Thursday, April 8, 2010

Bourgeois

Bourgeoius-adj
1-according to Marxist theory, relating to the social class that owns most of the wealth and is regarded as exploiting the working class
2-typical of affluent middle-class people, who are often characterized as conventional, conservative, or materialistic in outlook

n
1-in Marxist analysis, a member of the bourgeois social class
2-somebody with bourgeois outlook

Boulevard

Boulevard-n
1-a wide st reet, especially one lined by trees (often used in place names)
2-Midwestern U.S. ground between the lands of a divided highway

Synonyms
avenue
road
thoroughfare drive
concourse

Friday, March 26, 2010

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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