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bound |
leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to |
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bountiful |
generous; graciously generous; showing bounty |
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bourgeois |
middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions |
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bout |
match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu |
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bovine |
cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
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bowdlerize |
expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
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brackish |
somewhat saline |
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brag |
boast |
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braggadocio |
boasting |
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braggart |
boaster; bragger |
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braid |
plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair) |
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brand |
trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar. |
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brandish |
wave around (a weapon); flourish |
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bravado |
swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery |
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brave |
face courageously; Ex. brave the storm |
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brawl |
noisy quarrel |
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brawn |
human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness |
