- boohs
- v. cry boo at to frighten; cry boo at to show disapproval
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
boohs
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bustier — /boohs tyay /, n. a woman s close fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse. [ < F, orig. an undergarment so tailored; see BUST1, IER2] * * * … Universalium
calaboose — /kal euh boohs , kal euh boohs /, n. Slang. jail; prison; lockup. [1785 95, Amer.; ( < North American F) < Sp calabozo dungeon, of obscure orig.] * * * … Universalium
Bustamante — /boos teuh mahn tay/; for 1 also Sp. /boohs tah mahn te/, n. 1. Anastasio /ah nahs tah syaw/, 1780 1853, Mexican military and political leader: president 1830 32, 1837 41. 2. Sir (William) Alexander, 1884 1977, Jamaican political leader: prime… … Universalium
caboose — /keuh boohs /, n. 1. a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew s quarters and usually attached to the rear of the train. 2. Brit. a kitchen on the deck of a ship; galley. 3. Slang. the buttocks. [1740 50; < early modern D cabuse (D… … Universalium
Die Herrschaft der Schatten — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Die Herrschaft der Schatten Originaltitel Vanishing on 7th Street … Deutsch Wikipedia
Barbusse — /baˈbys/ (say bah boohs) noun Henri, 1873–1935, French journalist and author, best known for his war novel Le Feu (1916) …
caboose — /kəˈbus/ (say kuh boohs) noun 1. a kitchen on the deck of a ship; galley. 2. US a wagon (usually the last) on a goods train, used by the crew; guard s van. 3. a. a small dwelling; hut. b. a jail. 4. (in Antarctica) a small shelter mounted on a… …
calaboose — /ˈkæləbus/ (say kaluhboohs), /kæləˈbus/ (say kaluh boohs) noun US Colloquial prison cell; jail. {Creole French, from Spanish calabozo dungeon, origin uncertain} …
mee rebus — /mi rəˈbus/ (say mee ruh boohs) noun a Malay dish consisting of noodles cooked in sauce. {Malay mi noodles + rebus boiled} …
Qaboos bin Said — /kəˈbus bɪn saˈid/ (say kuh boohs bin sah eed) noun born 1940, sultan and prime minister of Oman since 1970. Arabic, Qabus ibn Sa id …
