Definitions for böll
bœlböll

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bollnoun

   the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bollnoun

   The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bollnoun

   A round stalk or stem; as, a boll of flax.

2. To Bollverb

   To rise in a stalk.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. Exodus, ix. 31.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BOLL

   Protein boule-like is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BOLL gene.

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1. boll

   A boll is the rounded seed pod or capsule of plants such as cotton or flax. It is often used to measure the productivity or yield of these plants. It can also refer to a certain amount of cotton, i.e., a boll of cotton.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bollnoun

   the pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form

2. Bollnoun

   a Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels

3. Bollverb

   to form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boll

   bōl, n. one of the round heads or seed-vessels of flax, poppy, &c.: a pod or capsule.—p.adjs. Bolled (bōld), swollen, podded; Bollen (bōln), swollen (Shak.). [A form of Bowl; A.S. bolla.]

2. Boll

   bōl, n. a measure of capacity for grain, &c., used in Scotland and the north of England—in Scotland = 6 imperial bushels; in England, varying from 2 to 6 bushels: also a measure of weight, containing, for flour, 140 lb. [Scot. bow; prob. a Scand. word; cf. Ice. bolli.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Boll

   An absolute, or c. g. s., unit of momentum; a gram moving at the rate of one centimeter per second; a gram-kine (see Kine); a unit proposed by the British Association.

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1. BOLL

   What does BOLL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the BOLL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BOLL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Boll is ranked #10993 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Boll surname appeared 2,893 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Boll.
   
   93.8% or 2,714 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 56 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 56 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Capsule

How to pronounce böll?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say böll in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of böll in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of böll in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of böll in a Sentence

1. Joseph White:

   Barack Obama came to office in a crisis, but the Republicans were nowhere near as demoralized, barack Obama did not have on the GOP side anyone like' Boll Weevil' Democrats with whom to bargain. Republican elites and voters united in opposition to him -- if anything they got more extreme.

2. Joseph White:

   Obama came to office in a crisis, but the Republicans were nowhere near as demoralized, he did not have on the GOP side anyone like 'Boll Weevil' Democrats with whom to bargain. Republican elites and voters united in opposition to him -- if anything they got more extreme.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=böll
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Boll
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=böll
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boll
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/böll
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=böll
8. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=böll
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html