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8-letter words starting with bo

  • boehmian — of or relating to Boehmenism.
  • boehmite — a grey, red, or brown mineral that consists of alumina in rhombic crystalline form and occurs in bauxite. Formula: AlO(OH)
  • boeotian — a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece
  • boer war — either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first (1880–1881) when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid against the Zulus, the second (1899–1902) when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain
  • 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
  • bog deal — pine wood found preserved in peat bogs
  • bog down — If a plan or process bogs down or if something bogs it down, it is delayed and no progress is made.
  • bog hole — a land-surface depression occupied by waterlogged soil and spongy vegetative material that cannot bear the weight of large animals.
  • bog moss — peat moss.
  • bog roll — a toilet roll; toilet paper
  • bog rush — a blackish tufted cyperaceous plant, Schoenus nigricans, growing on boggy ground
  • bogalusa — a city in SE Louisiana.
  • bogarted — to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing: Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?
  • boğazköy — a village in central Asia Minor: site of the ancient Hittite capital
  • bogeyism — the recognition of or belief in the existence of ghosts or demons
  • bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
  • bogomips — (unit)   (From "bogus", "MIPS") The timing unit of the Linux kernel. A BogoMips is an unscientific measurement of processor speed made by the Linux kernel when it boots, to calibrate an internal busy-loop.
  • 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.
  • bohemian — Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.
  • bohr bug — (jargon, programming)   /bohr buhg/ (From Quantum physics) A repeatable bug; one that manifests reliably under a possibly unknown but well-defined set of conditions. Compare heisenbug. See also mandelbug, schroedinbug.
  • boil off — to remove or be removed (from) by boiling
  • boil-off — Rocketry. any vapor loss from the oxidizer or fuel in a rocket during countdown.
  • boilable — suitable or recommended for boiling: a diet of vegetables, rice, and other boilable foods.
  • boilover — a surprising result in a sporting event, esp in a horse race
  • boiserie — finely-sculptured wood panelling or wainscoating, particularly in 18th-century French architecture
  • bok choy — a Chinese plant, Brassica chinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has edible stalks and leaves
  • boksburg — city in central Gauteng province, South Africa: pop. 120,000
  • boldface — (of type) having this weight
  • boldness — not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
  • bolivian — Bolivian means belonging or relating to Bolivia or its people.
  • bollocks — Bollocks is used by some people to express disagreement, dislike, or annoyance.
  • bolloxed — to do (something) badly; bungle (often followed by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
  • bollworm — any of various moth caterpillars, such as Pectinophora (or Platyedra) gossypiella (pink bollworm), that feed on and destroy cotton bolls
  • 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 bay — a part of military aircraft where the bombs are stored
  • 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.
  • bomb run — the part of a bombing mission between the sighting of the target or its identification by electronic instruments and the release of the bombs.
  • bombable — able to be bombed, undefended against bombing; targetable
  • bombarde — an alto wind instrument similar to the oboe or medieval shawm, used mainly in Breton traditional music
  • bombesin — a hormone partly responsible for regulating appetite
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