English Online Dictionary. What means bool? What does bool mean?
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːl
Etymology 1
From a keyword in C++ and derived programming languages, short for Boolean.
Noun
bool (plural bools)
- (programming) A Boolean variable (one whose value is either true or false).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Likely from replacement of the 'c' in cool.
Verb
bool (third-person singular simple present bools, present participle booling, simple past and past participle booled)
- (slang) To relax or hang out (especially with someone).
References
- “bool, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “bool, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
- BOLO, Lobo, bloo, bolo, lobo, loob, obol
Afar
Etymology
Related to Somali boqól and Saho bool.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboːl/ [ˈboːl]
- Hyphenation: bool
Noun
bóol m
- hundred
Usage notes
- When used as a determiner, the genitive case is used:
- Bóol númu. ― A hundred people.
- When counting, the predicative case is used.
Declension
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “bool”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 77
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[5], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 197
Bwatoo
Etymology
From English ball.
Noun
bool
- ball
- (especially) a cricket ball
Synonyms
- balo
References
- Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008, →ISBN)
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin bōlus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boːl/
- Hyphenation: bool
- Rhymes: -oːl
Noun
bool m (uncountable)
- (obsolete) a type of fat clay
- Synonym: bolus
Scots
Noun
bool (plural bools)
- (Doric Scots) A single marble used in the game bools rolled into a kypie (a hollow made by the heel of the foot).
References
- “bool”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.