Index of English words, starting with "bo"

(1) - Bodkin (n.) See Baudekin.
(2) - Bodkin (n.) A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.
(3) - Bodkin (n.) A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.
(4) - Bodkin (n.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters from a column or page in making corrections.
(5) - Bodkin (n.) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc., with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a /tiletto; an eyeleteer.
(6) - Bodkin (n.) A dagger.

(1) - Body (v. t.) To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.
(2) - Body (n.) Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.
(3) - Body (n.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
(4) - Body (n.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.
(5) - Body (n.) The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
(6) - Body (n.) That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
(7) - Body (n.) Amount; quantity; extent.
(8) - Body (n.) Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body.
(9) - Body (n.) A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity.
(10) - Body (n.) A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body.
(11) - Body (n.) A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
(12) - Body (n.) The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
(13) - Body (n.) The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
(14) - Body (n.) The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

(1) - Bodyguard (n.) Retinue; attendance; following.
(2) - Bodyguard (n.) A guard to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.