English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Bouk (n.)

The body.

Bouk (n.)

Bulk; volume.

Boul (n.)

A curved handle.

Boulangerite (n.)

A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead.

Boulder (n.)

A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed. See Drift.

Boulder (n.)

A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble.

Boulder (n.)

Same as Bowlder.

Bouldery (a.)

Characterized by bowlders.

Boule (n.)

Alt. of Boulework

Boulevard (n.)

Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town.

Boulevard (n.)

A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.

Bouleversement (n.)

Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.

Boulework (n.)

Same as Buhl, Buhlwork.

Boultel (n.)

Alt. of Boultin

Boulter (n.)

A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached.

Boultin (n.)

One of the shafts of a clustered column.

Boultin (n.)

A molding, the convexity of which is one fourth of a circle, being a member just below the abacus in the Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo.

Boun (v. t.)

To make or get ready.

Boun (a.)

Ready; prepared; destined; tending.

Bounce (v. t.)

To bully; to scold.