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2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] The boundaries of something such as a subject or activity are the limits that people think that it has. □ [+ between ] The boundaries between history and storytelling are always being blurred and muddled. □ [+ of ] …extending the boundaries of press freedom.

bound|er /baʊ ndə ^r / (bounders ) N‑COUNT If you call a man a bounder , you mean he behaves in an unkind, deceitful, or selfish way. [BRIT , OLD-FASHIONED ]

bound|less /baʊ ndləs/ ADJ If you describe something as boundless , you mean that there seems to be no end or limit to it. □  His reforming zeal was boundless.

boun|ti|ful /baʊ nt I fʊl/

1 ADJ A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one. □  State aid is less bountiful than it was before. □  …a bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables.

2 ADJ A bountiful area or period of time produces or provides large amounts of something, especially food. □  The land is bountiful and no one starves.

boun|ty /baʊ nti/ (bounties )

1 N‑VAR You can refer to something that is provided in large amounts as bounty . [LITERARY ] □  …autumn's bounty of fruits, seeds and berries.

2 N‑COUNT A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person. □  They paid bounties for people to give up their weapons.

bou n|ty hunt|er (bounty hunters ) N‑COUNT A bounty hunter is someone who tries to find or kill someone in order to get the reward that has been offered.

bou|quet /boʊke I , buː-/ (bouquets )

1 N‑COUNT A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged. □ [+ of ] The woman carried a bouquet of dried violets.

2 N‑VAR The bouquet of something, especially wine, is the pleasant smell that it has. □  …a Sicilian wine with a bouquet of cloves.

bou|quet gar|ni /boʊke I gɑː ^r niː , buː-/ N‑SING A bouquet garni is a bunch of herbs that are tied together and used in cooking to add flavour to the food.

bour|bon /bɜː ^r bən/ (bourbons ) N‑VAR Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America. □  I poured a little more bourbon into my glass. ● N‑COUNT A bourbon is a small glass of bourbon.

bour|geois /bʊə ^r ʒwɑː/

1 ADJ If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois , you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He's accusing them of having a bourgeois and limited vision.

2 → see also petit bourgeois

bour|geoi|sie /bʊə ^r ʒwɑːziː /

1 N‑SING [with sing or pl verb] In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system. [TECHNICAL ] □  …the suppression of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie.

2 → see also petit bourgeoisie

bourse /buː ^r s/ (bourses ) N‑COUNT [oft in names] A country's or region's bourse is its stock exchange.

bout /baʊ t/ (bouts )

1 N‑COUNT If you have a bout of an illness or of an unpleasant feeling, you have it for a short period. □ [+ of ] He was recovering from a severe bout of flu. □ [+ of ] I was suffering with a bout of nerves.

2 N‑COUNT A bout of something that is unpleasant is a short time during which it occurs a great deal. □ [+ of ] The latest bout of violence has claimed twenty-four lives. □ [+ of ] A half-hour daily walk can be more beneficial than one hard bout of exercise a week.

3 N‑COUNT A bout is a boxing or wrestling match. □  This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months.

bou|tique /buːtiː k/ (boutiques ) N‑COUNT A boutique is a small shop that sells fashionable clothes, shoes, or jewellery.