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both·er·some adjective : causing bother

Synonyms

aggravating, annoying, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, pesty, vexatious—more at ANNOYING

1bottle noun 1 : a container (as of glass) with a narrow neck and usu. no handles

2 : the quantity held by a bottle

3 : intoxicating liquor

2bottle verb bot·tled; bot·tling 1 : to confine as if in a bottle : RESTRAIN

2 : to put into a bottle

bot·tle·neck noun 1 : a narrow passage or point of congestion

2 : something that obstructs or impedes

1bottom noun 1 a : an under or supporting surface

b : BUTTOCKS

2 : the surface on which a body of water lies

3 : the lowest part or place; also : an inferior position

4 : BOTTOMLAND

5 a : the part of a ship's hull lying below the water

b : a craft for traveling on water : BOAT

— bottom adjective

— bot·tom·less adjective

Synonyms

[1a] underbelly, underside; also belly, sole

Antonyms

face, top

[3] base, foot; also basis, bed, bedrock, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, seat, underpinning

Antonyms

head, top

2bottom verb 1 : to furnish with a bottom

2 : to reach the bottom

3 : to reach a low point before rebounding — usu. used with out

bot·tom·land noun : low land along a river

bottom line noun 1 : the essential point : CRUX

2 : the final result : OUTCOME

bot·u·lism noun : an acute paralytic disease caused by a bacterial toxin (bot*u*li*num toxin ) esp. in tainted food

bou·doir noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. bouder to pout]

: a woman's dressing room or bedroom

bouf·fant adjective [ORIGIN: F]

: puffed out <~ hairdos>

bough noun : a usu. large or main branch of a tree

bought past and past participle of BUY

bouil·la·baisse noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a highly seasoned fish stew made with at least two kinds of fish

bouil·lon noun : a clear soup made usu. from beef

boul·der noun : a large detached rounded or worn mass of rock

— boul·dered adjective

bou·le·vard noun [ORIGIN: F, modif. of MD bolwerc bulwark]

: a broad often landscaped thoroughfare

1bounce verb bounced; bounc·ing 1 : to cause to rebound <~ a ball>

2 : to rebound after striking

3 : to expel hastily from a place

4 : to issue (a check) on an account having insufficient funds

Synonyms

[2] carom, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip—more at GLANCE

[3] banish, boot, cast, chase, dismiss, drum, eject, expel, oust, rout, run off, throw out—more at EJECT

2bounce noun : the quality or state of being lively

— bouncy adjective

Synonyms

dash, drive, esprit, ginger, pep, punch, snap, spirit, verve, vim, zing, zip—more at SPIRIT

bounc·er noun : a person employed in a public place to remove disorderly persons

1bound adjective : intending to go

Synonyms

bent, decisive, determined, firm, intent, purposeful, resolute, set—more at DETERMINED

2bound noun : something that limits or restrains : LIMIT, BOUNDARY

3bound verb 1 : to set limits to

2 : to form the boundary of

3 : to name the boundaries of

Synonyms

[1] circumscribe, define, delimit, demarcate, limit, mark, terminate—more at LIMIT

[2] border, fringe, margin, rim, skirt—more at BORDER

4bound past and past participle of BIND

5bound adjective 1 : constrained by or as if by bonds : CONFINED, OBLIGED

2 : enclosed in a binding or cover

3 : firmly decided : RESOLVED, DETERMINED; also : SURE

Synonyms

bent, decisive, determined, firm, intent, purposeful, resolute, resolved, set—more at DETERMINED

6bound noun 1 : the act or an instance of leaping into the air : JUMP

2 : REBOUND, BOUNCE

Synonyms

hop, jump, leap, spring, vault—more at JUMP

7bound verb : to move by leaping : SPRING, BOUNCE

bound·ary noun, plural -aries : something that marks or fixes a limit (as of territory)

Synonyms

bound, ceiling, confines, end, extent, limit, limitation, line, termination—more at LIMIT

border, bound, circumference, compass, confines, edge, end, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge—more