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 boomstick In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom. boomtime A period of fast economic growth. boomy Characterized by heavy or undesirably loud bass sounds. boon A good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly. Boonah A locality in Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia. Boonal A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. boondagger A masculine or aggressive lesbian. Boondall A northern suburb of Brisbane in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. boondi An Indian snack made from fried chickpea flour, either as a savory snack or sweetened as a dessert. boondie A stone thrown as a weapon; or a heavy club. boondock A brushy, rural area or location. boondocker A kind of combat boot worn in the US Marine Corps. boondocking The action of the verb to boondock. boondoggle A braided ring to hold a neckerchief. boondoggler A person who boondoggles; a wastrel. boondy a rock Boone A surname. booner A person who takes particular pride in their car and enjoys showing it off. Booneville A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Logan County. boonfellow Synonym of boon companion. boong An Australian Aboriginal person. boonga A person of Polynesian origin. boongary A tree kangaroo of northern Queensland. boonies Boondocks. boonk A bird, the little bittern. boonless Not having a boon. Boonstra A surname from West Frisian. Boontling A jargon spoken only in Boonville, California. Boonton A town and township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Boonville A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. boop A low-pitched beeping sound. boopable Capable of, or suitable for, being booped. boopableness The quality of being boopable. boopie Any of various grasshoppers of the genus Boopedon. boopiid Any louse in the family Boopiidae. boor A peasant. boora A kind of cargo boat used in the rivers of Bengal. Booragul A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia. Booral A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Boorana A member of an Oromo-speaking people of Ethiopia and Kenya. Boorcan A locality in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia Boorga A locality in the Carrathool council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Boorganna A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. boorgay The Australian plant Gymnostachys anceps. Boorhaman A locality in the Rural City of Wangaratta, north eastern Victoria, Australia. boorish Behaving as a boor; rough in manners. boorishly In a boorish manner; uncultured. boorishness The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour. boorjoy Bourgeois. Boorloo Perth, especially in an Indigenous Australian sense. Boorman A surname. Boorolite A locality in the Shire of Mansfield, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Boorolong A locality in the Armidale council area and the Uralla council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Boorook A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Boorool A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Boorooma A suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. Booroorban A locality in the Edward River council area and the Hay council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Boorowa A town in the Hilltops council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Boorstin A surname. Boorstinian Of or relating to Daniel J. Boorstin (1914–2004), American historian. boort A town in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia boortsog A food made from fried dough, usually shaped into triangles or spheres, found in the cuisines of Central Asia, Idel-Ural, Mongolia, and the Middle East. booru A form of imageboard where images are categorized with tags. Boosbeck A village in Lockwood parish, Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ6617). boose A stall for an animal (usually a cow). Boosey A locality in the Shire of Moira, northern Victoria, Australia. booshway The head man at the Fort Union trading post on the upper Missouri River at the confluence of the Yellowstone River, circa 1849. boosies A woman's breasts. boost A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb. boostability The quality of being boostable. boostable Capable of being boosted. boosted At an increased level or degree; having been improved. booster Something that boosts. boosterish Promotional; acting as or like a booster for a particular community or group boosterism Promotion of a city, organisation, etc. in order to improve public opinion. boosterist Of or pertaining to boosterism. boosterless Without a booster or boosters. boostglide Describing an aircraft or missile that uses rocket propulsion to gain a very high altitude and then glides to increase its range. boosting The act or process by which something is boosted. boot A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. bootability The state or condition of being bootable. bootable That can be booted; from which one can boot the system. Bootawa A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. bootblack A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation. bootblacker Synonym of bootblack bootblacking The practice of shining shoes; shoe-shining. bootblock A block of storage on disk that holds the code for booting the operating system. bootboy A male skinhead who wears boots. bootcamper One who attends or has attended a boot camp. bootcover A cover for a shoe or boot booted Wearing a boot or boots. bootee A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet. booteed Wearing bootees. booter A program or process that boots. Booterstown A coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland. bootery A shop selling boots. bootflash A flash memory used at bootstrap time for a device, commonly containing a bootloader and simple configuration information. bootful As much as a boot will hold. bootgirl A female skinhead who wears boots. booth A small stall for the display and sale of goods. boothaling foraging for booty; plundering Bootham A small neighbourhood and named street in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6052). Boothbay A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. Boothby A surname. Boothe A surname. bootheel The heel of a boot. boother A performer who operates from a booth. boothette A small booth. Boothferry A village in Asselby parish and Howden parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, north of Boothferry Bridge over the Yorkshire Ouse (OS grid ref SE7326). Boothia A peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. Boothian Of or relating to a tangential coordinate system invented by James Booth. boothite A monoclinic-prismatic blue mineral containing cobalt, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc. boothless Without a booth. boothlike Resembling or characteristic of a booth. boothman One who mans a booth, such as at a fair or (historically) a Thing. boothmate One who shares the same booth. bootholder A framework on which a boot can be placed to dry or be stretched. boothook A hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots. boothose An item of clothing worn over the stockings, in fashion in the 17th century. Boothroyd A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE235215). bootie A soldier. bootied Having a booty or backside (of a specified kind). bootikin A small boot or gaiter. booting A kicking, as with a booted foot. bootjack A V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots. bootkit A rootkit which works by replacing the boot loader and patching the kernel before it starts executing. bootlace A long lace for fastening boots. bootlaced Fastened with bootlaces. bootlast Synonym of last (“tool for preserving the shape of a shoe”). bootle A town in Sefton borough, Merseyside, England, formerly in Lancashire. bootleg To engage in bootlegging. bootlegger One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol. bootleggery The crime of bootlegging. bootlegging The activity of making, transporting and/or selling illegal alcoholic liquor. bootless Without boots. bootlessly In a bootless manner. bootlessness The quality of being unavailing or unprofitable. bootlick To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior. bootlicker A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady. bootlickery Synonym of bootlicking (“obsequious or servile behavior”). bootlicking Obsequious or servile behavior. bootlicky Prone to bootlicking; obsequious; servile. bootlid Synonym of trunklid. bootlike Resembling or characteristic of a boot (footwear). bootlip The lip at the top end of the shaft of a boot. bootlipped Like or characteristic of a bootlip, i.e., a black person. bootload As much as the boot of a car can hold; a trunkload. bootmaker A maker of boots; a cobbler. bootmaking The making of boots. bootman A male bootmaker.