- 2. Carcass, corpse, dead body.
- 3. Visible form or frame.
- 4. Trunk (as distinguished from the limbs), stem, bole.
- 5. Bulk, main part (as distinguished from subordinate parts), greater part.
- 6. Person, being, individual, mortal, creature.
- 7. Company, band, party, coterie, society, association, corporation.
- 8. System, summary, general collection.
- 9. Consistency, thickness, substance.
Body-coat, n. Dress-coat.
Bœotian, a.
- 1. Of Bœotia, from Bœotia.
- 2. Dull, heavy, befogged. See stupid.
Bog, n. Morass, quagmire, slough, fen, marsh, swamp, moss.
Bog-berry, n. Cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris).
Bogey, Bogy, n. Hobgoblin, bugaboo.
Boggle, v. n.
- 1. Hesitate, vacillate, waver, falter, demur, shrink, hang back, shrink back, hang fire, be in suspense.
- 2. Dissemble, play fast and loose, shuffle.
Bogtrotter, n. [In derision] Irishman.
Boil, v. n.
- 1. Be agitated by heat, be in ebullition.
- 2. Be in violent agitation, seethe, foam, froth.