Dream Dictionary B: Dream Interpretation of Symbols Starting with B

Meaning of Dreams: Words beginning with B

Boomerang

A boomerang in a dream is representative of the idea of karma. Whatever you do in your future, waking life will come back at you. Whether this is good or bad is up to your actions.

Booster Cables

Using booster cables or seeing them in your dreams shows that you need to start on your goals or duties quickly. You need to stop sitting still and get moving.

Boot Camp

To be in a boot camp in your dream, if you have been in one before in your waking life, shows that something in your waking life has triggered this memory. Your feelings about your time in boot camp dictate the meaning of this dream.

If you have not been in boot camp before in your waking life, this dream suggests that you need some discipline in your waking life. You may need someone to tell you what to do if you want to get things done, or you need to begin to self-discipline yourself.

Bootlegger

Being a bootlegger in your dreams shows that you feel like the rules in life don’t apply to you. The setting you are in during your dream may have clues to what you feel above in your waking life.

Boots

New Boots

Wearing new boots in a dream is a lucky sign. This shows that you will come in good favor with the people around you and likely have some luck with your finances.

Old Boots

Wearing old boots is an unlucky sign. This can show that you are not making your health your main priority at the moment. You may be slacking off in this field, which could learn you to become more easily injured or ill.

Someone Else Wearing Boots

If someone else is wearing your boots in your dream, this shows that you will likely have a better relationship with this person in the future, assuming that you know the person in your dream. If you do not know the person in your dream, then this shows that you will become closer to your friends or romantic partner.

See Clothes and Shoes* for further dream symbolism.

Borrow

To borrow anything from someone shows that you need support from someone in your waking life. You may need moral support for a decision you are trying to make or financial support for something else in your waking life.

Someone Borrowing from You

If someone is trying to borrow something from you, then this shows that you are doing your best to lend your support to others in your waking life. This may show your nurturing and caring side visually in your dreams.

Boss

Your feelings about your boss in your waking life can add further meaning to this dream. Seeing your boss, in general, symbolizes the side of yourself that keeps you in line. You may want to be more confident in your waking life or take on your boss’s other traits.

Boss Situations

To be scared if your boss in your dream shows that you respect and understand that some people are above you in real life. It would help if you kept going along with this to avoid trouble.

If you are in trouble with your boss in your dreams, then this shows that you are uncomfortable around authority figures. You may feel like you are losing control of your life.

If you are in love with or having sex with your boss in your dreams, then this shows that you want to be an authority figure, or, at least, have some of the traits of one.

Looking up your workplace in your dreams can provide further symbolic meaning to this dream.

Botox

Getting Botox injections in your dreams shows that you are hiding some aspect of yourself in your waking life–this likely has to do with hiding emotions more than anything else. These feelings probably have something to do with a lack of self-confidence or fear of what old age will bring.

Bottle

Dreaming of bottles is a good sign. This can show that, while there are obstacles in your life, you have the power to overcome them. The challenges that you go through will bring you joy and profits in your waking life if you can overcome them. If you cannot overcome them, the bottles do not predict that anything terrible will happen.

The liquid or objects in the bottle can represent the resources and natural skills or talents you have. These things are what will be able to help you get through all of the challenges that may come up in your life.

A bottle can represent your bottled up feelings. You may be either willingly held in your emotions. After all, you do not want to share them or hold in your emotions because you do not know how to express them healthily.

Whatever is in the bottle could be working as a secret message from your subconscious. Looking up the dream term that matches whatever was in the bottle can provide additional symbolism.

Bottom

If you are looking towards the bottom of a hill or the bottom of anything, then this can show that you are falling to the bottom. This may suggest that you are starting to feel poor about yourself. You may be becoming sad or falling into some depression. This can show that you feel like you are at the bottom.

This dream may also suggest that instead of being depressed that you have had a fall in your work or hobby. You may feel like you are starting all over again, starting from the bottom up. You may feel isolated because of it, but if you work hard, then this feeling should pass.

Bottomless Pit

Dreaming of falling into a bottomless pit shows that you are suffering from something you are having trouble recovering from. You cannot overcome a problem, or you may not know how to overcome it.

See Falling* for further dream symbolism.

Boulder

A boulder in your dream represents a large setback or obstacle that is in the way of accomplishing your goals in your waking life.

Bounce House

Seeing or playing in a bounce house shows that there is not enough stability in your life. You may be acting childish and be having trouble focusing on what is important in your waking life.

Bouncer

Seeing a bouncer in your dreams shows that you are being restricted from something. This likely has to do with you repressing your own desires and paths to completing your goals.

Bound

To dream that you are bound, tied up in some way shows that you are having trouble in one of your relationships–friendly, family, or romantic. You feel restricted in this relationship. It may seem like you have lost control of your life.

If you are bound in a sexual situation, see Bondage*.

Boundary

To be stopped by a boundary line or something similar then shows that you are limited somehow in your life. You are likely the one who is limiting yourself from accomplishing your goals or other desires.

Bounty Hunter

To be a bounty hunter in your dream shows that you are actively doing whatever you can to complete your goals. These goals are likely to have something to do with making money. You are focused on your goals, and if you quit, you will feel a void in your life.

Bouquet

A beautiful bouquet predicts that good things will come your way. This has to do more with finances than with anything else. If you work hard, then you are sure to reap the rewards from it. The colors of the flowers in your dream may also provide additional symbolism.

A Withered Bouquet

If the flowers in your dream are dead and withered, then this shows that you or someone close to you is likely to become ill. It is best to watch for any signs of illness shortly.

Bow and Arrow

Using a bow, an arrow in a dream shows that you need to organize your life if you want it to be better. You need to do a better job at “aiming” for your goals to know what you need to do to accomplish your goals more easily.

If you miss your target, this shows that you will be disappointed in your endeavors if you do not change your ways. You need to begin to plan for your future if you don’t want to be disappointed by it.

Bow (Curtsy)

To bow to someone or something in your dream shows that you realize that there are people in the world who are more powerful than yourself. This may show that you have some respect for people or things that are higher than yourself. This also may be a way of representing how you feel about a higher power, whether it be a parent, government official, or a religious figure.

Bow Tie

This dream can show that you feel like you cannot relax lately. You may feel like you need to act formally all of the time instead of acting like yourself. You may feel like you have a “stiff” personality. This may show that you struggle with knowing when to be relaxed and when to act professionally.

Bowel Movement

Dreaming of having a bowel movement shows that you are getting rid of something negative in your waking life. These negative things are often analogous to negative or repressed emotions.

If you have a bowel movement outside of your home, then this shows that you need to repress some things in your life. Being too loud or outspoken in the future will bring your embarrassment.

Bowl

A bowl represents your feelings about security at the moment in your waking life. What is in the bowl, or how can you handle the bowl in your dream to further dream symbolism?

Bowling

Bowling represents the ups and downs that come with life. If you are doing well in your game, then this shows that you feel like your life is successful at the moment. If you are doing poorly in your game, then this shows that you are regretting something that you have done recently in your waking life. If you are getting mostly gutters, this shows that you are either in a rut or feel like you are in one in your waking life.

See Ball and Bowling Pin* for further dream symbolism.

Bowling Pin

A bowling pin in your dream represents some goal or duty that you are trying to complete. You are trying to “knockdown” or finish your task.

See Ball and Bowling* for further dream symbolism.

Box

A box symbolizes something in your personality that you are trying to hide from others, or maybe even some part of yourself that you don’t want to admit is there yet.

Opening a box in your dream is a good sign. This shows that you will be pleasantly surprised shortly. Things are finally going to go your way. This luck will likely have something to do with finances more than anything else.

A box can symbolize the things that are inside of yourself, whether they are hidden or not. If you can see the box’s inside, then these things will also hold some special symbolism. Looking up the dream terms for these things can also provide additional dream symbolism.

The shape of the box can also have some symbolism. See Square* for further dream symbolism.

Boxing

Watching boxing, or actually boxing, shows that there is some conflict in your waking life. This conflict likely has to do with some emotions that you are holding in.

See Boxing Gloves* for further dream symbolism.

Boxing Gloves

Seeing or wearing boxing gloves in your dreams shows that you are dealing with a troubling violent situation you are trying to handle independently.

See Boxing* for further dream symbolism.

Boy

If you know the boy in your dream, then this dream’s symbolic meaning is directly related to your relationship with this boy. If you have a good relationship with him, then this dream is a good sign. If you do not like this boy, then it’s a bad sign.

If you are a Male

In a male’s dream, this sign can represent your thoughts and feelings when you were that age, assuming that you are now older than the boy in your dream. This can show boyish feelings about relationships and careers. This dream could suggest that you need to act more mature in your waking life, not to feel childish whether you are awake or dreaming.

If you are a Female

If you are a female dreaming about a young boy, then this shows that you wish to express yourself in different ways. You may want to be more creative, relaxed, or even childish. This may also represent your feelings about male family members or wanting to have a son one day.

If the boy in your dream is a family member, then looking up the dream term for this relationship can also add more dream symbolism.

Boyfriend

If you are dating your boyfriend in your waking life, this dream doesn’t carry any additional dream symbolism.

If you are not dating the boy in your dream in real life, but if you know him in your waking life, then this dream symbolizes how you feel about this boy in your waking life.

A boyfriend in a dream represents your feelings about boys, sex, and romance in general. This could also represent your feelings about other men in your life, whether you have a romantic connection with them or not.

Ex-Boyfriend

Seeing an ex-boyfriend in a dream may represent the hopes you have about getting back together with your ex-boyfriend. The feelings that you have about your ex-boyfriend will directly impact the meaning of this dream. If you still care for him, then this dream represents feelings of hope. If you are disgusted by him, then it can represent hate or death. If you don’t talk to him anymore, then this can symbolize feelings of isolation.

If you are a man dreaming about having a boyfriend, also see Homosexual* for additional dream symbolism.

Boy Scout

If you were a boy scout in your waking life, then this dream represents your feelings while you were a boy scout. This can represent some of the value of boy scouts: commitment, discipline, community, and caring.

If you were not a boy scout in your waking life, then this shows that you know someone who has the traits of a boy scout, and you may applaud them for it or wish that you had some of these traits as well.

See Boy* for further symbolism.

Bra

Wearing a bra in your dream shows that you are feeling supported and safe in your waking life. This can also represent your feelings about motherhood or children in general.

If you are not wearing a bra in your dream, then this shows that you may be feeling lost in your waking life, like you have no direction. This can also represent feelings of sex and romance.

Bracelet

Having a bracelet shows that you will be prosperous in business and wealthy in general. You may also see a spike in your love life. Things are looking up for you if you are wearing a bracelet.

Losing a Bracelet

If you lose your bracelet in a dream, then this shows the opposite of having a bracelet. Instead of gaining money or low, you will likely lose money, like you lost your bracelet in your dream. You may not directly lose love, but you may fight with your partner or some other problem that you will need to take the time to heal.

Braces

Wearing braces, if you have them in your waking life, has no special symbolic meaning.

If you do not wear braces in your waking life, then this shows that you are expressing your opinions too quickly, and they may be coming off as rude to others. Watching what you say will be important shortly.

See Teeth* for further dream symbolism.