Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bose

/boʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: bose
IPA: /boʊs/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Bengali.

name

Synonym of Baise.

verb

To strike the ground with an object in order to determine, from the resulting sounds, what lies underground.

Example Sentences

"Carry her on your back as far as Bose, / Fleeing there will take seven days on the road."
"This criticism applies also to bosing in which the ground is thumped with a heavy rammer; over filled-in pits, tombs, […] Bosing is successful where the top-soil is thin and firm, with an unstratified rock such as chalk beneath."

Etymology

Borrowed from colloquial Bengali বোস (bōs).

Word Breakdown

Root: বোস, -, 百色

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /boʊs/
British English: /bəʊz/

Inflected Forms

boses (present, singular) bosing (participle, present) bosed (participle, past) bosed (past)

Derived Forms

boson

Phrases

Bose-Einstein condensate Bose-Einstein statistics Einstein-Bose statistics

Frequently Paired Words

boser

Synonyms

Baise

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bose?: The recorded pronunciation is /boʊs/.
What does bose mean?: A surname from Bengali.
Where does bose come from?: Borrowed from colloquial Bengali বোস (bōs).

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