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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: bosk - botel</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="bosk"> bosk, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a grove; small wood; thicket. </DL> <A NAME="bosket"> bosket, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a planting of small trees in a garden, park, or other area; thicket. </DL> <A NAME="boskop"> Boskop, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a type of Stone Age man of southern Africa whose remains were discovered in 1913 at Boskop, in the Transvaal. Ex. The Boskop type skulls ... strongly recall the Bushman-Hottentot type of South Africa (Alfred L. Kroeber). </DL> <A NAME="bosky"> bosky, adjective, boskier, boskiest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having a growth of small trees and bushes; wooded. <DD> 2. shady. noun boskiness. </DL> <A NAME="bosn"> bo's'n, noun. =boatswain.</DL> <A NAME="bosnian"> Bosnian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with Bosnia or its people. <DD>noun a native or inhabitant of Bosnia. </DL> <A NAME="bosom"> bosom, noun, adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. the upper, front part of the human body; breast. <DD> 2. the part of a garment covering the breast. Ex. She wore a flower on the bosom of her dress. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) heart or feelings. Ex. He kept the secret in his bosom. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) the center or inmost part. Ex. He did not mention it even in the bosom of his family. <DD> 5. the enclosure formed by the breast and the arms. <DD> 6. (Figurative.) the surface (of the sea, a lake, a river, or the ground). <DD>adj. 1. close and trusted; intimate. Ex. Very dear friends are bosom friends. <DD> 2. of the bosom. <DD>v.t. 1. to cherish; conceal in the bosom. <DD> 2. to take to the bosom; embrace. </DL> <A NAME="bosomed"> -bosomed,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) having a ______ bosom. Ex. Round-bosomed = having a round bosom. </DL> <A NAME="bosomy"> bosomy, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or appearing to have large breasts. </DL> <A NAME="boson"> boson, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a class of particles in quantum mechanics, two or more of which may occupy the same state. Bosons include pi-mesons and photons. </DL> <A NAME="boss"> boss (1), noun, verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a person who hires workers or watches over or directs them; foreman, manager, or superintendent. Ex. The boss was always on the job, directing his workers. <DD> 2. any person in charge; chief or master. Ex. Mother is the boss in her kitchen. <DD> 3. a person who controls a political organization, especially a local one. Ex. The local political boss took his orders from city hall. <DD> 4. (U.S.) the head of a unit of the Mafia; capo. <DD>v.t. to be the boss of; direct; control. Ex. Who is bossing this job? (SYN) manage. <DD>adj. 1. master; chief. <DD> 2. (U.S. Slang.) first-rate; champion. </DL> <A NAME="boss"> boss (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a raised ornament of silver, ivory, or other material on a flat surface. Ex. The boss on the knight's shield consisted of his coat of arms. <DD> 2. the enlarged part of a shaft on a machine. <DD> 3. a protuberance or swelling on the body of an animal or plant. <DD> 4. a mass of rock protruding through a stratum of another kind. <DD>v.t. to decorate with ornamental nails, knobs, or studs. </DL> <A NAME="boss"> boss (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) bossy; a cow or calf. </DL> <A NAME="bossanova"> bossa nova,<DL COMPACT><DD> a dance music of Brazil that combines the rhythm of samba with jazz music. </DL> <A NAME="bossdom"> bossdom, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the sphere of influence of a political boss. <DD> 2. the control of politics by bosses. </DL> <A NAME="bossism"> bossism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) control by political bosses. </DL> <A NAME="bossy"> bossy (1), adjective, bossier, bossiest.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) fond of telling others what to do and how to do it; domineering. noun bossiness. </DL> <A NAME="bossy"> bossy (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> decorated with bosses; projecting as bosses do. </DL> <A NAME="bossy"> bossy (3) or bossie, noun, pl. -sies.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a familiar name for a cow or calf (used chiefly in calling or soothing). </DL> <A NAME="boston"> boston (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a card game resembling whist, but played by four players individually, with two decks of cards. </DL> <A NAME="boston"> boston (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a ballroom dance, a variation of the waltz. </DL> <A NAME="bostonarm"> Boston arm,<DL COMPACT><DD> an artificial arm that is battery-powered and activated by electric signals from the amputee's remaining arm or shoulder muscles. </DL> <A NAME="bostonbrownbread"> Boston brown bread,<DL COMPACT><DD> a very dark, steamed bread containing corn meal, flour (usually both wheat and rye), molasses, soda, and water or milk, commonly baked in cylindrical loaves. </DL> <A NAME="bostonbull"> Boston bull, =Boston terrier.</DL> <A NAME="bostoncreampie"> Boston cream pie,<DL COMPACT><DD> a two-layer cake with whipped-cream or cream filling. </DL> <A NAME="bostonfern"> Boston fern,<DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of sword fern having long, drooping fronds, often grown as a house plant. </DL> <A NAME="bostonian"> Bostonian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of Boston, Massachusetts. <DD>noun a person born or living in Boston. </DL> <A NAME="bostonivy"> Boston ivy, =Japanese ivy.</DL> <A NAME="bostonlettuce"> Boston lettuce,<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of lettuce that forms relatively loose heads, with slightly yellowish inner leaves. </DL> <A NAME="bostonrocker"> Boston rocker,<DL COMPACT><DD> a rocking chair of early American style, with a high back of curved spindles and a curved, solid wooden seat. It is often painted black and stenciled in gilt. </DL> <A NAME="bostonterrier"> Boston terrier,<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a breed of small dogs, brindled or black, with white markings and smooth short hair; Boston bull. The breed is the result of crossing an English bulldog with a terrier. </DL> <A NAME="bosun"> bosun, noun. =boatswain.</DL> <A NAME="bosunschair"> bosun's chair, =boatswain's chair.</DL> <A NAME="boswell"> Boswell, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any author of a biography of a close friend (in allusion to James Boswell and Samuel Johnson). </DL> <A NAME="boswellian"> Boswellian, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or suggestive of James Boswell (1740-1795) or his biography of Samuel Johnson, which is characterized by great faithfulness and fullness, with minute details of the sayings and doings of its subject. </DL> <A NAME="boswellize"> Boswellize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to write about in the style or manner of James Boswell. Ex. One can't help regretting that Adams never had the time to Boswellize himself and his era (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="bot"> bot, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the larva of a botfly, parasitic in horses, cattle, sheep, and, occasionally, human beings. Also, bott. </DL> <A NAME="bot"> bot.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. botanical. <DD> 2. botanist. <DD> 3. botany. </DL> <A NAME="bota"> bota, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Spanish.) a wineskin. </DL> <A NAME="botanic"> botanic, adjective. =botanical.</DL> <A NAME="botanical"> botanical, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. having to do with plants and plant life. <DD> 2. having to do with the study of plants. <DD>noun a drug made from roots, leaves, flowers, or other parts of plants. adv. botanically. </DL> <A NAME="botanicalgarden"> botanical garden,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large public garden in which the principal types of plants are cultivated and displayed. </DL> <A NAME="botanist"> botanist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a scientist who studies plants. </DL> <A NAME="botanize"> botanize, verb, -nized, -nizing.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to study plants in their natural environment. <DD> 2. to seek for or collect plants for the purpose of studying and classifying them. <DD>v.t. to explore or examine the plant life of. noun botanizer. </DL> <A NAME="botany"> botany, noun, pl. -nies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the science of plants; study of plants and plant life. Botany deals with the structure, growth, and classification of plants. It is a branch of biology. <DD> 2. the plant life of a particular area. Ex. the botany of Greenland. <DD> 3. botanical facts about a plant or group of plants. Ex. the botany of ferns. <DD> 4. a scientific book about plants and plant life. (Abbr:) bot. </DL> <A NAME="botanybaykino"> Botany Bay kino,<DL COMPACT><DD> resin from the eucalyptus tree which protects wood against shipworms and other borers. </DL> <A NAME="botanywool"> Botany wool,<DL COMPACT><DD> a fine wool of the merino type grown in Australia and used in high-quality fabrics. </DL> <A NAME="botch"> botch (1), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to spoil by poor work; bungle. Ex. The careless boy made so many mistakes building his model airplane that he completely botched the job. <DD> 2. to repair clumsily or imperfectly. <DD>noun 1. a poor piece of work. <DD> 2. a clumsy patch. noun botcher. </DL> <A NAME="botch"> botch (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) a swelling on the skin, such as a boil, ulcer, or pimple. </DL> <A NAME="botchery"> botchery, noun, pl. -eries.<DL COMPACT><DD> a botcher's work; clumsy or awkward workmanship or its result; patchwork. </DL> <A NAME="botchy"> botchy, adjective, botchier, botchiest.<DL COMPACT><DD> poorly made or done; botched. adv. botchily. </DL> <A NAME="bote"> bote, noun sing. or pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> in old English law: <DD> 1a. a privilege or allowance for the repair of buildings, bridges, fences, or other structures. <DD> b. an assessment levied for this. <DD> 2. compensation, as for an injury or offense against someone. </DL> <A NAME="botel"> botel, noun. =boatel.</DL> <A HREF="botfly.dic">NEXT</A>