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bob

Meanings
  • Noun

    A round object that bounces when dropped.

    - "The child spent hours playing with his bob in the park."
    - "Bob is a popular name for a pet bobcat."
  • Noun

    A person's head, especially when shaved.

    - "He gave his bald bob a gentle massage."
    - "The barber gave him a new bob every week."
Pronunciation




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Rhymes
Words rhyming with bob
rob , job , mob
Homonyms
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  1. Bob (en) : A round object that bounces when dropped.

  2. Bob (en) : A person's head, especially when shaved.

Homophones
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  1. Robert (en) : A common given name

Variants
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bob , bobbed , bobbing , bobs , bob veal , bob veals , bob for apples , plumb bob , plumb bobs
Forms
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bobs, bobbed

Etymology
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Originally from Middle English 'bobben,' meaning to bob or bounce.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'bob' is also used to refer to a unit of length in the international system of units, equal to 0.02821 m.

  2. In baseball, a 'bobblehead' is a promotional giveaway in the form of a figurine with a bobbing head.

Related Concepts
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  1. Bobcat: A wild feline native to North America, characterized by its short, bobbed tail.

Culture
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In literature, 'bob' is used as a name for a character in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. In art, 'bob' can refer to a style of haircut popular in the 1920s.

How to Memorize "bob"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a round object bouncing on the ground.
    - Visualize a bald head.

  2. associate

    - Associate 'bob' with a bouncing ball.
    - Associate 'bob' with a bald head.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'Bouncing Object Before Head' to remember 'Bob' as a round object.
    - Use the phrase 'Bald Heads Everywhere' to remember 'Bob' as a bald head.

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