bounce, n. bound, leap, rebound, spring; (Colloq.) discharge, dismissal.
bouncer, a. (Cottoq.) braggart, boaster; lie, falsehood; whopper.
bouncing, a. lusty, buxom, strapping, plump; excessive, big, whopping.
bound, v. limit, inclose, circumscribe, terminate; leap, spring, bounce; rebound.
bound, n. spring, leap, bounce, rebound; boundary, confine.
bound, p.p. and a. restrained, constrained, repressed; bounden; destined, sure, certain; (Colloq.) determined, resolved; costive, constipated.
boundary, n. circumference, periphery; bound, limit, border, term, confines, precinct, bourn, march, marge.
bounden, a. obliged, beholden; obligatory, binding.
boundless, a. illimitable, unbounded, vast, immense, limitless.
bounteous, a. bountiful, generous, liberal, munificent.
bountiful, a. liberal, free-hearted, generous; plentiful, abundant, copious, unstinted, ample.
bounty, n. generosity, liberality, munificence, beneficence; premium, bonus, reward.
bouquet, n. nosegay; boutonniere (buttonhole bouquet).
bourne, n. destination, goal; stream, rivulet; boundary, bound.
bout, n. round, turn; contest, set-to, conflict.
bow, v. bend, curve, crook; prostrate, overwhelm, crush, abase, yield, obey, submit, be obeisant; incline, nod.
bow, n. nod; obeisance; salam; conge; stern, prow, beak; courtesy, curtsy.
bow and arrows. Associated Words: archery, archer, toxophilite, crossbow, quiver, centaur, ascham, belomancy, bowman, Sagittarius, sagittary, arbelest, vireton.
bowels, n. pl. intestines, entrails, inwards; caecum, colon, rectum; recesses, penetralia.
bower, n. arbor.
bowl, n. dish, beaker, mortar.
bow-legged, a. bandy-legged.
bowman, n. archer.
bow-shaped, a. arcuate, arcuated.
box, n. receptacle, chest, case, coffer, carton, caddy, bandbox, casket, caisson; ciborium, pyx; binnacle; slap, cuff, buffet, stroke.
box, v. slap, cuff; spar.
boxing, n. sparring.
boy, n. lad, youngster, stripling, master, youth, son, minor, junior, youngling, cadet, chap, urchin, bub, sprig, callant, younker, hobbledehoy; gamin, gutter-snipe.
boyhood, n. youth, juvenility, juniority, nonage, minority.
boyish, a. juvenile, immature, childish, youthful.
boy-servant, n. page, footboy; groom, hostler, lackey.
brace, v. prop, support, fortify, buttress, stay, shore; strengthen, invigorate.
brace, n. prop, support, shore, strut, stay, stanchion; tension; pair, two.
bracer, n. tonic, invigorant; stiffener, support, prop.
bracing, a. invigorating, strengthening, stimulating.
bracket, n. console, corbel, strut, modillion, cantalever; pl. crotchets.
brag, v. boast, vaunt, vapor. Antonyms: disparage, decry, belittle, depreciate.