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boss 1 Ф / bos / noun

[ count ] ( plural boss • es )

a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do I asked my boss for a vacation.

boss 2 / bos/ verb ( boss•es,boss ing, bossed ) boss someone around

to tell someone what to do, in a way that bothers them I wish you'd stop bossing me around.

boss • y / ' bэsi / adjective ( boss .i . er , boss . i est)

A bossy person likes to tell other people what to do My sister is very bossy.

bot • a • ny / ' batnn / noun [ noncount ]

( biology ) the scientific study of plants ► bot • a • nist / ' batn^ist / noun [ count ]

a person who studies plants

both Ф / bou6 / adjective, pronoun

the two; not only one but also the other Hold it in both hands. Both her brothers are doctors. Both of us like dancing. We both like dancing. both . and not only ... but also She is both rich and intelligent.

bOth .еГ Ф / Ъабэг / verb ( both . ers , both . er ing , both . ered )

to disturb someone or make them angry, worried, or upset

Don't bother me now — I'm busy! Is this music bothering you?

I'm sorry to bother you , but there's someone on the phone for you.

My ankle is still bothering (= hurting ) me.

to spend extra time or energy doing something Don't bother with the dishes — I'll do them later. He didn't even bother to say goodbye.

bOt .tie Ф / 'batl/ noun [ count ] a glass or plastic container for liquids, with a thin part at the top a beer bottle

They drank two bottles of water. —Look at the picture at container .

bOt . tOITI 1 Ф / 'butom / noun

[ count , usually singular ] the lowest part of something

They live at the bottom of the hill. The book was at the bottom of my bag. Look at the picture at the bottom of the page.

—ANTONYM top

[ count ] the flat surface on the outside of an object, on which it stands

There's a label on the bottom of the box. —ANTONYM top

[ singular ] the lowest position compared to other people or groups

I was always at the bottom of the class in math. —ANTONYM top 4[count] ( informal )

the part of your body that you sit on

bOt . tOITI 2 Ф / 'Ixitom / adjective

lowest

Put the book on the bottom shelf. —ANTONYM top

bought

form of buy

boul • der / ^Мэг / noun [ count ]

a very big rock

boul • e • vard / ' bubvard / noun [ count ]

a wide street in a town or city The short way of writing "Boulevard" in street names is Blvd. Sunset Blvd

bounce / bauns / verb (bounc es,bounc . ing ,bounced)

(used about a ball) to move away quickly after hitting something hard; to make a ball do this

The ball bounced off the wall. The boy was bouncing a basketball.

to jump up and down many times

The children were bouncing on their beds.

bounc • er / ' baunsэr / noun [ count ]

a person whose job is to control who goes in to a bar or club, and to make people leave if they are causing trouble The bouncer checked our IDs.

bounc • y / ' baunsi / adjective

( bounc i .er , bounc . i est )

that bounces well or that can make things bounce

a bouncy ball

a bouncy surface

bound 1

form of bind

bound 2 / baund / adjective

sure to do something

She works very hard, so she's bound to do well in her exams.

having a legal or moral duty to do something She is not legally bound to pay for the damage.

going to a place

This ship is bound for Miami.

bound 3 / baund / verb ( bounds,bound ing,bound . ed )

to run with long steps

The dog bounded up the steps.