Bouffant

Bouffant-adj
used to describe as woman's hairstyle in which hair is backcombed or teased to give fullness and height

n
a full, high hairstyle for women

Botch

Botch-vt
to do something very badly out of clumsiness or lack of care

n
a job or task that has to be done very badly (informal)

Synonyms
spoil
damage
do something badly
make a botch of
make a mess of
make a has of
fail
mess up
foul up
correct (antonym)

Botany

Botany-n
1-the scientific study of plants
2-the plant life that exists whithin a particular area
3-the biological description of a single plant or group of plants

Bossism

Bossism-n
political control, especially the control of a big city's political machine, by one person who is usually not an office holder and whose methods are usually corrupt

Borough

Borough-n
1-an administrative division of a large city, responsible for running local services such as housing and education
2-in some states, a town that has formed itself into a legal corporation and overns itself
3-in England, a town that once had specil privileges granted to it by royal charter

Synonyms
area
region
municipality
district

Booty

Booty-n
money or valuables seized or stolen, especially by soldiers in war

Synonyms
loot
swag
plunder
ill-gotten gains
valuables
pickings
proceeds
treasure
spoils

Bootleg

Bootleg-v
1-(vti) to make, transport, or sell illegal goods, especially illegally copied or recorded material
2-(vi) in football, to pretend to pass the ball to another player while running with the ball concealed against the hip

n
1-an illegally made product, especially an illegal recording
2-alcohol or an alcoholic beverage that has been smuggled or illegally distilled
3-in football, a move in which a player fakes a pass, but runs on with the ball concealed next to the hip

Synonyms
copy illegally
plagiarize
reproduce
lift

Boor

Boor-n
somebody who behaves in a cross, insensitive, or ill-mannered way

Synonyms
klutz
oaf
fool
lout

Boondoggle

Boondoggle-n (informal)
1-an activity or project that is trivial and wasteful of time or money
2-a government project of little practical value funded to gain political favor

vi (informal)
1-to do something unimportant or impractical
2-to deceive or attempt to deceive somebody