7-letter words starting with bo
- boil up — If you boil up a liquid, you heat it until it boils.
- boileau — Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). full name Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. 1636–1711, French poet and critic; author of satires, epistles, and L'Art poétique (1674), in which he laid down the basic principles of French classical literature
- boilery — a place where water is boiled in order to extract salt
- boiling — very warm
- boiloff — quantity of liquified gases lost in evaporation
- bojardo — Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1434–94, Italian poet.
- bokhara — Bukhara.
- boldest — not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
- boletus — any saprotroph basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Boletus, having a brownish umbrella-shaped cap with spore-bearing tubes in the underside: family Boletaceae. Many species are edible
- bolices — to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
- bolillo — a crusty hard roll with a soft center.
- bolivar — the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
- bolivia — an inland republic in central S America: original Aymara Indian population conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to over 6400 m (21 000 ft) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13 000 ft) in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important producer of tin and other minerals. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: boliviano. Capital: La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial). Pop: 10 461 053 (2013 est). Area: 1 098 580 sq km (424 260 sq miles)
- bolixed — to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
- bolland — Jean de [French zhahn duh] /French ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), or Johan van [Flemish yoh-hahn vahn] /Flemish yoʊˈhɑn vɑn/ (Show IPA), or John, 1596–1665, Belgian Jesuit hagiographer.
- bollard — Bollards are short thick concrete posts that are used to prevent cars from going on to someone's land or on to part of a road.
- bollock — to rebuke severely, upbraid, reprimand
- bologna — Bologna is a type of large smoked sausage, usually made of beef, veal, or pork.
- boloney — baloney
- bolshie — Bolshevik
- bolster — If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
- bolt-on — Bolt-on buys are purchases of other companies that a company makes in order to add them to its existing business.
- bolzano — a city in NE Italy, in Trentino-Alto Adige: belonged to Austria until 1919. Pop: 94 989 (2001)
- bombard — If you bombard someone with something, you make them face a great deal of it. For example, if you bombard them with questions or criticism, you keep asking them a lot of questions or you keep criticizing them.
- bombast — Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- bomberg — David. 1890–1957, British painter, noted esp for his landscapes
- bombing — a concerted and persistent use of bombs against a target
- bomblet — one of a number of small bombs contained in a larger bomb
- bombora — a submerged reef
- bombous — convex; spherical.
- bon ami — a good friend.
- bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- bon ton — sophisticated manners or breeding
- bonaire — an island in the S Caribbean, part of the Netherlands Antilles until their dissolution in 2010, now a special municipality of the Netherlands: one of the Leeward Islands. Chief town: Kralendijk. Pop: 11 537 (2007 est). Area: about 288 sq km (111 sq miles)
- bonamia — a parasite (Bonamia ostreae) which causes the disease bonamiasis in oysters
- bonanza — You can refer to a sudden great increase in wealth, success, or luck as a bonanza.
- bonasus — a name for the wisent or European bison (Bison bonasus)
- bondage — Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them.
- bonding — the process by which individuals become emotionally attached to one another
- bondman — a feudal serf
- bondmen — a male slave.
- bone up — to study intensively
- boneset — any of various North American plants of the genus Eupatorium, esp E. perfoliatum, which has flat clusters of small white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- bonfire — A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration.
- bonheur — Rosa (roza). 1822–99, French painter of animals
- boniato — a variety of sweet potato grown in the Caribbean
- bonjour — hello
- bonkers — If you say that someone is bonkers, you mean that they are silly or act in a crazy way.
- bonnard — Pierre (pjɛr). 1867–1947, French painter and lithographer, noted for the effects of light and colour in his landscapes and sunlit interiors
- bonnock — a thick oatmeal cake; bannock