Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [154]
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