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боева́я ру́бка
(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes. · boyevaya rubka
боева́я ча́сть
That part of a rocket, missile, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite. · boyevaya chast
боеви́к
A motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay. · boyevik
боево́й
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. · boyevoy
боевой припас
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. · boyevoy pripas
боеголо́вка
The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage. · boyegolovka
боезаря́д
That part of a rocket, missile, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite. · boyezaryad
боеприпас
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. · boyepripas
боестолкнове́ние
(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle. · boyestolknoveniye
бое́ц
A person engaged in combat, often armed. · boyets
бо́же
(somewhat, dated) A general exclamation of surprise or frustration. · bozhe
бо́же мой
An exclamation of surprise. · bozhe moy
боже́ственность
(uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.] · bozhestvennost
боже́ственный
Of or pertaining to a god. · bozhestvennyy
божество́
(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal. · bozhestvo
бо́жий
Of or pertaining to a god. · bozhiy
бо́жий дар
An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall. · bozhiy dar
божни́ца
(Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept. · bozhnitsa
божо́к
(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal. · bozhok
бо́жья коро́вка
Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra. · bozhya korovka
бозо́н
(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion. · bozon
Бо́инг
(aviation) A US aerospace company known for their commercial aircraft. · Boing
бой
(military) Combat. · boy
бой часо́в
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune. · boy chasov
бо́й-ба́ба
A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive. · boy-baba
бо́йкий
Lively. · boykiy
бойко́т
The act of boycotting. · boykot
бойкоти́ровать
(transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest. · boykotirovat
Бойл
A surname from Irish. · Boyl
бо́йлер
A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat. · boyler
бойни́ца
A slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired. · boynitsa
бо́йня
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.] · boynya
бойска́ут
A male member of the Scout Movement. · boyskaut
бойфре́нд
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. · boyfrend
бок
A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape. · bok
бок о́ бок
Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)] · bok o bok
бокал
(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material. · bokal
боково́е скольже́ние
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle. · bokovoye skolzheniye
боково́й
Parallel, in the same vein, side by side. · bokovoy
бокоплав
Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus · bokoplav
бокс
(engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc. · boks
боксёр
(historical) A Chinese anti-imperial and xenophobic rebel of the early 1900s. · boksyor
бол
(baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone. · bol
болва́н
(colloquial) A stupid person. · bolvan
болванка
A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped. · bolvanka
болга́рин
(countable) A native of Bulgaria. · bolgarin
Болгария
A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia. · Bolgariya
болга́рка
(countable) A native of Bulgaria. · bolgarka
болга́рский
Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language. · bolgarskiy
болга́рский пе́рец
(North America, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World. · bolgarskiy perets
болгарский язык
(uncountable) The official language of Bulgaria. · bolgarskiy yazyk
бо́лее
Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13thc.] · boleye
бо́лее того́
(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore. · boleye togo
бо́лее чем доста́точно
(postpositive) In abundance. [from late 17th c.] · boleye chem dostatochno
боле́зненно
In a painful manner; as if in pain. · boleznenno
боле́зненный
Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship. · boleznennyy
болезнетво́рный
Harmful, malevolent, injurious. · boleznetvornyy
боле́знь
Something which ails one; a disease; sickness. · bolezn
боле́льщик
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport. · bolelshchik
боле́льщица
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport. · bolelshchitsa
боле́ть
(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. · bolet
болеутоля́ющее
(pharmaceutical drug) Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain. · boleutolyayushcheye
болеутоля́ющий
(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne. · boleutolyayushchiy
боливи́ец
A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent. · boliviyets
боливи́йка
A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent. · boliviyka
боливи́йский
Of, from, or pertaining to Bolivia, or the Bolivian people. · boliviyskiy
Боливия
A country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre. · Boliviya
болиголо́в
Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera · boligolov
боли́д
An extremely bright meteor. · bolid
Болливу́д
The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai. · Bollivud
боло́нский
Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city. · bolonskiy
болоньезе
Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city. · bolonyeze
боло́тистый
Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation. · bolotistyy
боло́тный
Characteristic of or resembling a fen; marshy, swampy; also, of land: containing a fen or fens. · bolotnyy
боло́то
(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.) · boloto
болт
A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open. · bolt
болта́ть
(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle. · boltat
болта́ть вздор
To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner. · boltat vzdor
болта́ть по́пусту
(ambitransitive) Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble. · boltat popustu
болтаться
(intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing. · boltatsya
болтли́вый
(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting. · boltlivyy
болтовня́
Idle talk; senseless prattle · boltovnya
болту́н
(informal) A gossip. · boltun
болту́нья
(informal) A gossip. · boltunya
болту́шка
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess. · boltushka
боль
Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. · bol
боль в [[поясни́це]]
Any pain or ache in the back. · bol v [[poyasnitse]]
боль в [[спине́]]
Any pain or ache in the back. · bol v [[spine]]
боль в желу́дке
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines. · bol v zheludke
боль в животе́
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines. · bol v zhivote
больна́я
A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care. · bolnaya
больни́ца
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment. · bolnitsa
бо́льно
In a painful manner; as if in pain. · bolno
больно́й
Affected with or suffering from disease. · bolnoy
Больша́я Гора́
The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska. · Bolshaya Gora
больша́я су́мма
(informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something. · bolshaya summa
большая ши́шка
(informal) A person of importance in a group or organization. · bolshaya shishka
бо́льше
(in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again. · bolshe
бо́льше всего́
the comparatively largest number of (construed with the definite article) · bolshe vsego
бо́льше и бо́льше
(degree) Progressively more. · bolshe i bolshe
большеберцо́вая кость
(anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee · bolshebertsovaya kost
большеви́зм
The Communist political ideology adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Marxism-Leninism. · bolshevizm
большеви́к
(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917. · bolshevik
большеви́чка
(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917. · bolshevichka
большинство́
More than half (50%) of some group. · bolshinstvo
большо́й
Of great size, large. · bolshoy
большо́й па́лец
(anatomy) The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals. · bolshoy palets
боля́чка
An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin. · bolyachka
бом
(slang) The clang of a large bell. · bom
бом-бра́мсель
(nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail. · bom-bramsel
бо́мба
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft. · bomba
бомба́рда
A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. · bombarda
бомбардирова́ть
(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing. · bombardirovat
бомбардиро́вка
The act of bombing, especially towns or cities. · bombardirovka
бомбардиро́вщик
(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. · bombardirovshchik
бомбёжка
An attack on a surface target by aircraft. · bombyozhka
Бомбе́й
(dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. · Bombey
бомби́ст
A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism. · bombist
бомби́ть
(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing. · bombit
бомбомета́ние
The action of dropping bombs from the air. · bombometaniye
бо́мбочка
(colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing. · bombochka
бомж
(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum. · bomzh
бомжи́ха
(informal) A homeless woman who carries her possessions with her in bags. · bomzhikha
бон
A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations. · bon
Бонавентура
A surname transferred from the given name. · Bonaventura
бонг
A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis. · bong
бо́нго
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. · bongo
бонд
(finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture. · bond
бонда́ж
(sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling. · bondazh
бо́ндарь
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs. · bondar
Бонн
An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany. · Bonn
бонса́й
(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning. · bonsay
бо́нус
An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder. · bonus
бопс
A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops). · bops
бор
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. · bor
борде́ль
A house of prostitution. · bordel
Бордо́
The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. · Bordo
бордо́вый
A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color. · bordovyy
бордю́р
A decorative strip around the edge of something. · bordyur
боре́ц
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous. · borets
борза́я
A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair. · borzaya
бо́рзый
(US) Having nerve; bold; brazen. · borzyy
Бори́с
A en given name. · Boris
бормаши́на
The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit. · bormashina
бормота́ние
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. · bormotaniye
бормота́ть
(intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds · bormotat
бормоту́ха
(colloquial, pejorative) A cheap wine of very low quality, sold solely for the purposes of intoxication. · bormotukha
Борне́о
A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island. · Borneo
Бо́рнмут
A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England. · Bornmut
боров
(obsolete, _, except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar. · borov

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