boa |
see "boa constrictor." [2 definitions] |
boa constrictor |
a large nonpoisonous snake native to the American tropics that is pale brown with darker markings and that coils around and crushes its prey. |
boar |
an uncastrated male pig. [3 definitions] |
board |
a flat, cut piece of lumber; plank. [9 definitions] |
boarder |
a person who is housed and supplied with meals. |
board foot |
a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
board game |
any game, such as chess or backgammon, in which pieces are moved on a specially marked board. |
boardinghouse |
a residence that provides rooms and meals to paying lodgers. |
boarding school |
an elementary or secondary school at which the students live as well as take classes. |
board of education |
an appointed or elected group that supervises one or several school systems at the town, city, county, or state level; school board. |
board of health |
a department of municipal, county, or state government that supervises public health and sanitation. |
boardroom |
a room where a board of administrators or directors holds meetings. |
boardwalk |
a walkway built of wooden boards, esp. a promenade at a beach. |
boast |
to talk with an excess of pride, esp. about oneself; brag. [5 definitions] |
boastful |
tending to boast or characterized by boasting. |
boat |
a small, open vehicle for traveling on the surface of the water. [4 definitions] |
boathouse |
a small building or shed built near or partly over the water's edge, and used to store boats. |
boating |
an act, instance, or process of using a boat for pleasure, as in rowing, canoeing, or sailing. [2 definitions] |
boatload |
the load of passengers or cargo that a boat can or does carry. |
boatman |
one who uses boats with skill. [2 definitions] |
boat people |
refugees fleeing from a certain country or region in small, unseaworthy boats, esp. those who fled Indochina in the late 1970s. |