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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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botanical
  • n  a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
  • a  of or relating to plants or botany
    botanical garden
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botched
  • v  make a mess of, destroy or ruin
    I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
  • s  spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness
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botchy
  • s  poorly done
    a botchy piece of work
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both
  • s  (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
    both girls are pretty
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bothered
  • v  take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
  • v  cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • v  to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
  • v  intrude or enter uninvited
  • v  make nervous or agitated
    The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster
  • v  make confused or perplexed or puzzled
  • s  caused to show discomposure
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