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8-letter words containing t, o, b

  • boeotian — a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece
  • boertjie — a person, esp a friend, often used as a term of address
  • boethian — Anicius Manlius Severinus [uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 475?–525? Roman philosopher and statesman.
  • boethius — Anicius Manlius Severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work De Consolatione Philosophiae. He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric
  • bogarted — to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing: Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?
  • bogosity — /boh-go's*-tee/ The degree to which something is "bogus" in the hackish sense of "bad". At CMU, bogosity is measured with a bogometer; in a seminar, when a speaker says something bogus, a listener might raise his hand and say "My bogometer just triggered". More extremely, "You just pinned my bogometer" means you just said or did something so outrageously bogus that it is off the scale, pinning the bogometer needle at the highest possible reading (one might also say "You just redlined my bogometer"). The agreed-upon unit of bogosity is the microLenat. Also, the potential field generated by a bogon flux; see quantum bogodynamics. See also bogon flux, bogon filter.
  • bogotify — (jargon)   /boh-go't*-fi:/ To make or become bad. A program that has been changed so many times as to become completely disorganised has become bogotified. If you tighten a nut too hard and strip the threads on the bolt, the bolt has become bogotified. See also bogosity.
  • bolo tie — a cord, worn as a necktie, with an ornamented fastening for adjusting the neck loop
  • bolthead — the head of a bolt
  • bolthole — a place of escape from danger
  • boltings — (of flour) the coarse particles separated by sifting
  • boltless — without any bolts
  • boltlike — resembling a bolt
  • boltonia — any North American plant of the genus Boltonia, having daisy-like flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays: family Compositae (composites)
  • boltrope — a rope sewn to the foot or luff of a sail to strengthen it
  • bomb out — If a building or area is bombed out, it is destroyed by bombs. If people are bombed out, their houses are destroyed by bombs.
  • bombsite — an area where the buildings have been destroyed by bombs
  • bonavist — hyacinth bean.
  • bongoist — a player of the bongos
  • bonporti — Francesco Antonio. 1672–1749, Italian composer and violinist, noted esp for his Invenzioni (1712), a series of short instrumental suites
  • bontebok — an antelope, Damaliscus pygargus (or dorcas), of southern Africa, having a deep reddish-brown coat with a white blaze, tail, and rump patch
  • bontemps — Arna Wendell [ahr-nuh] /ˈɑr nə/ (Show IPA), 1902–73, U.S. author.
  • bonytail — a fish, Gila elegans, found in the Colorado River, having flaring fins and a thin caudal peduncle.
  • book out — to leave or cause to leave a hotel
  • bookrest — a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably
  • boom out — sound loudly and deeply
  • boomtown — a town that has sprung up or expanded rapidly as a result of an economic boom
  • boot boy — a member of a gang of hooligans who usually wear heavy boots
  • boot out — If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
  • boot-cut — (of trousers) slightly flared at the bottom of the legs
  • bootable — containing software used to boot a computer
  • bootheel — an area of SE Missouri where the Missouri-Arkansas border dips southward forming a rectangular-shaped extension of the state.
  • boothose — a protective stocking or boot liner fashionable in the 17th century
  • bootikin — a small boot or gaiter worn by infants
  • bootjack — a device that grips the heel of a boot to enable the foot to be withdrawn easily
  • bootlace — A bootlace is a long thin cord which is used to fasten a boot.
  • bootlast — a foot-shaped piece of wood or metal inserted into a boot or shoe to help it keep its shape
  • bootless — of little or no use; vain; fruitless
  • bootlick — to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
  • boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
  • bornitic — of or relating to bornite
  • bostangi — a Turkish imperial guard
  • bosthoon — a boor
  • bot army — a group of computers, infected with malign programs via the internet, that can be controlled remotely to, for example, mount denial-of-service attacks
  • botanica — a shop that sells herbs, charms, and other items associated with alternative medicine or magic
  • botanist — A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
  • botanize — to collect or study plants
  • botch-up — A botch-up is the same as a botch.
  • botchery — an instance of botched workmanship
  • botching — to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
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