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knitted or crocheted sock

booth noun, plural booths 1 : a small enclosed stall (as at a fair)

2 : a small enclosure giving privacy for a person

3 : a restaurant accommodation having a table between backed benches

boot·leg verb : to make, transport, or sell (as liquor) illegally

— boot·leg adjective or noun

— boot·leg·ger noun

boot·less adjective : producing no gain, good, or result : USELESS

— boot·less·ly adverb

— boot·less·ness noun

Synonyms

abortive, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, unavailing, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain—more at FUTILE

1booty noun, plural booties : plunder taken (as in war) : SPOIL

Synonyms

loot, plunder, spoil, swag—more at LOOT

2booty noun, plural booties slang : BUTTOCK 2

1booze verb boozed; booz·ing : to drink liquor to excess

— booz·er noun

2booze noun : intoxicating liquor

— boozy adjective

Synonyms

alcohol, drink, intoxicant, liquor, moonshine, spirits—more at ALCOHOL

1bop verb bopped; bop·ping : to reach with a blow : HIT, SOCK

2bop noun : a blow esp. with the fist or a club

BOQ abbreviation bachelor officers' quarters

bor abbreviation borough

bo·rate noun : a salt or ester of boric acid

bo·rax noun : a crystalline borate of sodium that occurs as a mineral and is used as a flux and cleanser

bor·del·lo noun, plural -los [ORIGIN: It]

: BROTHEL

1border noun 1 : an outer part or edge

2 : something that marks or fixes a limit : BOUNDARY

Synonyms

[1] borderland, frontier, march; also backwater, backwoods, hinterland, up-country

[2] bound, boundary, circumference, compass, confines, edge, end, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge; also crest, hem, lip

2border verb bor·dered; bor·der·ing 1 : to put a border on

2 : to touch at the edge or boundary : ADJOIN

3 : to approach the nature of a specified thing : VERGE <~s on the ridiculous>

Synonyms

usually border on [1] bound, fringe, margin, rim, skirt; also edge, hem, trim

usually border on [2] abut, adjoin, flank, fringe, join, skirt, touch, verge—more at ADJOIN

border collie noun, often cap B : any of a British breed of medium-sized long-haired sheepdogs

bor·der·land noun 1 : territory at or near a border

2 : an outlying or intermediate region often not clearly defined

Synonyms

border, frontier, march—more at FRONTIER

bor·der·line adjective : being in an intermediate position or state; especially : not quite up to what is standard or expected <~ intelligence>

1bore verb bored; bor·ing 1 : to make a hole in with or as if with a drill

2 : to make (as a well) by boring or digging away material

— bor·er noun

Synonyms

drill, hole, perforate, pierce, punch, puncture—more at PERFORATE

2bore noun 1 : a hole made by or as if by boring

2 : a cylindrical cavity

3 : the diameter of a hole or tube; especially : the interior diameter of a gun barrel or engine cylinder

3bore past of BEAR

4bore noun : a tidal flood with a high abrupt front

5bore noun : one that causes boredom

6bore verb bored; bor·ing : to weary with tedious dullness

Synonyms

jade, tire, weary; also pall

Antonyms

absorb, engage, engross, grip, interest, intrigue

bo·re·al adjective : of, relating to, or located in northern regions

bore·dom noun : the condition of being weary and restless because of dullness

Synonyms

doldrums, ennui, listlessness, restlessness, tedium, tiredness, weariness; also cheerlessness, melancholy

bo·ric acid noun : a white crystalline weak acid that contains boron and is used esp. as an antiseptic

born adjective 1 : brought into life by birth

2 : belonging by birth : NATIVE

3 : having special natural abilities or character from birth

Synonyms

aboriginal, endemic, indigenous, native—more at NATIVE

born–again adjective : having experienced a revival of a personal faith or conviction <~ believer> <~ liberal>

borne past participle of BEAR

bo·ron noun : a chemical element that

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