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borderline
  • n  a line that indicates a boundary
  • s  of questionable or minimal quality
    borderline grades
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boreal
  • a  relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind
  • a  toward or located in the north
    the boreal signs of the Zodiac
  • s  comprising or throughout far northern regions
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bored
  • v  cause to be bored
  • v  make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
  • s  tired of the world
    bored with life
    strolled through the museum with a bored air
  • s  uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
    the bored gaze of the successful film star
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boric
  • a  of or relating to or derived from or containing boron
    boric acid
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boring
  • n  the act of drilling
  • n  the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
  • v  cause to be bored
  • v  make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
    carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall
  • s  so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    a boring evening with uninteresting people
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born
  • n  British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
  • v  have
  • v  cause to be born
  • v  put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • v  move while holding up or supporting
  • v  bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
  • v  take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
  • v  contain or hold; have within
  • v  bring in
  • v  have on one's person
  • v  behave in a certain manner
  • v  have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
  • v  support or hold in a certain manner
  • v  be pregnant with
  • a  brought into existence
    he was a child born of adultery
  • s  being talented through inherited qualities
    a born musician
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born-again
  • s  spiritually reborn or converted
    a born-again Christian
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bosky
  • s  covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
    `bosky' is a literary term
    a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty
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bosnian
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia
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bosomed
  • v  hide in one's bosom
    She bosomed his letters
  • v  squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  • s  having a bosom as specified or having something likened to a bosom; usually used in compounds
    full-bosomed women
    the green-bosomed earth
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