Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Bohemism A word or idiom of the Czech language (that has been borrowed by another language). Bohemistics Czech studies bohemium Former name of rhenium. Bohemond A male given name of historical usage. Bohjalian A surname. Bohl A surname. Bohlander A surname from German. Bohler A surname. Bohlin A surname from Swedish. Bohling A surname. Bohlman A surname. Bohlmann A surname. Bohm A surname from German. Bohman A surname. Bohmian Of the physicist David Bohm and his Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics. Bohn A surname. Bohne A surname from German. Bohnenkamp A surname from German. Bohner A surname. Bohnert A surname. Bohnock A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Bohnsack A surname. boho A bohemian. Bohodukhiv A city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Bohol A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tagbilaran. Boholano A variant of Cebuano spoken in the province of Bohol in the Philippines and eastern parts of Southern Leyte. Boholiubove A village in Trostianets urban hromada, Okhtyrka Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1185. Bohomol A surname Bohon A surname. Bohorquez A surname. bohort An early type of jousting competition in medieval Europe. bohr Synonym of Bohr radius. Bohra A member of a particular Sevener Shi'ite denomination, now found mainly in India. bohrate bohriate bohrbug A software bug which manifests reliably under a well-defined, but possibly unknown, set of conditions. Bohrer A surname from German. Bohrian Of or relating to Danish physicist Niels Bohr or his scientific theories. bohriate Any oxyanion of bohrium; any salt containing such an ion bohrium A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bh) with an atomic number of 107. Bohstedt A surname. bohunk An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and socially unsophisticated. Bohuslav A city in Kyiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine. bohuti A Taino priest or shaman. boi A male bottom (i.e. submissive partner), defined not by junior age, but by his obedient role and submission to the dominant "top". BOIA A surname. Boiardi A surname from Italian. Boiarka A city, the administrative centre of Boiarka urban hromada, Fastiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1159. Boice A surname. boid A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms. Boifushi An island of Baa, Maldives. Boigbeat A locality in the Shire of Buloke, north western Victoria, Australia Boii A Gallic tribe of the later Iron Age. Boike A surname. Boiki Synonym of White Serbia. Boikivka A village in Shakhove rural hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Boikivske A former selrada (until 1971, a silrada) of Boikivske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1923, merged into Boikivske settlement hromada in June 2020. Boiko Any member of an ethnolinguistic group native to the Carpathians’ Eastern Beskyds who speak a dialect of Rusyn and are thought to descend from the White Croats. boil A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. boilability The quality of being boilable. boilable Capable of, or suitable for, being boiled. boildown The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation. Boileau A surname from French, equivalent to English Drinkwater. boiled Cooked in boiling water. boiler A person who boils something. boilerful Enough to fill a boiler. boilerhouse A building containing a boiler. boilerless Without a boiler. boilermaker A person qualified to make or repair boilers. boilermaking The manufacture of boilers. boilerman A person who tends the fire for a steam engine. boilerplate A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. boilersmith One who builds or repairs boilers. boilersuited Dressed in a boiler suit. boilerwork Metalwork forming part of a boiler. boilerworks A factory where boilers are made. boilery A buisness (and place of business) that engages primarily in boiling, such as in the boiling of sugarcane juice to make sugar, the boiling of brine to make salt, the boiling of soap or tallow, the boiling of bones to make glue, etc. boiley A meal of milk and bread boiled. boilie A bait made from a paste of various ingredients mixed with eggs as a binder and then boiled to harden it. boiling The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point. boilingly in a boiling manner boiloff The vaporization of a liquid (or solid) whose boiling point is lower than that of the environment in which it is stored. boilover A hazardous situation where an attempt is made to extinguish semi-enclosed oil- or petrochemical-fuelled fire with water, generating steam which propels the burning fuel outwards. boily Having the appearance of boiling. boine Of or pertaining to the boas boing A representation of the sound of something bouncing. Boingoloid A fan of the American rock band Oingo Boingo. boingy Producing an elastic, bouncy sound, like a "boing" boink To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk. Boinka A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia boinky Bouncy. boio boy, boyo. Boiro A municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Boiron A surname. bois A surname from French, related to Dubois. boisambrene ethoxymethoxycyclododecane when used in the perfumery industry Boisbriand A town in Quebec, Canada. Boisclair A surname from French. Boisdale A town in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Boise A river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma. Boisean Of or relating to Boise, Idaho, United States. boiserie panelling; wood trim boisman A stickfighter. Boisseau A surname from French. Boisseaux A commune in Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Boissevain A town in Manitoba, Canada Boissonneault A surname from French. boisterous Full of energy; exuberant; noisy. boisterously In a boisterous manner, energetically and noisily. boisterousness The characteristic or state of being boisterous, energetic and noisy. boistous Coarse, rude; noisy, violent; strong. boistroside A particular steroid glycoside. Boisvert A surname from French. Boitano A surname from Italian. boitjie A sporty young man; a jock. Boitnott A surname. Boivin A surname from French. bojagi A traditional Korean wrapping cloth. bojale A traditional ceremony in Botswana, initiating a girl into womanhood. Bojanowski A surname from Polish. Bojarski A surname from Polish. Bojigniji Synonym of Akabea. Bojigyab Synonym of Akabea. Bojinov A surname from Bulgarian. bojite A type of hornblendic gabbro. Bojnord A city in Iran, the seat of Bojnord County's Central District and the capital of North Khorasan Province, formerly known as Bijangerd, or Buzanjird. BoJo Syllabic abbreviation of Boris Johnson (born 1964), a British politician and journalist who served as Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022. Bojorquez A surname from Spanish. bojutsu A martial art that focuses on the use of the bō (longstaff). bok Keen or willing. Bokaiyfushi An uninhabited island of Laamu, Maldives. Bokardo A form or mode of syllogism in which the first and third propositions are particular negatives and the second a universal affirmative. Bokaro A district of Jharkhand, India. bokashi The use of a mixture of microorganisms to cover food waste to decrease smell, based on an old Japanese farming practice. bokbunja A Korean raspberry bush (Rubus crataegifolius) boke To thrust or push out; butt; poke. Bokee A surname. Bokeelia An unincorporated community and census-designated place on Pine Island, Lee County, Florida, United States. bokeh A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens. Bokelj The people of the Bay of Kotor. Bokescreek A township in Logan County, Ohio, United States, named after Bokes Creek. Boketu A town in Yakeshi, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China. Bokhari A surname. Bokhtar A city, the provincial capital of Khatlon, Tajikistan. Boki A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бокій (Bokij). Bokii A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бокій (Bokij). Bokij A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бокій (Bokij). bokikokiko Acrocephalus aequinoctialis, a warbler found only on Kiritimati and Kiribati. bokit A kind of Guadeloupean sandwich fried in a saucepan with hot sunflower oil. bokite A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and vanadium. Bokiy A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бокій (Bokij).