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bouffant

/buˈfɑːnt/

Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.

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bougainvillea

/ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/

Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached b…

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bough

/baʊ/

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

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bougie

/ˈbuˌʒi/

A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as wi…

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bouillabaisse

/ˈbujəˌbeɪs/

A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.

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bouillon

/ˈbʊljən/

A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

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boujee

American English pronunciation

Alternative spelling of bougie (“behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status”)

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boule

/bul/

One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.

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boulevard

/ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

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boulevardier

/ˌbʊləvɑɹˈdɪɹ/Accent not specified by source

A man who frequents the boulevards; thus, a man about town or bon vivant.

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boulware

/ˈbaʊlwɛɹ/

A surname.

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bounce

/baʊns/

To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

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bound

/ˈbaʊ̯nd/

simple past and past participle of bind

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bounty

/ˈbaʊn(t)i/

Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.

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bouquet

/buˈkeɪ/

An arrangement or bunch of cut flowers; a nosegay.

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bourbon

/ˈbɝbən/

A whiskey distilled in the United States from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels.

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bourgeois

/bʊɹʒˈwɑ/

Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic value…

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bourgeoisie

/ˌbʊɹʒˌwɑˈzi/

The capitalist class.

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bourgogne

American English pronunciation

Burgundy: A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne…

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bourguignon

/ˌbɔɹɡinˈjoʊn/

Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient.

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Bourjois

American English pronunciation

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bourn

/boɹn/

Alternative form of bourne (“small stream or brook”).

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bournemouth

/ˈbɔːnməθ/Accent not specified by source

A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England.

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Boustany

/ˈbustəni/

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boutique

/buˈtik/

A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.

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boutonniere

/ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/Accent not specified by source

A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.

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bow

/ˈboʊ̯/

A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

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bowden

/ˈboʊdən/

A surname.

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bowdoin

/boʊˈdɔɪn/

A surname from French.

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bowel

/ˈbaʊəl/

A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.

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