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- bookplate/ˈbʊkpleɪt/A decorative label pasted inside the front cover of a book, bearing the owner's name, motto, or coat of arms.nounC1
- bookrack/ˈbʊkˌræk/A piece of furniture or a stand designed to hold books, typically with open shelves or a slanted surface to keep them upright and visible.nounLow (less common than 'bookcase' or 'bookshelf')
- bookrest/ˈbʊk.rɛst/A support, often a small stand or rack, used to hold a book upright at a convenient angle for reading.nounLow
- bookseller/ˈbʊkˌselə(r)/A person or company that sells books.nounB1
- bookshelf/ˈbʊk.ʃelf/A piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, typically in a frame or case, used for storing books.nounB1
- bookstack/ˈbʊk.stæk/A pile or stack of books, often arranged vertically.nounC1
- bookstall/ˈbʊk.stɔːl/A small, often temporary structure or stand, typically in a public place, where books, newspapers, and magazines are sold.nounC1
- bookstand/ˈbʊkstand/A piece of furniture or device designed to hold a book open and upright for reading, often with an adjustable angled surface.nounC1
- bookstore/ˈbʊk.stɔː(r)/A shop where books are the primary merchandise for sale to the public.nounB2 (High Frequency)
- bookwork/ˈbʊkwəːk/The theoretical or written aspects of a subject, as opposed to practical application.nounLow-frequency, specialized term.
- bookworm/ˈbʊk.wɜːm/A person who reads a lot, especially someone who spends much of their time reading and studying.nounB2
- bool/buːl/A piece of curved metal or rigid wire used for fastening or holding things together.nounverbC1
- boole/ˈbuːl/A basic data type or value representing one of two states, typically True or False.nounC2/Technical
- boole's inequality/buːlz ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti/A theorem in probability theory stating that for any finite or countable set of events, the probability that at least one event occurs is at most the sum of their individual probabilities.nounC2
- boolean/ˈbuː.li.ən/A logical data type that can have only one of two possible values, typically representing true or false.adjectivenounC1
- boolean algebra/ˌbuː.li.ən ˈæl.dʒɪ.brə/A branch of algebra in which variables represent truth values (true/false or 1/0) and operations correspond to logical connectives like AND, OR, and NOT.nounRare
- boolean operation/ˈbuː.li.ən ˌɒp.əˈreɪ.ʃən/A fundamental operation in Boolean algebra and digital logic, performed on one or more binary values (true/false, 1/0) to produce a single binary result.nounC1 (Specialised Technical)
- boolean ring/ˈbuː.li.ən rɪŋ/A mathematical ring in which every element is idempotent (i.e., x² = x for all x).nounVery Low
- boolean sum/ˈbuːl.i.ən sʌm/In Boolean algebra, the logical sum is the result of the OR operation, where the output is true (or 1) if at least one of the operands is true.nounTechnical / Low Frequency
- boom/buːm/A deep, resonant, and often loud sound, especially one created by an explosion or a strike.adjectivenounverb+2C1
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