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.

Notes

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

Over time our Boston rendezvous turned into weekends at his apartment.

From Vox

Some, including a day-care center in suburban Boston and a specialized manufacturer outside Detroit, are being purchased or transferred to new management, according to court filings.

From Washington Post

I line them up on a slice of toasted bread and then build the sandwich up from there with Boston lettuce and extra crispy bacon.

From Washington Post

The championship-winning 2007-08 team had only 50 percent of its minutes and 49 percent of its RAPTOR wins above replacement in common with the bad 2006-07 roster, which helps explain Boston’s sudden rise.

From FiveThirtyEight

For instance, Boston and Indianapolis told us they spent about the same amount of money — around $13 million — in the 10-year period we looked at.

From FiveThirtyEight

A tense commute to work in Houston will start to resemble a tense commute in Boston or New York City.

From The Daily Beast

A year before he had similarly arrived with news of the Boston Tea Party.

From The Daily Beast

Edgar was invited to study at the Berkeley School of Music in Boston and at NYU in New York City.

From The Daily Beast

The trick has been to create nonstops from cities like Boston that were under-served.

From The Daily Beast

Wahlberg grew up the youngest of nine children in a broken home in the rough Dorchester section of Boston.

From The Daily Beast

Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.

From Project Gutenberg

John Collins Warren, a distinguished Boston physician, died, aged 77.

From Project Gutenberg

John Pickering, an eminent American philologist, died at Boston, aged 60.

From Project Gutenberg

His mind had gone back to the time when he and Guilford had so nearly faced death in among the Boston mountains.

From Project Gutenberg