8-letter words containing bo
- bonporti — Francesco Antonio. 1672–1749, Italian composer and violinist, noted esp for his Invenzioni (1712), a series of short instrumental suites
- bonspiel — a curling match
- 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.
- boo-word — any word that seems to cause irrational fear
- boob job — a surgical remodelling of the breasts for cosmetic reasons
- boobhead — a repeat offender in a prison
- boobyish — stupid or silly
- boobyism — the quality of being boobyish
- boodlers — the lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
- boofhead — a stupid person
- boogaloo — a type of dance performed to rock and roll music
- book bag — a bag or satchel used especially by a student for carrying books.
- book off — to take a period of absence from work due to illness
- book out — to leave or cause to leave a hotel
- bookable — If something such as a theatre seat or plane ticket is bookable, it can be booked in advance.
- bookcase — A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves that you keep books on.
- bookland — an area of common land given to a private owner
- bookless — having no books
- booklore — any knowledge or belief gained from books
- bookmark — A bookmark is a narrow piece of card or leather that you put between the pages of a book so that you can find a particular page easily.
- bookrack — a rack for holding books
- bookrest — a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably
- bookshop — A bookshop is a shop where books are sold.
- bookwork — the keeping of accounts
- bookworm — If you describe someone as a bookworm, you mean they are very fond of reading.
- boom box — A boom box is a large portable machine for playing music, especially one that is played loudly in public by young people.
- boom out — sound loudly and deeply
- boomburb — a large suburb experiencing rapid population growth
- boomtown — a town that has sprung up or expanded rapidly as a result of an economic boom
- boongary — a tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi, of northeastern Queensland
- boonless — useless or unhelpful
- 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
- booze up — any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
- booze-up — In Britain, a booze-up is a party or other social gathering where people drink a lot of alcohol.
- borachio — a wine carrier made from animal skin, used in Spain
- boracite — a white mineral that forms salt deposits of magnesium borate and chloride in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg3ClB7O13
- borazine — a colorless liquid, B 3 N 3 H 6 , that hydrolyzes with water to form boron hydrides. It is the inorganic analogue of benzene with similar physical properties.