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NOUN 1 something that lasts for a short period of time • I had a bout of flu.

2 a boxing or wrestling match

boutique boutiques

NOUN a small shop that sells fashionable clothes

bow bows, bowing, bowed

Rhymes with “now” VERB 1 When you bow, you bend your body or lower your head as a sign of respect or greeting.

NOUN 2 the movement you make when you bow

3 the front part of a ship

Rhymes with “low” NOUN 4 a knot with two loops and two loose ends • The ribbon was tied in a bow.

5 a long, thin piece of wood with horsehair strings stretched along it, used to play some stringed instruments, such as the violin and the cello

6 a long, flexible piece of wood used for shooting arrows

bowel bowels

NOUN the tubes leading from your stomach, through which waste passes before it leaves your body

[from Latin botellus meaning little sausage]

bowl bowls, bowling, bowled

NOUN 1 a round container with a wide, uncovered top, used for holding liquid or for serving food • a bowl of soup

2 the hollow, rounded part of something • a toilet bowl

VERB 3 When you bowl in cricket and rounders, you throw the ball towards the batsman.

bowling

NOUN a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track towards a set of wooden objects called pins, and try to knock them down

bowls

NOUN a game in which the players try to roll large wooden balls as near as possible to a small ball

box boxes, boxing, boxed

NOUN 1 a container with a firm base and sides, and usually a lid

VERB 2 If someone boxes, they fight according to special rules.

boxer boxers

NOUN 1 a person who boxes

2 a medium-sized, smooth-haired dog with a flat face

Boxing Day

NOUN the day after Christmas Day

boy boys

NOUN a male child

boyfriend boyfriends

NOUN Someone’s boyfriend is the man or boy with whom they are having a romantic relationship.

bra bras

NOUN a piece of underwear worn by a woman to support her breasts

brace braces, bracing, braced

NOUN 1 an object fixed to something to straighten or support it • I wore a brace on my teeth for two years.

PLURAL NOUN 2 Braces are elastic straps worn over the shoulders to hold trousers up.

VERB 3 If you brace yourself, you stiffen your body to steady yourself. • We braced ourselves as the bus went round the corner.

4 If you brace yourself for something unpleasant, you prepare yourself to deal with it.

bracelet bracelets

NOUN a chain or band worn around someone’s wrist as an ornament

[from Old French bracel meaning little arm]

bracken

NOUN a plant like a large fern that grows on hills and in woods

bracket brackets

NOUN a pair of written marks, ( ), { } or [ ], placed round a word or sentence that is not part of the main text, or to show that the items inside the brackets belong together

brag brags, bragging, bragged

VERB If you brag, you boast about something.