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try to master necessary information quickly

2 : to refresh one's memory

bon·fire noun [ORIGIN: ME bonefire a fire of bones, fr. bon bone + fire]

: a large fire built in the open air

bon·go noun, plural bongos also bongoes [ORIGIN: AmerSp bongó]

: one of a pair of small tuned drums played with the hands

bon·ho·mie noun [ORIGIN: F bonhomie, fr. bonhomme good-natured man, fr. bon good + homme man]

: good-natured easy friendliness

bo·ni·to noun, plural -tos or -to : any of several medium-sized tunas

bon mot noun, plural bons mots or bon mots [ORIGIN: F, lit., good word]

: a clever remark

bon·net noun : a covering (as a cap) for the head; especially : a hat for a woman or infant tied under the chin

bon·ny adjective bon·ni·er; -est chiefly British

: ATTRACTIVE, FAIR; also : FINE, EXCELLENT

bon·sai noun, plural bonsai [ORIGIN: Jp]

: a potted plant (as a tree) dwarfed by special methods of culture; also : the art of growing such a plant

bo·nus noun : something in addition to what is expected

Synonyms

dividend, extra, lagniappe, perquisite, tip; also fillip

bon vi·vant noun, plural bons vivants or bon vivants [ORIGIN: F, lit., good liver]

: a person having cultivated, refined, and sociable tastes esp. in food and drink

bon voy·age noun : a wish of well-being at parting : FAREWELL — often used as an interjection

Synonyms

adieu, au revoir, farewell, good-bye—more at GOOD-BYE

bony fish noun : any of a very large group of fishes (as a salmon or marlin) with a bony rather than a cartilaginous skeleton

bonze noun : a Buddhist monk

boo noun, plural boos : a shout of disapproval or contempt

— boo verb

Synonyms

catcall, hiss, hoot, jeer, raspberry, snort—more at CATCALL

boo·by noun, plural boobies : an awkward foolish person : DOPE

Synonyms

dope, fool, goose, jackass, nitwit, nut, simpleton, turkey—more at FOOL

booby hatch noun : an insane asylum

booby prize noun : an award for the poorest performance in a contest

booby trap noun : a trap for the unwary; especially : a concealed explosive device set to go off when some harmless-looking object is touched

— booby–trap verb

Synonyms

catch, pitfall, snag—more at PITFALL

explosive

boo·dle noun 1 : bribe money

2 : a large amount of money

1book noun 1 : a set of sheets bound into a volume

2 : a long written or printed narrative or record

3 : a major division of a long literary work

4 cap : BIBLE

— in one's book

: in one's opinion

2book verb 1 : to engage, reserve, or schedule by or as if by writing in a book <~ seats on a plane>

2 : to enter charges against in a police register

book·case noun : a piece of furniture consisting of shelves to hold books

book·end noun : a support to hold up a row of books

book·ie noun : BOOKMAKER

book·ish adjective 1 : fond of books and reading

2 a : inclined to rely unduly on book knowledge

b of words : literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal

Synonyms

erudite, learned, literary; also academic, pedantic, scholastic

Antonyms

colloquial, nonliterary

book·keep·er noun : one who records the accounts or transactions of a business

— book·keep·ing noun

book·let noun : a little book; especially PAMPHLET

Synonyms

brochure, circular, folder, leaflet, pamphlet—more at PAMPHLET

book·mak·er noun : one who determines odds and receives and pays off bets

— book·mak·ing noun

book·mark or book·mark·er noun : a marker for finding a place in a book

book·mo·bile noun : a truck that serves as a traveling library

book·plate noun : a label pasted in a book to show who owns it

book·sell·er noun : one who sells books; especially : the proprietor of a bookstore

book·shelf noun : a shelf for books

book·worm noun : a person unusually devoted to reading and study

1boom verb 1 : to make a deep hollow sound

2 : to grow or cause to grow rapidly esp. in value, esteem, or importance

2boom noun 1 : a booming sound

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