boa

[US]/'bəʊə/
[UK]/'boə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. python; a long scarf worn by women.

Phrases & Collocations

boa constrictor

feather boa

Example Sentences

Feather Boa – 6 foot feather boa with green and white chandelle feathers.

The boa feeds on birds and small mammals.

Diva (JTLeung Eat You Up Remix) (BoA vs.

The scorers in that victory against Mark Hughes' side - Papa Bouba Diop and captain Luis Boa Morte are two players who won't be overawed by the clash with Chelsea.

The clothes bannerman worn called “qipao”, including faces the gown, the boa robe and the casual clothes and so on.

A separate American diffusionist school of thought, led by Clark Wissler and Alfred Kroeber (both students of Boas), also arose in the first few decades of the twentieth century.

The company's mainly products include :American turkey boa, south Africa ostrich feather ,feather flower, feather trimming ,feather mask ,feather fan ,feather wing and other feather fascinator .

Real-world Examples

No, no, no! I do not want an elephant inside a boa constrictor.

Source: The Little Prince

Virginia when a boa constrictor named Buddy broke out.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

The one in the feather boa, that's Dr. Francis.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

Carlos, if you are taking me somewhere where I don't need a boa, then I don't want to go.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

I don't see how. You just cut up one of your boas.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

The boa can break down giant meals thanks to its strong stomach acids.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

It was that of the boa constrictor from the outside.

Source: The Little Prince

Harry sat up and gasped, the glass front of the boa constrictor's tank had vanished.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

A boa constrictor is a very dangerous creature, and an elephant is very cumbersome.

Source: The Little Prince

Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars.

Source: The Little Prince

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