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bound • a • ry / ' baundэri/ noun [ count ] ( plural bound . a . ries )

a real or imagined line that marks the edges of something This fence is the boundary between the two yards. scientists who push back the boundaries of knowledge

—Look at border .

bou • quet / bou ' kei ; bu' kei / noun [count]

a group of flowers that is arranged in an attractive way He gave her a bouquet of roses.

bou • tique / bu ' tik / noun [ count ]

( business ) a small store that sells expensive clothes, gifts, etc.

a designer boutique

bow 1 / bau / verb ( bows , bow . ing , bowed ) Pronunciation

The verb and noun bow 1 and bow 2 sound like now .

to bend your head or body forward to show respect The actors bowed at the end of the play.

bow2 / bau / noun [ count ]

an act of bowing

He made a bow and left the stage.

the front end of a ship or boat —Look at stern 2 .

bow 3/bou/ noun [count]

Pronunciation

With these meanings, the word bow sounds like go .

a knot with two loose round parts and two loose ends that you use when you are tying shoes, etc.

a curved piece of wood with a tight string between the two ends. You use a bow to send arrows through the air.

( music ) a long thin piece of wood with hair stretched across it that you use for playing some musical instruments a violin bow

violin

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bows

bow • el / 'baual / noun [ count ]

( biology ) one of the tubes that takes waste food away from your stomach to the place where it leaves your body

bowl 1 Ф / boul / noun [ count ] a deep round dish that is used for holding food or liquids a sugar bowl a bowl of soup

— Look at the picture at cereal .

bowl 2 / boul / verb ( bowls , bowl ing , bowled )

( sports ) to roll the ball in a game of bowling

bowl .ing

/ boulig / noun [noncount]

( sports ) a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a special track toward a group of wooden objects shaped like bottles ( called pins ) and try to knock them all down We go bowling every Friday night.

bow tie / ' bou tai / noun [ count ]

a tie in the shape of a bow 3 ( 1 ) that some men wear on formal occasions

box / baks / noun [ count ] ( plural box es )

a container with straight sides. A box often has a lid Put the books in a cardboard box.

a box of chocolates a matchbox

— Look at the picture at container .

a square or similar shape on a piece of paper for people to write information in

Write your name in the box below.

box2 / baks / verb ( box .es , box . ing , boxed ) ( sports ) to fight with your hands, wearing thick gloves, as a sport

box • er / ' baksar / noun [ count ]

( sports ) a person who boxes as a sport Muhammad Ali, the famous boxer

box • er shorts / baksar | /orts /

( also box . ers / baksarz / ) noun [ plural ] men's underwear that looks like a pair of short pants

box • ing / ' baksig / noun [ noncount ]

( sports ) the sport of fighting with your hands, while wearing thick gloves

box of • fice / ' baks |ofas / noun [ count ]

a place where you buy tickets in a theater, etc.

boyФ / boi / noun [ count ] ( plural boys ) a male child; a young man They have three children, two boys and a girl. The older boys at school used to tease him.

boy • cott / ' boikat / verb ( boy cotts , boy . cott . ing , boy cott . ed )

( business , politics ) to refuse to buy, use, or take part in

something as a way of making a protest

Several athletes boycotted the Olympics (= they did not

take part ) in protest.

► boy • cott noun [ count ]

a boycott of American goods

boy .friend О / ' boifrend / noun [ count ]

a boy or man who someone has a romantic relationship with

She has had a lot of boyfriends.

the Boy Scouts / 6a 'boi skauts / noun

[ singular ]