Some types of
boletus can be eaten, It JSJl It (
)
boll /baul; NAmE
bool/ noun the part of the cotton plant that contains
the seeds
bol lard /'bnlaid;
NAmE 'bailard/ noun 1 {BrE) a short thick
post that is used to stop vehicles from going on to a road or part of a road (
t 2a short
thick post on a ship, or on land close to water, to which a ship’s rope may be
tied ( ¥ $i.$LJ$
ft ) Mtt.
bol lock ing /'bDlakirj;
NAmE 'bail-/ noun (BrE,
taboo) an occasion when sb tells you that they
are very angry with you, often by shouting at you ; to give
sb a
bollocking JE ^ A % ^ — il ❖ to get a bollocking T — 5g KIM There are more polite ways to express
this, for example to give sb/to get a rocket, or to tear a strip off sb. to give sb / to get
a
rocket, A to tear a strip off sb bol locks /'bDlaks; NAmE 'bail-/ noun
{BrE, taboo, slang) 1 [U] nonsense $ ij£ ; Jg : You’re talking a load of
bollocks! ! 2 [pi.] a man’s testicles ^
A. 3 Bollocks! exclamation used as a
swear word when sb is disagreeing with sth, or when they are angry about sth ( ) : Bollocks! He
never said that! iftil!
'boll
weevil noun an insect
that damages cotton plants )
Bolly-wood /'bDliwud; NAmE bail-/ noun [U] (informal)
used to refer to the Hindi film/movie industry, which mainly takes place in the
Indian city of Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) ^.M&i (
)
bologna /ba'launja;
ba'lnnja; NAmE -'lou-/ (also ba-lo- ney) noun [U] (NAmE) a type of sausage that is put in sandwiches, made of a mixture of meats WAll
M ()
bolom-eter /ba'lmnita(r);
NAmE -'la:m-/ noun {physics $}) a device
for measuring radiant energy 3® ft
bolo tie /'baulau tai; NAmE 'boulou/ noun
{NAmE) a string worn around the neck and fastened
with a decorative clasp or bar
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Bolshevik /'bnlXivik; NAmE 'boul-/ noun a member of
the group in
) ► Bolshevik adj. Bolshevism
/'bDlXivizam; NAmE 'boul-/ noun [U] bolshie (also
bolshy) /'bnlji; NAmE 'boul-/ adj.
{BrE, informal, disapproving) (of a person A) creating
difficulties or arguments deliberately, and refusing to be helpful ^AAlflft
bolster /'baulsta(r);
NAmE 'boul-/ verb, noun m verb [VN]
~ sth (up) to
improve sth or make it stronger gfe # ; jjp ® : to
bolster sb’s confidence/courage/
morale $ #p ^ A (ft fg / H *%■ / 0
Falling interest
rates may help to bolster up the economy.
■ noun a long thick pillow that is placed across the top of
a bed under the other pillows )
bolt /bault; NAmE boult/ noun,
verb, adv. m noun 1 a long,
narrow piece of metal that you slide across the inside of a door or window in
order to lock it ( H M ) fl, Wi 2 a
piece of metal like a screw without a point which is used with a circle of
metal (= a nut) to fasten things
together 41 : nuts and
bolts i|f fn —picture o tool 3 ~ of lightning a sudden flash of lightning in
the sky, appearing as a line 4 a
short heavy arrow shot from a
crossbow 5 a
long piece of cloth wound in a roll around a piece of cardboard —-E ( fp ) fRTl a .bolt from the ‘blue an event or a piece of news which is sudden and unexpected; a complete
surprise
) ; Bf
AHM: Her dismissal came as a bolt from the blue. A®f!o make a
bolt for sth | make a bolt for it to run away
very