Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том I. A – I. Виктор Евгеньевич Никитин
n. 1. Hole, calibre.
2. Proser, button-holder.
3. Eagre, great tidal flood.
Boreal, a. Northern, northerly, arctic.
Boreas, n. The north wind.
Born again, Regenerated, regenerate, converted, renewed in spirit.
Born days, [Low.] Life, lifetime.
Borough, n. Town (In England, a town represented in Parliament).
Borrow, v. a. 1. Ask the loan of, take or receive as a loan.
2. Take, appropriate, adopt, make use of.
Bosom, n. Breast.
Bosom-friend, n. Confidant, intimate friend, dear friend.
Boss, n. 1. Protuberance, knob, stud, protuberant part.
2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Superintendent, overseer, master-workman.
Boss, v. a. 1. Stud, cover with bosses.
2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Direct, oversee, superintend.
Bossy, n. [Childish term.] Calf.
Botch, n. 1. Pustule, blotch, blain, sore.
2. Failure, miscarriage, bad work, bad job, clumsy performance, bungling piece of work.
Botch, v. a. 1. Mend awkwardly, patch clumsily.
2. Put together unskilfully, construct in a bungling manner.
Both, a. The two, the one and the other.
Both, conj. [Preceding a word or phrase which is followed by and; Both—and.] As well as, not only, but also.
Bother, v. a. Perplex, worry, harass, trouble, annoy, tease, vex, plague, molest, incommode, bore, disturb, pester.
Bother, n. [Colloquial.] Perplexity, vexation, annoyance, plague, trouble, bore.
Botheration, n. [Low.] Bother.
Bottom, n. 1. Lowest part.
2. Foundation, basis, groundwork, base.
3. Dale, valley, alluvial land.
4. Ship, vessel, sailing craft.
5. Fundament, seat.
6. Stamina, native strength, power of endurance.
7. Grounds, lees, dregs, sediments.
Bottom, v. a. Found, establish, build.
Bottom, v. n. Rest (for support), be based.
Boudoir, n. [Fr.] Cabinet, private room, retired apartment.
Bough, n. Branch, limb, shoot.
Bouilli, n. [Fr.] Stew, boiled meat, stewed meat.
Bouillon, n. [Fr.] Broth, soup.
Bounce, n. 1. Knock, thump, sudden blow.
2. Bound, leap, jump, spring.
3. [Colloquial.] Boast, vaunt, brag.
4. [Colloquial.] Falsehood, lie, whopper, bouncer.
Bounce, v. n. 1. Bolt, leap or spring suddenly.
2. Rebound, recoil.
3. Knock, thump, beat.
Bounce, v. a. Thrust, drive against.
Bouncer, n. [Colloquial.] 1. Boaster, blusterer, bully.
2. Falsehood, lie, whopper, bounce.
3. Giant, strapper, large person.
Bouncing, a. [Colloquial.] Stout, lusty, strong, portly, burly, huge, great, strapping.
Bound, n. 1. Limit, boundary, bourn, border, confine.
2. Leap, jump, spring, bounce.
Bound, v. a. Limit, border, terminate, circumscribe.
Bound, v. n. 1. Jump, leap, spring.
2. Rebound, spring back.
Bound, a. [Followed by to or for.] Destined, tending, going, on the way.
Boundary, n. Limit, border, confine, bourn, bound, verge, term, termination.
Bounden, a. Obligatory, binding, appointed.
Boundless, a. Unbounded, unlimited, unconfined, undefined, immeasurable, illimitable, infinite.
Bounteous, a. Liberal, bountiful.
Bountiful, a. Liberal, munificent, beneficent, generous, princely, bounteous.
Bounty, n. 1. Liberality, munificence, beneficence, generosity.
2. Present, gift, benefaction.
3. Premium (for encouragement), reward.
Bouquet, n. [Fr.] Nosegay, bunch of flowers.
Bourgeoisie, n. [Fr.] Middle classes (especially such as depend on trade).
Bourn, n. Bound, limit, confine, border, boundary.
Bourse, n. [Fr.] Exchange.
Bout, n. 1. Turn.
2. [Rare.] Conflict, contest, set to.
Bow, v. a. 1. Bend, inflect, crook, incurvate, curve, make crooked.
2. Incline, turn downward.
3. Depress, sink, cast down, bring down.
Bow, v. n. 1. Bend, buckle, be inflected, be bent.
2. Incline (in token of respect, reverence, or submission), make a bow.
Bow, n. (Naut.) Fore part (of a ship), prow, beak, stem.
Bowels, n. pl. 1. Intestines, guts, viscera, inwards.
2. Inside, interior, interior parts.
3. Compassion, pity, tenderness.
Bower, n. Arbor, shady recess, shady retreat.
Bow-hand, n. 1. (Archery.) The left hand.
2. (Music.) The right hand.
Bowman, n. Archer, sagittary.
Bow-window, n. Bay-window.
Box, n. 1. Case.
2. Blow, stroke, cuff.
Box, v. a. 1. Enclose in a box.
2. Strike (with the hand or fist, as the ears), buffet, cuff.
Box-berry, n. Wintergreen, tea-berry, partridge-berry, mountain-tea (Gaultheria procumbens).
Box-elder, n. Ash-leaved maple (Negundium Americanum).
Box the compass, Name the points of compass in their order.
Boy, n. Lad, stripling, male child.
Boy-servant, n. Page, serving boy.
Brace, v. a. 1. Tighten, draw tight, make tense, strain up.
2. Strengthen, fortify, support, prop, give strength to.
Brace, n. 1. Couple, pair.
2. Prop, support, stay, shore, strut.
3. Bit-stock.
Braces, n. pl. 1. Suspenders, gallowses.
2. Straps (on which a carriage rests).
Boyish, a. 1. Of boyhood.
2. Childish, puerile.
Brachygraphy, n. Stenography, shorthand.
Bracing, a. Strengthening, invigorating.
Brackets, n. pl. (Printing.) Crotchets.
Brackish, a. Saltish, somewhat salt.
Brag, v. n. Boast, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, flourish, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, talk big.
Brag, n. Boast, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, bravado, vaporing, blatherskite, great cry and little wool.
Braggadocio, n. Boaster, blusterer, vaunter, braggart, blatherskite, gascon, vain-glorious fellow.
Braggart, n. Boaster, braggadocio.
Braggart,