to shout "boo" The audience booed.
book1Ф / buk/ noun [ count ]
a thing that you read or write in, which has a lot of pieces of paper joined together inside a cover I'm reading a book by Mark Twain.
an address book (= a book that you write people's addresses in )
book 2 / buk / verb ( books , book • ing , booked )
to arrange to do or have something later, for example a seat
on an airplane or a room at a hotel
He booked a flight to Los Angeles.
The hotel is fully booked (= all the rooms are full ) .
book • case / ' buk|keis / noun [ count ]
a piece of furniture that you put books in
book • let / ' buklst / noun [ count ]
a small thin book that gives information about something
book • store / ' bukstor / noun [ count ]
a store that sells books
boom 1 /bum / noun[count]
a loud deep sound
There was a huge boom, and then silence.
( business ) a period in which something increases or develops very quickly
a boom in car sales
boom 2 / bum / verb ( booms , boom . ing , boomed )
to make a loud deep sound
We heard the guns booming in the distance.
boost / bust / verb ( boosts , boost • ing , boost • ed )
to make something increase in number, value, or strength Lower prices have boosted sales.
What can we do to boost her confidence (= make her feel more confident ) ?
boot Ф / but / noun [ count ]
a shoe that covers your foot and usually part of your leg —Look at the picture at shoe .
booth / bue / noun [ count ] ( plural booths
/ bues ; budz/ )
a small room or space that is separated from the rest of the area
a voting booth a phone booth
bor .der Ф / 'bordor / noun [ count ]
( geography ) a line between two countries or states You need a passport to cross the border.
—Look at boundary .
a line along the edge of something a white tablecloth with a blue border
bore 1
form of bear 1
bore 2 / bor / verb ( bores , bor • ing , bored )
to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much
He bores everyone with his long stories.
to make a thin round hole in something These insects bore holes in wood.
bore3 / bor / noun [ count ]
a person who talks a lot in a way that is not interesting
bored Ф / bord / adjective
not interested; unhappy because you have nothing
interesting to do
I'm bored with this book.
The children were bored stiff (= extremely bored ) . ► bore • dom / ' bordsm / noun [ noncount ] I started to eat too much out of boredom. Which word? Bored or boring? If you have nothing to do, or if what you are doing does not interest you, then you are bored : Grace was so bored that she went home.
The person or thing that makes you feel like this is boring : The movie was very boring.
ЬОГ . ing Ф / boni] / adjective
not interesting
That class was so boring!
born Ф / born / adjective be born
to start your life He was born in 1996. Where were you born?
borne
form of bear 2
bor • ough / ' bsrou / noun [ count ]
( geography ) a town or an part of a city that has its own local government
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
bor . row Фу 'barou ; Ъэгои / verb ( bor rows , bor • row • ing , bor • rowed )
to take and use something that you will give back after a short time
I borrowed some books from the library. Can I borrow your pen? Which word? Borrow or lend?
If you borrow something, you have it for a short time and you must give it back: I borrowed a DVD from Alex for the weekend.
If you lend something, you give it to someone for a short time: Alex lent me a DVD for the weekend.
