Records certify that Bob passed his driving test.
Source: tatoeba (20185)
Bob
//bɒb//
Synonyms for "bob" (361 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (73)
curtsydockjackabbreviateabridgeabscindabstractaccostaddressamputateangleannihilatebait the hookbalsabalsa raftbanbarbarberbawbeebend
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bend the kneebend the neckbending the kneebisbob a curtsybob downbobblebobsledbobtailboil downboombouncebowbow and scrapebow downbow the headbowing and scrapingbritish shillingbumpbuoyburdencapercapriolecapsulizecaracolecareencarling floatcavortchantchatterchorusclamclipcogglecoifcoiffurecompresscondenseconkcontractcorkcrop
Strong matches (108)
crouchcrowncullcurtailcurvetcutcut a didocut awaycut backcut caperscut downcut offcut off shortcut outcut shortdangledapdibdibbledidder
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dipping the colorsditherdittododgedollardraperydriveduckelideeliminateembraceenucleateepitomizeeradicateexceptexciseexcludeextinguishextirpatefall down beforefalterfarthingfishfiverflickflipflirtfloatflorinflouncefluctuateflutterfly-fishforeshortenfourpencefourpennyfriskgambadogambolgenuflectgenuflectiongiggo fishinggreetinggriggrimacegroatguddleguineahailhairdohalf crownhalf dollarhalfpennyhand clasphand-clasphandshakehave an aguehellohitchhomagehow-do-you-dohughustleinclinationindicatorisolatejacklightjactitatejarjerkjigjiggetjigglejogjogglejoltjostlejouncejumpjump aboutkisskneel
Related words (180)
kneelingknockknock offkowtowleadlibratelife buoylife preserverlife raftloplurchmagmake a legmake a reverencemake obeisancemaking a legmegmitemonkeymow
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mutilatenetnew pencenipnodnpnutateobeisanceobsequiousnessoscillateppareparty bpeelpencependantpendulatepennypick outpitchpluckplumbplumb bobplumb lineplumb ruleplummetpollpollardpompadourpontoonponypoundprancepresenting armsprocessprostrationprunequakequaverquidquiverraftramprapreaprecaprecapitulatereducereelrefrainrepeatrepetendresonateretrenchreverencerictusritornellorockrollromproot outrule outsalaamsalutationsalutesandbagscrapeseineservilityset apartset asideset squaresevershakeshaveshearshillingshingleshivershockshortenshrimpshuddersinkersixpenceskipsmilesmile of recognitionsnatchsnubspinsquaresquatstamp outstanding at attentionstartstill-fishstoopstrike offstripstrip offstuntsubmissionsubmissivenesssudden pullsum upsummarizesupinationsurfboardswagswayswingsynopsizet squaretake intake offtake outtaptelescopetennerthreepencethreepenny bitthrippencetictorchtosstrawltrembletremortrimtriptrolltruncatetry squaretunktuppencetweaktwitchtwittertwopenceundersongvacillatevibratewagwagglewavewaverweightwhalewipe outwobblewrenchyankyerk
Proper Noun(1 words)
Verb(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
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More general
28 entriesShowing 16 of 28 words.
Synonyms
7 entriesRelated terms
9 entriescapable of
9 entriescoordinate
7 entriesderived
48 entriesShowing 16 of 48 words.
desires
1 entriesetymologically related_to
3 entrieshas a
3 entrieshas context
10 entrieshas property
6 entriesis a
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
manner of
2 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
28 entriesShowing 16 of 28 words.
Translations
102 translations across 51 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Amharic
1 entries- ቦብ name (diminutive of Robert)
Arabic
1 entries- بُوب name (diminutive of Robert)
Armenian
1 entries- Բոբ name (diminutive of Robert)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Bengali
1 entries- বব name (diminutive of Robert)
Bulgarian
4 entries- Боб name (diminutive of Robert)
- висулка noun (the dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line)
- конска опашка noun (a bob haircut)
- опашка noun (the dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line)
Catalan
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- بۆب name (diminutive of Robert)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏆᏆ name (diminutive of Robert)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 巴布 name (diminutive of Robert)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 巴布 name (diminutive of Robert)
- 鮑勃 /鲍勃 name (diminutive of Robert)
- 剪波波头 verb (cut into a bob haircut)
Czech
4 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
- houpat se verb (move vertically at surface of water)
- pohupovat se verb (move vertically at surface of water)
- poskakovat verb (move vertically at surface of water)
Danish
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Dutch
3 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
- deinen verb (move vertically at surface of water)
- dobberen verb (move vertically at surface of water)
Esperanto
2 entries- Robĉjo name (diminutive of Robert)
- balanciĝi verb (move vertically at surface of water)
Finnish
2 entries- Bob name (person or system receiving a message)
- polkkatukka noun (a bob haircut)
French
4 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
- plomb noun (the dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line)
- poids noun (the dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line)
- ballotter verb (move vertically at surface of water)
Georgian
1 entries- ბობ name (diminutive of Robert)
German
2 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
- Bubikopf noun (a bob haircut)
Greek
1 entries- Μπομπ name (diminutive of Robert)
Hebrew
1 entries- בוֹב name (diminutive of Robert)
Hindi
1 entries- बॉब name (diminutive of Robert)
Hungarian
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Irish
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Italian
4 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
- sballottio noun (bobbing motion)
- dondolare verb (move vertically at surface of water)
- ondeggiare verb (move vertically at surface of water)
Japanese
1 entries- ボブ name (diminutive of Robert)
Korean
1 entries- 밥 name (diminutive of Robert)
Latvian
1 entries- Bobs name (diminutive of Robert)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Bobas name (diminutive of Robert)
Macedonian
1 entries- Боб name (diminutive of Robert)
Malayalam
1 entries- ബോബ് name (diminutive of Robert)
Mongolian
1 entries- Боб name (diminutive of Robert)
Māori
1 entries- mārangaranga verb (move vertically at surface of water)
Norwegian
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Persian
1 entries- باب name (diminutive of Robert)
Portuguese
3 entries- Beto name (diminutive of Robert)
- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
- Bob name (person or system receiving a message)
Romanian
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Russian
4 entries- Боб name (diminutive of Robert)
- карэ́ noun (a bob haircut)
- купи́рованный хвост noun (the docked tail of a horse)
- отве́с noun (the dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
- Боб name (diminutive of Robert)
Sinhalese
1 entries- බොබ් name (diminutive of Robert)
Slovak
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Spanish
2 entries- Beto name (diminutive of Robert)
- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Swedish
2 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
- guppa verb (move vertically at surface of water)
Tagalog
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Thai
1 entries- บ็อบ name (diminutive of Robert)
Turkish
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Боб name (diminutive of Robert)
Uzbek
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Vietnamese
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Welsh
1 entries- Bob name (diminutive of Robert)
Sample sentences
39 total sentences available.
After drinking all night, Bob was dead to the world.
Source: tatoeba (27296)
We all knew that Bob was on a wild-goose chase after Marge, because she was already happily engaged.
Source: tatoeba (29101)
Hey, Bob. Where do you have your car washed?
Source: tatoeba (30311)
Showing 4 of 39 available sentences.
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