Bousing

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of bouse, meaning to haul or pull on a rope using a block and tackle in a nautical operation.

“The sailors spent the morning bousing the heavy crates up from the hold below.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bous·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

hauling pullinghoistingheaving

Antonyms

loweringreleasingeasing

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Nautical term with OU vowel pair and -SING ending, rarely encountered in puzzles

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Scrabble

B and G offer modest value, a rare nautical word that can surprise opponents

Words Related to Bousing

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “bousing” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bossing bowsing dousing housing lousing

Words you can make from Bousing

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bousing”.

bingos busing gibson bingo bison bogus boing bongs bonus bosun bungo bungs gibus nobis nosig soign suing unbog using bing bino bins biog bion

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