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 boselaphine Any antelope of the tribe Boselaphini boselliid Any sea slug of the family Boselliidae Boseman A surname. bosenova A very small, supernova-like explosion, which can be induced in a Bose-Einstein condensate by suitably changing its magnetic field. bosentan A dual endothelin receptor antagonist important in the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension. Boser A surname. Boserupian Of or relating to Ester Boserup (1910–1999), Danish economist. bosey A googly. bosh Nonsense. Bosha The Lom, a nomadic people related to the Rom and Dom, with origins in India, who reside in the South Caucasus; Caucasian Gypsies. Bosham A coastal village and civil parish in the City of Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8004). Boshart A surname from German. Boshas Synonym of Bosha (“the Lom people”). Boshears A surname from French. Boshell A surname. Bosher A surname originating as an occupation. Boshers A surname. Bosherston A village in Stackpole and Castlemartin community, south Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SR9694). Boshiamy An input method for typing Chinese characters that uses the letters of the Latin alphabet to represent radicals. Boshoff A surname. boshter Excellent; wonderful. Bosiljevo A municipality of Croatia. bosino The fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson. bosintang A soup from Korea, the main ingredient of which is dog meat bosjemanite Synonym of pickeringite. Bosjesman A Bushman of southern Africa. bosk A bush. bosker excellent; wonderful; bonzer. bosket A small grove or copse of trees, a thicket. Boskett A surname. boskin a partition in a cowshed to separate cattle boskiness boscage Bosko A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Boskoop A village and former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands. Boskopoid A member of a suggested human species thought to be typified by the Boskop Man fossil of the Middle Stone Age (Late Pleistocene) discovered in 1913 in South Africa. Boskovich A surname from Serbo-Croatian. bosky Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees. Bosler A surname. Bosley A surname. Bosma A surname. Bosmajian A surname from Armenian. Bosman A surname from Dutch. bosminid Any anomopod of the family Bosminidae Bosna A major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia A geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country. Bosniac A person from Bosnia. Bosniak A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro. Bosniakization Making something more Bosniak, especially the formation of a Bosniak culture, customs, language or ethnicity or cultural assimilation into a Bosniak community. Bosniakness The quality or characteristic of being Bosniak. Bosnian Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language. Bosnianness The state or quality of being Bosnian. Bosnisch The Bosnian language. Boso A male given name. bosom The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal). bosomed Having a bosom (of a specified kind). bosomless Without a bosom. Bosomworth A surname. bosomy Full of sheltered hollows or recesses. boson A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. bosonic Of, pertaining to, or resembling a boson. bosonification Synonym of bosonization. bosonization The act, process or result of bosonizing. bosonize To describe a particle or system as if it were a boson and followed Bose-Einstein statistics. bosonlike Resembling or characteristic of bosons. Bosox The Boston Red Sox. bosozoku A Japanese subculture associated with customized motorcycles and riding together in large groups. Bosphorus The narrow strait beside Istanbul, Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean. Bosporan Of or pertaining to the Bosporan Kingdom. Bosporanic Synonym of Bosporan. Bosporian Synonym of Bosporan. bosporus A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a sea. bosque A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse. bosques A surname from Spanish. Bosquez A surname. Bosra A town in southern Syria. boss One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. bossaball An originally Spanish team sport, similar to volleyball, played on an inflatable court with a trampoline on each side of the net. bossage A rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted. bossale A black African-born enslaved person in a French (or sometimes other European) colony, especially Haiti (as opposed to a slave born in the colony). Bossall A small village in Buttercrambe with Bossall parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7160). Bossard A surname from French. Bossart A surname from French. Bosschieter A surname. bossdom The realm or sphere of bosses. Bosse A surname. bossed Having a boss (employer etc.), or controlled by one. bosselated Marked or covered with many bosses (protuberances) bosselation The presence of bosses on the skin bosser A bossy person, one who orders others around. Bosserman A surname. Bossert A surname. bosset A small boss or knob, especially one in a series. bossfight A fight against a boss. bossful Pertaining to, resembling, or having the qualities of a boss; bosslike; bossy bosshood The state or condition of a boss. Bossi A surname from Italian. bossie A small bush. bossier A surname from French. bossies shell-shocked bossily In a bossy manner. bossiness The characteristic of being bossy. Bossiney A village in Tintagel parish, north Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0688). bossing A boss; a projecting element. Bossington A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3331). bossish Characteristic of a boss; bosslike bossism The domination of a political party by a single, powerful person (the boss) Bossku Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malaysia. Bossler A surname from German. bossless Without a boss. bosslessness Absence of a boss. bosslet A lesser boss. bosslike Like or resembling a boss (raised area; protrusion) bossling A diminutive, subordinate, or petty boss bossly Of, belonging to, or befitting a boss. bossman A male boss or employer. bossnapping A means of activism in which staff kidnap or surround a corporate executive until demands are met. bossness The state or condition of a boss. bossocracy An autocratic rule by bosses. bosspot A person who is rather or overly bossy. bossware Software installed on employees' computers for the purpose of allowing a manager to track their working time and activity. bosswoman A female boss. bossy Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering. bossyboots A bossy person. bost To break. Bostan A town in Toksun, Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township. bostanji One of the imperial guards of the Ottoman Empire. bostel Synonym of holloway. boster A particularly impressive and admirable person or thing. Bostian A surname. Bostic A surname from Slovene. Bostick A surname. bostin great, excellent Bostobrick A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. bostock Stale brioche, spread with almond cream and sliced almonds and then baked Boston In the card game spades, a bid of all 13 tricks. Bostoner A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Bostonese A Bostonian. Bostonia A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States. Bostonian A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. bostonite Synonym of Bostonian (“from or of Boston, Massachusetts, or Boston, Lincolnshire”). Bostonization The process of Bostonizing. Bostonize To make Bostonian; to adapt to the norms or culture of Boston. bostoon A foolish person. bostrichid Any beetle of the family Bostrichidae. Bostrichiform Of or pertaining to the coleopteran infraorder Bostrichiformia. Bostrom A surname from Swedish. bostrychoid arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis; having the form of a bostryx. bostryx A helicoid cyme. Bostwick A surname. bostwickite An orthorhombic dark red mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.