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- bockscar/ˈbɒk.skɑː/A specific American B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after its usual commander, that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945.nounVery Low (Historical / Technical Term)
- bocor/ˈbɒkɔː/(of a container, pipe, etc.) to have a small hole or crack that allows liquid or gas to escape slowly.nounLow-Frequency/Advanced Vocabulary
- bod/bɒd/A person, often used informally to refer to someone's body or a person of a particular type.nounC1
- boda-boda/ˈbəʊdə ˌbəʊdə/A motorcycle or bicycle used as a taxi for passengers and goods, especially in East Africa.nounC2
- bodanzky/bəˈdæntski/A proper noun, specifically a surname, most famously associated with the Austrian-American conductor Artur Bodanzky (1877–1939).nounVery Low
- bode/bəʊd/To be an omen or sign of a particular outcome, typically a negative one; to portend.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
- bode's law/ˈbəʊdɪz lɔː/An empirical rule, now discredited, that approximates the mean distances of the planets from the Sun.nounVery low
- bodega/bə(ʊ)ˈdeɪɡə/A small grocery store, often selling food, drinks, and household items, typically found in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods or urban areas.nounMedium
- bodement/ˈbəʊdmənt/A prediction or portent of future events, usually ominous; a prophecy or foreboding.nounVery Rare (Archaic/Literary)
- bodenheim/ˈbəʊdənhaɪm/A proper noun, specifically a surname of German origin, or a place name (e.g., a municipality in Germany).nounVery Low
- bodensee/ˈbəʊdənzeɪ/A large lake on the border of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.nounVery Low
- bodge/bɒdʒ/To make or repair something clumsily or badly; to carry out a task in a makeshift, unskilled manner.verbLow/Medium (Common in UK, particularly in informal contexts)
- bodgie/ˈbɒdʒi/A person, typically a male youth, who is showy, flashy, or adopts a particular subcultural style (especially from 1950s Australia).adjectivenounLow
- bodgo gegen/bɒdʒ/to do a clumsy, unskilled job of repairing or making something; a poor, improvised fix.nounC2
- bodh gaya/ˌbɒd ˈɡaɪ.ə/A town in the Indian state of Bihar, renowned as the place where Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.nounLow
- bodhi/ˈbəʊdi/In Buddhism, the state of enlightenment and supreme knowledge attained by the Buddha.nounLow
- bodhi tree/ˌbəʊ.di ˈtriː/A specific sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) under which Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment (bodhi) and became the Buddha.nounC2/Low Frequency
- bodhidharma/ˌbəʊ.diˈdɑː.mə/A semi-legendary Buddhist monk traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and as the first patriarch of Chinese Zen.nounLow. Used primarily in religious, historical, philosophical, and martial arts contexts.
- bodhisattva/ˌbəʊdɪˈsætvə/A being on the path to enlightenment who compassionately postpones nirvana to help others achieve it.nounLow
- bodhran/ˈbaʊrɑːn/A traditional Irish frame drum, consisting of a goatskin head stretched over a circular wooden frame, played with a double-ended beater called a tipper or cipín.nounC2
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