hollow of a firearm barrel or of a cylinder in an internal-combustion engine.
- diameter of this.
- deep hole made esp. To find water. [old english]
- —n. Tiresome or dull person or thing. —v. (-ring) weary by tedious talk or dullness. bored adj. Boring adj. [origin unknown]
- n. High tidal wave in an estuary. [scandinavian]
- past of *bear1.
BORN
adj. - existing as a result of birth.
- a of natural ability or quality (a born leader). B (usu. Foll. By to + infin.) Destined (born lucky; born to be king).
- (in comb.) Of a certain status by birth (french-born; well-born). [past part. Of *bear1]
BOSH
n. & int. Slang nonsense. [turkish, = empty]
BOSS
colloq. —n. Employer, manager, or supervisor. —v. (usu. Foll. By about, around) give orders to; order about. [dutch baas]
- n. - round knob, stud, etc., esp. On the centre of a shield.
- archit. Ornamental carving etc. At the junction of the ribs in a vault. [french]
BOTH
—adj. & pron. The two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the boys; i like both). —adv. With equal truth in two cases (is both hot and dry). [old norse]
BOUT
n. - (often foll. By of) a spell (of work or activity). B attack (bout of flu).
- wrestling- or boxing-match. [obsolete bought bending]
BOWL
n. - a usu. Round deep basin for food or liquid. B contents of a bowl.
- hollow part of a tobacco-pipe, spoon, etc. bowlful n. (pl. -s). [old english]
- —n. - hard heavy ball, made with a bias to run in a curve.
- (in pl.; usu. Treated as sing.) Game played with these on grass.
- spell or turn of bowling in cricket. —v. - a roll (a ball etc.). B play bowls.
- (also absol.) Cricket etc. A deliver (a ball, over, etc.). B (often foll. By out) dismiss (a batsman) by knocking down the wicket with a ball.
- (often foll. By along) go along rapidly. bowl out cricket etc. Dismiss (a batsman or a side). Bowl over 1 knock down.
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