| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 53 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| boast | noun | Everyone heard his boast. | bragging |
| boat | noun | You'll rock the boat if you stand up. | water vehicle |
| body | noun | The body was found on the street. | corpse |
| noun | The student body elected her leader. | group | |
| noun | He has a good body. | frame | |
| noun | The body of her work is in this book. | bulk | |
| boil | verb | We will boil the corn for 14 minutes. | very hot water |
| boil | noun | He had a boil on his arm. | sore |
| boiler | noun | They used a boiler to make hot water. | water heater |
| bold | adj. | She was a bold person to do that. | courageous |
| adj. | That word was in bold type. | dark | |
| bolt | noun | It was held by a metal bolt. | metal fastener |
| verb | The horse will bolt from a noise. | run | |
| verb | Do not bolt your food. | gobble | |