Helen Fenton

Bookmaker: Definition and part of speech

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Bookmaker

  1. n. A betting man who “makes a book.” See To make a book, under Book, n.
  2. n. One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bontebok: Definition and part of speech

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Bontebok

  1. n. The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bonus: Definition and part of speech

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Bonus

  1. n. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.
  2. n. A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter.
  3. n. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bony: Definition and part of speech

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Bony

  1. a. Having large or prominent bones.
  2. a. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.