boxing, n. sparring.

boy, n. lad, youngster, stripling, master, youth, son, minor, junior,
youngling, cadet, chap, urchin, bub, sprig, callant, younker, hobbledehoy;
gamin, gutter-snipe.

boyhood, n. youth, juvenility, juniority, nonage, minority.

boyish, a. juvenile, immature, childish, youthful.

boy-servant, n. page, footboy; groom, hostler, lackey.

brace, v. prop, support, fortify, buttress, stay, shore; strengthen,
invigorate.

brace, n. prop, support, shore, strut, stay, stanchion; tension;
pair, two.

bracer, n. tonic, invigorant; stiffener, support, prop.

bracing, a. invigorating, strengthening, stimulating.

bracket, n. console, corbel, strut, modillion, cantalever; pl.
crotchets.

brag, v. boast, vaunt, vapor. Antonyms: disparage, decry, belittle,
depreciate.

brag, n. boasting, self-glorification, vaunt, gasconade braggadocio,