--- title: B — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 7 description: The 1057 words of the school dictionary under B, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / B # B — The school dictionary · page 7 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/6/) **7** [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/11/) - [boasting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boasting/) — Talking too proudly about yourself, what you have or what you can do, to make others feel smaller. — 11 sentences - [boat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boat/) — A boat is a thing that floats and carries people or goods on water. — 14 sentences - [boathouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boathouse/) — A shed or building by a river or lake where boats are kept. — 8 sentences - [boatload](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boatload/) — The number of people or the amount of goods a boat can carry or is carrying. — 8 sentences - [boatman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boatman/) — A man whose job is to row, sail or look after boats, or to carry people across water in a boat. — 10 sentences - [bob](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bob/) — Bob is a boy's or a man's name, short for Robert. — 15 sentences - [bobbin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bobbin/) — A bobbin is a small wooden reel that thread is wound on. — 5 sentences - [bobble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bobble/) — A bobble is a small soft ball of wool on top of a woolly hat or on the end of a string; a bobble hat has one. — 11 sentences - [bobby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bobby/) — A police officer. — 9 sentences - [bobtail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bobtail/) — A short tail, or a tail that has been cut short. — 10 sentences - [bod](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bod/) — A bod is a person, often in «an odd bod» (a strange person) or «a nice bod». — 13 sentences - [bodice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodice/) — The bodice is the top part of a dress, fitted to the chest and waist, often laced or buttoned at the front. — 4 sentences - [bodied](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodied/) — Having a certain kind of body, used after another word: able-bodied, full-bodied, big-bodied. — 7 sentences - [bodily](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodily/) — Bodily means to do with the body: bodily needs, bodily harm. — 13 sentences - [body](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/body/) — All of a person or an animal: head, arms, legs and everything inside. — 14 sentences - [bodyguard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/) — A bodyguard is a person whose job is to protect an important or famous person from being attacked or harmed. — 9 sentences - [bog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bog/) — A bog is an area of soft, wet, spongy ground, often with moss and peat, where your feet can sink. — 16 sentences - [bogey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogey/) — A bogey is a bit of dried mucus (snot) from inside your nose; Americans say «booger». — 12 sentences - [boggy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boggy/) — Wet, soft and muddy like a bog, so your feet sink in. — 7 sentences - [bogus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bogus/) — Fake or not real, pretending to be something it is not. — 11 sentences - [bohemia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bohemia/) — Bohemia: a historic region in the west of the Czech Republic, with Prague as its main city. — 8 sentences - [boil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boil/) — To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas). — 12 sentences - [boiler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiler/) — A boiler is a machine in a house or building that heats water for taps, baths and radiators. — 8 sentences - [boiling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boiling/) — Boiling describes a liquid that is so hot it bubbles and turns into steam. — 13 sentences - [boisterous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boisterous/) — Noisy, lively and full of energy, often a bit rough: boisterous children. — 8 sentences - [boisterously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boisterously/) — Boisterously means in a noisy, lively, energetic way, full of rough fun. — 7 sentences - [bola](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bola/) — A throwing weapon made of two or three heavy balls joined by cords, thrown to wrap around an animal's legs and catch it. — 7 sentences - [bold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bold/) — Bold means brave and confident, not afraid to take risks. — 14 sentences - [boldly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boldly/) — In a brave, confident way, not afraid of danger. — 10 sentences - [boldness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boldness/) — Boldness is being brave and not afraid to act. — 5 sentences - [bolivia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolivia/) — Bolivia is a country in the middle of South America with no coast, high in the Andes Mountains (a name). — 7 sentences - [boll](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boll/) — The round seed pod of the cotton plant (or flax plant) that opens to show the fluffy cotton fibres inside. — 7 sentences - [bollocks](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bollocks/) — Nonsense or rubbish: said when you think something is untrue or stupid. — 14 sentences - [bologna](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bologna/) — Bologna: a city in northern Italy, famous for its old university and its food. — 11 sentences - [bolshevik](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolshevik/) — A member of the group of Russian communists, led by Lenin, who took power in Russia in a revolution and later created the Soviet Union. — 9 sentences - [bolster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolster/) — A bolster is a long, round pillow that lies across the top of a bed. — 5 sentences - [bolt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bolt/) — A bolt is a metal bar that slides across to lock a door or window. — 15 sentences - [bomb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bomb/) — A bomb is a weapon that explodes to destroy things or hurt people. — 10 sentences - [bombardier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bombardier/) — A bombardier is the member of a bomber aircraft's crew who aims and releases the bombs. — 9 sentences - [bonbon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/) — A small sweet (candy), often with a soft or chocolate centre. — 7 sentences - [bond](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bond/) — A bond is a close feeling or connection that joins people or animals, like friends or family. — 16 sentences - [bondage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bondage/) — Bondage is being a slave or being completely controlled by someone or something, so you are not free. — 4 sentences - [bone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bone/) — A bone is one of the hard, white parts inside the body of a person or animal that make up its skeleton. — 11 sentences - [boneless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boneless/) — Having no bones, or with the bones taken out, especially of meat or fish. — 8 sentences - [bones](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bones/) — The hard white parts inside your body that make your skeleton. — 12 sentences - [bonfire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonfire/) — A bonfire is a large outdoor fire, made to burn rubbish or for a celebration. — 10 sentences - [bong](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bong/) — A deep ringing sound, like a big bell or clock. — 10 sentences - [bonk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/) — To hit someone or something lightly, often on the head. — 11 sentences - [bonkers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonkers/) — Crazy, silly or mad. — 8 sentences - [bonnet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnet/) — A hat tied under the chin with ribbons, worn by babies or by women in the past. — 11 sentences - [bonnie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonnie/) — Bonnie means pretty, lovely or fine to look at. — 4 sentences - [bonny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/) — Pretty or attractive. — 8 sentences - [bonobo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonobo/) — A bonobo is an ape very like a chimpanzee but slimmer, with longer legs and a darker face, that lives only in the rainforests of the Democ… — 7 sentences - [bonsai](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonsai/) — A bonsai is a tree or shrub kept very small by growing it in a shallow pot and carefully cutting its roots and branches, so it looks like… — 9 sentences - [bonus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/) — A bonus is extra money paid on top of normal pay, often as a reward for good work. — 9 sentences - [bony](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bony/) — Bony means very thin, so the bones can be seen or felt. — 10 sentences - [boo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boo/) — «Boo!» is what you shout to make someone jump or get a fright. — 12 sentences - [booby](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/booby/) — A large tropical seabird with bright blue or red feet that dives into the sea to catch fish. — 10 sentences - [boogie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boogie/) — To dance to fast pop music, especially in a fun, energetic way. — 9 sentences - [book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/book/) — A book is a set of pages with words or pictures, joined at one side inside a cover. — 14 sentences - [bookcase](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookcase/) — A bookcase is a piece of furniture with shelves for keeping books on. — 9 sentences - [bookie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookie/) — A person or company that takes bets on races and games and pays out money to winners. — 9 sentences - [bookkeeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeper/) — A person whose job is to keep careful records of the money a business earns and spends. — 8 sentences - [bookkeeping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookkeeping/) — The job of keeping records of money that a business or person spends and earns. — 8 sentences - [booklet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/booklet/) — A small, thin book with a paper cover, often giving information or instructions. — 7 sentences - [bookmaker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookmaker/) — A person or company that takes bets on horse races, football matches and other events and pays out if people win. Also called a «bookie». — 10 sentences - [bookmark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookmark/) — A bookmark is a strip of card, paper or ribbon you put in a book to show where you stopped reading. — 11 sentences - [bookseller](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookseller/) — A bookseller is a person who sells books, often in a shop. — 4 sentences - [bookshelf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshelf/) — A bookshelf is a shelf, or a piece of furniture with several shelves, for keeping books. — 11 sentences - [bookshop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookshop/) — A shop that sells books. — 7 sentences - [bookworm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bookworm/) — A person who loves reading and reads a lot of books. — 8 sentences - [boom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boom/) — A deep, loud sound like thunder or a big drum: the boom of the cannon. — 15 sentences - [boomer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomer/) — A baby boomer, a person born in the years just after the Second World War, roughly 1946 to 1964, when many babies were born. — 9 sentences - [boomerang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boomerang/) — A curved, flat piece of wood that comes back to you when you throw it the right way, first made by Aboriginal Australians. — 8 sentences - [boon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boon/) — Something that is very helpful and makes life better. — 7 sentences - [boost](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boost/) — To boost something is to make it bigger, stronger or better. — 9 sentences - [booster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/booster/) — A booster (booster seat) is a special raised seat that lifts a child up so the car's seat belt fits them safely. — 11 sentences - [boot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boot/) — A boot is a strong shoe that covers your foot and ankle and sometimes part of your leg. — 14 sentences - [booth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/booth/) — A small, partly closed place for one person or a small group, such as a phone booth or voting booth. — 11 sentences - [booty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/booty/) — Booty is goods taken by force or by theft, especially by robbers or soldiers in war; it can also mean a prize that is won. — 4 sentences - [bordeaux](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bordeaux/) — Bordeaux, a big city in south-west France, on the river Garonne. — 8 sentences - [border](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/border/) — A border is the edge of something, like a strip around a picture or a cloth. — 15 sentences - [borderland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderland/) — The land near a border between two countries or regions. — 8 sentences - [borderline](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borderline/) — Only just on one side of a line between two groups or results, so it is hard to decide which: a borderline pass. — 8 sentences - [bore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bore/) — To make someone feel tired and uninterested because something is dull. — 18 sentences - [boreal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boreal/) — Of the far north, near the Arctic. — 9 sentences - [bored](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bored/) — Bored means tired and restless because nothing interesting is happening or you have nothing to do. — 10 sentences - [boredom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boredom/) — The feeling of being bored, when you have nothing interesting to do or are not interested in what you are doing. — 7 sentences - [boring](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boring/) — Boring means not interesting, so you feel tired of it or want something else to do. — 10 sentences - [born](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/born/) — Born means having come into life. A baby is born on its birthday. — 14 sentences - [bornean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bornean/) — From or to do with Borneo, the third-largest island in the world, in South-East Asia, shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. — 9 sentences - [borrow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrow/) — To borrow is to take or use something that you will give back later. — 13 sentences - [borrower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/) — A person who borrows something, such as a book from a library. — 8 sentences - [borrowing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrowing/) — Taking something that belongs to someone else, with their permission, and giving it back later. — 12 sentences - [borscht](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borscht/) — Borscht is a sour soup, usually red from beetroot, eaten in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. — 8 sentences - [borshch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borshch/) — Borshch (борщ) is the Ukrainian spelling in Latin letters of «borscht», the sour beetroot soup that is a national dish of Ukraine. It soun… — 8 sentences - [bosom](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bosom/) — The bosom is the front of a person's chest, the place where you hold someone close. — 6 sentences - [boss](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/boss/) — A boss is the person in charge at work who tells others what to do. — 10 sentences - [bossy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bossy/) — Bossy means always telling other people what to do, in a way that is annoying. — 8 sentences - [bostonian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bostonian/) — A person who comes from or lives in Boston, a big city in Massachusetts, USA. — 7 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/6/) **7** [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/page/11/)