English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bother (v. t.)

To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

Botheration (n.)

The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation.

Bothered (imp. & p. p.)

of Bother

Botherer (n.)

One who bothers.

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

of Bother

Bothersome (a.)

Vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity; troublesome.

Bothie (n.)

Same as Bothy.

Bothnian (a.)

Alt. of Bothnic

Bothnic (a.)

Of or pertaining to Bothnia, a country of northern Europe, or to a gulf of the same name which forms the northern part of the Baltic sea.

Bothrenchyma (n.)

Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.

Bothy (n.)

Alt. of Boothy

Botocudos (n. pl.)

A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons; -- also called Aymbores.

Botryogen (n.)

A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color. It often occurs in botryoidal form.

Botryoid (a.)

Alt. of Botryoidal

Botryoidal (a.)

Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences.

Botryolite (n.)

A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.

Botryose (a.)

Having the form of a cluster of grapes.

Botryose (a.)

Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence.

Bots (n. pl.)

The larvae of several species of botfly, especially those larvae which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various ailments.

Bottine (n.)

An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children.