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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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bosomy
  • s  (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
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boss
  • n  a person who exercises control over workers
  • n  a person responsible for hiring workers
    the boss hired three more men for the new job
  • n  a person who exercises control and makes decisions
    he is his own boss now
  • n  a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
    party bosses have a reputation for corruption
  • n  a circular rounded projection or protuberance
  • n  wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
  • v  raise in a relief
    embossed stationery
  • s  exceptionally good
    a boss hand at carpentry
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bossy
  • s  offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
    a bossy way of ordering others around
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botanic
  • a  of or relating to plants or botany
    botanical garden
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