Bob vs. Nob

Bobverb

(transitive) To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.

Bobverb

(transitive) To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop

Bobverb

Short form of bobsleigh

Bobverb

(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

Bobverb

(transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.

Bobverb

To curtsy.

Bobverb

To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

Bobnoun

A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.

Bobnoun

A curtsy.

Bobnoun

A bobber.

Bobnoun

Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Bobnoun

Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.

Bobnoun

A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.

Bobnoun

A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.

Bobnoun

The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.

Bobnoun

A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.

Bobnoun

A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.

Bobnoun

A working beam.

Bobnoun

A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.

Bobnoun

A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.

Bobnoun

The refrain of a song.

Bobnoun

A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.

Bobnoun

A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.

Bobnoun

A shilling.

Bobverb

To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.

Bobverb

To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

Bobverb

To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.

Bobverb

To mock or delude; to cheat.

Bobverb

To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.

Bobverb

To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.

Bobverb

To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.

Bobnoun

a former monetary unit in Great Britain

Bobnoun

a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around

Bobnoun

a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

Bobnoun

a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

Bobnoun

a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

Bobnoun

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

Bobnoun

a short abrupt inclination (as of the head);

Bobverb

move up and down repeatedly;

Bobverb

ride a bobsled;

Bobverb

remove or shorten the tail of an animal

Bobverb

make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect;

Bobverb

cut hair in the style of a bob;

Nobnoun

The head.

Nobnoun

(cribbage) a jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer. (see also nibs)

Nobnoun

(slang) The glans penis, the sensitive bulbous structure at the end of the penis also known as the head of the penis. Also spelled knob.

Nobnoun

a wealthy or influential person; a toff

Nobverb

(informal) To hit in the head

Nobnoun

The head.

Nobnoun

A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman.

Nobnoun

an elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners)

Nobnoun

a person of wealth or high social position

Nobnoun

a person's head.