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1 N‑COUNT The bonnet of a car is the metal cover over the engine at the front. [BRIT ] □  When I lifted the bonnet, the noise seemed to be coming from the alternator. in AM, use hood 2 N‑COUNT A bonnet is a hat with ribbons that are tied under the chin. Bonnets are now worn by babies. In the past, they were also worn by women.

bon|ny /bɒ ni/ (bonnier , bonniest ) ADJ Someone or something that is bonny is attractive and nice to look at. [mainly SCOTTISH or NORTHERN ENGLISH ] □  Jemima was a bonny Highland lassie of 15.

bon|sai /bɒ nsa I / (bonsai )

1 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A bonsai or a bonsai tree is a tree or shrub that has been kept very small by growing it in a little pot and cutting it in a special way. □  …a beautiful Japanese bonsai tree.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Bonsai is the art of growing very small shrubs and trees.

bo|nus ◆◇◇ /boʊ nəs/ (bonuses )

1 N‑COUNT A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard. □  Workers receive a large part of their pay in the form of bonuses and overtime. □  …a £15 bonus. □  …a special bonus payment.

2 N‑COUNT A bonus is something good that you get in addition to something else, and which you would not usually expect. □  We felt we might finish third. Any better would be a bonus. □  It has the added bonus of containing 30 per cent less fat than ordinary cheese.

3 N‑COUNT A bonus is a sum of money that an insurance company pays to its policyholders, for example a percentage of the company's profits. □  These returns will not be enough to meet the payment of annual bonuses to policyholders.

bon voy|age /bɒ n vɔ I ɑː ʒ/ CONVENTION You say ' bon voyage ' to someone who is going on a journey, as a way of saying goodbye and wishing them good luck. [FORMULAE ] □  Goodbye! Bon voyage!

bony /boʊ ni/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones. □  …an old man with a bony face and white hair. □  He poked a long bony finger in Billy's chest.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] The bony parts of a person's or animal's body are the parts made of bone. □  …the bony ridge of the eye socket.

boo /buː / (boos , booing , booed )

1 VERB If you boo a speaker or performer, you shout 'boo' or make other loud sounds to indicate that you do not like them, their opinions, or their performance. □ [V ] People were booing and throwing things at them. □ [V n] Demonstrators booed and jeered him. □ [be V -ed] He was booed off the stage. ● N‑COUNT [usu pl] Boo is also a noun. □  She was greeted with boos and hisses. ●  boo|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  The fans are entitled to their opinion but booing doesn't help anyone.

2 EXCLAM You say ' Boo! ' loudly and suddenly when you want to surprise someone who does not know that you are there.

3 → see also peekaboo

boob /buː b/ (boobs , boobing , boobed )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A woman's boobs are her breasts. [INFORMAL , RUDE ]

2 VERB If you boob , you make a mistake. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V ] Is their timing right, or have they boobed again? ● N‑COUNT Boob is also a noun. □  The government once again has made a big boob.

boo b tube (boob tubes )

1 N‑SING The boob tube is the television. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] □  …hours spent in front of the boob tube. in BRIT, use idiot box 2 N‑COUNT A boob tube is a piece of women's clothing made of stretchy material that covers only her chest. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] in AM, use tube top

boo|by prize /buː bi pra I z/ (booby prizes ) N‑COUNT The booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the person who comes last in a competition.

booby-trap /buː bi træp/ (booby-traps , booby-trapping , booby-trapped ) also booby trap