This page gathers the 4,340 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Dated” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 5 of 44: from “boardsman” to “broad”.
- boardsman noun A member (especially male) of a board (governing body).
- bob noun A shilling.
- bobbery noun A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance.
- bodybuilding noun Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
- boggle noun A scruple or objection.
- bogie noun A soapbox racing vehicle.
- bogle noun A scarecrow.
- boil up verb To boil clothes to clean or sanitize them.
- boko noun The nose.
- boll weevil noun A conservative Southern Democrat.
- bolshie noun A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
- bomb noun The atomic bomb.
- bonaci noun A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the Caribbean. Grey, with an oblong, laterally compressed body, it is a food fish.
- Bonapartean adj Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.
- bonce noun A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce about, bonce-eye, and French bonce.
- boncer noun A kind of large marble; a bonce.
- bone verb To perform “bone pointing”, a ritual that is intended to bring illness or even death to the victim.
- boner noun A blunder; a silly mistake.
- bonnet verb To pull the bonnet or cap down over the eyes of.
- boob noun An idiot; a fool.
- boob tube noun A television.
- boodler noun A person displaying unsportsmanlike behavior.
- boogaloo noun A black person.
- boohoo noun The sailfish.
- book of words noun The libretto of an opera.
- book packet noun A packet or parcel containing printed matter, especially one which may be sent through the mail at a reduced rate.
- book piles noun A representation of a pile of books, designed to decorate a bookplate; a bookplate bearing such a design.
- book post noun The system and regulations in which books and printed matter may be sent through the mail, often at a reduced price.
- book world noun The world of literature or publishing.
- book-bound adj Grounded solely in books.
- book-farmer noun A person who practices farming with knowledge acquired mainly from books, rather than through practical experience.
- book-reader noun A reader of the Bible, implying an avoidance of religious involvement.
- booky adj Bookish.
- boom verb To cause to advance rapidly in price.
- boom off verb To move away quickly.
- boong noun A native of New Guinea or Malaysia.
- bootblack noun A shoeshine boy; a person who shines shoes as an occupation.
- booth noun A temporary shelter, often in the form of a tent, shed, or canopied structure.
- boots noun A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.
- booyakasha intj Used to express triumph, normally if trying to appear "gangsta".
- bopper noun A person who dances the bop.
- boracic adj Synonym of boric.
- borrow trouble verb To worry about future events not in one's control and that may not come to pass.
- bosom noun The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
- boss up verb To manage a household and its servants.
- bossy noun A cow or calf.
- bostonite noun A type of fine-grained, pale-colored, grey or pinkish intrusive rock.
- bother intj A mild expression of annoyance.
- botheration intj A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother!
- bottlenose dolphin noun Tursiops truncatus, the common bottlenose dolphin, famous for its presence in aquarium shows.
- bottom verb To be the submissive partner in a BDSM relationship.
- bottom-post noun A post on an online forum whose contents are placed below a quoted message which is being replied to.
- bounce verb To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
- bouncer noun One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.
- bound adj Constipated; costive.
- bounden adj Now chiefly in "bounden duty": made obligatory; binding.
- bounder noun A dishonourable man; a cad.
- bourgeois noun A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.
- bout noun The going and returning of a plough, or other implement used to mark the ground and create a headland, across a field.
- bouts-rimés noun A game in which someone is given rhyming words as the ends of verses of a poem, which need to be filled out.
- bow-wow adj Grandiose.
- bowellism noun high tech architecture; a style of architecture that places pipes, ducts and other mechanical utilities outside the building to maximise…
- box noun A small country house.
- boy in blue noun A member of the air force.
- brabble verb To make clamorous noises; to act noisily.
- braces noun Handcuffs.
- Brahman noun A Brahmin
- brain bucket noun The skull; the head.
- brain fever noun encephalitis or meningitis
- brainwash verb To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
- braize verb Dated form of braise.
- brake van noun A railway vehicle used to brake a (goods) train, usually placed at the end of the train. These were essential before continuous train…
- brash adj Brittle (said e.g. of wood or vegetables).
- brass noun Money.
- brass off verb To shoot someone or something.
- brave noun A Native American warrior.
- bread and cheese noun A plain, simple or reduced diet or way of living; simple living with the most basic of necessities.
- bread and wine noun The two elements used during the Christian sacrament of the Eucharist, regarded as Christ’s body and blood.
- bread flake noun A frame or rack on which oatcakes are placed to harden and dry.
- break noun A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.
- break gates verb To enter an Oxford or Cambridge college enclosure after the hour to which a student has been restricted.
- break one's fast verb To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food.
- breakdown noun A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of individuals or pairs in succession, common among African-Americans…
- breaker intj Used to open a conversation or call for a response on CB radio.
- breast up verb To reinforce or stabilize; to shore up.
- breather noun That which puts one out of breath, such as vigorous exercise.
- breech verb To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).
- brick noun A helpful and reliable person.
- brickish adj Like a brick, a helpful or reliable person.
- brief case noun Dated form of briefcase.
- briefies noun Short underpants (usually for women and girls).
- briefman noun Someone who makes a brief.
- brig verb To merely pretend to be occupied, to lollygag.
- brights noun Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
- brilliant noun The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.
- brilliantine noun A hair pomade, making the hair shine brilliantly.
- bring under verb To subdue (something or someone).
- briquet noun Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes.
- bristling adj Dressed in effective defensive equipment while not seeking a fight.
- broad adj Gross; coarse; indelicate.