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bolshy
  • n  emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
  • s  obstreperous
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bookable
  • s  subject to being reserved or booked
    all seats bookable in advance
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boggy
  • s  (of soil) soft and watery
    the ground was boggy under foot
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bohemian
  • n  a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
  • n  a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic
  • n  a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life
  • a  of or relating to Bohemia or its language or people
  • s  unconventional in especially appearance and behavior
    a bohemian life style
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boiled
  • v  come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
  • v  immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
  • v  bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
  • v  be agitated
  • v  be in an agitated emotional state
  • s  cooked in hot water
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boisterous
  • s  noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
    a boisterous crowd
  • s  full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
    boisterous practical jokes
  • s  violently agitated and turbulent
    boisterous winds and waves
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bold
  • n  a typeface with thick heavy lines
  • a  fearless and daring
    bold settlers on some foreign shore
    a bold speech
    a bold adventure
  • s  clear and distinct
    bold handwriting
    a figure carved in bold relief
    a bold design
  • s  very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
    where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
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bolivian
  • n  a native or inhabitant of Bolivia
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of Bolivia or its people
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bolshevik
  • n  emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
  • n  a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
  • a  of or relating to Bolshevism
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bolshevist
  • n  a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
  • a  of or relating to Bolshevism
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