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| BOSOM | | friend n. Intimate friend.
- n. - a person's (esp. Woman's) breast. B colloq. Each of a woman's breasts. C enclosure formed by the breast and arms.
- emotional centre (bosom of one's family). [old english] | |
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| BOSSA | | nova n. - dance like the samba.
- music for this. [portuguese, = new flair] | |
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| BOSSY | | adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Domineering. bossiness n. | |
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| BOSUN | | (also bo'sun) var. Of *boatswain. | |
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| BOTCH | | (also bodge) —v. - bungle; do badly.
- patch clumsily. —n. Bungled or spoilt work. [origin unknown] | |
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| BOUGH | | n. Main branch of a tree. [old english] | |
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| BOULE | | n. (also boules pronunc. Same) french form of bowls played on rough ground. [french] | |
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| BOULT | | var. Of *bolt2.
- var. Of *bolt2. | |
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| BOUND | | —v. - spring, leap.
- (of a ball etc.) Bounce. —n. - springy leap.
- bounce. [french bondir from latin bombus hum]
- —n. (usu. In pl.) 1 limitation; restriction.
- border, boundary. —v. - limit.
- be the boundary of. out of bounds outside a permitted area. [french from medieval latin]
- adj. - (usu. Foll. By for) starting or having started (bound for stardom).
- (in comb.) In a specified direction (northbound). [old norse, = ready]
- past and past part. Of *bind. bound to certain to (he's bound to come). Bound up with closely associated with. | |
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| BOURN | | n. Small stream. [var. Of *burn2] | |
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