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Meanings of booby in English
Synonyms
Examples for "sula"
Examples for "sula"
1
Salutations to thee that always bearest the conch and the Sula.
2
He turned finally to the right into the trail to San Pedro Sula.
3
I arrived when most of San Pedro Sula's residents escape to the beach.
4
The handle of that Sula, was made of a mighty snake.
5
In the evening an aquatic bird, a species of booby (Sula fiber.)
Usage of booby in English
1
The plan looked good on paper, but it was booby-trapped with nonstarters.
2
They often booby trap areas under their control before leaving, complicating return.
3
BofA reject wins Fannie Mae booby prize No good deed goes unpunished.
4
After decades of conflict, Iraq has been left littered with unexploded booby-traps.
5
If anything happened it would mean we'd been passed a booby prize.
6
She laughed in very scorn of the booby soldiers she had seen.
7
I was supposed to booby-trap it in case he escaped the hit.
8
But suppose the bomb is booby-trapped so that interference sets it off?'
9
They also left a note saying that the IED was booby trapped.
10
The first edible food I'd found in Switzerland and it was booby-trapped.
11
Or check out the booby traps they made for their unfortunate enemies.
12
We spotted dolphins, turtles and a type of seabird called a booby.
13
Hopefully it was also warning her about the inevitable booby-traps and deadfalls.
14
And if he returned-no ,whenhe returned-thebooby traps would be waiting.
15
It was the logical thing to do, so I booby-trapped the vehicle.
16
He's not the first booby to be caught in his own springe.
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Booby through the time
Booby across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common