Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian.

A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.

A sort of thin woolen cloth. It is of various colors, and may be plain or twilled.

A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments.

a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight.

a short men's jacket made of leather, having a zipper in front, knitted cuffs, and ribbed trim.

Pertaining to, or obtained from, the silkworm; as, bombic acid.

To hum; to buzz.

A humming sound; a booming.

To hum; to boom.

A humming or buzzing.

A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the sublimation of camphor.

Secure against the explosive force of bombs. A structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate.

A bomb. See Bomb, n.

a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs.

bumblebees.

Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx, or the family Bombycid/.

waxwings.

Silken; made of silk.

a natural family of dipterous insects comprising the bee flies.

Buzzing, like a bumblebee; as, the bombylious noise of the horse fly.

A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See Silkworm.

Good; valid as security for something.

A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.

Good will; good fellowship; agreement.

A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the West Indies, valuable as a food fish; -- called also aguaji and, in Florida, black grouper. Also, any one of several other similar fishes.

Gentle; courteous; complaisant; yielding.

In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income.

Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.

The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.

One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the Bonapartes.

The aurochs or European bison. See Aurochs.

Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.

A small fancy box or dish for bonbons.

A boy's game played with large marbles.

A name given to several kinds of pears. See Bartlett.

A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters, etc., hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls, boxes, etc.

In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.

capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond.

A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field.

A small quadruped of Bengal (Paradoxurus bondar), allied to the genet; -- called also musk cat.

Placed under, or covered by, a bond, as for the payment of duties, or for conformity to certain regulations.

A freeholder on a small scale.

A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.

the process of fastening firmly together.

A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.

A man slave, or one bound to service without wages.

A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master.

A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.

A stone running through a wall from one face to another, to bind it together; a binding stone.

See Bondwoman.

See Nicker tree.

A woman who is a slave, or in bondage.

To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and surveying.

without a trace of moisture.

disinclined to work or exertion.

Pain in the bones.

See Bone black, under Bone, n.

Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as, big-boned; strong-boned.

The spiny dogfish.

a person of low intelligence; a dunce; a blockhead; -- used deprecatingly to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence or capabilities.

very stupid; -- used of people or actions.

Without bones.

a small bone; especially one in the middle ear.

resembling bone.

ground bones, used as a fertilizer or as a component in animal feed; -- it is high in phosphate content.

an embarrassing mistake.

A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic.

One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones.

Sciatica.

See Bonito.

A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement.

one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a different pitch, played by striking with the hands.

A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat.

Good nature; pleasant and easy manner.

See Bonnibel.

An innkeeper.

Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence.

To convert into, or make, good.

The condition or quality of being bony.

The clearing of bones from fish or meat.

Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land.

A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast.

A witty repartee; a jest.

A kind of embroidery made with a complicated sewing machine, said to have been originally invented by a Frenchman of the name of Bonnaz. The work is done either in freehand or by following a perforated design.

A female servant charged with the care of a young child.

To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover.

Wearing a bonnet.

small harmless hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburio) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries.

Without a bonnet.

A handsome girl.

See Bonny, a.

A /bonny lass/; a beautiful girl.

Gayly; handsomely.

The quality of being bonny; gayety; handsomeness.

A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.

Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled milk; -- sometimes called simply clabber.

An anthropoid ape (Pan paniscus), resembling but smaller than the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); -- called also pygmy chimpanzee. It is found in the forests of Zaire. Its genome is the closest known to humans, differing by less than 2% in nucleotide sequence.

A curling match between clubs.

The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.

A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter.

Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.

A Buddhist or Fohist priest, monk, or nun.

remarkable or wonderful.

to show displeasure (after a performance or speech) by making a prolonged sound of /boo/.

an embarrassing mistake.

an ignorant or foolish person.

Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.

Stupid; dull.

Same as Buddha.

Same as Buddhism.

Same as Buddhist.

The whole collection or lot; caboodle.

To do a lively dance, often with the two partners not touching, to the accompaniment of rock music.

An instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).

The sailfish; -- called also woohoo.

To enter, write, or register in a book or list.

Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books.

subject to being reserved or booked.

One whose occupation is to bind books.