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 bowled Having a bowl or bowl-shaped element. bowleg A leg that curves outward at the knee. bowleggedness The quality of being bow-legged. Bowlen A surname from German. bowler One who engages in the sport of bowling. bowlered Wearing a bowler hat. bowles A surname. bowless Without a bow. Bowley A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5452). bowlful The amount that a bowl will hold. bowlike Resembling or characteristic of a bow (bent frame for firing arrows). Bowlin A surname. bowline A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails. bowlined Fastened with a bowline. bowling A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling bowlingite saponite. bowlliards A pool game that borrows aspects of tenpin bowling. bowllike Resembling or characteristic of a bowl. bowlmaker A manufacturer of bowls. bowlmaking The manufacture of bowls. bowlo A bowling club. bowls A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do. bowlslop Synonym of slop bowl. bowmaking The manufacture of bows for archery. bowman A man who uses a bow; an archer. Bowmans A locality in the Mid North of South Australia, named after pastoralists R and C Bowman. bowmanship A mastery of archery. bowmaster An expert or consummate archer. Bowmont A rural community in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. Bowmore A village on Loch Indaal, Islay, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR3159). Bown A surname. Bowna A locality in the Greater Hume council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Bowne A surname. Bowness A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. bowning A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. bowperson A bowman or bowwoman. bowpicker A gillnet boat that deploys the net from the bow of the boat. bowplane A surface, usually horizontal, near the bow of a marine vessel, used for stability or control. Bowral A town in Wingecarribee Shire, Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia. Bowraville A locality in the Nambucca Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. bowrider A kind of runabout boat with an open bow area. Bowring A surname. Bowringpet Former name of Bangarpet. Bowrington An area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong. Bowron A surname. bowse To drink excessively and socially; to carouse. bowser A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station. Bowsher A surname. bowshot The act of firing an arrow from a bow. bowside Right-hand side of a rowing boat. bowsie A simple device with three holes used for tensioning stays on boats or guy-lines on tents. bowsman A sailor who works in the bow of a vessel. bowsmith A maker of bows (weapon). bowsprit A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface. bowspritted Having a bowsprit. bowssen To dunk or immerse (into water, for remedial purposes). bowstave The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached. bowstring The string of an archer's bow. bowstringed Supplied or fitted with a bowstring. bowstringer A device for stringing a bow. bowswoman A female archer. bowsy An unsavoury and unreliable (usually male) layabout. bowtell A surname. bowtie A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat. bowtiearene A macrocycle composed of a fluorophore suspended in a pillararene bowtied Wearing a bowtie. bowtop A kind of vardo or wagon with an arched roof. bowwoman A female archer. bowwood Any wood suited to making bows for archery. bowyang A strap worn below the knee, especially by labourers, to keep the trousers up or to stop them stretching while bending. bowyer A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows). bowyery Synonym of bowmaking (“manufacture of bows for archery”). box A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid. boxable Capable of, or suitable for, placing in a box. Boxador A dog that is a cross between a boxer and a labrador. boxaerobics A form of exercise that combines aerobics with elements of kick-boxing Boxall A surname. boxball Any of various informal ball games or sports played with boxes, or in a box-shaped court. Boxberger A surname. boxberry A teaberry bush (Gaultheria procumbens). boxboard Paperboard used for the manufacture of folding cartons and rigid boxes. Boxborough A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. boxcab a locomotive in which the machinery and crew areas are enclosed in a box-like superstructure boxcar An enclosed railway goods wagon, typically with a sliding door. boxcarring Synonym of cattle trucking (“diagnostic feature of retinal artery occlusion caused by the segmentation of the blood column within the retinal vessels”). boxcars Double six in a dice game with two dice. boxcutter A utility knife. boxed Packed into a box or boxes. boxel Any of a set of axis-aligned boxes that do not overlap, used to represent a 2.5D data set. boxen Made of boxwood. boxer A participant in a boxing match: a fighter who boxes. boxercise A form of physical workout, combining boxing with aerobic exercise. boxered Wearing a pair of boxer shorts. Boxerism The beliefs and policies of the Boxers in China. boxerly Befitting or typical of a boxer. boxers Boxer shorts. boxfish Any member of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes. Boxford A town and census-designated place therein, in Essex County, Massachusetts. boxful As much as a box will hold. Boxgrove A village and civil parish of West Sussex, England. boxhaul To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round. boxhead A German person. boxholder An owner of a box in a theatre/theater, stadium, etc. Boxhorn A village in the commune of Wincrange in northern Luxembourg. boxicity The minimum dimension in which a graph may be represented as a specific intersection of boxes boxily In a boxy way. boxiness The condition of being boxy boxing A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout. boxkeeper A theatre attendant in charge of the boxes. boxla box lacrosse boxless Without a box. boxlessness Absence of boxes. Boxley A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758). boxlike Resembling or characteristic of a box. boxload A load comprising a full box. boxlock A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action. boxmaker A manufacturer of boxes. boxmaking The manufacture of boxes. boxman A casino employee who supervises the craps table. Boxmoor A suburban area and ward in Hemel Hempstead, Dacorum borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0406). boxology A representation of an organized structure as a graph of labelled nodes ("boxes") and connections between them (as lines or arrows). boxout A square or almost square design element that contains text or graphics separate from the main body of text or graphics on the page. boxship Synonym of container ship. Boxtel A town and municipality in North Brabant province, Netherlands. boxthorn Any plant of the genus Lycium. boxtop The upper portion of a product's box, used as a proof of purchase when claiming an associated offer. boxty A traditional Irish potato pancake. boxwalker A horse that repetitively walks around its stable boxwalking The activity of a horse kept in a stable in which it repeatedly walks around its confines boxwallah An Indian pedlar who sold goods from a box or trunk. boxwise In the form of a box. boxwood The box tree, Buxus sempervirens. boxwork A honeycomb-like structure of cavities that can form in fractured or jointed sedimentary rocks. Boxx A surname. boxy Box-shaped, boxlike, or otherwise suggestive of boxes (with right angles or at least blunt profiles). boy A male child. Boyachek A surname. Boyack A surname. Boyadjian A surname from Armenian. Boyajian A surname from Armenian. Boyajyan A surname from Armenian. boyanore A native ruler in certain parts of India. boyar A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. boyard A surname. Boyardee A surname from Italian. boyardom Boyars collectively. boyaress A female boyar. boyarstvo Synonym of boyardom. boyau A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines. boybortion An abortion performed on a boy or man.