Lexicon: borrow – bound

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borrow (-ed, -s), v. [OE borh, pledge, surety.]

  1. Take from another with consent; use with the owner's permission; utilize with intention of returning or replacing; provide collateral for; (see Matthew 5:42).
  2. Emulate; imitate; copy; mimic; simulate; assume; pretend; take on the appearance of.
  3. Reenact; adopt; accept for the time being; receive for a moment; live through temporarily; experience vicariously.

bosom (-s), n. [OE < IE 'arm', 'space between the two arms of a person'.] (webplay: arms).

  1. Breast; chest; front; figurehead; anterior section; upper portion of a human being's torso; (see John 13:23); [specifically] image; look; appearance; countenance; visage; persona.
  2. Horizon; skyline; compass; atmosphere; expanse of heaven.
  3. Breastplate; secure place; protective shield; [fig.] spirit; essence; being; consciousness; divine center.
  4. Heart; center of affection; seat of the passions; core of human emotions; [fig.] vulnerability; sensitivity; tender feelings; (see Isaiah 40:11).
  5. Body; physical being; mortal frame; (see Proverbs 6:27); [fig.] corpse; cadaver; remains.

Bosporus (Bosphorus), proper n. [Gr. βους, ox + ποϱος, passage.]

Strait of water; deep channel; narrow sea connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.

both, adj. [ME < ON.]

The two of; one and the other of.

both, adv.

Together.

both, pron.

  1. Each one; the two; the first and the next.
  2. [Appositive] two; together; jointly; mutually.

bottom, n. [OE botm.] (webplay: ground, lowest).

Base; root; foot; depth; floor; basement; foundation; cornerstone; extremity; understructure; subterranean chamber; deepest part; [fig.] subconscious; most profound element; most remote consideration.

bough (-s), n. [OE bó, shoulder, foreleg, bow of a ship.] (webplay: shoulder, stake, tree).

Branch; perch; support; tree limb; (see Daniel 4:12).

bought, v. [see buy, v.]

bound, v. [see bind, v.]

Limit; confine; restrict; restrain; circumscribe; set the ends of; fix the furthest point; draw a line around; [fig.] define; describe; identify; talk about; put into words.