| 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. |
| boatswain |
a warrant officer on a warship, or in domestic service a petty officer responsible for a ship's gear such as rigging, anchors, and the like. |
| boat train |
a passenger train whose route runs between a city or other terminus and a ship's port. |
| bob1 |
a quick dipping motion; a nod up and down. [4 definitions] |
| bob2 |
a style of short haircut, usu. for women and children. [5 definitions] |
| bob3 |
a light tap or blow. [3 definitions] |