Bob
Short for Robert
Several words have settled on the spelling b-o-b in English.
The most common is the verb, indicating a quick up-and-down movement: Let’s bob for apples.
The noun bob indicates an instance of this.
A bob is also a kind of short women’s haircut; it is the result when you bob your hair.
In British slang, a bob is shilling, and still notes a quantity of money even though the shilling is obsolete: I lent him a few bob.
When capitalized, Bob is a standard nickname for Robert.
Brief head tilt
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- bounceSpring back after impact
- curtsyRespectful knee-bending gesture
- bowRespectful forward inclination
weave · duck · sway · head · rhythmic · up-and-down · pecking · dance
Tethered nautical signal
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- waterClear essential liquid
dip · rise · bounce · wobble · wave · current · drift · sinker
Classic male name
nod
Brief head tilt
bow · weave · duck · sway · head · rhythmic · up-and-down · pecking · dance · beat
buoy
Tethered nautical signal
water · dip · rise · bounce · wobble · wave · current · drift · sinker · tackle
Robert
Classic male name
short
Of limited extent
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- bangsForehead-covering locks
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
asymmetrical · inverted · stacked · layered · A-line · lob · pageboy · salon · shingle · cropped
luge
Feet-first racing sled
Jamaica · ice · track · toboggan · runner · push · speed · Cool Runnings · brakeman · pilot
- Bob Marley
- Bob Dylan
- bob cutBlunt chin-length hairstyle
- Bob Ross
- bobbing for applesHands-free fruit retrieval
- apple bobbingBiting fruit from water
bobs, bobbed, bobbing, bobber, bobbers, bobsled, bobsleds, bobtail, bobtailed