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egulations: He always insists that we go by the book.
--v. 4 engage, reserve; earmark, ticket; order, register,
enrol, list, enlist, log, record, post: Please phone the
restaurant and book a table for four for seven-thirty.
bookkeeper
n. clerk; accountant, Brit chartered accountant, CA, cashier;
US CPA, certified public accountant: The office was haunted by
the melancholy ghosts of departed bookkeepers.
bookworm n. bibliophile, book-lover, inveterate or ardent reader, Formal
bibliophage: Fiona is such a bookworm, she hardly does anything
but read.
boom v. 1 sound, resound, resonate, blast, rumble, thunder, roar,
bang, explode: We heard the cannons booming in the distance. 2
prosper, thrive, flourish, progress, grow, increase, burgeon or
bourgeon: Business is booming in every sector.
--n. 3 blast, rumble, explosion: There was a resounding boom
and the car went up in flames. 4 prosperity, profitability;
growth, increase, burgeoning or bourgeoning: In this business
it is either boom or bust.
boomerang v. rebound, recoil, backfire, miscarry, redound: His plan
boomeranged.
boon n. gift, favour, award, reward, gratuity, present; blessing,
benefit, advantage: The mobile library service is a great boon
to the elderly in the area.
boor n. 1 rustic, peasant, yokel, (country) bumpkin, provincial,
backwoodsman, US hayseed, hill-billy, Juke, Kallikak, Slang
hick: The boor is blind to the beauties of nature. 2
barbarian, yahoo, oaf, clod, clodhopper, philistine, clown,
Grobian; hoyden, Colloq lummox, Slang galoot, slob, US goop,
slobbovian: The guests behaved like boors, throwing their food
at each other.
boorish adj. rustic, barbarian, rude, crude, ill-mannered, uncultured,
coarse, clownish, uncouth, loutish, oafish, gawky, vulgar,
ill-bred: How can you even think of inviting such a boorish