boa Definition
boa (bō′ə)
noun
- any of a number of tropical and subtropical, nonvenomous constrictor snakes (family Boidae) that use their powerful coils to squeeze their prey to cause death by suffocation, as the anaconda or boa constrictor
- a woman's long scarf, as of fur or feathers, worn around the neck or shoulders
Etymology: ModL < L, a large water serpent
boa Usage Examples
Converse of object
- wear: We have an excuse to wear feather boas all weekend then.
- have: An ad that has a boa, a gecko, and a frog in it cannot be posted in multiple sections.
- don: Why would breast cancer survivors don feather boas, blow bubbles and dance around the room to their favorite music laughing as they go?
- feather: From fabric to feather boas, children's toys to cutlery this store stocks the lot.
Adjective modifier
- pink: A dead man's body is hanging by a pink feather boa from a solitary tree in a secluded part of a forest.
- other: Subject: Something interesting I found on other message boa Message: Hello everyone.
- red: A Mien boy in traditional costume with red boa and pom-poms on his ornate hat.
- black: It rises up and slinks around my throat like a black boa.
- purple: To the crowd's disgust, it was actually Chuck Sherman who made his way down the aisle, complete with purple feather boa.
Modifies a noun
- constrictor: Our boa constrictors need feeding only once a month, for example.
- constructor: The more erudite the commentator, the more easily would he fall victim to what Panofsky has called a boa constructor.
- rd: RETURN VALUE Clip boa rd Success The function is successful.
Noun used with modifier
- feather: A dead man's body is hanging by a pink feather boa from a solitary tree in a secluded part of a forest.
- tree: The long drop continues to be THE place to catch a tree boa!
- message: Subject: Something interesting I found on other message boa Message: Hello everyone.
- red-tail: Like other snakes the red-tail boa is able to swallow food items that are much larger than its own head.
- ground: Perhaps the most beautiful of all is the snow white background color of the Santa Isabel ground boa.
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