Bode, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 327
Housing Units (2000): 168
Land area (2000): 0.409980 sq. miles (1.061843 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.409980 sq. miles (1.061843 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07210
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.867146 N, 94.287910 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50519
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords: Bode, IA Bode

Source: U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
 

Bode \Bode\, n.

1. An omen; a foreshadowing. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

The owl eke, that of death the bode bringeth. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. A bid; an offer. [Obs. or Dial.]

--Sir W. Scott [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Bode \Bode\, n. [AS. boda; akin to OFries. boda, AS. bodo, OHG. boto. See Bode, v. t.]

A messenger; a herald. --Robertson. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Bode \Bode\, n. [See Abide.]

A stop; a halting; delay. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Bode \Bode\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boded; p. pr. & vb. n. Boding.]

[OE. bodien, AS. bodian to announce, tell from bod command; akin to Icel. bo?a to announce, Sw. b[*a]da to announce, portend. [root]89. See Bid.]

To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend to presage; to foreshow. [1913 Webster]

A raven that bodes nothing but mischief. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

Good onset bodes good end. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Bode \Bode\, imp. & p. p. from Bide. Abode. [1913 Webster]

There that night they bode. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Bode \Bode\, v. i. To foreshow something; to augur. [1913 Webster]

Whatever now The omen proved, it boded well to you. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To forebode; foreshadow; augur; betoken. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Bode \Bode\, p. p. of Bid. Bid or bidden. [Obs.]

--Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "bode": apprehend, augur, betoken, croak, forebode, foreshadow, foreshow, foretoken, forewarn, have a premonition, have a presentiment, look black, lower, menace, omen, portend, preapprehend, presage, promise, threaten, warn

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

bode v : indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Bode \Bode\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boded; p. pr. & vb. n. Boding.]

[OE. bodien, AS. bodian to announce, tell from bod command; akin to Icel. bo?a to announce, Sw. b[*a]da to announce, portend. [root]89. See Bid.]

To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend to presage; to foreshow.

A raven that bodes nothing but mischief. --Goldsmith.

Good onset bodes good end. --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bode \Bode\, v. i. To foreshow something; to augur.

Whatever now The omen proved, it boded well to you. --Dryden.

Syn: To forebode; foreshadow; augur; betoken.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bode \Bode\, n.

1. An omen; a foreshadowing. [Obs.]

The owl eke, that of death the bode bringeth. --Chaucer.

2. A bid; an offer. [Obs. or Dial.]

--Sir W. Scott

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bode \Bode\, n. [AS. boda; akin to OFries. boda, AS. bodo, OHG. boto. See Bode, v. t.]

A messenger; a herald. --Robertson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bode \Bode\, n. [See Abide.]

A stop; a halting; delay. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bode \Bode\, imp. & p. p. from Bide. Abode.

There that night they bode. --Tennyson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bode \Bode\, p. p. of Bid. Bid or bidden. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)