Boston

[baw-stuhn, bos-tuhn]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.

2. (lowercase),  a variety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards.

3. (usually lowercase),  a social dance that is a modification of the waltz.

Boston

¹

/ ˈbɒstən /

noun

1. a port in E Massachusetts, the state capital. Pop: 581 616 (2003 est)

2. a port in E England, in SE Lincolnshire. Pop: 35 124 (2001)

boston

²

/ ˈbɒstən /

noun

1. a card game for four, played with two packs

2. a slow gliding dance, a variation of the waltz

Boston

1. Capital of Massachusetts and largest city in the state.

Site of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.

Boston is often called “the Hub” for “Hub of the Universe,” or “Beantown” after Boston baked beans.

Example Sentences

A recent Boston Magazine story described the contradiction well: “It’s a place where lunch for two at a deli costs $75, yet residents working two or three jobs still can’t make ends meet.”

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His success there led to a scholarship at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, where he enrolled in 1939.

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Mr. Brady has reviewed books for the Boston Globe and the Washington Post.

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Two years ago, a similar study conducted by researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School examined the 50 top-selling drugs in Medicare.

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Millogo didn’t play last season while attending the Cambridge Arts, Technology and Science Academy in Boston after tearing a knee ligament.

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