Newly wed wife to her husband:
"That is why I can"t stand you – you are so unpredictable. On Monday you liked the potatoes, Tuesday you liked the potatoes, Wednesday you liked the potatoes, Thursday you said you loved the potatoes preparation, Friday you liked the potatoes, Saturday you liked the potatoes and now all of a sudden on Sunday you say that you don"t like potatoes."
—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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