bootblock
A block of storage on disk that holds the code for booting the operating system.

bootblocks
plural of bootblock

booter
A program or process that boots.
A game that is launched by booting directly from the floppy disk containing the game program, rather than starting the program from within the computer's standardized operating system.
The floppy disk used to launch a game in such a manner.
A person who plays association football.
The experience of stepping in a deep puddle and having one's foot become completely engulfed in water.

booters
plural of booter

bootflash
A flash memory used at bootstrap time for a device, commonly containing a bootloader and simple configuration information.

bootflashes
plural of bootflash

boothook
A hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.

boothooks
plural of boothook

bootikin
A small boot or gaiter.
The boot (torture device).
A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.

bootikins
plural of bootikin

bootjack
A V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
A former leaf base on the trunk of a palm that resembles the device.

bootjacks
plural of bootjack

bootlast
Synonym of last (“tool for preserving the shape of a shoe”).

bootlasts
plural of bootlast

bootloader
Alternative spelling of boot loader.

bootloaders
plural of bootloader

bootscraper
An instrument for scraping mud, etc. from the boots.

bootscrapers
plural of bootscraper

bootsector
Alternative form of boot sector.

bootsectors
plural of bootsector

boottree
A device, shaped like a divided leg with a wedge, used to stretch the leg of a boot.

boottrees
plural of boottree

bor
man (not used for children).

borelap
Obsolete spelling of burlap.

borelaps
plural of borelap

borite
A polyborate, such as tetraborate.

borracha
A wineskin.

borrachas
plural of borracha.

bors
plural of bor

borsella
An instrument used for extending or contracting glass.

borszcz
Alternative spelling of barszcz.

bort
The shards or fragments removed from diamonds during cutting, used for industrial purposes such as abrasives in cutting, drilling or grinding tools; a poorly crystallized diamond.

borts
plural of bort

bortz
Diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive diamond powder; bort.

bosshead
Alternative form of boss head.

bossheads
plural of bosshead

bossling
A diminutive, subordinate, or petty boss

bosslings
plural of bossling

bothrium
A protruding cup or small groove used for adhesion, especially in cestodes.

bothroi
plural of bothros

bothros
An artificial hole or depression in the ground, used for washing and libations, etc. in ancient times.

botnet
A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.
spyware

botnets
plural of botnet

bottine
A small boot; a lady's boot.
An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent distortions in the lower extremities of children.

bottines
plural of bottine

bottlebrush
A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.
Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.
An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.

bottlecap
Alternative form of bottle cap.

bottlecaps
plural of bottlecap

bottlescrew
corkscrew
turnbuckle

bottlescrews
plural of bottlescrew

bottlewasher
A machine (or, rarely, a person) that washes bottles.
A general factotum.

bottlewashers
plural of bottlewasher

bouget
Obsolete form of budget (“purse, bag; etc”).
A charge resembling a yoke and a pair of the water bags that were formerly used to supply an army in battle.

bougets
plural of bouget

bouwerie
Alternative form of bowery (“type of farm or estate”).

bouweries
plural of bouwerie.

boweries
plural of bowery

bowery
Structure with roof for shade but with no walls used for public gatherings. A pavilion.

bowget
Alternative form of bouget.

bowgets
plural of bowget

bowplane
A surface, usually horizontal, near the bow of a marine vessel, used for stability or control.

bowplanes
plural of bowplane

bowstringer
A device for stringing a bow.

bowstringers
plural of bowstringer

boxart
Alternative form of box art.

boxel
Any of a set of axis-aligned boxes that do not overlap, used to represent a 2.5D data set.

boxels
plural of boxel

boxings
plural of boxing

bozzetti
plural of bozzetto

bozzetto
A small scale model used to make a larger sculpture.

bracketry
The mounting hardware used to hold one part to another, typically consisting of stamped metal pieces that make up the actual bracket, and any other bolts, nuts, rubber etc. needed to complete the mounting of the part.

brad
A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.

bradawl
An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.

bradawls
plural of bradawl

bradenhead
In oil well drilling, a metal head screwed into the top of the casing, having the inner pipe projecting up through it, packed with rubber or similar, and used to confine gases.

bradenheads
plural of bradenhead.

brads
plural of brad
Money.

braids
plural of braid

brailer
A device for unloading large quantities of fish, consisting of a net of small-mesh webbing attached to a frame.

brailers
plural of brailer

brailler
A typewriter used to emboss paper with braille cells to be read by the visually impaired instead of using a manual stylus.

braillers
plural of brailler

brainscanner
Alternative form of brain scanner.

brainscanners
plural of brainscanner

branner
A machine for cleaning metal, having rotating brushes covered with bran or similar-textured material.
A worker who operates this machine.

branners
plural of branner

brattice
A partition in a coal mine, made from wood or from canvas sheeting coated in tar.
A wooden structure used for attack or defence, such as an archery tower, or a penthouse built over the entry to a castle for archers to shoot from.

brattices
plural of brattice

bratticings
plural of bratticing

bratties
plural of bratty

bratty
Characteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
Characteristic of a brat (the qualities possessed by a confident and assertive woman).

brayer
A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.
One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey.

brayers
plural of brayer

brazer
An instrument used in brazing.

brazers
plural of brazer

bread
A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
Any variety of bread.
Money.

breadbin
Alternative spelling of bread bin.

breadbins
plural of breadbin

breadboard
A cutting board, especially for cutting bread.
A pull-out cutting board underneath a counter, found in many kitchens.
A device used to build a (usually temporary) prototype of an electronic circuit and for experimenting with circuit designs. Both solder and solderless versions are available; the solderless type are easily reusable.

breadboards
plural of breadboard