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 bolk To belch. Bolkhov A town of district significance, the administrative centre of Bolkhovsky Raion, Oryol Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1196. Bolkhovsky A raion of Oryol Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia. Seat: Bolkhov. boll The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. Bolla A surname. Bolland A surname. Bollandism The doctrine of Jean Bolland and his followers. Bollandist Of or pertaining to Bollandism. bollard A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to a wharf, dock, or the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines or towlines are secured. bollarded Furnished with bollards. bollarding A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a bollard-like shape. Bolle A surname from German. bolled Having bolls bollen A surname. Bollenbacher A surname from German. Bollenhut A formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn since about 1750 by Protestant women as part of their folk costume in the three neighbouring Black Forest villages of Gutach, Kirnbach and Hornberg-Reichenbach. Boller A surname. Bolles A surname from German. bolleyball volleyball. Bollig A surname. Bollin A surname. bolling A surname. Bollinger A surname from German. Bollington A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East borough, and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9377). bollix To confuse. Bollman A surname. bollock A testicle. bollocked Exhausted. bollockhead dickhead, jerk bollocking A severe reprimand. bollocks The testicles. bollocksed drunk bollocky bollock naked; completely naked bolloxology nonsense; rubbish Bollwitt A surname. bollworm The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton. Bolly Bollinger champagne Bollygarch An Indian oligarch or billionaire. Bollywood The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai. Bollywoodian Of or pertaining to Bollywood. bolmantalate A particular anabolic steroid. boln Swollen; puffed out. Bolna A mountain and locality with a railway station (usually closed to traffic) in Rana municipality, Nordland, Norway; the Arctic Circle passes through this area. Bolney A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2623). Bolnhurst A small village in Bolnhurst and Keysoe parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0859). bolo A long, heavy, single-edged machete. boloceroidarian Any sea anemone of the infraorder Boloceroidaria boloceroidid Any sea anemone of the family Boloceroididae bologna A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal. bolognese An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna. Bolognian Of or relating to Bologna in Italy; Bolognese. bolognino Any of several types of coin once minted in Bologna. bologram The recorded output of a bolometer boloman A man who uses a bolo (type of machete) as a weapon. bolombatto A traditional string instrument of West Africa, consisting of four strings stretched over a gourd. bolometer A sensitive device for detecting and measuring the energy of electromagnetic radiation. bolometric Of or pertaining to bolometry bolometrically By means of, or in terms of, bolometry. bolometry The use of a bolometer. bolon An ethnic group in Mali. Bolondo A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bolondz A surname. Bolong A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Bolonka A colored variation of the all-white Bolognese, a recently developed dog breed from Russia. bolos An ancient town in Turkey. Bolosan A barangay of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines. bolosaurid Any extinct parareptile of the family Bolosauridae. Bolotin A surname from Russian. Bolpur A city and municipality of Birbhum district, West Bengal, in eastern India. bolsa An exchange for the transaction of business. Bolser A surname. Bolshesoldatsky A raion of Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, established in 1928. Seat: Bolshoye Soldatskoye bolshevik A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917. Bolshevikian Of or relating to the Bolsheviks. Bolshevikism Bolshevism. bolshevism The strategy used by the Bolsheviks in attempting to gain power in Russia. Bolshevist A Bolshevik. Bolshevistic Synonym of Bolshevist. Bolshevistically In a Bolshevistic manner. Bolshevization The action or effect of bolshevizing something; making something Bolshevist. bolshevize To make Bolshevik. bolshie A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader. bolshiness The state of being bolshie. bolson A relatively flat and arid valley that is surrounded by mountains and that drains into a central basin. Bolsonarism The philosophy and politics of Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsover A market town in Derbyshire, England. Bolsovian An age forming part of the Carboniferous. Bolstad A surname. bolster A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape. bolstered padded bolsterer One who, or that which, bolsters. bolstering The act by which something is bolstered; support. bolsterless Without a bolster. bolsterment The process of bolstering. Bolstone A hamlet and civil parish (served by Ballingham, Bolstone and Hentland Group Parish Council) in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5532). bolt A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. boltable Capable of being fastened with a mechanical bolt. Bolte A surname. Bolten A surname. bolter A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly. boltface The front surface of a bolt in a firearm or back of the firing chamber, against which the cartridge rests. bolthead A round-bottomed flask with a long neck (used especially for distillation) bolthole A hole in an animal’s den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit, i.e., a hole the animal may bolt through. bolting An act of bolting or running away. Boltinhouse A surname. boltless Without bolts (mechanical fasteners). boltlike Resembling or characteristic of a bolt (mechanical fastener). boltmaker A manufacturer of bolts. boltmaking The manufacture of bolts. Bolton A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. boltonia Any member of genus Boltonia of plants in the sunflower family; doll's daisy. Boltonian A native or inhabitant of Bolton, United Kingdom. boltonite forsterite Boltons A civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough. bolts Acronym used to remember the essential features of a map: Border, orientation (north arrow), legend, title, scale. boltsmith A maker of bolts or arrows. Boltuck A surname. Boltwood A surname boltwoodite A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and uranium. boltwork A system of bolts used in a locking door. bolty A Nile tilapia, an edible fish of the Nile, of species Oreochromis niloticus (formerly Chromis nilotica). Boltz A surname. Boltzmann A surname. Boltzmannian Of or pertaining to Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann (1844–1906), Austrian physicist who made pioneering contributions to statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics. Bolu A province in northwestern Turkey, between Istanbul and Ankara. Boluarte A surname from Basque. Boluonuo A town in Fengning, Chengde, Hebei, China. bolus A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. Bolventor A hamlet in Altarnun parish, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, location of the Jamaica Inn (OS grid ref SX1876). bolving The competitive imitation of the bellowing call of a rutting stag Bolwarra A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia. Bolwarrah A locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia. Bolyaian Of or pertaining to Hungarian mathematician János Bolyai (1802–1860), one of the founders of non-Euclidean geometry. bolyard A surname. bolyeriid Any snake of the family Bolyeriidae. Bolz A surname. Bolzano A city and comune, the capital of the province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. boma An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders. Bomaderry A large town in the Shoalhaven City council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia Boman A surname. Bomar A surname. Bomarsund A fortress in Åland, Finland. Bomasdhoo An industrial island of Noonu, Maldives. bomb An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft. bomba A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from Puerto Rico. bombable Suitable for bombing; that can be bombed. bombacaceous Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae). bombace cotton; padding bombaceous Of the family Bombacoideae (a sub-family of Malvaceae) bombachas Baggy knee-breeches worn for horseriding in Brazil.