Discover a variety of engaging words that start with the letters “bo” to enhance your vocabulary and enrich your writing.
- Boa- a large, heavy, and typically colorful scarf worn for warmth or as an accessory.
- Boar- a wild pig from which domestic pigs are descended.
- Boat- a small vessel propelled on water by oars, sails, or an engine.
- Bob- a short or jerky movement or a short haircut.
- Bode- to indicate something, typically a future event, by signs or an omen.
- Body- the physical structure of a person or an animal.
- Bog- wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body, forming part of a system of waterlogged, and typically acidic land.
- Boggle- to be astonished or overwhelmed when trying to think about something.
- Boil- to reach or cause to reach the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapor.
- Bold- showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous.
- Bolt- a bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window, or a sudden dash to escape.
- Bomb- an explosive weapon detonated by impact, proximity to an object, a timing mechanism, or other means.
- Bond- a thing used to tie something or to fasten things together, or a strong force of attraction holding atoms or ions together in a molecule or crystal.
- Bone- any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
- Bonk- hit or strike.
- Bony- resembling or consisting of bone, very thin.
- Boo- a term used to express disapproval or to startle someone, or an affectionate term for one’s significant other.
- Book- a set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened together along one side and encased between protective covers.
- Boom- a loud, deep, resonant sound or a period of rapid economic growth.
- Boon- a thing that is helpful or beneficial.
- Boor- an unrefined, ill-mannered person.
- Boost- help or encourage something to increase or improve.
- Boot- a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot, the ankle, and sometimes the leg below the knee, or to restart a computer system.
- Boozy- relating to or characterized by drinking alcohol, often to excess.
- Bop- dance to pop music.
- Bore- to make someone feel weary by being dull and uninteresting, or to drill a hole.
- Borg- referring to a collective fictional alien antagonist in the “Star Trek” media franchise known for assimilating other species into their collective.
- Born- having started life, existence, or operation.
- Borough- a town or district that is an administrative unit.
- Boss- a person in charge of a worker or organization, or excellent; outstanding.
- Bot- a software application that runs automated tasks over the internet.
- Both- used to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together.
- Bottle- a container, typically made of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, used for storing drinks or other liquids.
- Bottom- the lowest point or part of something.
- Bough- a main branch of a tree.
- Bounce- (of an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.
- Bound- walk or run with leaping strides or destined to happen.
- Bounty- a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal, or generosity in giving.
- Bouquet- an attractively arranged bunch of flowers, especially one presented as a gift or carried at a ceremony.
- Bout- a short period of intense activity of a specified kind, or a wrestling or boxing match.
- Bow- a weapon for shooting arrows, typically made of a curved piece of wood whose ends are connected by a string, or the front part of a ship.
- Bowery- relating to a colonial Dutch plantation or farm, can also refer to an area of NYC known for its flophouses and homelessness.
- Bowl- a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.
- Box- a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.
- Boy- a male child or young man.
- Boyish- of, like, or characteristic of a male child or young man.
- Bozo- a stupid, rude, or insignificant person, often used as a generic name for a man.
- Bozal- relating to or denoting a simplified form of Spanish spoken by African slaves in the West Indies.
- Bolete- a type of wild mushroom that belongs to a group characterized by having a cap and spongy underside instead of gills.
- Borate- any of a variety of minerals consisting of hydrated sodium borate, important as sources of boron.
- Boric- of or containing boron.
- Bort- imperfect diamonds that are crushed to form abrasive powders.
- Bosh- nonsense; foolish talk or ideas.
- Bosk- a small wooded area.
- Bosom- the chest of a human being as the place where emotions are felt, or a close, intimate relationship.
- Bossy- fond of giving people orders; domineering.
- Bosun- a ship’s officer in charge of equipment and the crew.
- Botany- the scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, and classification.
- Botch- carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
- Bothy- a small hut or cottage, especially one for housing farm laborers or for use as a mountain refuge.
- Bottle- put (drinks or other liquids) into bottles.
- Bottler- a person or machine that bottles a drink.
- Bottomless- without a bottom or end; extremely deep.
- Botulinum- a bacterium that produces a toxin often causing food poisoning.
- Boulder- a large rock, typically one that has been worn smooth by erosion.
- Boulevard- a wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees.
- Bounceback- a recovery from a difficult situation.
- Bouncer- a person employed by a nightclub or other establishment to prevent troublemakers from entering or to eject them from the premises.
- Bouncing- very healthy and active; full of vigour.
- Bountiful- large in quantity; abundant.
- Bouquetin- another name for the ibex, a type of mountain goat.
- Bourse- a stock exchange, especially one in a continental European city.
- Bovine- relating to or affecting cattle.
- Bowdlerize- remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective.
- Bowler- a person who bowls in cricket or a type of hat, traditionally made of felt and shaped with a rounded crown.
- Bowlful- as much as a bowl will hold.
- Bowline- a type of knot, forming a loop at the end of a rope that neither slips nor jams.
- Bowling- the action of playing a game in which balls are rolled at objects as targets.
- Bowman- a person who makes or sells bows (weapons) or an archer.
- Boxcar- a railway freight car with a roof and sliding doors in the sides.
- Boxer- a person who takes part in the sport of boxing.
- Boxing- the sport or practice of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring according to prescribed rules.
- Boxwood- a type of dense evergreen shrub, used for making boxes or intricate carving.
- Boycott- withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
- Boyfriend- a regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Boyle’s Law- a principle that for a fixed amount of an ideal gas kept at a fixed temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional.
- Boysenberry- a large reddish-black berry that is a hybrid of several different species of Rubus.
- Bozotic- foolish, stupid.
- Bosset- a boss, stud, or knob.
- Boshvark- a type of wild pig found in Africa.
- Boonies- informal term for rough or isolated country.
- Bootleg- illegally made, distributed, or sold.
- Bootstrapping- starting a business from scratch without external help or capital.
- Boondoggle- work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.
- Boosted- increased or raised.
- Bootee- a soft, typically woolen sock or boot worn by babies.
- Bootjack- a device for pulling off boots, consisting of a U-shaped mouth that grips the heel and a flat area that is stood on with the other foot.
- Bootlace- a lace used for fastening boots.
- Bootlicker- a person who acts in a servile or excessively subservient manner.
- Booby- a type of seabird; used informally as a foolish or stupid person.