Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 14 compound words that contain boas. The most common are listed below. Open boas in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- Boas' signhyperesthesia below the right scapula, sometimes a symptom of acute cholecystitis
- feather boasplural of feather boa: A decorative scarf made of feathers, either real or synthetic.
- Boas-Buck polynomialAny member of the sequence of polynomials Φₙ⁽ʳ⁾(x) given by generating functions of the form displaystyle C(ztʳB(t))=∑_(n>0)Φₙ⁽ʳ⁾(z)tⁿ.
- Boas-Buck polynomialsplural of Boas-Buck polynomial: Any member of the sequence of polynomials Φₙ⁽ʳ⁾(x) given by generating functions of the form displaystyle C(ztʳB(t))=∑_(n>0)Φₙ⁽ʳ⁾(z)tⁿ.
- van Emde Boas treeA tree data structure that implements an associative array with keys of up to m bits. It can perform all operations in a time proportional to the log of the size of its largest element, or equivalently with an upper bound equal to the …
- banana boasplural of banana boa: The snake Boa imperator.
- rainbow boasplural of rainbow boa: A Central and South American snake with iridescent scales, Epicrates cenchria.
- rosy boasplural of rosy boa: Lichanura trivirgata, a snake of the Boidae family.
- rubber boasplural of rubber boa: A snake of species Charina bottae, found in the western United States.
- sand boasplural of sand boa: Any of a number of snakes in subfamily Erycinae: genera Charina, Eryx, and Gongylophis.
- tree boasplural of tree boa: A number of arboreal snakes in the family Boidae:
- water boasplural of water boa: An anaconda (any of the genus Eunectes).
- emerald tree boasplural of emerald tree boa: A bright green, tree-dwelling South American snake in either of two species:
- javelin sand boasplural of javelin sand boa: A species of snake in the Boidae family.
- northern eyelash boasplural of northern eyelash boa: A species of nonvenomous snake, Trachyboa boulengeri, in the family Tropidophiidae, endemic to Central America.
- Amazon Basin emerald tree boasplural of Amazon Basin emerald tree boa: Corallus batesii, a species of boa snake native to the tropical rainforests of South America.
Compound words 14
- BoasianOf or relating to Franz Boas (1858–1942), German-American anthropologist and linguist.
- boastingpresent participle and gerund of boast
- boastedsimple past and past participle of boast
- boasterOne who boasts; a braggart.
- TeleboasSon of Pterelaus; ancestor of the Teleboae or Teleboans.
- BoasbergA surname.
- balboasplural of balboa: The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos
- boastersplural of boaster: One who boasts; a braggart.
- boastin'Pronunciation spelling of boasting.
- boastingsplural of boasting: present participle and gerund of boast