BOUNCER
BOUN'CER, noun A boaster; a bully; in familiar language.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BOUNCING
BOUN'CING, participle present tense Leaping; bounding with violence, as a heavy body; springing out; thumping with a loud noise; boasting; moving with force, as a heavy bounding...
BOUNCINGLY
BOUN'CINGLY, adverb Boastingly.
BOUND
BOUND, noun1. A limit; the line which comprehends the whole of any given object or space. It differs from boundary. See the latter. bound is applied to kingdoms, states, cities,...
BOUND-BAILIFF
BOUND-BAILIFF, noun An officer appointed by a sheriff to execute process; so denominated from the bond given for the faithful discharge of his trust.
BOUNDARY
BOUND'ARY, noun A limit; a bound. This word is thus used as synonymous with bound. But the real sense is, a visible mark designating a limit. Bound is the limit itself or furthe...
BOUNDED
BOUND'ED, participle passive Limited; confined; restrained.
BOUNDEN
BOUND'EN, participle passive of bind. [See Bind, and participle passive Bound.]
BOUNDER
BOUND'ER, noun One that limits; a boundary.
BOUNDING
BOUND'ING, ppr Limiting; confining; restraining; leaping; springing; rebounding; advancing with leaps.
BOUNDING-STONE
BOUND'ING-STONEBOUND'-STONE, noun A stone to play with.
BOUNDLESS
BOUND'LESS, adjective Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable; as boundless space; boundless power.
BOUNDLESSNESS
BOUND'LESSNESS, noun The quality of being without limits.
BOUNTEOUS
BOUN'TEOUS, adjective [See Bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generous; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as bounteous nature. It is used chief...
BOUNTEOUSLY
BOUN'TEOUSLY, adverb Liberally; generously; largely; freely.
BOUNTEOUSNESS
BOUN'TEOUSNESS, noun Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; munificence; kindness.
BOUNTIFUL
BOUN'TIFUL, adjective [bounty and full.] Free to give; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors; munificent; generous.God, the bountiful author of our being.It is followed by of be...
BOUNTIFULLY
BOUN'TIFULLY, adverb Liberally; largely; in a bountiful manner.
BOUNTIFULNESS
BOUN'TIFULNESS, noun The quality of being bountiful; liberality in the bestowment of gifts and favors.
BOUNTIHEAD
BOUN'TIHEAD, noun Goodness.
BOUNTIHEDE
BOUN'TIHEDEBOUN'TY, noun [Latin bonitas, from bonus, good.]1. Liberality in bestowing gifts and favors; generosity; munificence. The word includes the gift or favor and the kind...
BOUNTY
BOUN'TY, n. [L.bonitas, from bonus, good.]1. Liberality in bestowing gifts and favors; generosity; munificence. The word includes the gift or favor and the kindness of dispositi...
BOUQUET
BOUQUET, noun booka'y. A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.
BOUR
BOUR,BOURD, noun A just.
BOURD
BOURD, n. A just.
BOURDER
BOURD'ER, noun A jester.
BOURGEOIS
BOURGEOIS', noun burjois'. A small kind of printing types, in size between long primer and brevier. The type on which the main body of this work is printed.