English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Boomslange (n.)

A large South African tree snake (Bucephalus Capensis). Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison fangs.

Boon (n.)

That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.

Boon (n.)

A prayer or petition.

Boon (n.)

Kind; bountiful; benign.

Boon (n.)

Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.

Boon (n.)

The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

Boon (n.)

Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.

Boor (n.)

A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman.

Boor (n.)

A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer.

Boor (n.)

A rude ill-bred person; one who is clownish in manners.

Boorish (a.)

Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly.

Boort (n.)

See Bort.

Boose (n.)

A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal.

Boose (v. i.)

To drink excessively. See Booze.

Booser (n.)

A toper; a guzzler. See Boozer.

Boost (n.)

A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.

Boost (v. i.)

To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

Boosted (imp. & p. p.)

of Boost

Boosting (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Boost

Boot (v. t.)

To punish by kicking with a booted foot.