Phrase Hound found 21 phrases and 9 compound words that contain booby. The most common are listed below. Open booby in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 21
- booby-trapAlternative form of booby trap.
- booby prizeA prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.
- booby-hatchA small hatchway in the deck of a ship.
- Booby IslandAn island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- booby-trappedOf a harmless object, having a hidden booby trap.
- booby-trapsplural of booby-trap
- masked boobyA large seabird of species Sula dactylatra.
- Nazca boobySula granti, a large seabird native to the eastern Pacific.
- blue-faced boobySynonym of masked booby: A large seabird of species Sula dactylatra.
- Abbott's boobyPapasula abbotti, an endangered large seabird of the sulid family.
- Brewster's boobySula leucogaster brewsteri, a subspecies of the brown booby.
- booby housebooby-hatch; lunatic asylum
- booby hutchA clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the eastern part of England.
- hankin boobyA kind of English folk dance performed in a circle, or its associated tune.
- booby hatchesplural of booby hatch: A small hatchway in the deck of a ship.
- booby housesplural of booby house: booby-hatch; lunatic asylum
- booby prizesplural of booby prize: A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.
- booby-trappingpresent participle and gerund of booby-trap
- booby hutchesplural of booby hutch: A clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the eastern part of England.
- booby hutA carriage body put upon sleigh runners.
- booby hutsplural of booby hut: A carriage body put upon sleigh runners.
Compound words 9
- boobilyStupid, unintelligent.
- boobyismThe quality of being a booby, foolishness.
- boobyishStupid; dull-witted.
- boobyallaAlternative form of boobialla: Any of various plants of coastal or sandy regions, especially a small tree Acacia longifolia (subsp. sophorae), and various flowering plants in the genus Myoporum in the figwort family.
- boobyismsplural of boobyism: The quality of being a booby, foolishness.
- boobytrapTo set a booby-trap.
- boobytrappedsimple past and past participle of boobytrap
- boobytrappingpresent participle and gerund of boobytrap
- boobytrapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of boobytrap: To set a booby-trap.