n. [ Cf. G. posse joke, trifle; It. bozzo a rough stone, bozzetto a rough sketch, s-bozzo a rough draught, sketch. ] Figure; outline; show. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Bosh

n. [ Turk. ] Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Bosh

n.; pl. Boshes [ Cf. G. böschung a slope. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes inward, or the widest space at the top of this part. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and ingots are cooled. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boshbok

‖n. [ D. bosch wood + bok buck. ] (Zool.) A kind of antelope. See Bush buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boshvark

‖n. [ D. bosch wood + varken pig. ] (Zool.) The bush hog. See under Bush, a thicket. [ 1913 Webster ]

Debosh

v. t. [ Old form of debauch. ] To debauch. [ Obs. ] “A deboshed lady.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deboshment

n. Debauchment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Kibosh

n. 1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of carved stonework to intensify the shadows.

To put the kibosh on, to dispose of; to squelch; to terminate; put an end to; to do for. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

baloney

(n) pretentious or silly talk or writing, Syn. drool, humbug, tarradiddle, boloney, tosh, bosh, taradiddle, tommyrot, bilgewater, twaddle

stop

(v) stop from happening or developing, Syn. kibosh, halt, block, Example:Block his election; Halt the process

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酸梅

[酸梅, suān méi] pickled plum; Japanese umeboshi #47966

博山区

[博山区 / 博山區, Bó shān qū] (N) Boshan (area in Shandong) #95673

涡轮轴发动机

[涡轮轴发动机 / 渦輪軸發動機, wō lún zhóu fā dòng jī] turboshaft

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募集

[ぼしゅう, boshuu] TH: การรับสมัคร

募集

[ぼしゅう, boshuu] EN: recruiting (vs)

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募集

[ぼしゅう, boshuu] (n, vs) recruiting; taking applications; (P) #2680

墓所

[ぼしょ;はかしょ;はかどころ, bosho ; hakasho ; hakadokoro] (n) graveyard #5444

彗星(P);ほうき星;帚星;箒星;すい星

[すいせい(彗星;すい星)(P);ほうきぼし(ほうき星;帚星;箒星), suisei ( suisei ; sui hoshi )(P); houkiboshi ( houki hoshi ; sou hoshi ; houkiboshi] (n) comet; (P) #6064

乏しい

[とぼしい(P);ともしい, toboshii (P); tomoshii] (adj-i) meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor; (P) #9108

金星

[きんぼし, kinboshi] (n, adj-no) Venus (planet) #10740

金星

[きんぼし, kinboshi] (n) (1) dazzling victory; (2) win of rank-and-file sumo wrestler over the grand champion; (P) #10740

母子

[ぼし, boshi] (n) mother and child; (P) #12778

点火;灯

[とぼし, toboshi] (n) (arch) light; lamp #16436

戊辰戦争

[ぼしんせんそう, boshinsensou] (n) Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces, 1868-1869) #16984

流れ星

[ながれぼし, nagareboshi] (n) shooting star; meteor; (P) #18728

氐宿;とも星

[ともぼし, tomoboshi] (n) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "root" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

うるき星;女宿

[うるきぼし, urukiboshi] (n) (See 女・じょ) Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

こぼし屋;零し屋

[こぼしや, koboshiya] (n) grump; heat merchant

こぼし話;零し話

[こぼしばなし, koboshibanashi] (n) complaining

しょぼしょぼ

[shoboshobo] (adv, vs) drizzling; weakly (blinking); blearily

たこつぼ心筋症

[たこつぼしんきんしょう, takotsuboshinkinshou] (n) (See たこつぼ型心筋症) takotsubo cardiomyopathy

たたら星;婁宿

[たたらぼし, tataraboshi] (n) (See 婁) Chinese "Bond" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

ちちり星;井宿

[ちちりぼし, chichiriboshi] (n) (See 井・せい) Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

ちりこ星;張星;張宿

[ちりこぼし, chirikoboshi] (n) (See 張) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

とみて星;虚宿

[とみてぼし, tomiteboshi] (n) (See 虚・きょ・3) Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

と思しい;と覚しい

[とおぼしい, tooboshii] (exp, adj-i) (uk) thought to be; seen as

なまめ星;壁宿

[なまめぼし, namameboshi] (n) (See 壁) Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

ぬりこ星;柳宿

[ぬりこぼし, nurikoboshi] (n) (See 柳・りゅう) Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

はつい星;室宿

[はついぼし, hatsuiboshi] (n) (See 室・しつ) Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

オモナガフタボシイソハゼ

[omonagafutaboshiisohaze] (n) Eviota partimacula (species of pygmy goby found in the Marshall Islands)

カタボシニシキベニハゼ

[kataboshinishikibenihaze] (n) Trimma nomurai (species of goby found in Japan, Indonesia and New Caledonia)

シロボシスズメダイ

[shiroboshisuzumedai] (n) white-spotted chromis (Chromis albomaculata)

シロボシテンジク

[shiroboshitenjiku] (n) whitespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum); white-spotted catshark (species from the Indo-West Pacific)

ニュートリノ星

[ニュートリノぼし, nyu-torino boshi] (n) neutrino star

フタボシイソハゼ

[futaboshiisohaze] (n) Lachdebrere's pygmy goby (Eviota lachdeberei)

ミツボシクロスズメダイ

[mitsuboshikurosuzumedai] (n) threespot dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus, species of Indo-Pacific damselfish)

胃宿

[えきえぼし, ekieboshi] (n) (See 胃) Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

一つ星

[ひとつぼし, hitotsuboshi] (n) evening star; morning star

一寸法師

[いっすんぼうし, issunboushi] (n) (1) dwarf; midget; elf; Tom Thumb; Jack Sprat; (2) Issun-boshi (Japanese fairytale)

一番星

[いちばんぼし, ichibanboshi] (n) the first star to appear in the evening

一夜干し;一夜干

[いちやぼし, ichiyaboshi] (n) fish salted and dried overnight

稲見星;牛宿

[いなみぼし, inamiboshi] (n) (See 牛) Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

陰乾し;陰干し;陰干(io);陰乾(io)

[かげぼし, kageboshi] (n, vs) drying in the shade

烏帽子

[えぼし, eboshi] (n) black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan, and afterwards spreading to the common people

烏帽子貝

[えぼしがい, eboshigai] (n) goose barnacle

烏帽子鯛

[えぼしだい;エボシダイ, eboshidai ; eboshidai] (n) (uk) man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovii)

烏帽子鳥

[えぼしどり;エボシドリ, eboshidori ; eboshidori] (n) (uk) turaco (any bird of family Musophagidae, esp. the Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix); touraco; loerie; lourie

烏帽子名

[えぼしな, eboshina] (n) adult name

雨降り星;雨降星;畢宿

[あめふりぼし, amefuriboshi] (n) (See 畢) Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

縁故募集

[えんこぼしゅう, enkoboshuu] (n) (1) recruiting (inviting application for) through personal connections; (2) private (stock) offering (subscription)

塩干し

[しおぼし, shioboshi] (n, vs) salted and dried

応募資金

[おうぼしきん, ouboshikin] (n) subscribed capital

応募者

[おうぼしゃ, oubosha] (n) (See 志願者, 出願者) applicant