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[ bosh ] / bɒʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bosh ON THESAURUS.COM
nounabsurd or foolish talk; nonsense. Origin of bosh11830–35; <Turkish boş empty; popularized from its use in the novel Ayesha (1834) by British author James J. Morier (1780–1849) Words nearby boshBosch process, boschvark, Bose, Bose-Einstein condensate, Bose-Einstein statistics, bosh, bosk, bosker, bosket, Boskop, Boskop man Definition for bosh (2 of 2)[ bosh ] / bɒʃ /
noun Metallurgy.the section of a blast furnace between the hearth and the stack, having the form of a frustum of an inverted cone. Origin of bosh21670–80; probably <German; akin to German böschen to slope, Böschung slope, scarp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bosh“Somebody had to break the ice,” Bosh, whose own sexuality has been questioned in recent years, says. Miami’s Chris Bosh Goes High Fashion|Justin Jones|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST And just as the NBA and WNBA continue to develop as open-minded sports leagues, Bosh plans to develop even further as a designer. Miami’s Chris Bosh Goes High Fashion|Justin Jones|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST But in New York this week, Bosh said he had to take a step back from basketball and simply take in his surroundings. Chris Bosh On the NBA Star-Studded New York City Fundraiser for Obama|Allison Samuels|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST But the tasty meal of steak, lobster, and shrimp was only the beginning of a night to remember for Bosh and company. Chris Bosh On the NBA Star-Studded New York City Fundraiser for Obama|Allison Samuels|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But after few rounds of simply making baskets, the game turned a tad more serious, Bosh says. Chris Bosh On the NBA Star-Studded New York City Fundraiser for Obama|Allison Samuels|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST And this seemed so perfectly silly that he merely said, "Oh, bosh!" Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl The sequence once interrupted, the whole was bosh; when the thread was broken the beads were seen to be waxen and hollow. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8|Ambrose Bierce To about a hundred of them that one little word might be "Bosh!" Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99, September 6, 1890|Various As for having no designs, that's bosh, you know; all women have designs. Phoebe, Junior|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant Bosh, term of contempt used by the French for the Germans, and meaning fools or blockheads. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
British Dictionary definitions for bosh (1 of 2)
nouninformal empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense Word Origin for boshC19: from Turkish boş empty British Dictionary definitions for bosh (2 of 2)
nounthe lower tapering portion of a blast furnace, situated immediately above the air-inlet tuyères the deposit of siliceous material that occurs on the surfaces of vessels in which copper is refined a water tank for cooling glass-making tools, etc South Wales dialect a kitchen sink or wash basin Word Origin for boshC17: probably from German; compare böschen to slope, Böschung slope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to boshdrivel, gibberish, hogwash, garbage, bunk, baloney, bilge, hooey, poppycock, bull, balderdash, trash, jargon, crock, claptrap, rot, tripe, rigmarole, moonshine, malarkey |