5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 57
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Word
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Type
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Used in a Sentence
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Synonym
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bourgeois
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adj.
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I am a member of the bourgeois.
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capitalist
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adj.
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His behavior was bourgeois.
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low class
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bow
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noun
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The waves crashed over the bow of the ship.
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tied ribbon
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noun
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He gave a bow to the Queen.
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curtsy
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verb
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The Japanese bow when they meet.
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bend at waist
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noun
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There was a bow in the pipe.
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bend
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verb
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I will bow to your demands.
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submit
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bowl
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noun
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He had a bowl of rice for dinner.
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curved dish
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box
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noun
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She received candy in a box.
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container
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noun
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He was in a box about that idea.
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dilemma
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verb
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Please box my purchase.
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put in container
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verb
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He boxed the boy's ears.
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hit
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boy
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noun
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The young boy played with his toys.
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young male
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