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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: bongo - boodle</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="bongo"> bongo (1), noun, pl. -gos.<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of small drum played with flattened hands, especially in Latin-American and African music. Bongos usually come in pairs and are held between the knees. </DL> <A NAME="bongo"> bongo (2), noun, pl. -gos.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large West African antelope having a chestnut-colored body with white stripes. </DL> <A NAME="bongodrum"> bongo drum, =bongo (1).</DL> <A NAME="bongre"> bon gre, mal gre,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) willingly or not; willy-nilly. </DL> <A NAME="bonheurdujour"> bonheur-du-jour, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a lady's small desk with drawers, especially popular in the late 1700's and early 1800's. </DL> <A NAME="bonhomie"> bonhomie or bonhommie, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> good nature; courteous and pleasant ways. </DL> <A NAME="bonhomous"> bonhomous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> good-natured; pleasant. adv. bonhomously. </DL> <A NAME="boniface"> boniface, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the keeper of an inn. <DD> 2. the owner of a hotel, restaurant, or other public house. </DL> <A NAME="bonine"> Bonine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a drug that gives protection against motion sickness. </DL> <A NAME="bonito"> bonito, noun, pl. -tos, -toes, or (collectively) -to.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. any fish of a type of saltwater fish with very red, edible flesh, related to the mackerel and the tuna. <DD> 2. any one of various related fishes, such as the oceanic bonito or skipjack. </DL> <A NAME="bonjour"> bon jour<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) good morning; good day. </DL> <A NAME="bonk"> bonk, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD>v.t. to hit; bop. Ex. Tristessa just bonks her skull and falls headlong (Jack Kerouac). <DD>v.i. to make a loud, knocking sound. Ex. The steam came cracking and bonking in the radiator (New Yorker). <DD>noun a loud, hard knock. Ex. to get a bonk on the head. </DL> <A NAME="bonkers"> bonkers, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) crazy; mad. </DL> <A NAME="bonmarche"> bon marche,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a good bargain. </DL> <A NAME="bonmot"> bon mot, pl. bons mots.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a clever saying; witty remark. </DL> <A NAME="bonne"> bonne, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD> 1. a maidservant. <DD> 2. a child's nurse; nursemaid. </DL> <A NAME="bonneamie"> bonne amie,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) the feminine form of bon ami. </DL> <A NAME="bonnebouche"> bonne bouche,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a dainty morsel saved for the end of a meal. </DL> <A NAME="bonnefoi"> bonne foi,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) good faith. </DL> <A NAME="bonnenuit"> bonne nuit,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) good night. </DL> <A NAME="bonnet"> bonnet, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a covering for the head, usually tied under the chin with strings or ribbons, worn by women and children. <DD> 2. a cap worn by men and boys in Scotland. <DD> 3. a headdress of feathers worn by North American Indians. <DD> 4. a cover or cap over part of a machine or object: <DD> a. a cowl for a chimney. <DD> b. (British.) the hood covering the engine of an automobile, truck, etc. <DD> c. a metal plate covering the openings in the valve chambers of a pump. <DD> 5. (Nautical.) a piece of canvas laced to the bottom of a sail, especially a jib, to increase the sail area in light winds. <DD> 6. a horny area on the tip of the snout of right whales. <DD>v.t. to put a bonnet on. </DL> <A NAME="bonnethead"> bonnethead, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a species of hammerhead shark, abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States. </DL> <A NAME="bonnetmonkey"> bonnet monkey,<DL COMPACT><DD> a monkey of India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon), having a tuft of hair on its head that somewhat resembles a bonnet. </DL> <A NAME="bonnetpepper"> bonnet pepper,<DL COMPACT><DD> a tropical American pepper plant of the nightshade family, from whose fruit a kind of paprika is obtained. </DL> <A NAME="bonnetpiece"> bonnet piece,<DL COMPACT><DD> a gold coin issued by James V of Scotland, so called from the representation of a Scottish bonnet on the king's head. </DL> <A NAME="bonnetrouge"> bonnet rouge, pl. bonnets rouges.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD> 1. the red cap worn by the radicals in the French Revolution. <DD> 2. a radical; anarchist. </DL> <A NAME="bonnetshark"> bonnet shark, =shovelhead.</DL> <A NAME="bonny"> bonny or bonnie, adjective, -nier, -niest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. fair to see; rosy and pretty. Ex. What a bonny baby! <DD> 2. fine; excellent. <DD> 3. healthy-looking. <DD> 4. gay and cheerful. adv. bonnily. noun bonniness. </DL> <A NAME="bonnyclabber"> bonnyclabber, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =clabber. <DD> 2. =cottage cheese. </DL> <A NAME="bonsai"> bonsai, noun, pl. bonsai.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a miniature shrub or tree, dwarfed by controlling its root area and its food supply, and used in a dish or pot for decoration. <DD> 2. the Japanese art of growing miniature shrubs and trees. </DL> <A NAME="bonsoir"> bon soir,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) good evening; good night. </DL> <A NAME="bonspiel"> bonspiel, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a curling match or tournament. </DL> <A NAME="bontebok"> bontebok, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large South African antelope, closely related to the blesbok, of a reddish color with a white face and rump. </DL> <A NAME="bonton"> bon ton,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD> 1. good style; fashion. <DD> 2. fashionable society. <DD> 3. good breeding. </DL> <A NAME="bonttick"> bont tick,<DL COMPACT><DD> a South African tick with variegated coloring, parasitic on cattle, ostriches, and man. </DL> <A NAME="bonus"> bonus, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> something extra, given in addition to what is due. Ex. The company gave each worker a vacation bonus. </DL> <A NAME="bonvivant"> bon vivant, pl. bons vivants.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a person who is fond of good food and luxury. </DL> <A NAME="bonviveur"> bon viveur,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a person who leads a life of pleasure. </DL> <A NAME="bonvoyage"> bon voyage.<DL COMPACT><DD> good-by; good luck; pleasant trip. </DL> <A NAME="bony"> bony, adjective, bonier, boniest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of bone. Ex. the bony structure of the skull <DD> 2. like bone. <DD> 3. full of bones. Ex. bony fish. <DD> 4. having big bones that stick out. Ex. the bony hips of a thin horse. <DD> 5. very thin. Ex. bony, old hands. noun boniness. </DL> <A NAME="bonyfish"> bony fish,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a fish with a bony rather than cartilaginous skeleton. <DD> 2. any one of various bony fishes, especially the menhaden. </DL> <A NAME="bonylabyrinth"> bony labyrinth,<DL COMPACT><DD> the bony part of the inner ear. </DL> <A NAME="bonze"> bonze, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Buddhist monk, specifically of Japan but also of China or other countries of the Far East. </DL> <A NAME="bonzer"> bonzer, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Australian Slang.) excellent; extremely good. </DL> <A NAME="boo"> boo (1), noun, pl. boos, interjection, verb, booed, booing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun, interj. a sound made to show dislike or contempt, or to frighten. Ex. Boos were heard from those who didn't like the concert (n.). We were frightened when he jumped out shouting, "Boo!" (interj.). <DD>v.i. to make such a sound. <DD>v.t. to shout "boo" at. Ex. He sang so badly that the audience booed him. noun booer. </DL> <A NAME="boo"> boo (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) marijuana. </DL> <A NAME="boob"> boob, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun (Slang.) 1. a stupid person; fool; dunce. <DD> 2. a blunder; mistake. <DD>v.i. to blunder. </DL> <A NAME="boobird"> boobird, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a sports fan who boos members of the team he roots for when they play poorly. </DL> <A NAME="booboisie"> booboisie, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) boobs as a class or group. Ex. He [H. L. Mencken] made the American public, which he called the "booboisie," the special target of his criticism (I. W. Cole). </DL> <A NAME="booboo"> boo-boo, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a foolish blunder. </DL> <A NAME="boobookowl"> boobook owl,<DL COMPACT><DD> a small Australian owl of a rusty red color. </DL> <A NAME="boobtube"> boob tube,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a television set. </DL> <A NAME="booby"> booby, noun, pl. -bies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a stupid person; fool; dunce. <DD> 2. Also, booby gannet. a kind of large, tropical or subtropical sea bird. Boobies belong to the gannet family. <DD> 3. the person or team that does the worst in a contest or game. </DL> <A NAME="boobyhatch"> booby hatch,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a small, wooden cover for a hatchway or companionway on a boat. <DD> 2. (Slang.) an insane asylum. </DL> <A NAME="boobyprize"> booby prize,<DL COMPACT><DD> a prize given to the person or team that does the worst in a game or contest. </DL> <A NAME="boobytrap"> booby trap,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a bomb or mine arranged to explode when a harmless-looking object to which it is attached is touched or moved by an unsuspecting person. <DD> 2. a trick arranged to annoy some unsuspecting person. </DL> <A NAME="boobytrap"> booby-trap, noun, verb, -trapped, -trapping.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun =booby trap. <DD>v.t. to catch with or as if with a booby trap. </DL> <A NAME="boodle"> boodle, noun, verb, -dled, -dling.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD>noun 1. (U.S.) money from bribes; graft. <DD> 2. a group of people or things; caboodle, used especially in the phrase Ex. the whole kit and boodle. <DD> 3. counterfeit money. <DD>v.t., v.i. (U.S.) to bribe; practice bribery. noun boodler. </DL> <A HREF="boogaloo.dic">NEXT</A>