| bologna |
a large smoked sausage made of several ground meats and various seasonings. |
| bolo tie |
a cord worn around the neck as a tie, the ends of which are held together with an ornamental sliding clasp. |
| Bolshevik |
(often l.c.) a member of the majority faction of the party that seized power in 1917 and formed the Communist party in the Soviet Union. [3 definitions] |
| bolster |
a pillow or cushion, esp. a long, cylindrical one used on a sofa or bed. [4 definitions] |
| bolt1 |
a metal or wooden bar on a door that slides into a socket on the doorframe to secure the door in a closed position. [14 definitions] |
| bolt2 |
to sift, as with a sieve. |
| bolt from the blue |
something that occurs without warning and with shocking abruptness. |
| bolt upright |
in a rigidly attentive position. |
| bolus |
a large pill or ball of medicine, used primarily for large animals. [2 definitions] |
| bomb |
a metal shell filled with explosives that is dropped, thrown, or otherwise directed at a certain target for destructive purposes. [8 definitions] |
| bombard |
to attack with bombs, cannon fire, or artillery. [4 definitions] |
| bombardier |
one who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism in a bomber aircraft. |
| bombardier beetle |
any of several beetles that spray an acrid, irritating fluid from the abdomen as a method of self-defense. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| bombastic |
overblown or pretentious, as speech, writing, or a person speaking or writing in this way. |
| bombax |
of or designating a family of tropical trees that includes the kapok, baobab, and balsa. |
| Bombay |
a state capital on the west central coast of India. |
| bombazine |
a finely woven twill cloth of silk or rayon with wool, often dyed black for use as mourning clothes. |
| bomb bay |
in a bomber, the compartment from which bombs are dropped. |
| bomb cyclone |
a cyclone that forms when cold and warm air collide, typically over the ocean, and often in areas outside of the tropics. A bomb cyclone very rapidly intensifies and may bring with it a vast amount of snow or rain as it travels across an area. Bomb cyclones are most common in the winter months. |
| bombe |
a frozen dessert consisting of two or more different kinds of ice cream, often with a light, frothy center made of eggs and sugar, frozen in a melon-shaped mold. |