8-letter words starting with bo
- 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- bootjack — a device that grips the heel of a boot to enable the foot to be withdrawn easily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.
- borazole — 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.
- bordeaux — a port in SW France, on the River Garonne: a major centre of the wine trade. Pop: 235 878 (2006)
- bordello — A bordello is a brothel.
- borderer — a person who lives in a border area, esp the border between England and Scotland
- borecole — kale (def 1).
- borehole — A borehole is a deep round hole made by a special tool or machine, especially one that is made in the ground when searching for oil or water.
- boresome — boring or uninteresting
- borghese — a noble Italian family whose members were influential in Italian art and politics from the 16th to the 19th century
- borghild — (in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.
- boringly — causing or marked by boredom: a boring discussion; to have a boring time.
- bornholm — an island in the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden: administratively part of Denmark. Chief town: Rønne. Pop: 43 956 (2003 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- bornitic — of or relating to bornite
- borodino — a village in E central Russia, about 110 km (70 miles) west of Moscow: scene of a battle (1812) in which Napoleon defeated the Russians but irreparably weakened his army
- borrelia — a genus of helical spirochete bacteria, some causing relapsing fever
- borrower — A borrower is a person or organization that borrows money.
- borujerd — city in WC Iran: pop. 201,000
- bosporus — strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara: c. 20 mi (32 km) long
- bosseyed — cross-eyed.