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bound·en adjective : BINDING

bound·less adjective : having no boundaries

— bound·less·ness noun

Synonyms

endless, illimitable, immeasurable, indefinite, infinite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, unfathomable, unlimited—more at INFINITE

boun·te·ous adjective 1 : bestowing gifts or favors freely : GENEROUS

2 : more than enough : ABUNDANT

— boun·te·ous·ly adverb

— boun·te·ous·ness noun

boun·ti·ful adjective 1 : giving freely

2 : given or provided abundantly : PLENTIFUL

Synonyms

[1] charitable, free, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unselfish, unsparing—more at GENEROUS

[2] abundant, ample, comfortable, generous, liberal, plentiful—more at PLENTIFUL

boun·ti·ful·ly adverb : in a bountiful degree

Synonyms

generously, handsomely, liberally, well—more at WELL

boun·ti·ful·ness noun : the quality or state of being bountiful

boun·ty noun, plural bounties [ORIGIN: ME bounte goodness, fr. AF bunté, fr. L bonitas, fr. bonus good]

1 : liberality in giving : GENEROSITY

2 : something given liberally

3 : a reward, premium, or subsidy given usu. for doing something

Synonyms

generosity, liberality, philanthropy, unselfishness—more at LIBERALITY

bou·quet noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. MF, thicket, bunch of flowers, fr. OF (dial. of Normandy and Picardy) bosquet thicket, fr. bosc forest]

1 : flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch

2 : a distinctive aroma (as of wine)

Synonyms

aroma, fragrance, incense, perfume, redolence, scent, spice—more at FRAGRANCE

bour·bon noun : a whiskey distilled from a corn mash

bour·geois noun, plural bourgeois [ORIGIN: MF, fr. OF burgeis townsman, fr. burc, borg town, fr. L burgus fortified place, of Gmc origin]

: a middle-class person

— bourgeois adjective

bour·geoi·sie noun : a social order dominated by bourgeois

bourne also bourn noun : BOUNDARY; also : DESTINATION

bourse noun : a European stock exchange

bout noun 1 : an athletic match : CONTEST

2 a : a fit of sickness : ATTACK

b : OUTBREAK

3 : SESSION

Synonyms

[1] competition, contest, event, game, match, meet, tournament—more at GAME

[2a] attack, case, fit, seizure, siege, spell—more at ATTACK

bou·tique noun : a small fashionable specialty shop

bou·ton·niere noun : a flower or bouquet worn in a buttonhole

1bovine adjective 1 : of or relating to bovines

2 : having qualities (as placidity or dullness) characteristic of oxen or cows

2bovine noun : any of a group of mammals including oxen, buffalo, and their close relatives

bovine spon·gi·form encephalopathy noun : MAD COW DISEASE

1bow verb 1 : to give oneself over to the will or authority of another : YIELD

2 : to bend the head or body (as in submission, courtesy, or assent)

Synonyms

budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, submit, succumb, surrender, yield—more at YIELD

2bow noun : an act or posture of bowing

3bow noun 1 a : something bent into a simple curve : BEND, ARCH

b : RAINBOW

2 : a weapon for shooting arrows; also : ARCHER

3 : a knot formed by doubling a line into two or more loops

4 : a wooden rod strung with horsehairs for playing an instrument of the violin family

Synonyms

angle, arc, arch, bend, crook, curve, turn, wind—more at BEND

4bow verb 1 : to bend into a curve

2 : to play (an instrument) with a bow

5bow noun : the forward part of a ship

— bow adjective

bowd·ler·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to expurgate by omitting parts considered vulgar

bow·el noun 1 : INTESTINE; also : one of the divisions of the intestine — usu. used in pl.

2 plural : the inmost parts

bow·er noun : a shelter of boughs or vines : ARBOR

1bowl noun 1 : a concave vessel used to hold liquids

2 : a drinking vessel

3 : a bowl-shaped part or structure; especially : an athletic stadium

— bowl·ful noun

Synonyms

circus, coliseum, stadium—more at STADIUM

2bowl noun 1 : a ball for rolling on a level surface in bowling

2 : a cast of the ball in bowling