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15-letter words starting with bo

  • bo diddley beat — a type of syncopated Black rhythm, frequently used in rock music
  • boa constrictor — A boa constrictor is a large snake that kills animals by wrapping itself round their bodies and squeezing them to death. Boa constrictors are found mainly in South and Central America and the West Indies.
  • board of health — an agency with responsibility for health in state, country, etc
  • board of parole — an agency that determines which prisoners are to be released on parole
  • board-certified — A doctor who is board-certified has passed tests and meets the standards of a board of specialists in their area of medicine.
  • boarding school — A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school.
  • boating holiday — a holiday spent sailing or travelling in a canal boat, cruiser, etc
  • bobbin and joan — the European arum, Arum maculatum.
  • bodily function — A person's bodily functions are the normal physical processes that regularly occur in their body, particularly the ability to urinate and defecate.
  • body mass index — A person's body mass index is a measurement that represents the relationship between their weight and their height.
  • body toning bar — a weighted exercise bar made of steel encased in a layer of foam, used for toning and strength training.
  • bohemia-moravia — a former German protectorate including Bohemia and Moravia, 1939–45.
  • bohemian forest — a mountain range between the SW Czech Republic and SE Germany. Highest peak: Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft)
  • boil-in-the-bag — (of food) able to be boiled in a sealed bag until ready to eat
  • boiled dressing — a cooked salad dressing thickened with egg yolks and often containing mustard.
  • boiled potatoes — potatoes, usually peeled, cooked in boiling water
  • bologna sausage — a large smoked sausage made of seasoned mixed meats
  • bombing mission — a major bomb attack on a specific target or series of targets
  • bone conduction — the transmission of sound vibrations to the internal ear through the cranial bones (opposed to air conduction).
  • bonheur-du-jour — a delicate fall-front desk of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • book of account — a book to keep accounts in; ledger
  • book of changes — an ancient Chinese book of divination, in which 64 pairs of trigrams are shown with various interpretations.
  • bookmaking firm — an organization that accepts bets from gamblers and pays out winnings
  • boolean algebra — a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole to codify logical operations. It is used in computers
  • boom-bust cycle — A boom-bust cycle is a series of events in which a rapid increase in business activity in the economy is followed by a rapid decrease in business activity, and this process is repeated again and again.
  • booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
  • border incident — an incident, usually fighting, on a border between countries
  • borderline case — a person or thing that is not clearly classifiable as something
  • borough council — a local government body elected by a borough
  • borough-english — (until 1925) a custom in certain English boroughs whereby the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
  • borrower's card — a card issued by a library to individuals or organizations entitling them or their representatives to borrow materials.
  • borscht circuit — summer resort hotels in the Catskills and White Mountains, where entertainment is provided for the guests
  • boston marriage — (especially in 19th-century New England) an intimate friendship between two women often maintaining a household together.
  • boston massacre — an outbreak (1770) in Boston against British troops, in which a few citizens were killed
  • bottled in bond — stored in bonded warehouses for a stated length of time before being bottled, as some whiskey
  • bottom-up model — (programming)   A method for estimating the cost of a complete software project by combining estimates for each component.
  • botulinum toxin — a pharmaceutical formulation of botulin used in minute doses to treat various forms of muscle spasm and for the cosmetic removal of wrinkles
  • bouillotte lamp — a table lamp of the 18th century, having two or three adjustable candle brackets and a common shade sliding on a central shaft.
  • bourbon biscuit — a rich chocolate-flavoured biscuit with a chocolate-cream filling
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • bowel complaint — bowel disease or condition
  • bowstring truss — a structural truss consisting of a curved top chord meeting a bottom chord at each end.
  • box chronometer — a ship's chronometer, supported on gimbals in a wooden box
  • box huckleberry — a nearly prostrate evergreen huckleberry shrub, Gaylussacia brachycera, of central to eastern North America, having short clusters of white or pink flowers and blue fruit.
  • box the compass — to name the compass points in order
  • boxer rebellion — a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898–1900 (Boxer Rebellion) principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an international expeditionary force.
  • boys' night out — an evening spent outside of the home by a group of men

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