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