This page gathers the 6,610 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “US” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 7 of 66: from “blue bonnet” to “bowtie”.
- blue bonnet noun Any of several North American species of Lupinus common in the southwestern US, especially Lupinus texensis and Lupinus subcarnosus.
- blue book exam noun A type of test that normally includes one or more essays or short-answer questions, used at many postsecondary schools.
- blue box noun A "tornado watch" notification category.
- blue card noun An application for pursuing a certain merit badge, which must be signed by a Scout's unit leader and their merit badge counselor before…
- blue cheese noun Ellipsis of blue cheese dressing
- blue cheese dressing noun A salad dressing generally made of some combination of blue cheese, mayonnaise, buttermilk, sour cream, vinegar, garlic powder, and onion…
- blue discharge noun A form of administrative military discharge formerly issued by the United States, neither honorable nor dishonorable.
- Blue Dog noun A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, founded in 1994, of conservative and moderate members of the Democratic Party.
- blue John noun Skimmed milk.
- blue law noun A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday.
- blue light noun A New England federalist, who opposed the Anglo-American War of 1812; (loosely), a federalist.
- blue peter noun American coot, mudhen (Fulica americana)
- blue shift noun An observed phenomenon in which an apparent early Republican lead after the polls close on the night of an election is diminished by the…
- blue shirt noun An emergency medical service worker; a paramedic.
- blue sky law noun A law that regulates the offering and sale of securities to protect the public from fraud, requiring the registration of all securities…
- blue slip noun In the House of Representatives, a rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the…
- blue state noun A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.
- blue wave noun A surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Democratic Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in…
- blue-eyed Mary noun Collinsia verna, an annual plant native to the eastern and central parts of North America, having blue and white flowers.
- blue-plate special noun A popular meal offered at a reduced price, usually in inexpensive eateries and often on a plate divided into compartments for different…
- blue-sky adj Involving or relating to fake stocks and bonds.
- bluecoat noun A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.
- blueline verb To designate a certain area as representing one in which investment is risky.
- bluenose noun A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle.
- bluestem noun Any of various grasses having bluish stems, including little bluestem and big bluestem, principally in tribe Andropogoneae.
- bluestone noun A feldspathic sandstone found in the US and Canada.
- bluetop noun A stake or other marker set into the subgrade to indicate the desired grade elevation.
- bluff noun The card game poker.
- blunt noun A marijuana cigar.
- blush noun Ellipsis of blush wine.
- bo noun Fellow, chap, boy.
- board of review noun The final approval process for rank advancement to any specific rank in the Boy Scouts of America that is meant to ensure that a Scout has…
- board of supervisors noun The elected governing body of a county in certain states, which often has executive as well as legislative powers
- boat race verb to defeat by a wide margin, especially after establishing and sustaining an early lead
- boba liberal noun A liberal-leaning Asian American with politics or attitudes considered too tepid or whitewashed by other Asian Americans, stereotyped as…
- bobbasheely noun A good friend.
- bobble verb To make a mistake in.
- bobsled noun Synonym of bobsleigh: a sled used to go down a bob track.
- bodacious adj Audacious and unrestrained.
- bodega noun A store specializing in Hispanic groceries.
- body shop noun A workshop in which damage to the bodywork of cars is repaired.
- boffo adj Outstanding; very good or successful.
- bog noun A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.
- boggle verb To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch
- bogie noun A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
- bogus noun A liquor made of rum and molasses.
- bohunk noun An immigrant from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, or the Balkans, especially one who is regarded as vain, aggressively masculine, and…
- boil noun A social event at which people gather to boil and eat food, especially seafood. (Compare a bake or clambake.)
- boil up verb To boil clothes to clean or sanitize them.
- boilermaker noun A whiskey with a beer chaser.
- boll weevil noun A conservative Southern Democrat.
- bolo noun A broadcast issued from a law enforcement agency to others, typically containing information about a wanted suspect, a person of interest…
- bolson noun A relatively flat and arid valley that is surrounded by mountains and that drains into a central basin.
- bolt verb To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.
- bolter noun A member of a political party who does not support the party's nominee.
- bomb noun A car in poor condition.
- bombardier noun A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
- bomber noun A 22-ounce beer bottle.
- bomber gap noun The perceived superiority during the Cold War of the USSR's ability to deploy jet-powered strategic bombers.
- bone noun A dollar.
- boneless adj Without pizza crust; without pizza bones.
- boniato noun A Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).
- boo noun A close acquaintance or significant other.
- boob noun An idiot; a fool.
- boodle noun The whole collection or lot; caboodle.
- boogaloo noun A hypothetical second American Civil War, in which far-right or antigovernment activists rise up against the government.
- booger noun A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
- boogie noun A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity.
- boom verb To publicly praise, to rally behind.
- boomer noun A member of a 19th century movement which campaigned for the opening of "Unassigned Lands" within the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) for…
- boomerism noun A 19th century movement which campaigned for the extension of the American frontier.
- boondock noun A brushy, rural area or location.
- boondocker noun A person who lives in a rural location.
- boondoggle noun A waste of time or money; a pointless activity.
- booner noun A trophy size big game animal, as measured by the Boone and Crockett ranking criteria.
- booshway noun The head man at the Fort Union trading post on the upper Missouri River at the confluence of the Yellowstone River, circa 1849.
- boot verb To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.
- boot camp noun An initial, basic indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for new recruits in the armed…
- booted adj Having a wheel clamp, also known as a boot, on one or multiple tyres.
- bootleg verb To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.
- bootleg ground noun A type of false ground (earth) in electrical circuits, created by wiring the grounding circuit (green wire, bare copper wire) to the…
- bootlegger reverse noun An automobile driving maneuver where the driver puts the vehicle in a controlled skid in order to quickly reverse the vehicle's bearing to…
- bootlick noun A toady or sycophant.
- booze baron noun A person who organised the illegal production and sale of alcohol during a Prohibition.
- booze cruise noun A recreational trip on a cruise ship or boat usually tailored to young people, with the expectation of heavy consumption of alcoholic…
- border jumper noun An undocumented immigrant (typically Hispanic) in the United States.
- boricua adj Puerto Rican.
- bork verb To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background…
- borking noun The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character…
- bosque noun A gallery forest found growing along a river bank or on the flood plain of a watercourse.
- boss adj Of excellent quality, first-rate.
- bossy noun A cow or calf.
- bottled in bond adj Of a distilled beverage: aged and bottled according to a set of legal regulations contained in the U.S. government's Standards of Identity…
- bottom noun Low-lying land; a valley or hollow.
- bottomland noun Flat land along a river, lying a few feet above normal high water, naturally fertile, and often consisting of alluvial deposits.
- boudoir noun An army tent.
- bounce verb To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge unceremoniously, as from employment.
- bounty jumper noun One who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving…
- bowl game noun A postseason college football competition.
- bowtie noun A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).