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Blusteryadjectiveblowing in violent and abrupt burstscandidateMay 18, 2026

Boastfuladjectiveexhibiting self-importancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Boat-Shapedadjectivehaving a concave shape like a boatcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bobtailadjectivehaving a short or shortened tailcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bobtailedadjectivehaving a short or shortened tailcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bodaciousadjectiveunrestrained by convention or proprietycandidateMay 18, 2026

Bodiedadjectivehaving a body or a body of a specified kindcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bodilessadjectivehaving no trunk or main partcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bodilyadjectiveaffecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spiritcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bodylessadjectivehaving no trunk or main partcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boeotianadjectiveof or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical timescandidateMay 18, 2026

Boffoadjectiveresoundingly successful and popularcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bogartianadjectiveof or relating to or in the style of Humphrey BogartcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boggyadjective(of soil) soft and waterycandidateMay 18, 2026

BogusadjectivefraudulentcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bohemianadjectiveunconventional in especially appearance and behaviorcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boiledadjectivecooked in hot watercandidateMay 18, 2026

Boisterousadjectivenoisy and lacking in restraint or disciplinecandidateMay 18, 2026

Boldadjectivefearless and daringcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bolivianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Bolivia or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bolographicadjectiveof or relating to a bolographcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bolometricadjectiveof or relating to a bolometercandidateMay 18, 2026

Bolshevikadjectiveof or relating to BolshevismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bolshevistadjectiveof or relating to BolshevismcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bolshevisticadjectiveof or relating to BolshevismcandidateMay 18, 2026

BolshyadjectiveobstreperouscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bombasticadjectiveostentatiously lofty in stylecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bombproofadjectiveable to resist the explosive force of bombs and shellscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bona FideadjectiveMWEnot counterfeit or copiedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bondableadjectivecapable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bondcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boneadjectiveconsisting of or made up of bonecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bone-Coveredadjective(of animals) armored with bonecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bone-Dryadjectivewithout a trace of moisturecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bone-Idleadjectiveconstitutionally lazy or idlecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bone-Lazyadjectiveconstitutionally lazy or idlecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bonedadjectivehaving had the bones removedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boneheadedadjective(used informally) stupidcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bonelessadjectivebeing without a bone or bonescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bonelikeadjectiveresembling bonecandidateMay 18, 2026

Boneyadjectivehaving bones especially many or prominent bonescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bonkersadjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregularcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bonnieadjectivevery pleasing to the eyecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bonnyadjectivevery pleasing to the eyecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bonyadjectivevery thin especially from disease or hunger or coldcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bony-Platedadjectivecovered with bony platescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bonzeradjectiveremarkable or wonderfulcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bookableadjectivesubject to being reserved or bookedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bookedadjectivereserved in advancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bookishadjectivecharacterized by diligent study and fondness for readingcandidateMay 18, 2026

Booleanadjectiveof or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOTcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boomingadjectivevery lively and profitablecandidateMay 18, 2026

Boonadjectivevery close and convivialcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boorishadjectiveill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Boot-Shapedadjectiveshaped like a bootcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bootedadjectivewearing bootscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bootlegadjectivedistributed or sold illicitlycandidateMay 18, 2026

Bootlessadjectiveunproductive of successcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bootlickingadjectiveattempting to win favor from influential people by flatterycandidateMay 18, 2026

Boozyadjectivegiven to or marked by the consumption of alcoholcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boracicadjectiveof or relating to or derived from or containing boroncandidateMay 18, 2026

Boratedadjectivemixed or impregnated with boraxcandidateMay 18, 2026

Borderedadjectivehaving a border especially of a specified kindcandidateMay 18, 2026

Borderlineadjectiveof questionable or minimal qualitycandidateMay 18, 2026

Borealadjectiverelating to or marked by qualities associated with the north windcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boredadjectiveuninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgencecandidateMay 18, 2026

Boricadjectiveof or relating to or derived from or containing boroncandidateMay 18, 2026

Boringadjectiveso lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bornadjectivebeing talented through inherited qualitiescandidateMay 18, 2026

Born-Againadjectivespiritually reborn or convertedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boronicadjectiveof or relating to boroncandidateMay 18, 2026

Boskopoidadjectivebelonging or relating to or resembling Boskop mancandidateMay 18, 2026

Boskyadjectivecovered with or consisting of bushes or thicketscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bosnianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of BosniacandidateMay 18, 2026

Bosomedadjectivehaving a bosom as specified or having something likened to a bosomcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bosomyadjective(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curvescandidateMay 18, 2026

Bossadjectiveexceptionally goodcandidateMay 18, 2026

Boss-Eyedadjective(British informal) cross-eyedcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bossyadjectiveoffensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powercandidateMay 18, 2026

Botanicadjectiveof or relating to plants or botanycandidateMay 18, 2026

Botanicaladjectiveof or relating to plants or botanycandidateMay 18, 2026

Botchedadjectivespoiled through incompetence or clumsinesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Botchyadjectivepoorly donecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bothadjective(used with count nouns) two considered togethercandidateMay 18, 2026

Botheredadjectivecaused to show discomposurecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bothersomeadjectivecausing irritation or annoyancecandidateMay 18, 2026

Botoneeadjective(of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each armcandidateMay 18, 2026

Botonneeadjective(of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each armcandidateMay 18, 2026

Botryoidadjectiveresembling a cluster of grapes in formcandidateMay 18, 2026

Botryoidaladjectiveresembling a cluster of grapes in formcandidateMay 18, 2026

Botswananadjectiveof or pertaining to Botswana or the people of BotswanacandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottle-Fedadjective(of an infant) given milk from a bottlecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottle-Greenadjectiveof a dark to moderate greyish green colorcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottle-Shapedadjectiveshaped like a bottlecandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottomadjectivesituated at the bottom or lowest positioncandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottom-Dwellingadjectiveof or relating to fish and marine life that dwell on the bottom of a body of watercandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottom-Feedingadjectiveof or relating to fish and marine life that feed on the bottom of a body of watercandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottom-Upadjectiveof an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual levelcandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottomedadjectivehaving a bottom of a specified charactercandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottomlessadjectiveunclothed especially below the waist or featuring such nudenesscandidateMay 18, 2026

Bottommostadjectivefarthest downcandidateMay 18, 2026