| boccie |
a form of lawn bowling, originating in Italy, played with wooden balls on a long narrow court of dirt, clay, or sand. |
| bock |
see "bock beer." |
| bock beer |
a dark strong beer, the first drawn from vats in the springtime; bock. |
| bode1 |
to indicate about the future; portend. |
| bode2 |
a past tense of "bide." |
| bodega |
in Hispanic communities, a small grocery store, occasionally combined with a wine shop. [2 definitions] |
| bodice |
the upper part of a woman's dress. [2 definitions] |
| bodied |
having body or a specified kind of body (usu. used in combination). |
| bodiless |
without body or substance. |
| bodily |
of or relating to the body of a human or animal. [2 definitions] |
| bodkin |
a small tool with a sharp point for punching holes in cloth or leather. [3 definitions] |
| body |
the physical substance and form of a person or animal, including limbs, organs, tissue, and all other parts. [7 definitions] |
| body bag |
a zippered bag, usu. rubber, used to transport a human corpse. |
| bodyboard |
a buoyant board resembling a very short surfboard with one square end, ridden over surf usu. in a prone or squatting position, and with which a variety of skilled manoeuvres can be performed. |
| bodybuilder |
a person who engages in bodybuilding, the process of working to develop large muscles through special diet and exercise. |
| bodybuilding |
the process of working to develop large muscles in one's body through the use of special diet and exercise, particularly weightlifting. |
| body clock |
(non-technical) the internal mechanisms that regulate bodily functions; Circadian rhythm. [2 definitions] |
| body English |
a twisting of the body after launching, hitting, or kicking a ball, as if to guide its course. |
| body fat |
fat in a person's body, or the concentration of fat in a person's body. |
| bodyguard |
a person, often armed, who is employed to protect an individual or group from bodily harm. |
| body language |
the shifts of posture, gestures, and facial expressions that communicate nonverbally, sometimes supplementing and sometimes diverging from or contradicting verbal communication. |