plural of bug-a-boo

(obsolete) An ABC book; a primer.

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use. / (transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

(UK dialectal, Northern England) simple past tense of bake

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire. / (intransitive) To travel in a curved path.

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. / (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder. / Of a Eurasian bittern, to make its deep, resonant territorial vocalisation.

A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion. / A rapid expansion or increase. / (aviation) Ellipsis of sonic boom. / One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.

Used to suggest the sound of an explosion. / Used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly. / The sound of a bass drum beating. / The sound of a cannon firing.