What it means
- (noun) A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement. “a bob of the head”
- (noun) A curtsy.
- (noun) A bobber (buoyant fishing device).
- (noun) Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- (verb) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium. “The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.”
- (verb) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water. “I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish.”
- (verb) To curtsy.
- (verb) To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
- (noun) A bob haircut.
- (noun) Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it
- (noun) The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
- (noun) The docked tail of a horse.
Letter analysis
- Bobs contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 3 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 8.
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Words starting with BOB
- bob
- bobbed
- bobbies
- bobbin
- bobbing
- bobbins
- bobble
- bobbled
- bobbles
- bobbling
- bobby
- bobcat
- bobcats
- bobolink
- bobolinks
- bobsled
- bobsledded
- bobsledding
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Words ending with OBS
Common questions
What does Bobs mean?
A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
How many letters are in Bobs?
Bobs has 4 letters.
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