English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bosom (n.)

Inclination; desire.

Bosom (n.)

A depression round the eye of a millstone.

Bosom (a.)

Of or pertaining to the bosom.

Bosom (a.)

Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.

Bosom (v. t.)

To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.

Bosom (v. t.)

To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.

Bosomed (imp. & p. p.)

of Bosom

Bosomed (a.)

Having, or resembling, bosom; kept in the bosom; hidden.

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

of Bosom

Bosomy (a.)

Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.

Boson (n.)

See Boatswain.

Bosporian (a.)

Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus.

Bosporus (n.)

A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof.

Bosquet (n.)

See Bosket.

Bosquet (n.)

A grove; a thicket; shrubbery; an inclosure formed by branches of trees, regularly or irregularly disposed.

Boss (n.)

A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations.

Boss (n.)

A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.

Boss (n.)

A head or reservoir of water.

Boss (n.)

A swage or die used for shaping metals.

Boss (n.)

The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.