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bob

A bob haircut.
Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it
The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
The docked tail of a horse.
A short line ending a stanza of a poem.
The short runner of a sled.
A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
A working beam in a steam engine.
A particular style of ringing changes on bells.
A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
(obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
(obsolete) The refrain of a song.
(obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.
Synonyms:

posy, bouquet, nosegay, bunch, spray, corsage, buttonhole, tussie-mussie, sprig, boutonniere, bunch of flowers, flowers, garland, wreath, chaplet, festoon, lei, flower arrangement, flower, arrangement, boutonnière, sheaf, bounce, wobble, bobble, jiggle, jolt, quaver, quiver, toss, jounce, shake, nod, bow, dip, duck, inclination, beck, tip, bend, list, angling, tilt, sag, bowing, bending, nodding, lowering, curtsey, curtsy … more

Examples:

“She had a bob of roses. And just above her head floated another pink rose with green leaves.”

“Both of them waited, watching the bob of the approaching light and listening to the cautious footsteps.”

“Higgins concurred with what was said with a slight bob of his head that served as a nod.”

bobble

A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
(Britain) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
(informal) A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
(knitting) A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
A wobbling motion.
Synonyms:

tassel, bob, ball, pompom, pom-pom, decorative ball, powder puff, mistake, error, slip, blunder, fault, oversight, boob, gaffe, lapse, inaccuracy, clanger, goof, gaff, misstep, fluff, slipup, clinker, stumble, brick, fumble, miscue, flub, trip, screwup, boo-boo, blooper, slip-up, faux pas, howler, fail, miscalculation, bungle, bloomer, indiscretion, boner, defect, failure, barry, thinko, lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, foul-up, solecism … more

Examples:

“A frivolous creation, a bobble is a soft globe of yarn whose only function in life is to create a soundless bobbing motion on top of your head.”

“This was a big bobble. Now the press will have a field day.”

bob

(Kenya, slang ; UK and Australia, historical, dated) A shilling.
(Australia, dated slang) A 10-cent coin.
(slang) An unspecified amount of money.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“She had a bob of roses. And just above her head floated another pink rose with green leaves.”

“Both of them waited, watching the bob of the approaching light and listening to the cautious footsteps.”

“Higgins concurred with what was said with a slight bob of his head that served as a nod.”

bob

A bobbing motion.
A bobber.
A curtsy.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“She had a bob of roses. And just above her head floated another pink rose with green leaves.”

“Both of them waited, watching the bob of the approaching light and listening to the cautious footsteps.”

“Higgins concurred with what was said with a slight bob of his head that served as a nod.”

bob

(computer graphics, demoscene) A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“She had a bob of roses. And just above her head floated another pink rose with green leaves.”

“Both of them waited, watching the bob of the approaching light and listening to the cautious footsteps.”

“Higgins concurred with what was said with a slight bob of his head that served as a nod.”

bobblehead

A collectible doll with a bobbing head
Synonyms:

nodder, wobbler, bobble head, Tanjore doll

Examples:

“I placed a bobblehead of my favorite basketball player on my desk, and his oversized head moved playfully with every touch.”

“He is a paper mannequin, making his appearances, nodding and smiling like a bobblehead, saying nothing.”

“Whether that is enough to quell the bobblehead revolt won't be clear until April 15th, when MPs return from a two-week break.”

bob

Abbreviation of shishkabob.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“She had a bob of roses. And just above her head floated another pink rose with green leaves.”

“Both of them waited, watching the bob of the approaching light and listening to the cautious footsteps.”

“Higgins concurred with what was said with a slight bob of his head that served as a nod.”

bobbing

The motion of something that bobs.

bobbleheads

plural of bobblehead
Synonyms:

nodders, wobblers

Examples:

“The whole of the Stadium is banging its collective head, like 55,000 bobbleheads bobbing in unison.”

“Five years later, Alexander has manufactured over 18 million bobbleheads in more than 5,000 characters.”

“The bobbleheads are yes-men, quietly nodding in assent to the questions they raise, while raising even more.”

bobbings

plural of bobbing

bobbles

plural of bobble
Synonyms:

tassels, bobs, balls, pom-poms, powder puffs, mistakes, error, slips, blunders, faults, oversight, boobs, gaffes, lapses, inaccuracy, clangers, goofs, gaffs, missteps, fluffs, slipups, clinker, stumbles, brick, fumbles, miscues, flubs, trips, screwups, boo-boo, slip-ups, faux pas, bloopers, bungles, howlers, fail, bloomers, miscalculation, boners, indiscretion, foul-ups, thinkos, barries, defects, failure, botches, muffs, bloops, slips of the tongue, solecisms … more

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